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<strong>ENGLISH</strong>-<strong>KAREKARE</strong><br />
A<br />
a wad�, wa�i<br />
aardvark k��i<br />
abandoing a child al�j�f�<br />
abandoned place l�wi<br />
abdomen, lower j�mbe<br />
able, be nj�wu<br />
abort t��u<br />
about k�<br />
absence dar�<br />
abuse f�lu<br />
accept b�sku, t�fu<br />
accompany k�rbu<br />
according to b�b�<br />
ache fa��<br />
Achilles tendon dirk�<br />
acidity nzh�m�<br />
adder, night rib�-rib�<br />
adherents nd�l� k�<br />
admonition k�to<br />
adulterer d�w�n�<br />
advicw k�to<br />
affection m�ío<br />
afterlife bit�, but�<br />
afternoon, late zamb�yi = zamb�i<br />
afternoon, mid f�ti d�b�k� r�nk�t�u<br />
again wam<br />
agree y�rdu<br />
ahead d˘nu<br />
aid mb�r�n<br />
air f�f�l� = filf�l�<br />
alcohol �f�<br />
alcoholic drink from potatoes �msh�<br />
algae kalangu<br />
all dik, durus, gi�, kap<br />
Allah Mb�la, ndag�i, T�l� Birb�,<br />
burb�<br />
allow d�yu<br />
79<br />
alone mba- + poss. pron.<br />
alongside b�r�k�<br />
always f�ti w�ike, kulum<br />
amazement ajab� = aj�b�<br />
and aiÖ aiÖ<br />
and (joining nouns) k�<br />
and then �s�, ik�y� = yik�y� = ik�y�,<br />
nakat<br />
angel m�l�k�<br />
anger y��� m� z�mb�l�m<br />
animal, mythical f�ntr�m<br />
animal, wild l‰ m� r�y�, sh�gga<br />
ankle �da t� s�yo<br />
announcement ��f�fi, sh�l�<br />
annoy d�m�tu<br />
another wa�i<br />
answer t�lfu<br />
antimony t‰z�li<br />
ants ay�ndin black grain storing, k��f�<br />
small red, kurm�si biting, m�sen<br />
stink, s�m�nto sugar, z�rci small<br />
type<br />
anus mac�wi, t˘n� m� ish� = t�m m�<br />
ish�<br />
anvil d�mi<br />
any w�ik�<br />
anyone l�uke<br />
anything m�k�<br />
anytime f�ti w�ike<br />
anywhere y�k�<br />
apex cilw� t� ��<br />
appear ��ka<br />
appear suddenly ��lu<br />
apron, leather d�d�r�<br />
area f�lt�<br />
argument c�n�<br />
arise h�n�u = y�n�u = sh�n�u<br />
arm b�ka, s�r�<br />
armpit far t� b�ka<br />
arrange c�r��tu, y�w�ntu<br />
arrival nn�, w�l�<br />
arrive w�ru = �ru, sh���
80 English-Karekare Wordlist<br />
arrogance �m�<br />
arrow f�sku<br />
as gidi<br />
as for ke, r�, ye, m<br />
ashes b�to = b�to<br />
ashes of cornstalks kut�<br />
ashes, hot nzu��ku<br />
ashes, taste of kut�-kut�<br />
ask t��u<br />
associates of �nk�<br />
astringent taste b�rd�z�i<br />
aunt ay� m�iw��<br />
avenge s��mu<br />
axe d�y�k�<br />
axe used in battle gamp�w�<br />
axe, small g�l�fi, d�l�m�<br />
B<br />
baboon bang�i, b�d� birum = birum<br />
m� b�d�<br />
baby kul��i, l���<br />
baby carrier r�bo<br />
baby, newborn anj�lm�<br />
bachelor gand�<br />
back bai<br />
back, lower ��b�<br />
backwards t�t�r�i, t�t�r� k� bai<br />
bad d�s�<br />
bag �c�k�<br />
bald sil��i<br />
ball mb��u<br />
bandicoot gw�nd�g�<br />
bank of river b˘ �uci<br />
bank up s�u�u<br />
baobab cakes m�y�ri<br />
baobab flower b�mb�l�<br />
baobab leaves m�dl�r�, tagal�u =<br />
tagal�<br />
bar (for drinking) kw�r t� �f�<br />
barber b�� k�l�<br />
barely ket, d�k�-daka<br />
bark of tree b�i, b�i ��<br />
base far<br />
basis sir�m<br />
basket d��ir = d��ur large<br />
bastard b�b�l�, dugzh�r<br />
bat g‰g�r‰ fruit bat<br />
bat, fruit g�w�<br />
bathe partially c�fu<br />
bathing b���<br />
batter gw�gwa��, r���<br />
battle t�w�<br />
beads kwaikw�d�, s�y�<br />
bean cakes �r�<br />
beans in pods njal�u<br />
beans, cooked j�b�<br />
bear (birth) l�wu<br />
beard b�gw�j�<br />
beat d�d�ku, d�kwu, g�d�ru, g�b�u<br />
beat drum b�ru<br />
beat with a stick g�g�tu<br />
beating d�d�k�, j�b�<br />
beautiful b�l�n, c�nd�w�<br />
because (of) �k�to, �k�t�<br />
become ��wu, t�ng�, y� = íy�<br />
bed �ndi<br />
bed made of planks f�di<br />
bedbugs lid� = lid�u<br />
bee ish�ni<br />
bee (type) d�zo, mb�z�<br />
bee, stingless tirn�n�<br />
beehive s�ci<br />
beer �f�<br />
beer, unstrained d�k���<br />
beetle, auger t�ntir<br />
beetle, type d�s� l�tin�k� � m�y�?<br />
before d�nd� = d�d�, k�f�n<br />
beg d���<br />
begging bar�<br />
begin c�, s˘mu<br />
beginning cin�, cin�<br />
behind bai<br />
belch j�l�<br />
belch(ing) j�l�<br />
belittle k�rbu<br />
bellows k�tau<br />
belly �ko = �kau, b�c�<br />
beloved c�m�<br />
belt for shapening razor k�n�mi<br />
belt, leather �lp�w�<br />
bend ng�n�tu<br />
bend down ng�n�
end in curve ng�n�tu<br />
beneficence �lh�r�<br />
benefit g��tu<br />
beseech d���, r˘�u<br />
beshit oneself c�mtu<br />
beside b�r�k�<br />
better that... g�ra, ngalk�<br />
better, be g�r� = g�r� = w�r�, nd�ra ,<br />
nd�r�ntu<br />
bicycle k�k�, m���r�u<br />
big m�iw�<br />
bile ��tl�w�<br />
billy goat b�kur�<br />
billygoat b�z�ru<br />
bird r�yi<br />
bird (type) b�����, c�b�dl�, c�w�,<br />
cin-cin, d�ry�, dl�t�, f�r�,<br />
g�g�ng�s�, gw�ng˘l�, jil�,<br />
j�mf�rm�, k�s�gark�, kuíy�r,<br />
kw�liy�, l�wai, m�l��g�d�, t�d�r<br />
birth l�w�<br />
birth, give l�wu<br />
bite y�du = íy�du<br />
bite off k�ntu<br />
bitter tl�tl�n�i<br />
black birim = burum<br />
black and white �níy�r = h�níy�r<br />
blacksmith b�� d�d�k� d�mi, b�� ng�z�<br />
= b�� nj�z�<br />
blade (of axe) �ik�<br />
blanket gw�d�<br />
blind mb�g�m = m�g�m<br />
blind, go mb�g�mtu<br />
blindness mb�g�mt�n�, m�g�mt�n�<br />
blinking gim�tl<br />
block m�n�u = min�u<br />
blood d˘n�<br />
blood clot zh�tik<br />
blow b�yu, f�ntu<br />
body z�<br />
boil (abscess) kwaz�mb�t�<br />
boil (water, etc.) ��nku, f�lu,<br />
gw�gw��u, r���tu, r��u<br />
boil meat k�fu<br />
boil without pus d�r��k�l�<br />
bone wasu = osu<br />
boomerang g�di<br />
English-Karekare Wordlist 81<br />
bore hole sh�yu<br />
both dik<br />
bothered, be d�mu<br />
bottom nz���<br />
boundary b˘, íyarn�, c���k�<br />
bow (for shooting) r�nk�<br />
bow-legged d�w�no<br />
bowl kal�i earthenware, d�gn� wooden,<br />
for food<br />
bowstring rak�<br />
boy l�wi<br />
brackish taste g�lam<br />
braid l�mu<br />
brains nd�laka<br />
bran d�nd�mar<br />
branch from a road sh�bu<br />
breadth j�b�<br />
break forth vocally ��l�<br />
break in two d�bu<br />
break into pieces t��u, t�kc�nu,<br />
t�kc�c�nu, tl�f��u<br />
break off nj�lu<br />
breaking up a fight mb�r�n<br />
breast y��i<br />
breathing n�ks�<br />
brethren m�n�i<br />
bride k�yang�, l�m�m˘<br />
bride's friend �m�<br />
bridge of wood katark�<br />
bridle l�j�m<br />
bring �l� = w�l�<br />
brittle ��c�<br />
broken, be y��u<br />
broom s�bin, g�d�gir<br />
broth k�r��<br />
brother k�ka<br />
brother, older y�y�<br />
brother, younger m�lu<br />
bubble gw�gw��u, r��u<br />
bucking wuncir�<br />
budge nz�ku<br />
buffalo k�b�n<br />
build ��ku<br />
bulging eyes mb˘c���i, t�kw�l�i<br />
bull g�r�w�<br />
bundle of grain heads j�m��l�m<br />
bundle of grass kw�ntal
82 English-Karekare Wordlist<br />
burbling by billygoat b�f�<br />
burden w�l� = �l�<br />
buried granary d�dif���<br />
burn g�itu, g�yu, k�ru<br />
bury mb��lmu<br />
bush r�y�<br />
bustard b�d�<br />
but �m�, bay�<br />
butt with head d�mpu<br />
butter f�l�<br />
butterfly k�t�f�f�, t�f�-t�f�<br />
buttocks mbil�<br />
buy j�n�<br />
C<br />
cage for fowls b�n m� k�zin�<br />
cake, bean �r�<br />
calabash (see also ‘gourd’) ��yi<br />
general term, bell�m decorated,<br />
g��� large, gas�w�r� large, for<br />
carrying water, k�l�mbi<br />
undecorated, l�bi for serving food,<br />
l�kk� large, nd�kw�co cracked and<br />
sewed<br />
calabash fragment al�mp�<br />
calabash, small kw��i<br />
calf (of cow) kin�, l�w� t� kw�m<br />
calf (of leg) duw�l�, kw�nt�l�<br />
call d�g�<br />
call from afar �˘ru<br />
camel dlik�m�, k�kinj�r<br />
can nj�wu<br />
candy �l�w�<br />
cane rat gwaz�bi<br />
cane switch lak‰d�<br />
cap j�k�w�, t�giy�<br />
carcass m�sh�<br />
care for a child m�lu<br />
careful movement t�t�ru<br />
carelessly w�w�i = m�w�i<br />
caress sh�f�nu<br />
carpentry, do y�mu<br />
