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mate withjɩl 3vto mate withJibele jɩl jimiŋ.The cock mated with the hen.
materialgɛrɩŋ/gɛrʋn, garment, cloth, material, fabric, shirt, dress
matted rootstɩɩnaagɩraa/tɩɩnaagɩrɩsɩŋn, tangled or matted roots1.5.1Tree
matterwʋ--nounword, matterwʋbinecomplicated matterwɩɩŋ 2n, matter, business, actionƲ bɩ jaŋ ŋaa wɩɩkala.It does not matter.
mattressbeel 1n, mattress5.1.1.3Bed
may bemagɛ nlacjperhaps, may beMɩɩ mʋ dɩa nɛ, magɛ nla mɩ nyɩmma kɔ.I am going home in the hope that my father has come.
maybekapoocjperhaps, may beDɩ mɩ nɛ mʋ dɩa, kapoo mɩ nyɩmma jaŋ pɩmɛ moribiee.If I go home, my father will perhaps give me some money.
memɩpronI, me, my
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measuremagɩsɛ 1vto measureMɩ ŋaa meesiŋ nɛ, ʋ maga mɩ magɩsɛ kɩaa.As a mason I have to measure things.
meatnammɩan, meatkɔŋkɔŋ nammɩatinned meat or fish5.2.3.2Food from animals
meat (without bonesnampɩlɩŋ 2n, meat (without bones)5.2.3.2Food from animals
meat ballsnammɩɩgulumuŋn, chunks of meat, pieces, meat balls
meat brothyomuŋ 2n, meat broth, gravy5.2.3.2.1Meat
meddlerniilɩŋ-tɩɩnan, meddler, person who cannot keep any secret2Person
medical roottɩɩdaasɩɩgʋn, medical wood, trees rubbing against each other1.5.5Parts of a plant
medicinal rootsagbɛyɛŋn, a medicinal root1.5.5Parts of a plant
medicine given to women when they are about to give birthfɩɩna n, medicine given to women when they are about to give birth2.5Health2.5.7.2Medicine
medicine mandaalusuŋ tɩɩnan, medicine man, herbalist2.5Healthdaaluŋŋaaran, medicine man, herbalist2.5Health
medicine of fv:gɔgɔ
medicine of gɔgɔgɔgʋluruŋn, medicine of praise singers