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alaadi borrowed word from Hausa n Sunday (sem. domains: Time.)
alaagbee n drummer (in Kilij, the Yoruba language of the Ojo Alija cult) (sem. domains: Religion, Social Activities.)
alamusa borrowed word from Hausa n Thursday (sem. domains: Time.)
alanfiya 1n well, health Alanfiya bʋ tɔ? - Hnn alanfiya bʋ tɔ. Are you doing well? - Yes, I am doing well. [fully](sem. domains: Health.) 2adj healthy Ɔlɔpʋ mʋ nyɛ alanfiya nbɩnbɩɩ. The sick person is now healthy. (sem. domains: Health.)
alantan ɔlʋpʋ n basket weaver (sem. domains: Crafts.)
aligyima₂ borrowed word from Hausa n Friday (sem. domains: Time.)
aligyima₁ n conversation (sem. domains: Communication.)
aliigyii n woman belonging to certain fetish (sem. domains: Human Classification.)
alɩmankarɩ adj 1ugly Ndaga n wu alɩmankarɩ kɩtɔkanɩnbwaayɛ afitiri tɔ. Today I saw an ugly animal in the bush. (sem. domains: Qualities.) 2abnormal Ɔyɩn nɩmʋ gyɛ alɩmankarɩ nyɩmɩsa nɩn ɔ sʋ ababi asiye. This man is an abnormal person, he has 6 fingers.
alooguu n woman belonging to certain fetish (sem. domains: Human Classification.)
alopilen n airplane (sem. domains: Transportation.)
aluguusi n evil Aluguusi wuya tɔwɛ asɩn danbɩrasa amaa ɔ mɛɛ yɛ o buu ɩmʋ. Pɩkanɩnnaa yɛ ɔ bʋrɔn. Yɛgɛ alibi ɩ bɔla mʋ tɔ. An evil person will say a good thing but will not follow it. He is pretending to be good. But he is full of evil. (sem. domains: Human Classification.)
amaa conn but (sem. domains: Logic.)
amalɩmalɛ n sweet (unfermented) pito drink (sem. domains: Food Preparation/Consumption.)
amɔ which (sem. domains: Communication.)
amɔɔ conn unless (sem. domains: Logic.)
amunimuni n private conversation (sem. domains: Communication.)
an pro we (sem. domains: Pronouns.)
ana₁ cardnum four (sem. domains: Numeration.)
ana₂ pro others (always connected with another person that is mentioned) Abukari ana ba kpe ndɔɔ. Abukari and others are going to the farm. (sem. domains: Human Classification.)
anɛ pro us (sem. domains: Pronouns.)
aniyaa n endurance Fʋ maa waa kusun nɩɩ ii nu fʋ nɩɩ fu san fɩɩ waa mʋ, fʋ sʋ aniya. When you do work and you are tired and you still continue to work, you are said to have endurance. (sem. domains: Values.)
anɩmʋ q who? (sem. domains: Communication.)
anɩmʋʋ dial. var. of banɩmʋʋ
anɩyɔhn *** (riddle response) (sem. domains: Communication.)


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