carrion m�sh�, ng�z�m�r<br />
carry s�n�u, �l�<br />
carry child on the back ��tu<br />
carve y�mu<br />
cassava, old g�nt�mo<br />
cast (throw) ��l�<br />
castration d�l�<br />
cat �w�i<br />
cat, brindled c�ry�<br />
catarrh in animals k�l�t�r�m<br />
catch c�w�<br />
catch in the air c�fu<br />
caterpillar d�mf�w�<br />
cattle egret r�r�n˘<br />
cause z�bu<br />
cave ng�rj�<br />
celebration d�gar, ngum�ri<br />
celebration, traditional bar�k�u m�<br />
D�g�bi annual harvest festival, b�r�<br />
m� J�l�m annual hunting festival,<br />
d�wun bai circling birth hut, ��l�<br />
m�ri sacrifices at harvesting of new<br />
crops, zin� b�c� sacrificial, zin�<br />
ndag�i sacrificial<br />
center gab�i<br />
centipede nz�m�y�<br />
centipede, small c�r�r�<br />
certain (ones), a certain one wad�<br />
chaff rib�<br />
chair kuj�r�<br />
chameleon ar�nc�ni<br />
change residence ng�z�<br />
chanting for rituals di�� b˘<br />
charcoal k�nk�su<br />
charm for invisibility b�w�so, b˘s�sim<br />
chase r�ku<br />
chase birds t�b�<br />
chattering cakaram<br />
cheap b�t�<br />
cheat m˘ru<br />
cheating rann�, t�m�c�, naut�<br />
cheek j�g�l�i<br />
chest j�b�<br />
chew h��u, ky�l�u = k�l�u = k�líyu<br />
=<br />
chew cud ky�l�u = k�l�u = k�líyu =<br />
chick kul��i<br />
chicken k�z�<br />
chicken manure j�ngw�l˘�i =<br />
j�nkw�l˘�i
chicken with ruffled feathers d�k�c�<br />
chicks of guinea fowl kul�m<br />
chief �gw�m, �d�fu<br />
chieftainship k˘��<br />
child l�wi<br />
children ding�n�, ��b�, l�w�<br />
chin b�gw�j�<br />
chip j�l�<br />
chisel kutufi<br />
choke s�tu<br />
choke someone k�ríyu<br />
choose j�d�<br />
chop d���, d��u<br />
chop up d���tlu<br />
churn t�g�lu<br />
circular kw�ra-kw�r�<br />
circumcision k�y� = k�íy�<br />
cistern k�l�<br />
clan b�g� = b�g�u<br />
clan feeling mb�no<br />
clansman k�ka<br />
clap t�fu<br />
clavicle gw�dl�, nj�ram<br />
claw kwanca<br />
clay for pottery r˘�i<br />
clean ng˘yi<br />
clear land l�w�<br />
clear up k�mu<br />
climb ��<br />
clitoris c�kir�k, h�yo, z�nt�l�i<br />
close f�, kwac�<br />
clot (blood) zh�tik<br />
cloth bakt�, g�b�ga<br />
cloth, black and white gamb�r�<br />
cloud kwab�<br />
coagulate m�tu<br />
coarse in consistency k�nc��<br />
coax ��g�tu, gw�l�ntu<br />
cobra g�m�sh�ta, m�n�n, s�ti<br />
cock g�j�<br />
cockroach kw�t�far<br />
cocoon la��u<br />
coins �ik�<br />
cold layi<br />
cold weather rib� = rib�yi<br />
collaboration g�m� t� b˘<br />
collapse nd�fu<br />
English-Karekare Wordlist 83<br />
collar bone gw�dl�, nj�ram<br />
collect c�mu, c�ptu<br />
collect (water) g�l�<br />
collect and remove k�mu<br />
colostrum �m�s�nji<br />
comb capkar�<br />
comb (of chicken) l�nt�<br />
comb (of fowl) zank‰<br />
comb out s�p�u<br />
combat y���<br />
come ndu<br />
come across d�g��u, l�mu<br />
come back y�t�<br />
come to s�m�u<br />
coming w�l�<br />
commiserate z�tu<br />
communal labor mb���<br />
companion y�wo<br />
compatriot nz�fa<br />
compatriot(s) c�, m�n�i<br />
compensation to sorcerer c�p�r�m<br />
competition m�r�-m�r�<br />
complaining j�jim, j�gna, r�ng�<br />
completely kap<br />
compound kw�r� = kw�r�u<br />
compress nj��u<br />
conceal oneself b�nkwu = b�nku<br />
concerning k�<br />
confused, be dl�b�ru<br />
conjuring dab˘<br />
conquer t�<br />
consider t�nu<br />
console c�w� s�ra<br />
conspire nd��� c�c�<br />
contempt k�rb�<br />
continue d�fu, nd˘k�<br />
contumacy rann�<br />
convalescence kw�z�<br />
conversation s�mm�na<br />
cook ��nku, k�fu, w��u<br />
cooking tripod r�wun<br />
cool lailai<br />
cool off k�k�tu<br />
cooperation mb���n, g�ny�<br />
copulate with ��tu, �ntu<br />
copulation by animals ��<br />
corn, young kunc� = kunc�u
84 English-Karekare Wordlist<br />
cornstalk k�r�<br />
corpse g�b�<br />
correct, be ��wu<br />
coucal b���-b���, kaskawak�i<br />
cough j�b�<br />
count mb�su<br />
country yali<br />
courtyard f�lt�, f�tl�u<br />
cow kw�m<br />
cow, yellow j�n�<br />
cowife m�yau = m�íyau<br />
crack ��yu<br />
crazy person b�� tl�b�<br />
crazy, become tl�bu<br />
crazy, drive tl�b�tu<br />
creativeness d�g˘r�m�<br />
crest zank‰<br />
cricket (type) gw�nj�-gwanj�,<br />
ndl�r�kat� = ndl�rkat�<br />
cricket, Jerusalem nd�r�<br />
cricket, small c��i<br />
crocodile k�r�m<br />
crop of bird tukc�l�<br />
crow, pied ndl�r�ku = nz�r�ku<br />
crowing kw�kw�riy�k�<br />
crown of head f�ri t� k�<br />
crowned crane ng�r�k�<br />
crust, burned k�r�<br />
cry z�w�<br />
cry out r�ru<br />
crying z�w�<br />
crying easily w�l�k�<br />
crying for help �‰lo<br />
cup k��inkiy�<br />
cure k�k�tu<br />
custom �d�<br />
cut g�<br />
cut grass with sickle k�r�<br />
cut off c�pu<br />
cut up ��rdu<br />
cuticle c�nk�c�<br />
D<br />
dabble in food nj�kw��u<br />
dampen m�z�gu<br />
dampness nj�d˘<br />
dancing jalle, ndir�<br />
dancing for wedding b�g�d�<br />
darkness b� burum<br />
daughter b�<br />
dawn b���<br />
dawn, pre- g�r�w�<br />
day f�ti<br />
day (24 hours) t���<br />
day (one day) d�wad�<br />
day after tomorrow t�f�<br />
day before yesterday nz�nt��<br />
day, on that d˘���, d˘��m<br />
day, spend the g�lu<br />
day, that f�ta<br />
daylight f�ti<br />
days k�b�<br />
deaf b�b�<br />
deaf mute kurt� = dug�rum,<br />
dug�rum = kurt�<br />
deaf, become k�rt�tu<br />
deafness k�rt�t�n�<br />
death karm�, m�to<br />
death notification d�tu<br />
deceive m˘ru<br />
deception b�lim<br />
decieve b�b�tu<br />
decorations painted in calabash d�dir<br />
decrease t�ku<br />
deep nzai = m�nzai<br />
defecate mb�mu<br />
defy g�g�ru<br />
delay ng�ntu<br />
deliberately m�w�i<br />
demon gw�igwai<br />
departure of angry wife agwd�<br />
deposit (of money) z�y�<br />
depression t˘n� = t˘n�<br />
depression in ground g�r�s<br />
descend w�ru = �ru<br />
design y� = �y�<br />
despise k�rbu<br />
destroy nd�fu<br />
devil �ljin<br />
dew s�nsir<br />
diarrhea ish�-ish�<br />
die b�wu, m�tu
difficulty b‰n�, m�ngwai = ngwai<br />
difficulty, with ket, d�k�-daka<br />
dig �f�, c�k�<br />
dig up c�k�, g�rzu<br />
digging stick ng�rfi<br />
diligence nginif�<br />
dip out �ru, k�mu, t�ku<br />
dip out of a liquid íy�w� = �w�<br />
direction gir�<br />
dirge d�d�r�<br />
dirt b�b���<br />
dirty b�b���<br />
dirty person k˘ri<br />
disappear b�wu<br />
disaster �l�b�<br />
discrimination f�����<br />
discussion s�mm�na<br />
disease of skin k�m�as�<br />
disgust ny�nya<br />
dislike k��u<br />
disparagement k�rb�<br />
disperse d�b�tu, d�bu, t�g�yu =<br />
t�g�íyu<br />
displeased ng�r�-ng�r�<br />
dispute c�n�<br />
disrespectful person b� k�rb�<br />
dissension, causing nd˘r‰<br />
dissolve s�w�<br />
distant kit�<br />
distraught, be b�g�lu<br />
distress b�t�<br />
distribute s�pu<br />
dive ��ku, d�mb�yu<br />
divide out s�pu<br />
divorce ��lu<br />
do y� = íy�<br />
do previously t�ku<br />
dodge f�tu, l�m� = l�m�<br />
doer b��, n�nt��<br />
dog �d�<br />
dog, wild hunting d�mb�z�w�r�<br />
donkey k‰r‰, �ur�<br />
donkey of the bush? k‰r‰ m� r�ya<br />
door panel g�si, gwamper, k�l�ng�<br />
doorway b˘ b�n�<br />
dove ��l�wi<br />
downward raw�i<br />
English-Karekare Wordlist 85<br />
dozing z�ngin�ni<br />
drag b�gu<br />
draw out nz�ku<br />
draw water nz�<br />
drawing water using feet g�wur<br />
dream s�n�<br />
dregs sh�sh�y�, c�kc�k�<br />
dregs of beer c�c�k�<br />
drink s�<br />
drip nz�r�<br />
drive away r�ku<br />
drive over nj��u<br />
drop ��lu<br />
drought dar(�) t� �m�<br />
drum gunduwa for wrestlers, janjank�<br />
played for hunters, k�l�u small, hung<br />
around neck, kanj�u hourglass, held<br />
between legs, kurya played for<br />
barbers, tamb�l kettle drum, played<br />
for Mai<br />
drum (type) j�mi<br />
drumming bir�<br />
drumstick ng�l�<br />
drunk, be g�d�ru<br />
dry clothes f�t�ru<br />
dry season b�g�l�<br />
dry up b�yu<br />
