Kasem - English
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pwɛ [R ] A2 v 1separate, part { O ware o pwɛ-ba daane. He cannot separate them. | Ba pwɛ da-tei ne. They separated from one another. } 2identify a culprit by means of lira [ chwo-pwɛa ]
pwoa n bosom { Dé wo n pwoa ne. We are under your control (submission). | n to nɔɔno pwoa ne you plead with someone (for mercy) }
pwogo₁ [H ] (pl: pworu) n nest { Zun-bwɛɔ ba jege pwogo. A male bird has no nest.; The man is not the home-maker. | zuŋ-pwogo bird-cage }
pwola [M ] KA/SE n 1space, gap, pasture syn: laŋa 1. (domain: 6.3.2 - Tend herds in fields, 1.2.1.3 - Plain, plateau, 8.5.4.3 - Space, room.) kapwola₁, 2chance, opportunity { Pwola tera. There's no room / chance. } syn: laŋa 2. (domain: 6.1.2.9 - Opportunity, 4.4.5 - Chance.)
pwoni [R ] A3 v remove the skin { Wɔ mo go ye o wo pwoni? Who killed but did not skin (his catch)? }
pwooli₁ [L ] A1 v 1promise, swear 2challenge { Pɛ ná jege de nɔɔno, nayero pwooli-m jaŋa mo. If the chief is in dispute with you, even the shepherd boys challenge you to wrestle.; If you transgress cultural norms, you become fair game for anyone. } [ der. kampwola ]
pwooni [L ] n 1outside, in the open, light { Ba nwoŋi pwooni. They came out into the open. } 2extent, space { Teo kom pwooni daga. The village extends far. }
