-na₁ [M ] num st four (4) { nɔɔna bana 4 people | naane dena 4 cows | bakeiri sena 4 boys | bachangaaro tena 4 crows | baywoa yana 4 rats } [ bana₁ , dena , nna , sena , tena , yana ]
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nabɔŋɔ n mother's home village, mother's family { Nɔɔno ba mae jagwia o bere o nabɔŋɔ. One does not use the left hand to point to the mother's village. | Kabaa ba nabɔŋɔ jega. A slave has no mother's family. }
nana₁ [MM ] num eight (8) { nɔɔna nana 8 people | chechara nana 8 eggs } (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers.)
nɔɔno (stem: nɔn-) n 1person, people (pl.), man, someone { nɔn-doŋo young person | nɔn-ŋom good person | nɔn-cheno quiet, reserved person | nɔn-gaa anyone, some (other) person | nɔn-ŋolo dishonest person | yera nɔɔno relative, friend | nɔɔn-nɔɔno no-one (with negative) | Nɔɔn-nɔɔno wo lɔre. Nobody knew. } 2grown person, adult, morally good person { O dae nɔɔno. he is a good-for-nothing | ke nɔɔno grow up } [ kaleiŋ-nɔɔno , nɔn-kweo , nɔn-pwoŋo , nɔn-zwoni , siseiŋ-nɔɔno ]
-nto dem sf this, that, these, those { nɔɔno wonto that person | nɔɔna banto those people | dɛ dento that day | da yanto those days | pia kanto that sheep | pei sento those sheep | tɔnɔ konto that book | twanno tento those books | naao konto that cow | naane dento those cows } (domain: 9.2.1.2 - Demonstratives.) [ banto , dento , kanto , konto₁ , konto₂ , sento , tento , wonto , yanto ]
-nu₁ num st five (5) { nɔɔna banu 5 people | naane denu 5 cows | bakeiri senu 5 boys | bachangaaro tenu 5 crows | baywoa yanu 5 rats } [ banu , denu , senu , tenu , yanu ]
ŋwa n report, information, news about somebody { ni nɔɔno ŋwa hear about somebody }
peini₃ [H ] n penis { gwoni nɔɔno peini circumcise someone } syn: fwolo. (domain: 2.1.8.3 - Male organs.)
pɛ₁ [L ] A2 1v collect, gather together { pɛ nɔɔno kwaga n pu pursue someone } 2v aux do_suddenly { O ma pɛ o zaŋe. He got up suddenly }
-pɛ (class variant: -repɛ) num st seven (7) { nɔɔna barepɛ 7 men | naane derepɛ 7 cows | pei serepɛ 7 sheep | bachangaaro terepɛ 7 crows | baywoa yarepɛ 7 rats } [ mpɛ ]
pu [H ] B1 (impf: pui; past: puga₃) v 1cover { Ba pugi wodiu kom. They covered over the food. | n pu nɔɔno kwaga you favour a person } der. puga₂, 2chase, run after { Ba pugi naao kom. They chased after the cow. } 3die of hunger { O pugi de kana. She died of hunger. } [ yipuga ]
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) }
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 ]
seeli A1 v tantalise, give and take away { O jege o bukɔ o seeli nɔɔna mo. He gives his daughter to people (in marriage) then takes her away and gives to another. }
to₃ [H ] pt definite clause-final marker; specific or past { O na vei to, ... When he went, ... | nɔɔno wolo na vei to the man who went | faŋa faŋa to long ago } (domain: 9.4.7 - Subordinating particles.) cf: na6.