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acwajiNearthenware, pottery5.1Household equipment
AcwänyøPNName meaning comcidental birth9.7Name
acwegNSg3twins2.6.3.7Multiple births
ácwegunspec. comp. form ofácwig1
acwïcweløNSglt1chain4.6.6.1Police
acwigNHammerhead; a kind of bird that builds a very large nest and enters from a hole in the side. The bird is also called nyatokacwik, a cow the color of this bird is also called "acwik".
AcwigPN name of a person who lost one of his/her parents in early childhood
ácwig1NSg3hip joint2.1.6Bone, jointácwegunspec. comp. formNhip joints2.1.6Bone, joint
ácwig2NSg3twin4.1.9.1.3Brother, sister
acwiikiNdisease causing trembling, hair sticks out and hoofs become sore6.3.8.1Animal diseases1.6.1.1.3Hoofed animals
acwijjïcfacwijøcwij1NSglt6palm hearts, doleib tree seedlings1.5.1Tree6.2.1.7Growing trees
acwijøcfacwijjïNshoot of a doleib palm, also inside of the doleib nut that is sprouting5.2.3.1.5Food from roots
acwïlNmedium brown color8.3.3.3.5Animal color, marking8States
AcwïlPNthird born after twins (boy)9.7Name
acwobNleather strings on the front of the sandal and go through the sole of the shoe5.3.6Parts of clothing5.3.3Traditional clothing
ácwøbøNSgltCleafy edible vegetable, eaten at the beginning of the rains (tamlek in Arabic)6.2.1.3Growing vegetables1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
acwödh1Nhelmet, may be cone shaped5.3.5Clothes for special people4.8.3.6.1Army2helmet for protection7.3.7Cover
acwööngNhindrance, delay7.2.7.1Stop moving
acyänganiAdvSome days before8.4.6.1.5Since, from8.4.5.2Before
acyängøAdvso quickly, so soon8.4.6.2.1Recently
acyäniAdvday before8.4.6.2Past
acyedhNyoung dome palm tree1.5.1Tree
acyenNcurse4.4.2Trouble
acyengNbowls used for washing5.2.2.8Eating utensil
ácyënøcfcyënNSglt2young black flying ant1.6.1.7Insect


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