dry up (well) d��r�<br />
duck �gw�gw�, k�ntif�<br />
duck down f�tu, l�m� = l�m�<br />
duiker b�wi<br />
duiker, type k�m�<br />
dung beetle b�z�z�<br />
dust birb�r<br />
dwarf �r�<br />
dwelling ting�no<br />
dying z�b� � b�ba<br />
each other z�<br />
eagle kwaf�<br />
ear k�mo<br />
early start t�w�t�<br />
earth yali, �nk�s<br />
earth, red k�ri<br />
E
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earthworm nz�fir<br />
east ��b�<br />
easy b�t�<br />
eat h��u, t�<br />
eating with four fingers mbac�<br />
eczema<br />
eczema on animals g�rdis<br />
edge b˘b�<br />
egg ins�<br />
eggs, abandoned s�b�<br />
egret, cattle r�r�n˘<br />
eight f�f��u<br />
elbow íyangwalam<br />
elephant �wan<br />
eloping �˘lum<br />
emaciated kanjum<br />
embarrassment c�w�<br />
embers riy�n<br />
emir �d�fu<br />
enough, be tl�, tl���<br />
entangled, become b�rd�ng�lu<br />
entanglement nd�li<br />
enter r�<br />
entranceway d�w‰<br />
environment j�go<br />
envy jimj�m<br />
epidemic �l�b�<br />
epilepsy m�íyir<br />
erect, to k�<br />
erection gang�l<br />
errand zin�<br />
escape w�l�<br />
establish k�<br />
established, be ��wu<br />
estimation t�man<br />
etch y�tu<br />
etching y� = �y�<br />
ethnic group N�s�r� European, Fil�t�<br />
Fulani, m�lm� Hausa, z�n Kanuri,<br />
Karaikarai Karekare (pl),<br />
B�karkar�i Karekare (sg)<br />
even ar = har, s�r�m<br />
evening zamb�yi = zamb�i<br />
ever do t�ku<br />
every w�ik�<br />
everyone l�uke<br />
everything m�k�<br />
everywhere y�k�<br />
evil d�s�, k�l�d�<br />
evil deed gandara<br />
ewe t�mci<br />
exceed g�r� = g�r� = w�r�, nd�ra ,<br />
nd�r�ntu<br />
excessively, do g�d�ru<br />
exchange f�ltu, s�f�yu, s�f�íyu<br />
excrement g�d�r� = g�d�r�, �sh�<br />
exercise ��gw�itu<br />
exists k�k�i, nad�<br />
exit f�t�<br />
expand b�tl�<br />
expansive d�r�r�<br />
expensive s�da<br />
experience s�<br />
experience (undergo) t�<br />
explode b�c�<br />
express from t�r�u<br />
expression All�-wadare! To hell with<br />
it!, any� OK, that's that, at oh! I just<br />
realized something!, at�t�i = att�t�<br />
= att�r�r�m expression of surprise,<br />
�ya cry of alarm, c�c�c� here's a scary<br />
thing!, d�n�m be careful!, gidib�<br />
how amazing!, hank�l be careful!,<br />
h�r expression of concern, k�n�<br />
really? (unexpected event), k�l�k�l��<br />
come and join the group!,<br />
l�l�la! count me out!, m�n�n<br />
anguish, ngelngel under no<br />
circumstances, p‰p˘ Sorry!,<br />
s�lbark� Thank you!, t�nkunk�s =<br />
t�kur�nkus folktale closing, ugg�<br />
amazement, usako hello! greetings<br />
to you!, y�w�i = y�w� oh no!, woe<br />
is me!, alas!<br />
extend ��bu<br />
extent f�t�<br />
extinguish mb��tu<br />
extract n�ku, nz�ku<br />
eye �do = �dau<br />
eye matter nj�li<br />
eye socket g�rmi<br />
eyes, deep-set g�rm� m� �do
F<br />
fable dind�no<br />
face �do = �dau<br />
faeces �sh�<br />
fail ��ru<br />
failure dar�<br />
faint ��rmu<br />
faintness from hunger k�mallo<br />
fall b�rdu, ng�t�, nz��u<br />
far kit�, nzai = m�nzai<br />
farm tar�<br />
farm, disused s�b�r�<br />
farm, personal y�manc�<br />
farmer b�� kw�r�k�<br />
farming g�d�g�z�r, kw�r�k�<br />
fart w�r�o<br />
fast (swiftly) ka��, ka��-ka��<br />
fat �lmo<br />
fat stomach k�dl���<br />
fat-headed girjiwuli, r�g�j�m<br />
father b�ba, b�bu, b�, b�í, b��í<br />
father-in-law s�kw�r<br />
fatigue l�b�<br />
fatness yari = íyar�<br />
fear c�n�, �sh�rtu<br />
fear(ing) ish�ri<br />
feather s�k�<br />
feces g�d�r� = g�d�r�<br />
feed �btu<br />
feeding (by animals) daw�i<br />
feel k�l�<br />
fell r��u<br />
fell (tree) nz��tu<br />
femented, becom j�l�<br />
fence dang�, shing�<br />
fence post t�k�<br />
fennec cagadl�r�<br />
ferment nzh�mu<br />
fertilizer t�k�<br />
festival b�r�<br />
fetish gw�ram, r�n�i, sirk�<br />
fetish stand s�r�u<br />
fever gw�d�l�<br />
fiction gad�<br />
field m�l�<br />
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fight(ing) y���<br />
fighting dl�r�<br />
fighting, cause g�m� t� k�<br />
file dart˘<br />
fill j�mtu, nj�mtu<br />
fill up/out d�su<br />
filthy b�b���<br />
find b�ku, d�g��u, l�mu, m�yu, w�<br />
finding lost person gw�gwi<br />
fine consistency liki�<br />
finely granulated yi�i�i<br />
finger k˘l�<br />
fingernail k‰c�<br />
finish g�tu, k�tu, w�y�tu<br />
finished, be w�y�<br />
fire y�si = íy�si<br />
fire, start qq tang�w�<br />
firefly t�k�ra<br />
fireplace r�wun<br />
firewood ajagw�ly�<br />
firing (pot) ��l�<br />
firmament j�b� t� ndag�i<br />
first d�go<br />
fish c�r�f�, b�b�rakk�m African<br />
catfish, �mb� Protopterus annectens<br />
(lungfish, mudfish), s�r‰ Nile perch<br />
fish, small y�w�<br />
fit t�fu<br />
five b���<br />
fix k˘�u<br />
flame f�n�<br />
flashing w���<br />
flavor, add d�kwa �d‰ t� g�no<br />
flay w�lu<br />
flea ���it<br />
flesh l‰ m� z�<br />
fling against w�rgu<br />
flock biri = buri, mecc�<br />
flood ganj�u<br />
flour �pti, f�c�<br />
flour, cassava g�r�<br />
flour, coarse c�ngw�i, �ang�y�<br />
flowing f�s�<br />
flustered b�g�lu<br />
flute (made of horn) sh�l�<br />
fly d�yo, nd�ru<br />
flying ndir�
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fodder c�rk�<br />
foetus kul��<br />
fog �zint�r<br />
foliage d�f� = d�f�u<br />
folktale dind�no<br />
folktale response m�rz�<br />
follow ��fu<br />
followers nd�l� k�<br />
food w���<br />
food (type) b�l�nno, j�nk�l�k miya<br />
made of greens, l�l�k˘ tuwo of beans<br />
eaten with oil<br />
food, steamed z�w�r�<br />
food, warmed up k�t�<br />
fool b�gd�j�, m�ck�, tl�k�m<br />
foolishness m�ckw�t�na<br />
foot s�yo<br />
forehead d�mpo<br />
foreigner nj�r�fu<br />
foreleg b�ka<br />
forge nj�zu = ng�zu, k˘�u<br />
forget m�nu = m�nt�nu<br />
forging d�d�k�<br />
formerly d�m�n<br />
fortune teller nd�g�y�<br />
fortune telling gw�mpi<br />
fortune-teller m�kw�<br />
four f��u<br />
fox j�m���dlai, cagadl�r�<br />
fracture dab�<br />
francolin f�rf�r, t�pkar�<br />
free f�s���<br />
freeze m�tu<br />
Friday �ljimm� = �ljumm�<br />
friend nz�fa, y�wo<br />
friends c�<br />
friendship mb�no, nz�f�t�na = nz�f�i<br />
from ka<br />
fronds �r�o = h�r�au<br />
front d˘nu, j�b�<br />
fruit l�w�<br />
fruit bat g�w�<br />
fry s�ru<br />
fuel fire y�ru<br />
full, be nj�mu<br />
full, be (from eating) �bu<br />
fungus that attacks grain g�mpit<br />
furrow f�nd�<br />
G<br />
galloping gay�<br />
gambling c�ca<br />
game k�w�, ngat� girls catch and toss<br />
friend<br />
game (type) d�r�n a game like draughts<br />
played by women, �ol��l<br />
competition to get a small gourd or<br />
stalk from the water, mb�c� women<br />
bang into each other<br />
gap in teeth c‰ro<br />
gape kw�líy�mu<br />
gapped cire�<br />
gather c�mu, c�ptu<br />
gawk kw�líy�mu<br />
gazelle b�r�w�<br />
gecko n�n t� b�n�<br />
gecko, poisonous c�l�f�ti<br />
gemstone s�y�<br />
genitals far<br />
get w�<br />
get down w�ru = �ru<br />
get up h�n�u = y�n�u = sh�n�u<br />
giant rat gw�nd�g�<br />
gift b�r�nk�u, s�k�n�<br />
gift from traveler mem m� g�m� b˘<br />
giraffe kinc�r = king�r<br />
girl b� t� m�nd�, b�din� [b�hnn�]<br />
give b�ru<br />
give (name) z�<br />
gizzard k�ps�r�<br />
glare at ng�l�<br />
glean b��u<br />
glue for trap l�b�n<br />
glutton k�n�m�, kw�l�m�<br />
gluttony mb�mb�, ny�m�<br />
gnaw g�ng�íyu<br />
go ndu, w�lu<br />
go around b�rku<br />
go back t�wu, y�mu<br />
go in r�<br />
go out f�t�<br />
go to meet g�m� b�
goat m��ku, w�ci = �ci<br />
goat, castrated �uy�k�<br />
goat, hairy b�z�<br />
goat, male b�kur�<br />
goat, mature male b�z�ru<br />
God Mb�la, ndag�i, T�l� Birb�<br />
going to and fro j�le<br />
gold d�n�r�<br />
gone, be all w�y�<br />
good b�l�n, y�wo = íy�wo<br />
good fortune �lh�r�<br />
goods jang�m, kar�i<br />
gossip b�z�rtu, z�kcar<br />
gourd (see also ‘calabash’, ‘ladle’)<br />
