Kasem - English
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swi sua₁ n pl guinea-fowl_chicks
swia₂ ( der. of swei₁ ) n pl memories { swei nɔɔno swia forget about somebody | O swia bá jei debam wone. His memory will not depart from us. } (domain: 3.2.6.4 - Remind , 3.2.6.1 - Forget .)
swia₁ impf. of swei₁ v forgets
swia₃ pl. of swei₂ n pl rats
swo₁ [ H ] D2 ( swoi ; past: swoni ) v love, like
swo₂ [ M ] v marry, court { Nabwonu mae o napere mo o swo o kaane. A pauper depends on his foot to find a wife to marry. }
swoa [ swǝ ] sua₁ n pl guinea-fowl_chicks
swogo [ H ] ( sworu ) n woman's clay storage pot with holes near the mouth, symbolically destroyed at her funeral
swola v st be smooth, slippery [ der. swolim₁ ]
swoli₁ [ R ] A1 v make_smooth cf : siswolo .
swoli₂ [ M ] v wear out, spoil (of food) { Dwoa bam swoli. The soup has spoiled. }
swoli₃ [ L ] DE/YA n ironsmith's hammer
swolim₁ ( der. of swola ) n slipperiness { Kaleiŋa ba ka nu swolim yaga. Kaleinga (fish) does not abandon its mother's slippery (skin). }
swolim₂ [ M ] n ritual of blessing { O swɛ ba swolim. He blessed them. } cf : swɛ₁ , yaswɛa .
swoni past of swo₁ v loved
swooni n bean, cowpea { Mumuna de swoona ywomma. Rice and beans are tasty. } (domain: 5.2.3.1 - Food from plants , 1.5.3 - Grass, herb, vine .)
swoori₁ A1 v 1 melt (domain: 8.3.4 - Hot , 1.2.3 - Solid, liquid, gas .) 2 be slippery (domain: 7.2.1.5.1 - Slip, slide .)
swoori₂ [ R ] n plot of uncleared land { Yezura tu chɛ sia swoori. It is health that prepares the unfarmed field for beans. }
swori₁ A1 v become worn out, worn down, smooth
swori₂ v become stale, sticky, slimy
swori₃ A1 v put ingredients into soup { A swori dwoa bam. I added ingredients to the soup. } cf : wo-sworru .
sworo n mucilaginous herb, used in soup (domain: 5.2.3.3.3 - Spice .) [ der. tega sworo ]
