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chɔga past of chɔ₁ v pinched
chɔge [L ] A1 v 1spoil, damage (domain: 4.3.4.6.1 - Spoil, 8.3.7.8 - Decay, 2.5.3 - Injure, 7.9.1 - Damage, 4.3.4.1 - Do evil to.) 2do wrong; behave badly, incorrectly { N chɔge nɔɔno yiga. You behave badly towards someone. | Ko wo chɔge. It didn't matter, it's OK. | n wo chɔge you are sad, upset } (domain: 4.7.3 - Break the law, 8.3.7.7.1 - Wrong, unsuitable, 4.3.1.1 - Bad, immoral.) [ wo-chechɔgɔ , der. -chechɔgɔ , der. chɔgeno , chechɔge ]
chɔgeno (der. of chɔge) n trouble-maker
chɔgere DE/YA n old hoe blade (domain: 6.2.8 - Agricultural tool, 8.3.7.8 - Decay.)
chɔgɔ [M ] KO/TE (pl: chwaro) n pond, water-hole (domain: 1.3.1 - Bodies of water.)
chɔlɔ [M ] KO/TE n pot used for pito in funeral performance of a man
chɔne A1 (variant: chɔm) v poison sp. (domain: 2.5.3.2 - Poison.)
chɔnɔ₁ [L ] KO/TE n flute which leads the group of players (domain: 4.2.3.5 - Musical instrument.)
chɔnɔ₂ [L ] ideo peaceful { O sii mo chɔnɔ. He is completely at ease. } (domain: 3.4.1 - Feel good.)
chɔŋɔ [H ] KO/TE (pl: chwanno) n poison, medicine placed in the ear (domain: 2.5.7.5 - Traditional medicine, 2.5.3.2 - Poison.)
chɔɔle [H ] A1 v plunge, somersault, dive,stumble
chɔɔne₁ [L ] A1 v crack open { Chechara yam chɔɔne. The eggs have cracked open. }
chɔɔne₂ v throw up in the air and catch again { O chɔɔne bu wom. She threw the child up and caught him. }
chɔɔre [M ] A1 v lose_weight { Jaweo kom pɛ o chɔɔre. Sickness has made him thin. | n wo chɔɔre you are disturbed, upset }
chɔpe ideo standing up tall, upright (domain: 8.2.2.2 - Tall.)
chɔrɔ₁ [R ] KO/TE (pl: chwaaro) (der. of chaare) n diarrhoea
chɔrɔ₂ KO/TE (pl: chwaaro) n monster (domain: 1.4.2 - Spirits of things, 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.) [ kayanchɔrɔ ]
chu₁ [H ] B1 (impf: chui; past: chuga) v 1jump down, come down suddenly, alight 2intervene { Wɛ chugi se o jwoŋi debam. God intervened to rescue us. }
chu₂ [M ] B1 (impf: chui; past: chuga) v establish, lay a foundation, fix a pole in the ground { Ba chugi sɔŋɔ kom kuri. They laid the foundation of the house. } (domain: 7.5.2 - Join, attach, 6.5.2.6 - Foundation.)
chu₃ [L ] C1 (impf: chua; past: chuga) v jab, knock sharply, poke { O chugi o yuu. He knocked his head. | N chugi Wɛ yi. You have offended God. }
chu₄ [M ] B1 (impf: chui; past: chuga) v shrink, deflate (of a tyre) { Lusiseiŋa kam chugi da. The bicycle tyre has deflated. }
chuchugi v provoke { n chuchugi nɔɔno bane you provoke someone to anger } (domain: 3.4.2.3 - Angry, 4.8.2 - Fight.)
chuchuri-bɔŋɔ (from chuchuru₁) n child masquerading as such a spirit (domain: 4.9.2 - Supernatural being.)
chuchuri-kweenu (from chuchuru₁, kwei₁, -nu₂) n one who deals with removing such children (domain: 4.9.2 - Supernatural being, 4.9.5 - Practice religion.)
chuchuri-lɔŋɔ (from chuchuru₁, -lɔŋɔ) n evil spirit (domain: 4.9.2 - Supernatural being, 4.3.4.1 - Do evil to.)