Kasem - English
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ŋuuri v roar [ der. ŋuura ]
ŋwa n report, information, news about somebody { ni nɔɔno ŋwa hear about somebody }
ŋwaana ( der. of ŋwaane₁ ) n pl complaints
ŋwaane₁ v complain, grumble cf : poone , pompona . [ der. ŋwaana ]
ŋwaane₂ n reason, for the sake of, because of { Dé yeiri woŋo kolo ŋwaane o na tu to. We don't know the reason why he came. | debam ŋwaane for our sake, because of us | kolo ŋwaane because | konto ŋwaane therefore }
ŋwaano ŋɔŋɔ n pl tendons, veins tendons, veins
ŋwae v st be_near { Ko ba ŋwae chwoŋa kam ne. It is not near the road. } (domain: 8.2.6.2 - Near .) cf : twɛ₁ . [ ph. v. baŋwae ]
ŋwana dialect of ŋona n rope
ŋwane A1 v 1 have pity for, plead { O ŋwane o pa-ne. He had pity on me. } 2 have self-pity [ der. ŋwaŋa ]
ŋwaŋa ( der. of ŋwane ) n pity, mercy, compassion { O jege ba ŋwaŋa. He has pity on them. | O duri bu wom ŋwaŋa. She took pity on the child. } cf : yibwona .
ŋwe₁ [ L ] A2 v live, be alive cf : ŋwea₁ .
ŋwe₂ [ H ] A2 v pay { O ta wo ŋwe jene dem. He has not yet paid the debt. } cf : ŋweo .
ŋwe₃ ŋwea₂ n pl fishing_nets
ŋwe-choa ( from ŋwea₂ , choa₂ ) n net for trapping birds, etc. (domain: 6.4.2 - Trap .)
ŋwea₁ n life { Ŋwea ye ba zeili ba jaane mo. Life has to be chased and caught. } cf : ŋweene₁ ; cf : ŋwe₁ .
ŋwea₂ ( ŋwe₃ ) n fishing net (domain: 6.4.5.1 - Fish with net .) [ ŋwe-choa ]
ŋweene₁ adv while alive { A lage a di-m ŋweene mo. I shall eat you alive. } cf : ŋwea₁ .
ŋweene₂ ( der. of ŋweeno ) n stealing, thievery { ŋween-bu fowl }
ŋweeno n thief cf : ŋɔ . [ der. ŋweene₂ ]
ŋweke dialect of ŋoke , ŋwɛɛge v squeeze_out
ŋweo ( ŋweero ) n payment, wages cf : ŋwe₂ .
