biri v defeat
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biri tɔ v wrestle Nbii mʋ bee biri tɔ ɔlʋn sʋ? Do the children wrestle hard? (sem. domains: Social Activities.)
biri tɔ lɩɩ v dash out, run out Obu mʋ maa kyaaŋɛ fʋlɔn mʋ ɔnyɩn mʋ biri tɔ lɩɩ. When the room caught fire the man dashed out. (sem. domains: Bodily functions.)
biti₁ v 1like N biti fʋ ɔwʋlɛ nɩmʋ. I like your book. (sem. domains: Emotion.) 2want Bee biti kapalɛ ba gyi. They want to eat fufu.
biti₂ 1n will 2v look for 3v like
bɩɩ₁ v 1know O nyi afɛ lenbiri asɩn gaa. He knows a lot about herbal medicine. (sem. domains: Mentation.) 2recognize Ba maa wu aba mʋ ba man bɩɩ aba. When they saw each other, they didn't recognize each other.
bɩɩ₂ v sing (sem. domains: Social Activities.)
bɩɩtɛ (dial. var. pɩɩtɛ) v 1pull Kebii mʋ ɩɩ bɩɩtɛ kabʋlʋpʋ. The child is pulling a sheep. (sem. domains: Manipulation.) 2swim (sem. domains: Transportation.)
bɩla v 1nurse/breastfeed Ɔkyɩɩ mʋ sa kebi mʋ kɩnyapʋ kyu. The woman nursed/breasted her child. (sem. domains: Child-Care.) 2raise Ɔkyɩɩ mʋ ɩbɩlaa kebi mʋ danbɩrasa? Does the woman raise the child very well? (sem. domains: Child-Care.) 3bring up somebody Ɔkyɩɩ mʋ ɩ bɩla kebi mʋ. The woman is bringing up the child. [In earlier times and sometimes even nowadays, the father of a boy is going to the house of a family with a girl, to bring them together. He goes there four times with 12 yams and some money on top, to show that he cares for the girl (bɩla). After that the father buys a pot of pito, to "open" the ears of the girl's father, that he wants his son to mary his daughter. After that another two pito pots are sent, one for the father, the other one for the mother. After that, some money is given to buy clothes and cooking utensils for the girl. Following that, the girl's father allows her to go and visit the boy and bring them together. A sleeping mat will be set with a white blanket on it, in order for the two to have sexual intercourse and find out wether she is still a virgin. If she is, the boy has to buy three nice pieces of cloth for the girl. If she is not, this does not have any other consequences. The girl will stay in the boy's home for three months. The boy is then supposed to make the woman pregnant within three months, to show that he is a man. If she becomes pregnant, the boy has to take care of the pregnant girl until deliverance. After deliverance she stays with the boy for three months. Then the mother of the girl comes and begs the boy to take the girl and the child to her house and take care of the child as well (bath the child. After this the father will send money to the girl's house to buy more cooking utensils. Then they set a day (Saturday) to celebrate the marriage. Young men and and women will be dancing and eat fufu. They distribute the food in the whole village to tell everyone that she is now a married woman.](sem. domains: Child-Care.)
bɩlasɛ borrowed word from English n brush
bɩlɛ₃ v be cooked
bɩlɛ₂ v 1become mature Mɛ akyeenbe ɩ bɩlɛ. The corn has matured. (sem. domains: Farming.) 2become old Ɔ nyɩn nɩmʋ bɩlɛ. This man has become old.
bɩlɛ₄ v sharpen (point) (sem. domains: Crafts.)
bɩlɛ₁ v 1form (sem. domains: Manipulation.) 2forge (sem. domains: Market/Trade, Manipulation.)
bɩlɩgya adj hot (in fever) Mʋ kumu bɩlɩgya lɩɩ fɛɛ maa lɔ kibirima sʋ mʋ. His head is hot because he has fever. (sem. domains: Health.)
bɩna adj left Bamʋ nɩɩ ba yɩlɛ mɛ bɩna sʋ mʋ bamʋ ɩɩ gyɛ mɛ kyɛmɩnɛ ana. Those who are standing on my left hand side are my friends. (sem. domains: Space.)
bɩranɛ n lion
bɩrɛɛ as for (sem. domains: Grammar.)
bɩrɩsa n neighbor (sem. domains: Human Classification.)
bɩyaa v bring Taa nkyu pʋrʋntʋwa nɩmʋ bɩya mɛ. Bring me this bottle of water. (sem. domains: Manipulation.)
bɩyo adv again (sem. domains: Grammar.)
bodobodoo n bread (sem. domains: Food Preparation/Consumption.)
boho n borehole (sem. domains: Food Preparation/Consumption.)