f�wun general name for gourd plant<br />
(Lagenaria siceraria), j�wi bottle,<br />
j�gum for storing oil, gw�b� large<br />
round, gw���la round with large<br />
opening, kumb� small, k�rtu small<br />
round<br />
gown g�r�, sh�kw��� = sh�k�í�<br />
gown, man's nzan�i = zan�i<br />
grab sh�ru<br />
grain heads, culled b��i<br />
grain heads, good guj�<br />
grain heads, threshed j�mj�m<br />
grain residue dird�r<br />
grain with bran removed sh�mp��u<br />
grain(s) �ik�<br />
grainhead mb�l�m<br />
grains, whole gw�yi<br />
granary g�dlai<br />
granary top k� t� g�dlai<br />
grandfather = grandson d�shi<br />
grandmother = granddaughter d�k�<br />
grandparent k�ka<br />
grandson = grandfather d�shi<br />
grasscutter gwaz�bi<br />
grasses (see also ‘plants’, ‘trees’) giz�n<br />
general term for grasses and weeds,<br />
m�f�f� cotton grass (spp.?), k�shin<br />
Y�wo Acanthospermum hispidum<br />
(bristly starbur), abak� Andropogon<br />
gayanus (gamba grass), t�dl�i<br />
Cenchrus biflorus, C. ciliaris (burr<br />
grass), d� Cymbopogon giganteus,<br />
farn�-farn� Cynodon dactylon (dub<br />
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grass), j�j� Cyperus articulatus,<br />
j�nk��� Dactyloctenium aegyptiaca<br />
(comb fringe grass), z�riy� Digitaria<br />
debilis; D. velutina, d�ndak�s�r<br />
Eleusine indica (fowlfoot grass),<br />
s�bun Eragrostis tremula; E.ciliaris;<br />
E. gangetica, yauy�u Mitracarpus<br />
hirtus (button grass), l�m��<br />
Monocymbium ceresiiforme<br />
(oatgrass), g‰r� Oxytenanthera<br />
abyssinica (bamboo), f�r�<br />
Pennisetum polystachyon and others,<br />
l�s�n m� kw�m Portulaca oleracea<br />
(purslane), sh�fara Saccharum<br />
spontaneum, ag�ram Tribulus<br />
terrestris (caltrop, puncture vine),<br />
n�z� thatch grass<br />
grasses (unidentified type) b�mo,<br />
bay�ku, b�r�za m� ���, c�rn�n�,<br />
k�j�n dib�, l�m�, mad�b�r, z�r�nka<br />
m� d�nkar�<br />
grasses (unidentified) d�r�nkw�tl�<br />
grasshopper kw�nc�r<br />
grave m�b�<br />
gravel k�c�� = k�c�<br />
grazing daw�i<br />
great, become k�rnu<br />
greed k�l��, k�tl�m, mb�mb�,<br />
kw�l�m�<br />
greedy person b�� k�l��, k�n�m�<br />
green g�la-g�lau<br />
greet z�tu<br />
grey hair �nkw�r, w�nc�r<br />
griffon nz�m�<br />
grind ��rzu, íy�su<br />
grind coarsly ngw�íyu<br />
grind wet substance l�m��u = l�m��u<br />
grinding stone b�ni<br />
grinding stone (old) d�g�j�<br />
grinding stone shaper íy˘íyi<br />
grinding stone, top l�w� t� b�ni<br />
groaning j�mt�, �mpo<br />
grope w�tlk��u<br />
ground yali<br />
grow old j�ru<br />
grow up y�w� = íy�w�<br />
growing up z�ng�l�n
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growl w�rw�rtu<br />
grub t�m� m� nd�g�ya<br />
grubworm d�k��� g�za<br />
gruel (type) b�l�nkar, da�tl�u<br />
gruel without tamarind gul�o<br />
grumbling j�jim, j�ngw�li<br />
guest nj�r�fu<br />
guest, be nj�r�pt�na<br />
guile k�l�d�<br />
guinea corn (generic term for millet and<br />
sorghum) s�w�<br />
guinea fowl dak�m�<br />
guinea worm nz�na<br />
gum Arabic mb�l�n<br />
gums d�nk� = d�nk�u<br />
guts az�<br />
gypsum kwab�<br />
H<br />
hail sirk�c�<br />
hair s�k�<br />
hair, grey �nkw�r, w�nc�r<br />
hammering d�mi<br />
hand s�r�<br />
hand over ��bu<br />
handbag l�lint�r<br />
handle of hoe or axe g�di<br />
handsome b�l�n<br />
hangnail c�nk�c�<br />
happen y� = íy�<br />
happiness kuno, m�f� m� �ko<br />
hard k˘k�t�m<br />
hard ground ky�lky�l<br />
hare sim�r�<br />
harsh sound j�ng�r�m<br />
hartebeest l�f�<br />
harvest z�nku<br />
harvest season b�g�l�<br />
hat j�k�w�, t�giy�<br />
hat, straw g�r�mp�<br />
hatch ����tlu<br />
hawk dank�<br />
haze b�r�<br />
head k�<br />
head off j�gu<br />
head toward b�ru, l�fu<br />
headache zh�rin<br />
heal k�k�tu<br />
heal over d�su<br />
healing kw�z�<br />
health l�fiy�<br />
healthy b�l�k<br />
hear k�l�<br />
heart z�mb�l�m<br />
heartburn y�r��<br />
heat j�gafau<br />
heat up d�mtu = d�ntu, d�nu<br />
heave ��l�<br />
heaven bit�, ndag�i<br />
heavy nd���<br />
hedgehog atan� , k�m��i<br />
heel d�tli, d�shi<br />
height d�t�<br />
help g��u<br />
help(ing) mb�r�n<br />
hemarroids b�s�ru<br />
hemorrhoids biy�k<br />
hen k�z�<br />
herbalist M�l�m, nd�r�m�<br />
herd biri = buri, mecc�<br />
here b�ce, ��cam<br />
here it is am�a, aye<br />
here they are am�a, aye<br />
hero gwarzo, kwatak‰r�<br />
heron ng�r����ko<br />
hiccough, hiccup t�íik<br />
hide b�nkw�tu, b�nkwu = b�nku<br />
hide (skin) f�t�<br />
hill g˘y�<br />
hippopotamus d˘ku m� �m�<br />
hit d�kwu<br />
hoe g�j�ram, k�l�, z�g�m<br />
hoe up g�rzu<br />
hoe, harvesting ng�j�<br />
hold c�w�<br />
hole ��r�, t˘n� = t˘n�<br />
hole of escape for rodent �uk�<br />
hole, shallow g�r�s<br />
hole, small ��ri<br />
hollow ng�rj�<br />
home kw�r� = kw�r�u<br />
hometown j�go
honey ish�ni<br />
honey badger b�yim<br />
hooked stick z�w�ci<br />
hookworms c�caka<br />
hoopoe g�jag�j� m� Ndaga� = g�j�<br />
m� ndag�i<br />
horn ��lim<br />
horn (musical instrument) m�kum<br />
hornbill, grey t�l�k�<br />
hornbill, ground z�ng�n�<br />
hornbill, red-billed k˘k˘ji<br />
hornet z�kw�l�mb��<br />
horse d˘ku<br />
horse (type) b�di, k�y�r� black, j�r�<br />
brown, b�k�l� two-colored, k�l� white,<br />
b‰l� white<br />
horsefly barmaj�, d�ya t� d˘ku<br />
hot season bazar�<br />
hot weather j�gafau<br />
house kw�r� = kw�r�u<br />
householder b�� kw�r�<br />
how kar��, n�d�<br />
how about...? wam<br />
how many/much man�<br />
huge dl�b��c�<br />
huge and lethargic z�g�r�k<br />
human being n�g� birim<br />
hunger kuz�m<br />
hunger in morning f�l�m-filim<br />
hunter b�� b�r�, b�� b�s�, m�zam =<br />
mb�zam<br />
hunting b�r�<br />
hurl f�r�, y�<br />
husband m�z�<br />
hut b�n�<br />
hut for animal r�t�<br />
hut made of cornstalks c�ng�y�<br />
hyena z�njai<br />
I<br />
ice sirk�c�<br />
ideophone bangazam falling from a<br />
blow, b�rk�t�i disorganized, b���k<br />
with a pop, buk-buk-buk rhythmic<br />
slapping, bulus easily, cheap, cak in<br />
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a group, car full, fill up with, cilis<br />
small amount, cirot quick exit, �arai<br />
full to the brim, ��� movement of a<br />
crowd, fak = pak distant, fakwat<br />
running away, farat clearly in view;<br />
quickly, fau sour, hot, fir distant,<br />
g�m�k striking, gazal popping out,<br />
im�k hiding, ir red, ja� just, merely,<br />
only, jajak = jijik terrified,startled,<br />
janja� tightly swollen, jib-jib short<br />
size, kacakaca scattered, shattered,<br />
k�nc�l�i running and jumping,<br />
karap at once, karmis-karmis<br />
pelvic movements in dancing,<br />
k�rsh��-k�rsh�� slow movement,<br />
ki�ak-ki�ak carefully, stealthily,<br />
furtively, ki�-ki� laughter, kiri�<br />
large amount or variety, kucup<br />
falling suddenly, kula� snapping<br />
loose, kurus dead, kw�kw�yukw�kw�y�<br />
raising dust, kwalak<br />
white, li�an completely covering,<br />
ngarau clear sound, nji� pouncing,<br />
paca-paca messy, patl striking, pir<br />
whir of wings, ra�us snapping in<br />
two, ra�au just right, shi� stinging<br />
pain, sikit black, sit-sit breathing,<br />
t�kwa�-t�kwa� boiling, talau-talau<br />
tall, t�k-t�k shaking, tlirit green,<br />
tuku�-tuku� movement of donkey,<br />
waket-waket-waket crying, wup<br />
lunging, íyamak distant<br />
idleness k�sal�<br />
idolatry gw�ram<br />
if bay�, d˘, na, y� = y�<br />
implant b�<br />
implements kar�i<br />
important m�iw�<br />
important, become k�rnu<br />
impossible, be g�g�ru<br />
impudence jir�k�n<br />
in order that �k�to, �k�t�<br />
incense ab�s, b�r�z�<br />
including s�r�m<br />
increase g��tu, g�ttu<br />
indeed ke, k�wa, mu, r�, m<br />
indeed (after imperative) b�
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indigestion y�r��<br />
information ��f�fi<br />
