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pɔrɔ vretranchercut off, subtract, entrench, retrenchpɔrɛ
pɔsɔ vdécortiquerto peel, shell, hullpɔsiɛ
pegaasi npicpickaxe6.6ToolOutil
pegaasi
dioula
pele nroséedewsynpɛlɛ21.3WaterEau
pele
pɛlɛ
pelo naujourd'huitoday
pəməbaa nlargeur d'une chose, grandeur d'une chosewidth of a thing, size of a thing
penleen nmidimidday, noon
penleen
penpelen da vrenvoyer (qqn), exilerto send away (sb), to exilepenpelen diɛ
pəpə nmotomotorbike7.1.1TravelVoyager6.86.8MachineMachine
pəpə
pepere adjvertueux, bienvirtuous, good
pere nergot (du coq)cock claw1.5.2Parts of an animalParties d’un animal
pere
1 vdire, annoncersay, announcepii
2 vlireread3.1.1LearnApprendre
2
pii
3 vpenserthink, imagine, supposesyntaasɛn pɛn pii
pɛlɛ1 nlattelath
pɛlɛ1
pɛlɛ2 nroséedewsynpele1.3WaterEau
pɛlɛ2
pɛnɛ1 vemballer, enroulerwrap, roll up, wind uppɛnɛ
pɛnɛ2 vfouetter (un enfant)to whip (a child)pɛnɛ
pɛnpɛan néventailfan6.6ToolOutil
pɛnpɛan
lɛnlɛan
pɛpɛnɛ adjpointusharp, pointed, peaked
pɛpɛnɛ
pɛrɛ1 nmarigotwater place, river1.3WaterEau
pɛrɛ1
pɛrɛ2 vmaigrirlose weight, become thin, slimpɛrɛ
pɛ́rɛ ncarpecarp1.5.1.5FishPoisson
pɛ́rɛ
pɛrɛɛnɛ adjmaigreskinny, thin, lean
pɛsɛ̃ véparpiller, disperserscatter, dispersepɛsɛ̃


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