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-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 } [ bana , 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. }
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nana₁ [MM ] num eight (8) { nɔɔna nana 8 people | chechara nana 8 eggs } (domain: 8.1.1.1 - Cardinal numbers.)
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nege A1 v respect, pay attention to { O ba nege nɔɔn-nɔɔno. He doesn't respect anyone. } (domain: 4.5.5 - Honor.)
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ni ne (der. of ni) 1loc around, at the edge of 2temp about { da yanto ni ne in these days, soon | n yei nɔɔno ni ne you know about sbdy | A yeiri o ni ne. I don't know of him. | Mo ko ni ne. That's exact. }
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nɔɔ [H ] adv exactly, precisely { maŋa kam konto ne nɔɔ at precisely that moment }
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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 ]
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-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 , konto , konto , sento , tento , wonto , yanto ]
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-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 ]
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ŋwa n report, information, news about somebody { ni nɔɔno ŋwa hear about somebody }
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peini₃ [H ] n penis { gwoni nɔɔno peini circumcise someone } syn: fwolo. (domain: 2.1.8.3 - Male organs.)
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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 }
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-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 ]
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pu [H ] B1 (impf: pui; past: puga) v 1cover { Ba pugi wodiu kom. They covered over the food. | n pu nɔɔno kwaga you favour a person } der. puga, 2chase, run after { Ba pugi naao kom. They chased after the cow. } 3die of hunger { O pugi de kana. She died of hunger. } [ yipuga ]
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puga₁ [R ] (pl: pwi; stem: pu-) n 1stomach, belly, pregnancy { n jege puga you are pregnant } (domain: 2.6.3.1 - Pregnancy, 2.1.8.2 - Stomach.) 2protection { n zo nɔɔno puga you go to someone for protection } (domain: 4.4.4.5 - Protect.) [ puseŋa , der. kapua ]
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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) }
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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 ]
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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. }
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siseiŋ-nɔɔno (from siseiŋa, nɔɔno) n horse (domain: 1.6.1.1.3 - Hoofed animals.)
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sɔɔle₂ [L ] A1 v swear, invoke, take an oath { n sɔɔle lwarem n yage nɔɔno baŋa ne you curse someone | n sɔɔle Wɛ swolim you invoke God's blessing } (domain: 4.9.4.4 - Curse, 4.9.4.3 - Bless.) [ der. sɔla ]
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swɛ₃ [H ] DE/YA (; dialect: ) n stone or ivory arm-band, worn for ornament { swa-nɔɔno small round ivory bracelet | swa-gungwolo elongated curved ivory arm ornament } (domain: 5.4 - Adornment.)
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swia₂ (der. of swei) 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.)
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teere [M ] v boast, be proud of. { n teere nɔɔno baŋa ne you boast about someone } [ der. teera ]
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tera (dialect: teira) v st be absent, be dead, not be there, not exist { Nɔɔn-nɔɔno tera. There is nobody there. | O tere sɔŋɔ ne. He is not in the house. | O teiri ywoo. He is not here. } ant: wora 1. (domain: 9.1.1.1 - Exist, 2.6.6 - Die, 8.5.3.1 - Absent.)
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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.
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