inhabited area lard�<br />
injection �l�f�r�<br />
injury d�nka��y�<br />
injury (to toe or finger) dank˘tliy�<br />
inquiry t���<br />
insect k�nka<br />
insect (type) b�rd�k� m� ndag�i,<br />
dl�mba-dl�mb�u, d�l�, gab�k� t�<br />
s�w�, jang�wi t� f�l�t�n, kw�rk‰d�,<br />
man��, t�m�-t�m�<br />
insect, biting ngu�<br />
inside �ko = �kau, t�fan = t�fu<br />
inspect n�<br />
insult f�lu<br />
intelligence ank�l�<br />
intentionally w�w�i = m�w�i<br />
intercept c�pu, g�m� b�, j�gu<br />
interior �ko = �kau<br />
intestine, large b�rzungulu<br />
intestines az�<br />
into �<br />
iron w�yum = �yum = íw�yim<br />
itching rababa<br />
J<br />
jackal dil�<br />
jaw ��gum, �agwalam, g�r�y�<br />
jealousy m�íy�<br />
jigger j�g�<br />
jinn �ljin<br />
join g�m�tu<br />
join together m�ttu = mb�ttu<br />
joining forces g�m� t� b˘<br />
joint of stalk kwalalai<br />
joking dl�rb�d�<br />
journey m�rko = m�rkau<br />
judge �lk�l�<br />
jump nd�ru<br />
jumping g�l�, j��ir�, ndir�<br />
jute stalk k�nk�l<br />
K<br />
kangaroo rat kwa�ank˘li<br />
keep doing d�fu<br />
kernel(s) �ik�<br />
kick b�d�, tl�b�<br />
kidney dib�mb�ro, �d�í�d�m<br />
kill d�kwu<br />
kindling c�kum� = c�kum�u, y�g�<br />
king �gw�m, �d�fu<br />
kite �uri<br />
knead mb��u, m���ng�lu<br />
knee b�r�s�n<br />
kneel k�s� b�r�s�n<br />
knife ��di<br />
knife, domestic d�l�i<br />
knock down nz��tu<br />
knock-kneed b�rm�<br />
knock-kneed person b�� b�rm�<br />
knot, tie nd���u<br />
know m�ntu<br />
knowledge as�m = as�m = as�n<br />
kola g‰r˘<br />
kunu da�tl�u, d�gw�l�<br />
L<br />
lack d�ru, dar�<br />
ladder, rope ganjisk�<br />
ladle �nk�y�, j�ni, lugd�<br />
lake f�l�<br />
lame k�d�<br />
lament b�r�me<br />
land yali<br />
language b˘<br />
large m�iw�<br />
large penis m�rd�l<br />
late, be ng�stu<br />
laughter g�l�, z�ro<br />
law gw�ram<br />
lay t��tu<br />
lay eggs ��lu<br />
lay out s�n�tu<br />
lay out to dry f�t�ru
laziness t�m�<br />
lazy person ��s�, ngud�<br />
leaf k�ma t� �a<br />
leak out nz�r�<br />
learn c�w�tu<br />
leather ��ci<br />
leave behind l�ku<br />
leave behind/alone d�yu<br />
leaves d�f� = d�f�u<br />
leaves of guinea corn tlaram<br />
leaves, new m�ran<br />
left (side) �guw�<br />
left over, be k�n�<br />
leg s�yo<br />
leg of chicken ding�l<br />
leg, lower sandara<br />
leopard z�gau<br />
leper r�g�i<br />
let d�yu<br />
liar ngad�ri<br />
lick l�mp�tu<br />
lie (untruth) r�w� = r�w�<br />
lie down t��u<br />
lies gad�<br />
life extent k�b�<br />
lift s�k�tu, sh�n��tu = y�n��tu =<br />
h�n��tu<br />
light-colored m�fe<br />
lightning w���<br />
like (be fond of) nd�lo<br />
like (similar to) gidi, j�ut�<br />
likeness s�b� = s�b�<br />
limit f�t�, t�man, íyarn�, c���k�<br />
limp ��nk�su<br />
lined up j�rn�n�<br />
lion cag�dlau<br />
lip f�t� m� b˘<br />
little b�t� wad�, m�cin, t‰tai<br />
liver ri�s�<br />
living ting�no<br />
lizard d�nkar�<br />
lizard (type) k�l‰k�, mb�r�r��,<br />
d�nj�nj�<br />
lizard-like k˘sh���r<br />
lizard, male ng˘z˘<br />
lizard, old kw�tankwar�<br />
load kar�i, s�n��, w�l� = �l�<br />
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loan b�s�<br />
locking legs k‰li<br />
locust kw�nc�r<br />
locust (type) d�fi, gw�r�, k�f�n�<br />
locust bean (flower ball) dangun�<br />
locust bean flower l�ci�˘<br />
locust bean juice dan˘<br />
log t�g�m<br />
log across well gw�ndil<br />
loincloth kupir�m, s�w�i<br />
loincloth for women d�d�m<br />
loincloth, women’s fafa<br />
long nzai = m�nzai<br />
long ago d�m�n<br />
long and thin �iri�iri<br />
look for m�yu<br />
look over n�<br />
loose l�g�-l�g�<br />
lose g�ptu<br />
lost, get b�wu, g�fu<br />
lots of g�m<br />
lots, casting k�l�<br />
louse j�nkwar = j�nkar<br />
louse, fowl k�shk�t�m = k�tk�sh�m<br />
love c�m�, nd�lo<br />
luck wun�<br />
lulutating íyararai = yararai = iriri<br />
lunatic b� gw�igwai, b�� tl�b�<br />
lute, large y�kand�<br />
lying crosswise ng�r�r�m�<br />
lying out flat b�rd�ng�l<br />
M<br />
machete �dd�<br />
mad, drive tl�b�tu<br />
mad, go tl�bu<br />
madman b�� tl�b�<br />
mai �gw�m<br />
make y� = íy�<br />
male m�z�<br />
mallet k�ntunkuru<br />
malnutrition j�g�rn�m<br />
man, young b�z�n<br />
manner gidi<br />
manure t�k�
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manure of chickens j�ngw�l˘�i =<br />
j�nkw�l˘�i<br />
many g�m<br />
mare w�z�<br />
market �sk�<br />
marriage ��kw�r�<br />
marrow sh�y�<br />
marry ��kw�ru<br />
massage nj��u<br />
master b�� kw�r�, m�g�nim<br />
mat b�c� palm leaf, t���co zana mat<br />
matches �sh�n�<br />
maturity z�ng�l�n<br />
maybe wanang�<br />
meaning sir�m<br />
measles kw�pc�r�<br />
measure c�ru = c�ryu<br />
measuring cariy� = cariíy�<br />
meat l‰, sh�gga, s�r�<br />
meat, roasted k�r�u<br />
medicine s‰r�m = s‰r�m<br />
medicine room c�b�<br />
meet d�g��u, g�mu, l�mu<br />
meeting place dand�l�<br />
meeting point g�g�m<br />
melt r�dl�, s�w�<br />
metal w�yum = �yum = íw�yim<br />
metamorphose m�l�u = m�líyu<br />
middle gab�i<br />
midnight dirt� (t� b���)<br />
midwife n�n t� t�f�<br />
migrate ng�z�<br />
milk y��i<br />
milking (an animal) nzar�<br />
millet m�r�o general term (Pennisetum<br />
glaucum, H. gero), m���y� general<br />
term (Pennisetum glaucum, H.<br />
maiwa), d�m�s� Eleusine coracana<br />
(finger millet), m�ri new millet,<br />
gw��gwa short heads<br />
millet heads, newly ripe b�ry�<br />
millipede jang�wi<br />
mirror mag�ni<br />
miscarriage t���<br />
miscarry t��u<br />
miserliness nz�m�<br />
misfortune gandara, kud�r�<br />
mist �zint�r, b��b�ndim, b�r�<br />
mix d�mbu, b�rz�zu<br />
mix together m�ttu = mb�ttu<br />
miya g�no = g�nau<br />
moaning j�mt�, �mpo<br />
mocking g‰r�<br />
modesty c�w�<br />
moist, be c��u<br />
moisten c���tu, m�z�gu<br />
moisture sh�m�<br />
Mom m�ma, n�na<br />
Monday R�t�r�n<br />
money w�yum = �yum = íw�yim<br />
mongoose s�w�n<br />
monitor, grey k�m��ci<br />
monitor, Nile y�ng�<br />
monkey b�d�<br />
monkey, old g�uzhi m� b�d�<br />
month t�rai<br />
moon t�rai<br />
moonlight b˘ t�rai<br />
moreover wam, wand�<br />
morning b�rb��i, g�r�w�<br />
morning star b��� m� j�gau<br />
morning, early t�w�t�<br />
morning, late h�níy�wi = �níy�wi<br />
mortar t�m�<br />
mosque masall�ci<br />
mosquito ny‰nyo<br />
mosquito larvae w��k�, z�nkiraw�i<br />
moss kalangu<br />
mother d�d�, n�na, n�n�, n�n, n��<br />
mother-in-law s�kw�r<br />
mould pot ��ku<br />
mound ndig�r<br />
mound for planting j�gw�i<br />
mount ��<br />
mount of Venus bumbum<br />
mountain g�co, g˘y�<br />
mourning period g�rb�n�<br />
mouse c�sim<br />
mouth b˘<br />
move íy�w�lu = y�w�lu<br />
move a little nz�ku<br />
move aside nz�ktu<br />
move residence ng�z�<br />
move things t�k�nu
movement íyaw�li<br />
much g�m<br />
mucous ish� m� w�nti, w�ntin =<br />
�ntin = w�ntin<br />
mud nd��in<br />
mud hole c�r�i<br />
muddy water nd��in<br />
mule �lfid�r�<br />
musk shrew g�mzi�<br />
muzzle z�mp�t�m<br />
N<br />
Naira Nair�<br />
naked ��m�, �um�urum<br />
name sim<br />
names, female �is�, �l�w�, �sh�,<br />
B�t�t�t�, Bint�, Birb� = Burb�,<br />
B˘b� = Gw�rb�, D�mj�, D��v�,<br />
D�g�r�, Gw�nd�, Has�n�, j�g�l�,<br />
J�g�l�, J�jai, M�j�y� Nd�vu,<br />
M�l�k�, M�sk�, P�s�m, S�m�,<br />
Us�in�, Wurw�<br />
names, male Alj�, Ar�, Band�m�,<br />
B�z�m, B�l�n, B˘ri, Dabr�,<br />
Damb�, Diy˘, Gab�ko, G�nj�gi,<br />
G�sik�, G�r�m�, G�sh�w�, Has�n,<br />
J�d˘, J�j�, J�m�, J�ng�, J�j�, Jing�r,<br />
K�nk�d�, K�riy�, K��k�, M��di,<br />
M�kwai, M�kw�, M�l‰, M��m�,<br />
M�m�n, M�kt�i, S�ban, �sain�,<br />
�s�ku, Y�ug�<br />
names, male or female D�mz�, G�b‰,<br />
G�j�, Sh�w�<br />
naming ceremony g�mu, zin� sim<br />
nasal passage ng�r�ng�ra<br />
nausea f�l�m-filim, k�mallo<br />
navel t�mbi<br />
near kwac�<br />
neat ng˘yi<br />
neat looking w�lw�l<br />
neck w�lo = �lau<br />
