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a-yiayaa-j:ajáv.and.to look forIkireu lotimi mechomo saa ayiaya nkopi naatii ndaki.We'll send Baboons scouting to look for a country where there is food.[kɛ́-tɛ́-j:áj-ɛ] 3. sg. perf.
a-yieloa-j:elófr. var.a-yiolo1aux.to know how toKayielo atisira ta nkalamu.I know how to write with a pen.Meyielo keper obori.Idiom: He doesn't know up or down, i.e. he has no clue, he knows completely nothing2v.tr.to know a person, place, piece of information, etc.followed by a main verb in the perf. inf. when used as an auxiliary; [ká-té-j:ólo] 1 sg. perf.; [e-te-jelok-i] 3 sg. perf. pass.
a-yieloua-j:elo̩ú̩fr. var.a-yiolouv.inchoa.to come to know, realizeNeyielou Letirate ajo mara mbaa enyena supati.Then Letirate realized that his situation was not a good one.aayielounoto come to know each other
a-yienga-j:ɛ́ngv.tr.to butchercfa-chop[kɛ́-tɛ́-j:áŋ-á] 3 sg. perf.
a-yiera-j:ɛ́ɾfr. var.a-yiarv.tr.to cook or boil in a pot, as opposed to apej which is to roast over coals[kɛ́-tɛ́-j:ɛ́ɾ-á] 3 sg. perf.
a-yierafr. var. ofa-yiara
a-yierichoa-j:ɛɾɪcɔ́v.antip.to be a cook, do cooking
a-yieta-j:ɛ́tv.tr.to stretch, pullayiata ainato be slow in acting
a-yietaaa-j:ɛta̩á̩fr. var.a-yiataav.and.to pull away
a-yietua-j:etúv.vent.to pull towardsTeyietu akini!Pull it gently!
a-yieua-j:ɛ̩́ʊ̩́v.vent.1to want/Keyieu Parkurusai nemirari Letirate.Parkurusai wanted Letirate to be chased off.ayiewuaki supatito wish sb. well2to needKayieu mperoto.I need a place to sleep.as an auxiliary verb followed by the narr.; [ká-tɛ́-j:ɛ́w:-a] 1 sg. perf.
a-yiolofr. var. ofa-yielo
a-yioloufr. var. ofa-yielou
aa1a̩a̩1v.impf. form of the verb to be used to introduce a dependent clause whose main verb is 'be'Kechomo aa ninche oopeny.(lit. They went, they being alone.) They went all by themselves.Achomo aa nanu apeny.I went all by myself.2v.impf. form of the verb to be used to introduce a dependent clause where 'be' is an auxiliaryEtii apa lng'atuny aa ninye eji Lenaure Kilami.There once was a lion who was called Lenaure Kilami.3interrog.impf. form of the verb to be used to introduce a questionHai! Aa miiu dei nkae kerai?So you won't just have another baby? (said the hyena to the woman).cfa-ra[n-á̩a̩] 3rd person copula, narr., 'is, are, and it is', also: topic end
aa2a̩a̩interrog.f. sg.which?Neichukunye apa aa nkat...?Then at which time did they come back?precedes the noun it modifies and usually deletes its gender prefix
aa nyo?a̩a̩ ɲɔ́interrog.why?aa nyo sa?why is that?cfpanijo?followed by the subordinator pee [pe̩é̩] when preceding a verb
aa-belaá̩a̩-bɛlav.mid.to quarrel
aa-boitaá̩a̩-boɔɪtav.to live togetherKore apa pokira uni netii ninche ng'oji nebo aaboita.All three of them were living together in one place.
aa-chamakinoá̩a̩-camakinov.dat. mid.to come to an agreement
aa-etuá̩a̩-e̩tuperf. pl. ofa-lotuv.to come, have cometo come, have comeIkindim aaetu teisiere.We could come tomorrow.Nelo Sidai aichiraa, neipoticho, meetu nkulie ng'uesi nkiguana.Then Ostrich went off weeping, and calling the other animals to come to a baraza.
aa-ibaroá̩a̩-ibaɾov.recp.to hate one another
aa-ichooroá̩a̩-ico̩o̩ɾov.recp.to give one another
aa-ijiparoá̩a̩-iʄipaɾov.mid. and.to follow each other in a sequence as going away


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a-yiayaa-j:ajáv.and.to look forIkireu lotimi mechomo saa ayiaya nkopi naatii ndaki.We'll send Baboons scouting to look for a country where there is food.[kɛ́-tɛ́-j:áj-ɛ] 3. sg. perf.
