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aboncfabønnNSg1priest; pastor; clergyman
abööbø yøwIdvery light; lightweight8.2.3.1Thin thing
aboodhoN1large ivory armlet5.4.1Jewelry2small onion-like tuber1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
aböyNdecaying fish1.4.1Dead things
ábubudhNslippery mud, mire1.2.2.1Soil, dirt7.2.1.5.1Slip, slide
abudhNSg3bald head2.1.5Hair
abudøNdeception4.3.5.6Hypocrite
abuj1Ngrain ready to open1.5.6Growth of plants
abuj2Ndistemper in a dog1.6Animal
abulNgourd with perforations6.4Hunt and fish
abuløNSgltCkind of bread, cake, anything baked or roasted5.2.3.4Prepared food
aburcfaburø2unspec. comp. form ofaburNSglt1Bohor Reedbucks1.6.1.1.3Hoofed animalsaburø2unspec. comp. formcfaburNBohor ReedbuckRedunca redunca1.6.1.1.3Hoofed animals
aburø1Npoverty6.8.1.3Poor
aburø2unspec. comp. form ofabur
abuuNcanker sore2.5.2.2Skin disease
ábuuNgreen fungi1.5.4Moss, fungus, algae
abuudhø1Vwithhold information3.1.2.4Ignore
abuudhø2Ndeceitfulness3.5.1.8.3Mock
abuurNpoor helpless person4.4.2.6Suffer
ábwöbunspec. comp. form ofáböbø
abwodøNwooden eating vessel5.2.2.8Eating utensil
ábwödøN1edible leafy tree6.2.1.3Growing vegetables5.2.3.1.4Food from leaves2dabker1.5.1Tree
ábwögNmaize6.2.5.1First fruits6.2.6.2Mill grain6.3.1.4Pig
abwon twajNgun stock6.7Tool


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