needle �l�f�r�<br />
negation bai<br />
neighbor b�� ting�no<br />
neighborhood c��i<br />
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nest s�k� = s�kw�u<br />
net r�gay�<br />
net for wrapping a bundle b�mma<br />
net, clap (fishing) j�r�<br />
new cik�n<br />
newborn anj�lm�<br />
news c�c�<br />
next world bit�<br />
next year g�d�n<br />
nice y�wo = íy�wo<br />
night b���<br />
night, spend the t��u<br />
nightime activity g�dir<br />
nine ��nn�<br />
noise �dir, kw�r��s�i<br />
nonetheless gi� k� kut�<br />
north g�z�<br />
nose w�ntin = �ntin = w�ntin<br />
nosebleed g�d�<br />
nostril t�n m� w�ntin<br />
not bai<br />
nothing but d˘<br />
now �nce<br />
number of k�<br />
numerous g�zh�g�zh�<br />
nursing kw�z�<br />
O<br />
oath, take hnn� d�mi<br />
obtain w�<br />
occiput nj�l�<br />
ocean �uc�<br />
odor ��fo = ��fan, ng�s�<br />
of m�, t�<br />
offspring ��b�<br />
oil m�r�<br />
old �s�u = �s˘<br />
old (of animals) g�zh�n<br />
old age j�r�<br />
old person �s�u = �s˘<br />
old, get �s�wu<br />
on k�<br />
on purpose w�w�i = m�w�i, m�w�i<br />
one wa�i<br />
one day f�ta
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only mba- + poss. pron., sai<br />
only child g‰ro<br />
open �f�, ��k�tu<br />
open out b�tl�<br />
open the mouth g�mu<br />
opponent nz�fa<br />
or k‰<br />
organize c�r��tu<br />
orphan t�rku<br />
oryx m�r�y�<br />
ostrich nza��ni<br />
outperform in farming gandu<br />
outside m�l�<br />
overtake l�mu<br />
ovveripe, become k�ncu<br />
owl d�zh�<br />
owner b��, m�g�nim, n�nt��<br />
P<br />
pad for animal's back l�f�ri<br />
pagan kird�<br />
pain fa��, m�ngwai = ngwai<br />
palate ng�r�ng�ra<br />
palm fronds �r�o = h�r�au<br />
palm shoots z�k˘j�<br />
palpitations of heart ��lli-��lli<br />
pancake of groundnuts ng�zi<br />
panel of city gate g�dgam<br />
pants yank�<br />
pants, women's f�t�ri<br />
pare ����ku, r����u<br />
part of something g�<br />
pass k�y�<br />
pass by g���<br />
pass through tl�bu<br />
patch m�n�u = min�u<br />
path nd�r�<br />
patience k�n�di<br />
patience, seek b�r� b˘<br />
patient, be d�dd�ru<br />
pauper b�� k�y�<br />
pay back s��mu<br />
peak cilw� t� ��, f�ri<br />
peanuts, culled g�dlam<br />
peanuts, immature njal�u<br />
peck nj��u<br />
peek z�nku<br />
peek over ��g�<br />
peel ����ku, h�níyu, r����u, r��u<br />
peel off tl���<br />
peep z�nku<br />
peer nz�fa, z�nku<br />
peers c�<br />
pelvic thrusts nja��<br />
pen (writing instrument) �lkal�mi<br />
penis il�<br />
penis, erect gang�l<br />
people �lk�, min = mun<br />
perfume w�rdi<br />
perhaps wanang�<br />
permit d�yu<br />
person ng�<br />
persperation bik�r�<br />
persuade ��g�tu, gw�l�ntu<br />
pestle �n�ku<br />
phlegm ish� m� w�nti<br />
pick beans c�mu<br />
pick fruit t�lu<br />
pick out íy�ku = y�ku<br />
pick up �su<br />
pickpocket asw�n�m�<br />
piece broken off j�l�<br />
pied crow ndl�r�ku = nz�r�ku<br />
pierce b�ntu, g�y�, s�mpu, sh�yu<br />
pierced, be b�ntu<br />
pigeon, domestic b�ru<br />
pigeon, red-eyed ndl���ri = nd���ri<br />
pile ndig�r<br />
pile of branches g���m<br />
pile of grass t�r� m� k�r�<br />
pile of millet heads j�g�<br />
pile up ��gdu<br />
piles biy�k, b�s�ru<br />
pinch f�íyu = f�yu<br />
pinch off k�ntu<br />
place b�, b�ti, f�l�, g�<br />
place in question b�y�<br />
place on c��u<br />
placenta s�kc�<br />
plain ky�lky�l<br />
plait l�mu<br />
plaiting hair l�m‰ = l�mau
plan as�m = as�m = as�n, d�bar�<br />
plant (sow) b�snu<br />
plant, make holes for seeds j��u<br />
planting b�s�n<br />
planting crosswise zir�<br />
plants (see also ‘trees’, ‘grasses’)<br />
mad�bur Alysicarpus vaginalis,<br />
ru�s� Annona senegalensis (custard<br />
apple), g��ak�nka Aristolochia<br />
albida; A. bracteolata, f�s� Borreria<br />
stachydea, c�l�nf��� Calotropis<br />
procera (Sodom apple), �mf�<br />
Caralluma dalzielii (mosque stalk),<br />
�mbar�yo Catunaregam nilotica, d�yi<br />
Centaurea perrottetti; C. praecox<br />
(thistle), d�lk� Ceratotheca<br />
sesamoides (false sesame leaves),<br />
k�dlur� Ceratotheca sesamoides<br />
(false sesame leaves), g�y�z�ng�n�<br />
Ceratotheca sesamoides (type of<br />
false sesame leaves), d�mi-d�mi<br />
Chamaecrista mimosoides,<br />
cagadl�r� Cissus populnea, sil�<br />
Citrullus lanatus, r��so Coccinia<br />
grandis tindora, gu�m�m�<br />
Crotalaria mucronata, y��i-y��i<br />
Cucumis metuliferus (horned melon),<br />
y��i-y��i t� �d� Cucumis<br />
pustulatus, mb�j�bo Datura<br />
stramonium (Jimson weed), bir�n�<br />
Dichrostachys cinerea or Acacia<br />
ataxacantha, nz�mi Dioscorea<br />
bulbifera (aerial yam), c�l�l� b�z�n<br />
Euphorbia convolvuloides, E. spp.<br />
(dove milk), �mp� Euphorbia<br />
lateriflora, j�g�dl�r� Euphorbia<br />
unispina (cactus), ng�sh� m� z�njai<br />
Gardenia ternifolia, mas�s�� Guiera<br />
senegalensis, ��mb� Gynandropsis<br />
pentaphylla (cat’s whiskers), íy�r�r�<br />
Hibiscus asper (frog roselle), gw��igw��i<br />
Hippocratea guineensis, s�l�<br />
Hymenocardia acida, k�fub�r<br />
Indigofera astragalina, b�b�<br />
Indigofera sp. (indigo), kw�ri<br />
Lannea spp., lall� Lawsonia inermis<br />
(henna), k� t� c�r�u Leonotis spp.<br />
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rattlebo íy�r�w� Leptadenia hastata,<br />
c�n�m = cin�u Loranthaceae spp.<br />
and Tapinanthaceae spp. (mistletoe),<br />
g�dl�rwai Ludwigia octovalvis or<br />
Jussiaea suffruticosa, kw�tl� Luffa<br />
spp. (loofah gourd), ilm� t� jadaw�i<br />
Merremia tridentata, k�c�gaigai<br />
Mitracarpus hirtus (button grass),<br />
g�z�k� Momordica balsamina<br />
(balsam apple), b�rgi Nymphaea<br />
lotus (lily pad), g�jir�wai Oxystelma<br />
bornouense, j�nka�� Peristrophe<br />
bicalyculata, ��mi Polygala<br />
arenaria, nj�r� Quassia undulata<br />
(elephant’s sugar cane), indim�<br />
Raphionacme brownii, m�dl�g�<br />
Ricinus communis (castor bean),<br />
k�l�s�k� Senna italica (Italian senna),<br />
t���sa Senna obtusifolia (sicklepod),<br />
l�m�a t� b�r�wa Sesamum alatum<br />
(antelope sesame), t�ci Striga<br />
senegalensis or S. hermontheca<br />
(witchweed), k�ma t� k‰ro<br />
Stylochiton lancifolius, �lbas�r m�<br />
z�njai Urginea spp. (wild onion),<br />
�dam m� b�r�wa Vigna spp. (beans,<br />
wild), c�k� �do Waltheria indica,<br />
d�d�n Ximenia americana (spiny<br />
plum), indim� t� mb�zam<br />
Xysmalobium heudelotianum, �uy‰<br />
t� z�njai Ziziphus mucronata<br />
(buffalo thorn)<br />
plants (unidentified type) �lg�rif�,<br />
b�rb�r z�ng�, d�d�, d�d�n m�<br />
k�m��ci, g�nu, g�rdl� t� b�d�,<br />
j�l�d�, kw�l�ku, nz�k���, r�ba-r�ba<br />
t� �wan, íy�g�<br />
plants, cultivated (see also ‘gourd’,<br />
‘guinea corn’, ‘maize’, ‘millet’,<br />
‘rice’, ‘sorghum’) b�g� beans (type),<br />
g�mb�ram Abelmoschus esculentus<br />
(okra), �lbas� Allium cepa (onion),<br />
k�g�lmo Allium sativum (garlic),<br />
�layy�ho Amaranthus hybridus,<br />
k�sh� Anacardium occidentale<br />
(cashew), dib�r� = dib�r t� Mas�r<br />
Arachis hypogaea (peanuts,
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groundnuts), sh�t� Capsicum<br />
annuum, C. frutescens (red pepper),<br />
f�ri Citrullus lanatus melon, gw�z�<br />
Colocasia esculenta (cocoyam), �‰l�<br />
Corchorus tridens (jute), g�rdli<br />
Cucumis melo (cucumber), s�nji<br />
Cucurbita pepo (pumpkin), b�y�<br />
Cyperus esculentus (tiger nuts), �tlai<br />
Gossypium spp. (cotton), j�m�� =<br />
j�m�� Hibiscus cannabinus (hemp<br />
plant, kenaf), �r� Hibiscus sabdariffa<br />
(sorrel, roselle), d�nkal� Ipomoea<br />
batatas (sweet potato), at�m�t�r<br />
Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato),<br />
mangw�r� Mangifera indica<br />
(mango), dauy� Manihot esculenta<br />
(cassava) or Dioscorea spp. (yam),<br />
z‰gale Moringa oleifera (horseradish<br />
tree), �y�b� Musa sapientum<br />
