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chilwoŋi [LM ] O/BA n friend { Chilwon-zɔŋɔ gare nu puga bu. A close friend is better than a brother. } syn: badwoŋi. (domain: 4.1.1 - Friend.)
chilwoŋo [LM ] n friendship (domain: 4.1.1 - Friend.)
chiŋi [H ] A1 v incite, provoke, dispute, chase, frighten { chiŋi jara provoke fighting } (domain: 3.4.2.3 - Angry, 4.8.2 - Fight, 7.3.3.4 - Chase away.) [ der. chichuŋu₂ ]
chirachwoŋa [HM ] KA/SE n Giant Kingfisher (domain: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
chirayiga [HH ] KA/SE n shelf for pots in woman's room
chiribugu [LH ] (dialect: chiribi) n brimstone, sulphur
chiru [H ] O/BA n spirit of a recently deceased person, ancestor (domain: 3.1 - Soul, spirit, 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.)
cho₁ [M ] B1 (impf: choe; past: choga₁) v grind e.g. flour
cho₂ [L ] C1 (past: choga₂) v guard, look after, watch { n cho n tete you are prepared, on guard | n cho n vɔna you vaunt yourself, you are haughty }
choa₁ [R ] KA/SE (pl: chwe) n small_of_back { choa tu hunch-back person }
choa₂ impf. of che₁ v blocks ŋwe-choa net for trapping birds, etc.
chochoge [HH ] A1 v smash to pieces, pound to powder (domain: 7.8.1 - Break.)
chochɔge₂ v separate with the hand { n chochɔge nuga you separate the white flesh from the brown varnish in shea butter preparation }
chochɔrege [L ] (dialect: kokɔrege) v gouge out (domain: 7.3.2.7 - Take something out of something.)
choe impf. of cho₁ v grinds
choga₁ past of cho₁ v ground
choga₂ past of cho₂ v guarded
chogo [M ] KO/TE (der. of che₁) n item which protects, e.g. condom
choore A1 v remove, detach, strip off { Zɛ dem choore. The broom strands have come apart. }
choraam adv up_straight
chore [L ] A1 v boil, bubble
choro [M ] KO/TE (dialect: chero₂) n 1brother, close relative; related through the mother 2kinship { Choro ye ŋɔn-lɔŋɔ mo, ko ba saara. Kinship is like a bad sore, it never disappears. }
chɔ₁ [H ] B1 (impf: chɔe; past: chɔga) v 1pinch (skin), trim (hair), pare (finger-nails) 2inform, "hint"
chɔ₂ [R ] (pl: chwa₁) n Fermented Dawadawa seeds (Dawadawa cheese) (domain: 5.2.3.1.1 - Food from seeds.)
chɔe impf. of chɔ₁ v pinches