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yere₁ [L ] A1 v keep watch (over) { Yere bu wom! Watch the child! | Bu yere naane. A child shepherds the cattle. } (domain: 6.3.2 - Tend herds in fields, 2.3.1.2 - Watch.) [ nayero ]
yere₂ DE/YA (yera₂) n name, fame, reknown { jwoŋi yere become famous | O pɛ o kwo jwoŋi yere. He brought honour to his father. } (domain: 9.7 - Name, 4.3.1.4 - Reputation.) [ yere-gwei , der. -yero ]
yezura [LH ] (from yera₁ 1 body, zura) n health, well-being, peace { Yezura wora. I am well (greeting). | Yezura tu mo chɛ swoori. It is the healthy who prepare new farms. } (domain: 2.5 - Healthy, 3.4.1.2 - Happy.)
yɛ₂ A2 v analyse, investigate { O yɛ yɛ o taane dem. He analysed his talk. } (domain: 4.7.5.1 - Investigate a crime, 3.2.2.1 - Study.)
yɛ₃ [H ] A2 v scatter, spread wide e.g. scare away birds with noise { Ko yɛ a ni. It surprised me. } (domain: 7.5.1.1 - Separate, scatter.)
yi₂ [H ] B2 (yia₄) v 1reach, come to, arrive at { Ba yia. They have arrived. | N yi lanyerane. Reach well. (farewell greeting) } (domain: 7.2.3.3.1 - Arrive.) 2attain, be complete, sufficient { O ta wo yi veiŋa. He is not yet walking. | Wodiu kom báa yi debam. The food will not be sufficient for us. } (domain: 9.1.1.2 - Become, change state, 8.1.7 - Enough, 3.3.1.1 - Purpose, goal.)
yi₃ A2 v give a gift in appreciation, a dash (e.g. for dancing, farming, at funeral) (domain: 6.8.3.1 - Give, donate.)
yi₄ [H ] DE/YA n 1eye { n seene n yia you are serious, in earnest | n tiŋi yi you watch closely | n yi su nɔɔno kikia you approve of someone's actions | Ko wo su Wɛ yi. It did not meet with God's approval. | n yi su nɔɔno wonnu you covet someone's things } (domain: 2.1.1.1 - Eye.) yi-dɛɛre, yi-fula, yi-na, der. yi-naro, yi-nɛɛre, der. yi-poro, yi-seŋo, yipura, 2full measure { zoŋa yi dedoa one full calabash } (domain: 8.1.8 - Full.) [ buga-yi , buli-yi , der. yibwona ]