a-yieloa-j:elófr. var.a-yiolo1aux.to know how toKayielo atisira ta nkalamu.I know how to write with a pen.Meyielo keper obori.Idiom: He doesn't know up or down, i.e. he has no clue, he knows completely nothing2v.tr.to know a person, place, piece of information, etc.followed by a main verb in the perf. inf. when used as an auxiliary; [ká-té-j:ólo] 1 sg. perf.; [e-te-jelok-i] 3 sg. perf. pass.
a-yieloua-j:elo̩ú̩fr. var.a-yiolouv.inchoa.to come to know, realizeNeyielou Letirate ajo mara mbaa enyena supati.Then Letirate realized that his situation was not a good one.aayielounoto come to know each other
a-yienga-j:ɛ́ngv.tr.to butchercfa-chop[kɛ́-tɛ́-j:áŋ-á] 3 sg. perf.
a-yiera-j:ɛ́ɾfr. var.a-yiarv.tr.to cook or boil in a pot, as opposed to apej which is to roast over coals[kɛ́-tɛ́-j:ɛ́ɾ-á] 3 sg. perf.
a-yierafr. var. ofa-yiara
a-yierichoa-j:ɛɾɪcɔ́v.antip.to be a cook, do cooking
a-yieta-j:ɛ́tv.tr.to stretch, pullayiata ainato be slow in acting
a-yietaaa-j:ɛta̩á̩fr. var.a-yiataav.and.to pull away
a-yietua-j:etúv.vent.to pull towardsTeyietu akini!Pull it gently!
a-yieua-j:ɛ̩́ʊ̩́v.vent.1to want/Keyieu Parkurusai nemirari Letirate.Parkurusai wanted Letirate to be chased off.ayiewuaki supatito wish sb. well2to needKayieu mperoto.I need a place to sleep.as an auxiliary verb followed by the narr.; [ká-tɛ́-j:ɛ́w:-a] 1 sg. perf.
a-yiolofr. var. ofa-yielo
a-yioloufr. var. ofa-yielou
aa1a̩a̩1v.impf. form of the verb to be used to introduce a dependent clause whose main verb is 'be'Kechomo aa ninche oopeny.(lit. They went, they being alone.) They went all by themselves.Achomo aa nanu apeny.I went all by myself.2v.impf. form of the verb to be used to introduce a dependent clause where 'be' is an auxiliaryEtii apa lng'atuny aa ninye eji Lenaure Kilami.There once was a lion who was called Lenaure Kilami.3interrog.impf. form of the verb to be used to introduce a questionHai! Aa miiu dei nkae kerai?So you won't just have another baby? (said the hyena to the woman).cfa-ra[n-á̩a̩] 3rd person copula, narr., 'is, are, and it is', also: topic end
aa2a̩a̩interrog.f. sg.which?Neichukunye apa aa nkat...?Then at which time did they come back?precedes the noun it modifies and usually deletes its gender prefix
aa nyo?a̩a̩ ɲɔ́interrog.why?aa nyo sa?why is that?cfpanijo?followed by the subordinator pee [pe̩é̩] when preceding a verb
aa-belaá̩a̩-bɛlav.mid.to quarrel
aa-boitaá̩a̩-boɔɪtav.to live togetherKore apa pokira uni netii ninche ng'oji nebo aaboita.All three of them were living together in one place.
aa-chamakinoá̩a̩-camakinov.dat. mid.to come to an agreement
aa-etuá̩a̩-e̩tuperf. pl. ofa-lotuv.to come, have cometo come, have comeIkindim aaetu teisiere.We could come tomorrow.Nelo Sidai aichiraa, neipoticho, meetu nkulie ng'uesi nkiguana.Then Ostrich went off weeping, and calling the other animals to come to a baraza.
aa-ibaroá̩a̩-ibaɾov.recp.to hate one another
aa-ichooroá̩a̩-ico̩o̩ɾov.recp.to give one another
aa-ijiparoá̩a̩-iʄipaɾov.mid. and.to follow each other in a sequence as going away


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a-yiayaa-j:ajáv.and.to look forIkireu lotimi mechomo saa ayiaya nkopi naatii ndaki.We'll send Baboons scouting to look for a country where there is food.[kɛ́-tɛ́-j:áj-ɛ] 3. sg. perf.
