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mboret n

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wuf

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wel

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ɓak₁

break head

ɓak hai (der.) post-mortem [After a person has died and some time has passed, the person's head is removed andinvestigated to determine what caused his death: witchcraft, his own greed, or an ordinarycause.]

ɓak la (der.) v Si ɓaak hayash la, si mwaat sololol. (sem. domains: 4.6.4 Break, break through (L&N 19.D), 4.6.3 Split, tear (L&N 19.C).)

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ma'₁

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ta'₂ cf: mata'₃; cf: mata'₂.

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nyesh cf: nyis₂.

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mus₁ cf: amus.

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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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randong cf: rundong; cf: Arandong.

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ton₂

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maɓorok (irreg. infl. mataɓorok)

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haf

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kala cf: akala.

n chameleon [In Ron folklore, it is a symbol for carefulness.]Bok, Daf (sem. domains: 2.2.4 Reptiles and other 'creeping things' (L&N 04.D).)
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shen₁

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ngga₁

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gumet n

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kapak

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dish

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ɗu₂ cf: maɗu.

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vo₁

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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korong

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nyok cf: nyes₂.

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goro cf: gur.

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suɓut

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