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nvya

n arrow Bok, Daf, Mgr, Mon (sem. domains: 1.4.2.6 Weapons and armor (L&N 06.G).)

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mgbang cf: mbakam; cf: ho'an.

adj big, important Daf, Mgr (sem. domains: 5.6.1.6 Important, unimportant (L&N 65.F).)

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mus₁ cf: amus.

n cat Bok, Daf, Mgr (sem. domains: 2.2.1 Animals (L&N 04.A).)

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rundong 3cf: randong.

n cattle [In Ron folklore, it stands for indifference.]Bok, Daf, Mgr, Mon (sem. domains: 2.2.1 Animals (L&N 04.A).)

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vo₁

v close Bok, Daf, Mgr (sem. domains: 5.10.5.1 Open, closed (L&N 79.X).)

close head

vo hai (der.) v ritual to protect children from evil spirits [For this ritual, which is done by the mburai, tiny ants (gandif) are killed and pounded with fried black beniseed (folal). Thepounded beniseed is mixed with oil and a child's head is covered with this mixture. The ritual is believed to protect theyoung ones from contact with evil spirits and witches. If the ritual is successful, the child so treated will immediately fallasleep.](sem. domains: 4.16.2 Custom, tradition (L&N 41.B).)

vo kil (der.) (irreg. infl. vo jil)

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mot₁

v die Bok, Daf, Mgr, Mon, Mun, Sha (sem. domains: 4.8.1.7 Live, die (L&N 23.G).)

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caan

n domestic fowl Daf, Mgr, Mon (sem. domains: 2.2.2 Birds (L&N 04.B).)

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fiɗyol

n fat, grease Bok, Daf, Mgr (sem. domains: 1.3.1 Food and drink (L&N 05.A).)

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mwan₁

n fire But, Daf, Mgr, Mon, Sha (sem. domains: 1.2.3 Fire (L&N 02.C).)

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gushe cf: goshe₁.

n fish (irreg. infl. goshe₂) Bok, Daf, Mgr

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rigit

n gruel (H. Kunu) Daf, Mgr (sem. domains: 1.3.1 Food and drink (L&N 05.A).)

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ko cf: ako.

n heart Daf, Mgr

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Munja

n masquerader [Munja is the most important of the masqueraders in Daffo. It acts like some kind of a religiously sanctioned police. Onlymen are allowed to see it, after their circumcision. Munja carries a net-like grass costume that covers the whole body of theperson who carries it.]Daf, Mgr, Mon (sem. domains: 5.10.5.2 Covered over (L&N 79.Y), 1.4.9.4 Architecture, painting, photography, and sculpture (L&N 06.W), 4.11.2.4 Not able to be known, Secret (L&N 28.E), 3.1 Supernatural Beings (L&N 12.A), 4.17.9.1 Religious practice, piety, impiety (L&N 53.A), 1.7.2 Socio-religious groups (L&N 11.B).)

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fof n

breast (female) Bok, Daf, Mgr, Mon, Sha

1milk (sem. domains: 21.3.1 Food and drink (L&N 05.A), 2.3.2 Parts of the body (L&N 08.B).)

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naa₂ cf: na₂.

n mother Daf, Mgr (sem. domains: 2.5.2 Kinship Relations Involving Successive Generations (L&N 10.B).)

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shem n

mucus Daf, Mgr, Mon

1catarrh (sem. domains: 22.3.3 Physiological products of the body (L&N 08.C).)

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tal₁

v pay Bok, Daf, Mgr (sem. domains: 4.18.2.3 Pay, price, cost (L&N 57.L), 4.14.4.2 Reward, recompense (L&N 38.B), 4.15.1.2.5 Revenge (L&N 39.F), 4.18.2.4 Owe, debt, cancel (L&N 57.R).)

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makong

num six Daf, Mgr (sem. domains: 5.2.2.2 One, two, three, (cardinals) (L&N 60.B).)

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yiu₁ cf: iyiu.

n small aquatic insect, water-beetle; spider [This insect was formerly used for a baptism-like ritual. It was killed and mixed with oil and certain plants and placed on thehead of newly-born babies. It was believed to relive in the baby as its spirit.]Daf, Mgr (sem. domains: 2.2.3 Insects (L&N 04.C).)

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hure

num ten Bok, Daf, Mgr

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lis₂ cf: alis. n

tongue Bok, Daf, Mgr

1language

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ɗing

n traditional harp Daf, Mgr, Mon (sem. domains: 1.4.2.8 Musical instruments and instrumentalists (L&N 06.L).)

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njan cf: anjan.