(banana), t�b� Nicotiana rustica; N.<br />
tabacum (tobacco), z�mb�tu Olea<br />
europea (olive), sh�nk�f� Oryza<br />
glaberrima (rice), gwaib� Psidium<br />
guajava (guava), r�ke Saccharum<br />
officinarum (sugar cane), s�s�<br />
Saccharum officinarum (sugar cane),<br />
l�n�o = l�m�o Sesamum orientale<br />
(sesame), kw�t� Solanum incanum<br />
(egg plant, garden egg), y�lo<br />
Solanum incanum(small eggplant),<br />
alkam� Triticum aestivum (wheat),<br />
�d�m Vigna sinensis (cowpeas,<br />
beans), dib�r t� j�go Vigna<br />
subterranea (Bambara groundnuts),<br />
g�r� Vigna subterranea (Bambara<br />
groundnuts), kimb� Xylopia<br />
aethiopica (guinea pepper), d�<br />
mas�r Zea mays (maize, corn), c�tt�<br />
Zingiber officinale (ginger), nj���<br />
Zingiber officinale (ginger)<br />
playing k�w�<br />
plead with r˘�u<br />
pleasant t�mu<br />
pliable l�w�t-l�w�t<br />
plot nd��� c�c�<br />
plow s�u�u<br />
pluck nginif�, t�lu, y�d�ru<br />
pluck out, off d�lu<br />
plug m�n�u = min�u<br />
plug an opening j�rb��u<br />
plug up d�mu<br />
pocket l�pu<br />
point t�m�<br />
poison for arrow m�n��<br />
poke b�ku<br />
pole t�k�<br />
polecat, striped k�l�-k�l�<br />
pollen on grain heads b�b�n<br />
pond f�l�<br />
poor person b�� k�y�<br />
poor, being k�y�<br />
pop out ��ka<br />
populace �lk�, j�m��, mind�<br />
porcupine z�z�<br />
post (for fence) t�k�<br />
post, forked sib�li<br />
pot g�b� cooking, gab t� gab�i =<br />
g��k�m medium-sized for storage,<br />
g�nd�r� large, g��k�m = gab t�<br />
gab�i medium-sized for storage,<br />
g�rfu large, used for storage, j˘b� =<br />
j˘b�i small for miya, kwanky�l for<br />
cooking tuwo, s�w� medium-sized<br />
for storage, t�li large, for water<br />
pot support col�e<br />
pot-bellied r�kwt�mb�i<br />
potash c�f�<br />
potsherd j�l�<br />
potsherd, ground k˘c�<br />
pound (wet substance) t�k�íyu<br />
pound for second time t�m�su<br />
pound grain d�ru<br />
pound nail b�<br />
pound to remove bran s�f��u<br />
pounding tool m�raf�<br />
pour k�su<br />
pour in drops nz�r�tu<br />
pour into m�l�u = m�líyu<br />
pour through opening nz�lu<br />
poverty k�y�<br />
praise �s� k�<br />
praise cries k�r�w�<br />
praise crying by wrestlers kw�rc�<br />
prayer d�kir�, g�m� b˘
praying mantis d˘ku m� ndag�i<br />
precede k�y�<br />
pregnancy �ko = �kau<br />
pregnancy before weaning kunink�<br />
premarriage meeting with husband az�<br />
prematurely born kul��<br />
prepare y�w�ntu<br />
press down on k�ltu<br />
press on nj��u<br />
press out t�r�u<br />
prevent g���<br />
previously d�m�n<br />
pride �m�<br />
proclamation sh�l�<br />
procreate l�wu<br />
prod z�ngw�r�ru<br />
professional ululator g�y�y�m�<br />
profit t�man<br />
progessive marker z�<br />
prohibit g���<br />
prolapse of the vagina w�li, z�rzir =<br />
wili<br />
promiscuous person m�r‰<br />
pronoun, [completive indirect object<br />
and intransitive copy]/[completive<br />
intransitive copy] hnnau/hnnakau 1<br />
m. or f., timu/tunku 1 pl., ci ~ ciki 2<br />
f., tikau/tikakau 2 m., tiku/tikuku 2<br />
pl., tau/takau 3 f., hnni/tinki 3 m.,<br />
su/suku 3 pl.<br />
pronoun, direct object (completive/noncompletive)<br />
n�/n� 1 m. or f.,<br />
min�/min� 1 pl., c� ~ c� 2 f., k�/k�<br />
2 m., kun�/kun� 2 pl., t�/t� 3 f.,<br />
s�/s� 3 m., sin�/sin� = sun�/sun� 3<br />
pl.<br />
pronoun, general bound suffix<br />
(genitive, direct object with totality<br />
extension, non-completive indirect<br />
object) no, n� 1 m. or f., mu, m� 1<br />
pl., ci, c� 2 f., ko, k� 2 m., ku, k� 2<br />
pl., to, t� 3 f., n� 3 m., su, s� 3 pl.<br />
pronoun, genitive linked hn�no /t�no/ 1<br />
m. or f., t�mu 1 pl., ci 2 f., t�ko 2 m.,<br />
t�ku 2 pl., to 3 f., hn�n� /t�n�/ 3 m.<br />
pronoun, independent hn�no /d�no/ 1 m.<br />
or f., d�mu 1 pl., d�ci 2 f., d�ko 2 m.,<br />
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d�ku 2 pl., d�to 3 f., hn�n� /d�n�/ 3 m.,<br />
d�su 3 pl.<br />
pronoun, independent genitive m�no 1<br />
m. or f., m�mu 1 pl., m�ci 2 f., m�ko<br />
2 m., m�ku 2 pl., m�to 3 f., m�n� 3<br />
m., m�su 3 pl.<br />
pronoun, subject n� 1 m. or f., mu 1<br />
pl., ci 2 f., ka 2 m., ku 2 pl.<br />
protruding teeth c�nk�l�i<br />
pudenda bumbum<br />
puff adder k�nk�rc�<br />
pull d�gu, nz�, b�gu<br />
pull off n�ku<br />
pull out n�ku, nz�ku<br />
pull with rope nz�ru<br />
puppy t�t�<br />
purpose d�l�l�<br />
purposefully w�w�i = m�w�i<br />
purse c�k�r�, l�lint�r<br />
pus wurk� = �rku<br />
put away z�<br />
put back t�utu, y�mtu<br />
put down z�<br />
put on z�bu<br />
put on gown ��l�<br />
put out mb��tu<br />
python m���wi<br />
Q<br />
quarrel y���<br />
quarter of town c��i<br />
quench mb��tu<br />
question (noun) t���<br />
question particle bi<br />
quickly ka��, ka��-ka��<br />
quickness l�ulau<br />
quiet, be k��u<br />
quilt armor for a horse l�bdi<br />
quiver tl�kau<br />
rabbit sim�r�<br />
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radio r�dl�m�<br />
rags r�k�<br />
rain �m m� ndag�i = �m� ndag�i<br />
rainbird s�g�wi<br />
rainbow z�w�nu<br />
rainy season g�pk�, p�z�<br />
raise s�k�tu, sh�n��tu = y�n��tu =<br />
h�n��tu<br />
ram gam<br />
rambunctious and small pincini<br />
ransom w�ngu<br />
rascality jir�k�n<br />
rash f�taf�t�<br />
rat c�sim<br />
rat (type) b�b�, c�c� kumb�i, k�r�w�<br />
ratel b�yim<br />
rattles worn on legs ajam�<br />
rattles, metal j�nj�mi<br />
raw g�l�u<br />
razor l�li<br />
reach tl�, tl���, sh���<br />
reason d�l�l�<br />
rebelliousness rann�<br />
receive b�sku, t�fu, w�<br />
receiver of guests in court c�m�<br />
recently �nd‰�<br />
recklessly w�w�i = m�w�i<br />
recover s�m�u<br />
red m�d�i<br />
red and white �níy�r = h�níy�r<br />
redeem w�ngu<br />
reduce t�ku<br />
refugees �kk�<br />
refuse k��u<br />
region lard�<br />
release ��lu<br />
religion ��f�-t�-Ndag�<br />
remain k�n�<br />
remainder kin�<br />
remedy s‰r�m = s‰r�m<br />
remember t�nu<br />
remove f��u<br />
remove from a liquid íy�w� = �w�<br />
remove from group ��ru<br />
remove from liquid �w�<br />
rendezvous g�g�m<br />
repair y�w�ntu, k˘�u<br />
rescue w�ltu<br />
resemblance s�b� = s�b�<br />
reservoir k�l�<br />
residue from dye pits dagwal�<br />
resist g�g�ru<br />
resolve dispute d�kw� c�c�<br />
respond t�lfu<br />
rest h�tu, kin�<br />
restraint on animal or slave gw�nkwal<br />
retaliation fans�<br />
reticence c�w�<br />
return t�utu, t�wu, y�mtu, y�mu<br />
return hither y�t�<br />
revenge, take s��mu<br />
rhinoceros bind�rk�k�<br />
ribs b�r�k�<br />
rich, becom b�r�u<br />
riches arz�ki, b�y�, b�r��<br />
ridgerow b‰ro, t˘ri<br />
ridgerow, space between f�nd�<br />
right (side) t�ti<br />
ring g�fau<br />
ring worn by royalty gw�rb�<br />
ringworm ng�sin<br />
rinse mouth c�kw�nkw�yu<br />
ripen n�<br />
ripening nuk�<br />
ritual S�uku end of year blessing<br />
river �uc�<br />
road nd�r�<br />
road, paved dig�<br />
roan antelope g�m�k�<br />
roar w�rw�rtu<br />
roast k�ru<br />
robe sh�kw��� = sh�k�í�<br />
rock g�co<br />
roll b���nk�ru<br />
roll a disk b�r�nk��u<br />
roll along b���nk�ru<br />
roll on the ground b�r�nk��u<br />
roll up f��u, sh��u<br />
rolling eyes back f�l�z�m<br />
roof k� t� b�n�<br />
roof, reinforcement in thatched roof<br />
d�b�n = d�b�n = ding�n�s, ding�n�s<br />
= d�b�n = d�b�n<br />
room b�n�
ooster g�j�<br />
root �r‰, sir�m<br />
root clump c�l�<br />
rope z˘ri<br />
rope for decorating pots b�rd�d�ko<br />
rope, worn out nj���<br />
rot ng�su<br />
rough surface k�rc�n�i<br />
round �im�irim, kw�ra-kw�r�<br />
rub l�t�nu<br />
rub (wood) z�g�<br />
rub against sh�f�nu<br />
rub on g�mu<br />
rub to make smooth g�l��tu<br />
rub together c��u<br />
rub with hand d�rm�su<br />
rubbish heap j�j�<br />
rude person b� k�rb�<br />
rudeness k�rb�<br />
ruin y���tu<br />
rule jaj�m<br />
