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wo₂ [M ] (pl: wone) n 1stomach, innards, inside 2"heart", in idioms expressing emotions { wo-chɔgɔ sadness | wo-zɔŋɔ anger | wo-loŋo meanness | wo-dɛɔ hard heart | wopwolo happiness | n bere n wo you expose your feelings } [ wo-chechɔgɔ , wo-dɔga , wo-loŋo , wo-loŋo , wo-zuru , der. wo-poro , der. wopwolo , idiom wo-dedoa ]
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wo-loŋo₁ (from wo, -loŋo) n distress
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wo-loŋo₂ (from wo, -loŋo) n stinginess { Pɛɛre ye na-chwɛ mo, wo-loŋo maa ye na-bɛa. Giving is a cow, while stinginess is a bull. }
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wo-ŋoŋo (der. of ŋone) n boil
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woŋo [L ] (pl: wonnu; stem: wo-) n thing, matter, affair { wo-kamunu important thing | wo-laaro good things | wo-lwaano bad things, sins | wo-dɛɔ difficult thing | wo-yɔɔ useless thing | wo-zɔɔne evil thing } cf: ŋoo. [ wo-kenkagele ]
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yi-seŋo KO (from yi 1 eye, -seŋa) n seriousness
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yu-gwoŋo KO/TE (from yuu, gwoŋo) n helmet; calabash worn on the head, by shepherd boys and those contesting chieftaincy
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yu-pwoŋo (from yuu, -pwoŋo) n grey_hair
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yu-ywoŋo KO (from yuu, -ywoŋo) n luck { O jege yu-ywoŋo She is lucky, fortunate. } (domain: 3.1.2 - Mental state.)
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-ywoŋa KA/SE (class variant: -ywona; class variant: -ywoŋo; variant: -kaywoŋa) (der. of ywona) adj pleasant, tasty, 'sweet' (domain: 8.3.7 - Good.)
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-ywoŋo class variant of -ywoŋa adj bound pleasant yu-ywoŋo luck wo-ywoŋo kindness (sem. domains: 8.3.7 - Good.) chuchuri-ywoŋo harmless spirit , sa-ywoŋo fresh, unfermented pito , yu-ywoŋo luck
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zeili [M ] A1 v chase after, drive away { Zeili boŋo kom! Chase away the goat! | Ŋwea ye ba zeili ba jaane mo. Life has to be chased and caught.; Survival is paramount. }
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zinzwoŋo dialect of zwoŋo
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zonzoŋo [LL ] KO/TE n fruit bat (domain: 1.6.1.1.8 - Bat.)
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zwoŋo [H ] KO/TE (dialect: zinzwoŋo; pl: zwonnu) n hill, rising ground, slope (domain: 1.2.1.1 - Mountain.)
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