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ŋwaane₂ n reason, for the sake of, because of { Dé yeiri woŋo kolo ŋwaane o na tu to. We don't know the reason why he came. | debam ŋwaane for our sake, because of us | kolo ŋwaane because | konto ŋwaane therefore }
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pa₂ [M ] B2 (impf: pae; past: pɛa) v 1give { Yé pa-o! Don't give (it) to her! | Ba pɛ-o mena. They gave him millet. } 2permit, allow, cause to happen { Ba pɛ o tɔge de ba o vo. They made him go with them. | Ba pɛ-o chwoŋa se o viiri. They allowed him to leave. } 3consider { Ba pae o ye nɔn-ŋom. They consider him a good man. } 4do on behalf of, for the benefit of { Ba yeigi gwoori ba pa-o. They bought cola-nut for her. | Ba vage kara ba pa-o. They farmed for him. } cf: paro, pɛɛre.
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page₁ [L ] A1 v lie on something { n yi page woŋo you desire something }
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pwoŋo₁ [H ] KO/TE n traditional blade used for excision
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pwoŋo₂ [H ] KO/TE n kapok bug [small insect that spoils pollination] (domain: 1.6.1.7 - Insect.)
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-pwoŋo KO/TE (class variant: -pwoŋa; pl: -pwonnu) adj bound 1white (domain: 8.3.3.3 - Color.) 2pure, good (domain: 8.3.7 - Good.) cf: napwoŋa; cf: -pwona. [ channa-pwoŋo , kunkwon-pwoŋo , nɔn-pwoŋo , te-pwoŋa , der. napwoŋo ]
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sa-ywoŋo (from sana, -ywoŋo) n fresh, unfermented pito (domain: 5.2.3.7 - Alcoholic beverage.) cf: sa-gwoo, sana, sa-keira, sa-kwɛɔ, sa-tɔgɔ, sabɔle.
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sabare-pwoŋo (der. of sabara, -pwoŋo) n /acacia seyal /
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sabu-pwoŋo (der. of sabu) n cowrie shell, used as money or for decoration (domain: 6.8.6.1 - Monetary units.)
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saŋona (der. of saa) n stalk of bean leaf
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-seŋa KA/SE (class variant: -soŋo; class variant: -seŋo) (der. of seene) adj bound red/ brown/ orange/ yellow; warm colour; "red" [Gh.] { sabu-seŋa gold (money) | pu-seŋa jealousy } (domain: 8.3.3.3 - Color.) [ bu-seseŋa , channa-seŋa , kali-seŋa , kalwe-seŋa , kapa-seŋa , kunkwon-seŋa , puseŋa , te-seŋa , yi-seŋo ]
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-seŋo class variant of -seŋa
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serekwɛ [MR ] DE/YA n West African Hedgehog { Serekwɛ gwɛ ye kalwoŋo nii mo. The hedgehog may strut while the hawk watches. } (domain: 1.6.1.1 - Mammal.)
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soŋo [M ] KO/TE n Dawadawa_fruit (domain: 1.5 - Plant.) cf: chapogo, suŋu.
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-soŋo (pl: -sonno) class variant of -seŋa adj bound red/ brown/ orange/ yellow; warm colour; "red" [Gh.] red/ brown/ orange/ yellow; warm colour; "red" [Gh.] chwo-soŋo red hen (sem. domains: 8.3.3.3 - Color.) kekan-soŋo ripe kekana
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sɔ-dwoŋo (from sɔŋɔ, -dwoŋo) former_house
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sɔlɔ [R ] (pl: swallo) n gravel { sɔl-soŋo red earth used for decoration of walls } [ sɔl-waalo ]
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sɔŋɔ₁ [R ] (pl: sam) n 1house, compound { sɔŋɔ tu head of house | sɔ-dwoŋo former house | Amo ba lage konto tu ba jege sɔŋɔ. The one who doesn't get along with others has no house. } sam-yiga, 2kin-group, lineage { sɔŋɔ tiina relatives, house people | sɔ-fɔrɔ large house } [ sɔ-dwoŋo , sɔ-yuu ]
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suuri₁ [H ] A1 v groan, sigh, roar, talk loudly { N ná twe kukura, nyeŋo wó peini buga ne ko suuri. If you insult a dog, the crocodile will lie in the water and groan. }
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taane₂ [M ] (stem: ta-) n 1speech, language, message { ta-gaa foreign, strange language | ta-kukua short speech, summary | ta-balɔrɔ bad speech, insult | ta-ŋom good news | ta-gungwola idioms } (domain: 3.5.2 - Make speech, 3.5.3 - Language.) 2matter, case, dispute { Taane tera ko wone. There is no dispute about it. | Ba ta wo di o taane. They have not yet judged his case. } (domain: 4.7 - Law.) [ ta-diru , ta-lɔŋɔ ]
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tana KA/SE n leather, skin, hide { jugu tana bellows | tan-kwoŋo dried skin } (domain: 6.3.7 - Animal products, 6.6.4.3 - Working with leather, 1.6.2 - Parts of an animal.) [ nantana , tankila , tankɔlɔ , ya-tana ]
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tega-veilu O/BA (dialect: tega-woŋo) (from tega, veilu) n reptile (domain: 1.6.1.3 - Reptile.)
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vi₂ A1 v do by force { A vi a jwoŋi a woŋo kom. I forced and got my thing. }
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vwoŋo (dialect: vɔŋɔ) n small room at house entrance for old man to live in (domain: 6.5.2.7 - Room.)
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