a-yieloa-j:elófr. var.a-yiolo1aux.to know how toKayielo atisira ta nkalamu.I know how to write with a pen.Meyielo keper obori.Idiom: He doesn't know up or down, i.e. he has no clue, he knows completely nothing2v.tr.to know a person, place, piece of information, etc.followed by a main verb in the perf. inf. when used as an auxiliary; [ká-té-j:ólo] 1 sg. perf.; [e-te-jelok-i] 3 sg. perf. pass.
a-yieloua-j:elo̩ú̩fr. var.a-yiolouv.inchoa.to come to know, realizeNeyielou Letirate ajo mara mbaa enyena supati.Then Letirate realized that his situation was not a good one.aayielounoto come to know each other
a-yienga-j:ɛ́ngv.tr.to butchercfa-chop[kɛ́-tɛ́-j:áŋ-á] 3 sg. perf.
a-yiera-j:ɛ́ɾfr. var.a-yiarv.tr.to cook or boil in a pot, as opposed to apej which is to roast over coals[kɛ́-tɛ́-j:ɛ́ɾ-á] 3 sg. perf.
a-yierafr. var. ofa-yiara
a-yierichoa-j:ɛɾɪcɔ́v.antip.to be a cook, do cooking
a-yieta-j:ɛ́tv.tr.to stretch, pullayiata ainato be slow in acting
a-yietaaa-j:ɛta̩á̩fr. var.a-yiataav.and.to pull away
a-yietua-j:etúv.vent.to pull towardsTeyietu akini!Pull it gently!
a-yieua-j:ɛ̩́ʊ̩́v.vent.1to want/Keyieu Parkurusai nemirari Letirate.Parkurusai wanted Letirate to be chased off.ayiewuaki supatito wish sb. well2to needKayieu mperoto.I need a place to sleep.as an auxiliary verb followed by the narr.; [ká-tɛ́-j:ɛ́w:-a] 1 sg. perf.
a-yiolofr. var. ofa-yielo
a-yioloufr. var. ofa-yielou
aa1a̩a̩1v.impf. form of the verb to be used to introduce a dependent clause whose main verb is 'be'Kechomo aa ninche oopeny.(lit. They went, they being alone.) They went all by themselves.Achomo aa nanu apeny.I went all by myself.2v.impf. form of the verb to be used to introduce a dependent clause where 'be' is an auxiliaryEtii apa lng'atuny aa ninye eji Lenaure Kilami.There once was a lion who was called Lenaure Kilami.3interrog.impf. form of the verb to be used to introduce a questionHai! Aa miiu dei nkae kerai?So you won't just have another baby? (said the hyena to the woman).cfa-ra[n-á̩a̩] 3rd person copula, narr., 'is, are, and it is', also: topic end
aa2a̩a̩interrog.f. sg.which?Neichukunye apa aa nkat...?Then at which time did they come back?precedes the noun it modifies and usually deletes its gender prefix
aa nyo?a̩a̩ ɲɔ́interrog.why?aa nyo sa?why is that?cfpanijo?followed by the subordinator pee [pe̩é̩] when preceding a verb
aa-belaá̩a̩-bɛlav.mid.to quarrel
aa-boitaá̩a̩-boɔɪtav.to live togetherKore apa pokira uni netii ninche ng'oji nebo aaboita.All three of them were living together in one place.
aa-chamakinoá̩a̩-camakinov.dat. mid.to come to an agreement
aa-etuá̩a̩-e̩tuperf. pl. ofa-lotuv.to come, have cometo come, have comeIkindim aaetu teisiere.We could come tomorrow.Nelo Sidai aichiraa, neipoticho, meetu nkulie ng'uesi nkiguana.Then Ostrich went off weeping, and calling the other animals to come to a baraza.
aa-ibaroá̩a̩-ibaɾov.recp.to hate one another
aa-ichooroá̩a̩-ico̩o̩ɾov.recp.to give one another
aa-ijiparoá̩a̩-iʄipaɾov.mid. and.to follow each other in a sequence as going away


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