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akuaákúáinterrog.pl.which?O inia kata naisig ltung'ana aaiwuot, nepuo apa akua kulipo?And at that time when people were fleeing and moving away, which country (lit. soil) did they go to?precedes the noun and deletes its gender prefix
akuiakúínom. sg.ákuin.m.1great-grandfatherMenye akuyia naa akui.Grandfather's father is great-grandfather.2ancestorcflkimagilmakui
akuyiaakúj:apl.akuyianiakuj:anínom. sg.ákuj:anom. pl.ákuj:anívoc.pl.ooakuyiao̩ó̩akúj:an.voc. m.grandfatherKetii akuyia nkaji.Grandfather is in the house.antnkakuyia
alangaláŋa-langfr. var.aalangáalaŋconj.1more thanKaing'en alang lalache lai.I'm cleverer than my brother.2instead of, rather thanMatang'as aor nkaji alang tinikintuk nankan.Let's start by sweeping the house rather than washing clothes.cfa-langagrees in number with its head
alaniálanipl.alanakálanaknom. sg.áláninom. pl.álánakadj.1improficientltung'ani alania person who is poor at sth.2incompetent at some creative task
aldealdɛ́fr. var. ofelde
alealɛ́fr. var. ofele
aliamn.an oldtime child's first necklace, consisting of four beads strung on a giraffe tail hair strand
alipetaalípetan.f. pl.the first blood and milk mixture given to a newly circumcised boy or girl, or to a woman who has given birth
aloálôaloadj.sg. m.which?Alo cheni oodo too lkulie?Which tree is taller than the others?before a noun: alo; in isolation: álôIt precedes the noun and deletes its gender prefix.
amaa!ámá̩a̩orien.now then! used to signal a question or request to followAmaa, apa pee enya :nkima inia kop, aji apa etii ltung'ana?So then, when the fire destroyed that region where were all the people?cfmaa!
amuamʊ̂adv.becauseKatuwuo amu kaatupurruki.I moved because I was robbed.cftankarakifollowed by a verb
ana1anápl.kunakʊnádem.this (fem.)ana titothis girlcfandaeleene1idiainiafem.sg. class I, near, reachable by the speaker
ana2anáfr. var. ofanaa
ana3ánaconj.as, likeKetaranya ninye ana larriyia.He sang like an expert.Keiroro ninye ana laiguanani edede.He talked like a true spokesman.
ana (ake)conj.untilNeisimakinoi ana ake metidira :lowuoru ng'iro ntomononi.They struggled until the hyena climbed up on the woman.Ana (ake) is followed by subjunctive.
ana netiuconj.according to the way thatAna netiu nitejo.Just like you said.Ana netiu is followed by a verb in narrative form.
ana + ti-interrog.How about...Ana tinikipuo aamir nkichu?How about if we go and sell some cows?Ana is followed by a verb prefixed with ti-.
anaaaná̩a̩fr. var.ana2anátana2tanátanaa2taná̩a̩conj.coord.orlachau enyena anaa nkichu enyenaher calves or her cows
anacheanácenom. sg.ánacen.f.auntOyiete! Eewuo! Dorrop anache ng'utunyi neyiolo atuchuma mparani! Lotoroi!Riddle! I'm ready! Your auntie may be a bit short, but she can sure store away food for her family! Answer, the bee.cfanache apaanache eyio
anache apaanáce apáfr. var.anache e papacompd.father's sistersynmenecfanacheanache eyio
anache eyioanáce ej:ôfr. var.anache e yieyiocompd.mother's sister (the mother of one's apiyio)cfanacheanache apa
anakeana + akeadv.timealways, for ever