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rap zãase 1 á-è v to hammer sth. out, flatten by beating, strike smartly, rap, tap Zãas biigã t'a gũsi. Tap the child for he is asleep. syn pĩisi 1
rape pog-yõgre n rape yõg paga expr. rape yõge 2 ó v rape, violate, defile Rao wã yõga pagã. The man raped the woman.
rapid tʋʋlga 2 ʋ́-á adj quick, fast, rapid, swift, speedy Pʋg-tʋʋlga. Fast woman.
rapid growth bɩt-zolgo adj whose rapid growth is not accompanied by the development of intelligence
rapid movements mer-mere è adv rapid movements baagã sẽn yã b sẽn wat ne laagã a zʋʋrã tara mer-mere.
rapidity tʋʋlem 2 ʋ́-é n quickness, rapidity, fastness, speed
rapidly tʋʋlle 1 ʋ́-é adv rapidly, speedily, swiftly, quickly Maan tʋʋll tɩ m yãgdame. Do it rapidly because I am in hurry. yãgbre á-é adv rapidly, speedily, swiftly, fast, quickly Maan yãgbr tɩ wakatã loogdame. Act quickly for the time is passing. fõddd adv quickly, rapidly a kẽe zakẽ wã fõddd... ne weefã.
rapist pʋg-yõagsa n man raping women, rapist
rare bũmb sẽn pa wɛ ye expr. rare thing
rare object sãnem 2 á n value, rare object
rascal nin-yoogo n lout, rascal, bad person ant nin-sõngo
rat rayʋʋga à-ʋ́ n giant Gambian rat, pouched rat cricetomys gambianus 1.6.1.1 Mammal laooga ào-á n rat_sp 1.6.1.1 Mammal sãoore 2 áo n rat arvicanthis rufinus 1.6.1.1 Mammal sẽsere n greater can rat thryonomys swinderianus 1.6.1.1 Mammal
rat (cane) seere é-è n grass cutter, cane rat thryonomys swinderianus 1.6.1.1 Mammal
rat_sp mogdre ó n big and fat rat_sp 1.6.1.1 Mammal
rat_sp (big) timfu n big rat_sp 1.6.1.1 Mammal
rate (at a great) tẽnn è adv at a great rate, full speed A wudgda tẽnn. He runs at a full speed.
rather pʋse 1 ʋ̀ aux really, truly, rather La a ka sãoog baa bilf ye, bãagã pʋs n yangame. But she was no better but rather grew worse. syn pʋde 1
ration moende n a ration, daily allowance of food (for a family) yir soab yiime n ka kõ pagã moend tɩ kamb gãnd kom. 5.2 Food
rationalize tũ sɩda expr. to reason with, rationalize, to think
ravine kosoaaka 1 ò-oá-á n ravine, lower level in landscape to permit water flow longo 2 n ravine ant kubri 1.2 Land kʋl-waoko n dried out river, ravine 1.3 Water
raw kãoogo 4 adj unripe, raw, fresh ant bɩɩnga
raw meat nem-kãado n raw meat Ned pa tũud yũug n pa wãb nem-kãad ye. You can't follow a cat without eating raw meat. (Proverb: when you keep company with a person who has a vice (alcohol, swindle, lie) you cannot avoid behaving in the same way. You must avoid bad company)
raw oil petrol sablga expr. raw oil, crude oil petrol-kãre n crude oil, crude petroleum, raw oil
