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kampwoŋa [HR ] KA/SE (dialect: nakampwoŋa) n Cattle Egret (bird) (domain: 1.6.1.2 - Bird.)
kamun-nyem (der. of kamunni₁) n arrogant_person
kamuna class variant of kamunu adj big (sem. domains: 8.2 - Big.)
kamunim dialect of kamunni₁ n size Kambia kam kamunim dem maŋe. The pot is of sufficient size. (sem. domains: 8.3.7.5 - Important, 8.2 - Big.)
kamunni₁ DE (dialect: kamunim) (der. of kamunu) n importance, self-importance { Dé yé pa dé jege kamunim dé dwoi daane. We should not make ourselves more important than one another. } (domain: 8.3.7.5 - Important, 4.5.3 - Exercise authority.) [ der. kamun-nyem ]
kamunni₂ adv importantly, boastingly (domain: 4.5.3 - Exercise authority, 3.4.1.5 - Confident.)
kamunnu pl. of kamunu
kamunu [HH ] KO/TE (class variant: kamuna; pl: kamunnu) adj big, important { nɔn-kamunu an important person | Ko tiini ko ye kamunu. It is very big. } (domain: 8.3.7.5 - Important, 4.5.1 - Person in authority, 8.2 - Big.) [ der. kamunim , der. kamunni₁ ]
kamura (from muri) n shortfall (domain: 8.1.7.2 - Lack.)
kan-baro [MM ] O/BA (from kaane₃, baro₁) n husband (domain: 4.1.9.2.1 - Husband, wife, 2.6.1 - Marriage.)
kan-ware (from kana) n hunger (domain: 5.2.2.5 - Hungry, thirsty.)
kana KA n 1stomach, abdomen (domain: 2.1.8.2 - Stomach.) 2hunger, famine { n kana wɔe you are hungry | Kana jege-ne. I am hungry. | O peene o kana. She suppresses her hunger. } (domain: 5.2.2.5 - Hungry, thirsty.) [ kan-ware ]
kanchale DE/YA n inedible wild bulb (domain: 1.5 - Plant.)
kanchene DE/YA n black fruit of kanyɔnɔ, "plum" (domain: 5.2.3.1.2 - Food from fruit, 1.5.5 - Parts of a plant.)
kanchua KA/SE (dialect: kachua₂) n 1large open clay bowl 2potsherd, broken piece of pottery, fragment
kandaa KA/SE n chewing stick, for cleaning teeth
kandwa-chereno (der. of chere) n mason
kandwa-nyena (der. of kandwɛ) n pl jewels, bright stones
kandwɛ DE/YA n stone, pebble, small rock { kandwɛ-zwoni black stone | kandwa-sara shaped stone blocks | Kandwɛ dɛ swooni ŋwaane de laŋe nuga. The stone depends on the bean to get a taste of butter.; Opportunism is a way of life. } [ kandwɛ-pelɔrɔ , kandwɛ-polɔgɔ , der. kandwa-nyena ]
kandwɛ-pelɔrɔ (from kandwɛ, pelɔrɔ) n flat rock slab (domain: 1.2.2.2 - Rock.)
kandwɛ-polɔgɔ (from kandwɛ, -polɔgɔ) n stone or rock with a flat surface (domain: 1.2.2.2 - Rock.)
kandwona KA (der. of dwoni) n competition (domain: 4.8.1.1 - Oppose, 4.3.4.3.1 - Compete with.)
kane [L ] A3 (variant: ka₂) v 1squeeze out liquid with the hand, milk a cow { kane yi-na shed tears } (domain: 7.7.4 - Press, 3.4.2.1.6 - Upset, 6.3.3 - Milk, 1.3.3 - Wet.) 2crush or split by pounding { O nu vei se o kane sɛɛro. Her mother went to pound shea-nuts. } (domain: 5.2.1.2.2 - Pound in mortar and pestle.) [ der. sankane ]
kanea KA/SE n lamp
kangwoŋa KA/SE (from kaane₃, gwoŋa) n surgeon, gynaecologist (performs clitoridectomy, female excision) (domain: 6.1.8 - Experienced, 2.6.4.7 - Initiation, 5.4.6.2 - Excision.)