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(id.) to be serious
(Lat. ficus)
tutogo
n,
fig tree (Lat. ficus)
1.5.1
Tree
(no obj.)
chɛ (plus obj.)
2
v
to be about to do sth.
Mɩ naaŋ nɩɩ chɛ ʋ sʋʋ.
My mother is about to die.
(not) ... anything
fɩɩ (only neg.)
adv.
(not) ... anything, nothing
Ʋ bɩ fɩɩ ma ŋmʋnsa.
He has not written anything.
(on fish)
kerikiŋ
1
n,
fin (on fish)
1.6.2
Parts of an animal
(one's head)
wʋl
v
to raise (one's head)
Kɛŋ nyuŋ wʋl.
Raise your head.
2.2
Body functions
(only with ‘bi’) fearful
(sardine)
(set a) trap
(set) a trap
jʋʋ gɛsɩŋ
v phr
to wrong sb.
Dɩ ŋ jʋʋ mɩ gɛsɩŋ lɛ, mɩ jaŋ dagɩŋ.
If you wrong me (cross my path) I will deal with you.
(sg.) child (only used to differentiate from an adult)
hambie
1
n,
(sg.) child (only used to differentiate from an adult)
(special usage) government
(sth. without an opening
-pumuŋ
-adj
enclosed, (sth. without an opening)
dɩɩpumuŋ
a walled-up room
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