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teere [M ] v boast, be proud of. { n teere nɔɔno baŋa ne you boast about someone } [ der. teera ]
teero teo₂ n pl soil
tega₁ n 1ground, earth { tega baŋa the earth | tega poore day breaks | tega yi night falls | tega kweere late into the night | n gwo tega you rise early } 2earth_shrine { tega tu earth guardian, land-owner } [ te-kampare , te-laao , te-lɛɛro , te-pora , te-pwoŋa , te-seŋa , tega-gero , tega-veilu , der. tega ne ]
tega₂ past of te₂ v died
tega ne (der. of tega₁) loc down { Tiŋi tega ne. Put (it) down. } (domain: 8.5.2.5 - Down, 8.5.1.3 - On.)
tega sworo (der. of sworo) n herb_sp (domain: 1.5 - Plant, 5.2.3.3.3 - Spice.)
tega tega adv softly, quietly (domain: 7.2.1 - Manner of movement, 2.3.2.5 - Quiet.)
tega-gero (from tega₁, gero₂) aardvark (domain: 1.6.1.1.6 - Anteater, aardvark.)
tega-kukura n Ant-lion (insect) (domain: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
tega-veilu O/BA (dialect: tega-woŋo) (from tega₁, veilu) n reptile (domain: 1.6.1.3 - Reptile.)
tega-woŋo dialect of tega-veilu
tegera [LM ] (from te-, -gera) int how_many? { Nmo wó ga twanno tegera? How many books will you read? }
tei₁ [L ] v st 1own, rule over, be responsible for { Wɔ mo tei tɔnɔ kom? Who owns the book? | Navɛ déem mo tei Paga. Nave ruled over Paga. } 2must, ought; cause, necessitate { Konto mo tei a wo tu. For that reason I didn't come. | A tei se a vo zem. I have to go today. } cf: teiru, tu₃.
tei₂ [R ] A2 v praise, honour, hail { n tei n tete you boast } (domain: 4.9.5.3 - Worship, 4.5.5 - Honor, 3.5.1.7 - Praise.) [ der. tia₂ ]
tei₃ [M ] A2 v stretch (out), hand over { Tei n jeŋa se a ja. Reach out and hand it over to me. } cf: twe₄.
tei₄ [L ] A2 v lean, prop a ladder, pole, etc. against a wall { tei vwei erect a shelter } cf: nateini.
tei₅ A2 v eat t.z. without sauce [ der. kateiga ]
tei6 [R ] A2 v give_(to) { Tei-o! Give it to him! }
tei7 [H ] loc location (of person); to, at { Véi n nu tei. Go to your mother. } [ der. tei ne ]
tei8 [L ] adv how, like { Ba yeiri ba na wó ke tei. They didn't know how to act. | Ba go-o ne chworo tei. They killed him like a chicken. } cf: tetɛ.
tei ne (der. of tei7) loc with, beside { O wo o nu tei ne. He is with his mother. }
teibi A1 v care for, nurse
teigiri [MM ] A1 v care for someone who is ill
teili A1 v carry carefully, support (domain: 7.3.1 - Carry.)
teini₁ A1 v give drink { Ba teini-o na. They gave her water to drink. } (domain: 2.5.7 - Treat disease, 5.2.2.7 - Drink.)