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kweere₁ [H ] A1 v be mature, far spent, very late { tega kweere late into the night } (domain: 8.4.1.2.3 - Time of the day, 8.4.5.3.3 - Late, 8.4.6.5.2 - Old, not young.) [ der. kokweero , der. nɔn-kweene ]
kweere₂ v scratch the surface, make a mark
kweeri A1 v be thick (domain: 8.2.3 - Thick.)
kwei₁ [L ] A2 (impf: kwia) v take (domain: 7.3.4.2 - Pick up, 7.5.2.4 - Remove, take apart, 7.3.3 - Take somewhere.) [ chuchuri-kweenu ]
kwei₂ [M ] A2 (kwia) v cough { O kwei sesagero. He coughed. } (domain: 2.2.2 - Cough, sneeze.)
kwɛ₁ A2 v repair, make good, cleanse (domain: 7.9.4 - Repair, 5.6 - Cleaning.)
kwɛ₂ pl. of kwaga n pl backs
kwɛɛra n pl games, play
kwɛɛre A1 v play, joke (domain: 4.2.7 - Play, fun.)
kwi₁ A2 v sprout (new leaves), bud
kwi₂ pl. of kua n pl bones
kwia₁ impf. of kwei v taking
kwia₂ kwei v coughing
kwiu [H ] KO/TE n Monitor lizard (domain: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
kwo O/BA n father, male relative of father's generation, ancestor (domain: 1.6.1.1.1 - Primate, 1.6.7 - Male and female animals.) [ kwo-nakwe , der. kwo-bu ]
kwo-bu (der. of kwo) n brother, playmate
kwo-nakwe (from kwo, nakwe) n ancestor, grandfather (domain: 4.1.9.1 - Related by birth.)
kwodugu KO/TE n banana (domain: 1.5 - Plant, 5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit.)
kwogili₁ A1 v 1cover, close up 2accompany
kwogili₂ [LL ] A1 v accompany, encourage, give moral support (e.g. in bereavement) [ na-kwogili ]
kwogili₃ [HH ] DE/YA n shell e.g. of groundnut (domain: 1.5 - Plant.)
kwogo₁ [L ] KO/TE (pl: kworu) n ghost, waif, zombie (person who dies and reappears) { Ba ba bere kwogo churu chwoŋa. They don't point out to the ghost the way to the land of the dead. } (domain: 2.6.6.8 - Life after death, 1.4.2 - Spirits of things, 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.)
kwogo₂ KO/TE n salt-lick { Bone yeini de kaane daane mo ye de tu kwogo. Goats warn each other before they go down to the salt-lick. }
kwokwoo n porridge (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds, 5.2.3.4 - Prepared food.)
kwoli [H ] A1 v protect, cover over { Ba boŋe se ba kwoli ba chaveera. They intend to cover up their disgrace. } (domain: 4.4.4.5 - Protect, 7.3.7 - Cover.)