rummaging for food k�r�m-kurum<br />
run g�y�<br />
running j‰j‰<br />
rust j�nj�<br />
rutting ��<br />
S<br />
sacrifice g���tl�<br />
saddle sird�<br />
sake of, for the �k�to, �k�t�<br />
saliva l�m<br />
salt b�z�, tak�n��<br />
salvation mb�r�n<br />
sand �is�<br />
sandal l�f�y�<br />
sarcasm m�rn�w�<br />
satisfied (from eating), be �bu<br />
Saturday Sibd�<br />
sauce g�no = g�nau<br />
sauce flavored with ashes k�tau<br />
sauce, ingredients m� m� g�no<br />
save mb�ru, w�ltu<br />
savings t�si<br />
sawdust dird�r<br />
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say t�mu<br />
saying (+ quote) d� = d�y�<br />
scabies t�ny�<br />
scar b�l��, d�f� = d�f�u, d�gwar<br />
scare g�r��tu<br />
scarf k�nta<br />
scatter d�b�tu, d�bu, t�g�yu = t�g�íyu<br />
scatter about t�k�íyu<br />
scepter k�nd�r�<br />
scheme d�bar�<br />
scold g�dl�, g�rnu<br />
scolding g�r�n, g�rig�r�n<br />
scoop (utensil) t�f�l�<br />
scoop out �ru<br />
scoop out dry substance d�l�<br />
score s�b�wa<br />
score (group of twenty) �uy� = h�uy�<br />
scorn k�rb�, k�rbu<br />
scorpion íyand�ri = yand�ri<br />
scorpion, black ng�rm�i<br />
scrambling mb�l�, w�wur�<br />
scrape r��u<br />
scrape off millet seeds b�ryu<br />
scrape out d�w� = d�wu<br />
scratch k�ncu, r�b�bu<br />
scratching rababa<br />
scrub j�rb��u<br />
seal m�n�u = min�u<br />
search for w�tlk��u<br />
secret asir<br />
see m�yu, n�<br />
seed c�d�m<br />
seedling c�i, kin�<br />
seek out b�ku<br />
seize c�w�<br />
self-deprecation k�s� k�<br />
self-interest ng�fanai<br />
selfishness ng�fanai<br />
sell b�utu, ��b�tu<br />
seller b�� ��b�t�<br />
send (person) z�<br />
senses r�ni<br />
sent item zin�<br />
separate b���<br />
separate out ��ru<br />
serrated g�rj�g�rj�<br />
servant for bride g�rz�
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set up k�<br />
seven b�c���lu = b�cib�lu<br />
sew d�n�u<br />
sexual intercourse, have ��tu, �ntu<br />
shade, shadow c�lum, r�ni<br />
shady d�r��s<br />
shake f�f�mu, g�g�íyu<br />
shame c�w�<br />
sharp pointed b�lb�l<br />
sharpen l�fu<br />
sharpen a blad k��u<br />
shatter t��u, t�kc�nu, t�kc�c�nu<br />
shave k�l�<br />
sheep t�mci<br />
sheep, hairy b�z�<br />
sheep, white aikw�l�<br />
shelf for display ind�r�<br />
shell of nut kwatl�nk�n�<br />
shelter g�d�b�<br />
shillings, two fatak�<br />
shin íwamparam<br />
shining w���<br />
shirt sh�kw��� = sh�k�í�<br />
shit �sh�<br />
shoe l�f�y�, s�p�d�<br />
shoot b�s�<br />
short w�l�i = w�l�<br />
short in excess gw�nt���r<br />
short person �r�<br />
shortness w�l�it�n�<br />
shoulder k� t� b�ka<br />
shout �˘ru, r�ru<br />
shove z�ngw�r�ru<br />
show t�m�<br />
shrike (see tchagra) kw�rn�n�<br />
sibling, older y�y�<br />
siblings m�n�i<br />
sickle l�udi<br />
side b�r�k�, fall�, gir�, z�<br />
side (body) �il�il<br />
side-whisters g�g�<br />
sieve r�riya<br />
sift t�t�ku<br />
silent, be k��u<br />
silver az�rfa<br />
since tin<br />
singe w�w�su, b�mb�yu<br />
singing w���<br />
sip g��u<br />
sister, older y�y�<br />
sister, younger m�lu<br />
sit t�ng�<br />
site l�wi<br />
six b�c‰��<br />
skin f�t�<br />
skin (verb) w�lu<br />
skin for water j�nj�miy�<br />
skink s�l�l�y�<br />
sky j�b� t� ndag�i, ndag�i<br />
slacker ��s�<br />
slander b�z�rtu<br />
slare kw�líy�mu<br />
slate �ll‰<br />
slaughter g�<br />
slave nj�rum = nj�r�m = nj�rin<br />
sleeping t���<br />
sliminess g�l�ug�lau<br />
slip t�l�u<br />
slip down or away s�lp��u<br />
slipper l�f�y�<br />
slipperiness g�l�ug�lau, t�ng�l��i<br />
slit ��yu, j�r�<br />
slow movement t�t�ru<br />
slut m�r‰<br />
small b�, t‰tai<br />
small head tokolok<br />
small opening �ululu<br />
small round head t˘��l�i<br />
smear l��u<br />
smell k�l�<br />
smell at �ns�nu<br />
smell sour zh�mu<br />
smith nj�zu = ng�zu<br />
smithing d�d�k�<br />
smoke w�lyo<br />
snail shell g�tantanw�<br />
snake �d�mo<br />
snake (type) ngw�mngwa�<br />
snake, harmless type<br />
snap shut b�c�<br />
snatch up mb�l�<br />
sneak up on s�nu<br />
sneeze wattish�<br />
sniff �ns�nu
snoring ng�rum<br />
So-and-So (feminine) m�nce<br />
So-and-So (masculine) m�n˘<br />
soak c���tu, c��u<br />
soaked, be c��u<br />
soaring l�w�<br />
soft and edible ri�is-ri�is<br />
soil oneself c�mtu<br />
some wad�<br />
sometime d�wad�<br />
son b�<br />
song w���<br />
soot w�nwun = w�rwur<br />
soothsayer m�kw�<br />
sorcerer �l�u, gwang�li, m�l�m<br />
sorcereress nd�g�y�<br />
sorcery d�gwar, s˘k‰<br />
sore d�nka��y�, m�r�k�<br />
sore in nose canc˘li<br />
sorghum w�tai general term (Sorghum<br />
bicolor), g�g�r�g�du bent over<br />
heads, �b�r�f� type of white<br />
sorghum, b�je special for beer,<br />
d�sh� short type, marga�� Sorghum<br />
mellitum (type of sorghum with<br />
sweet pulp), w�law�yo red<br />
sorrel seeds m��c�<br />
soul c�lum<br />
soup k�r��<br />
sour fi�ok<br />
sour odor zh�m� = zh�m�u<br />
sour smelling kangir<br />
sour, become nzh�mu<br />
sourness nzh�m�<br />
south nj�w�<br />
sow b�snu<br />
sow broadcast d�r�<br />
sowing b�s�n<br />
spacious d�r�r�<br />
sparks �d� m� y�si<br />
speak ��fu, m�tu, t�mu<br />
spear r�n�i, y�<br />
speech c�c�<br />
speed l�ulau<br />
spend (long) time ng�nu<br />
spend the night t��u<br />
spend time n�ku<br />
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spices b�t�r�<br />
spider g�zo, s�w�n� = s�un�<br />
spider (bright red) k�rik�ri (t�<br />
Ndag�i)<br />
spill t��u<br />
spindle kwarkwaro<br />
spindle weight g�l�l�<br />
spirit c�lum, gw�igwai, m�l�k�w�m�<br />
spirit (type) al�mbaz�m, kul�r�m,<br />
us�k�<br />
spit c�r�u, l�m, t�fu<br />
splatter t�kc�nu<br />
split j�r�<br />
split wood tl�f��u<br />
spoil ng�su, y���tu, y��u<br />
spray f�ru<br />
spread l��u<br />
sprinkel with water y�y�pu<br />
sprinkle on w�rw��u<br />
sprout m�rtu, m�ru<br />
sprouts m�ran<br />
spurs z�r�nka<br />
square dand�l�<br />
squat ng�n�<br />
squatting j�ng�long�l�<br />
squirrel �uy�k�<br />
squirrel, flying carg�m, d�kand˘l� =<br />
d�kwand�l�<br />
stab s�mp�pu, s�mpu<br />
stack ��gdu<br />
stalk s�nu<br />
stalk(s) k�r�<br />
stallion, large ng�rg�<br />
stammering dad�yi<br />
stand for pot b�r�nk��um =<br />
b���nk�ran = j�rgy�l,<br />
b���nk�ran = b�r�nk��um =<br />
j�rgy�l, j�rgy�l = b�r�nk��um =<br />
b���nk�ran<br />
stand up h�n�u = y�n�u = sh�n�u<br />
standing íyarn�<br />
staple food f�c�, w���<br />
staple food (type) d�k���<br />
staple food without miya �am<br />
star z�nk�cau = z�nk�co<br />
starling way�-way�<br />
start cin�
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start (begin) c�w�<br />
start fire f�ntu<br />
startle g�r��tu<br />
startled, be g�r�� = g�r�u<br />
stay t�ng�<br />
staying ting�no<br />
steal c�ru<br />
stealing c�ri<br />
steer dak�<br />
stench ng�s�, shel<br />
step on nj��u<br />
stick z�l�<br />
stick on l��u<br />
sticking out ears r�g���u<br />
stinginess nz�m�<br />
stink bug b�nj�<br />
stir t�g�lu, íy�w�lu = y�w�lu,<br />
b�rz�zu<br />
stirring stick b�rd�ku<br />
stirrup strap d�w�l<br />
stocks dimb�l<br />
stomach �ko = �kau<br />
stomach, large b�c�<br />
stone, small k�c�� = k�c�<br />
stool kuj�r�<br />
stoop ng�n�<br />
stop íy�ru = y�ru<br />
stop (bring to a stop) íy�r�tu = y�r�tu<br />
stop up d�mu<br />
storage g�lak� = g�l�k�<br />
stork, Abdim's s�g�wi<br />
storm �ak�u<br />
straight, go/be ��mu<br />
straighten ��mtu = ��ntu<br />
straighten something ��bu<br />
strain íy�b�rtu<br />
strainer r�riya<br />
stranger nj�r�fu<br />
strangle k�ríyu<br />
strap �lp�w�<br />
strength íy�k�r� = y�k�r�<br />
stretch ��mtu = ��ntu<br />
strike hard m�k�tlu<br />
strike with thing thrown w�rgu<br />
strip off ��yu, tl���<br />
strong and big g�d��s�<br />
strong man gwarzo<br />
strutting b���<br />
stuck, get ng�l�u<br />
stuff kar�i<br />
stump t�g�m<br />
stuttering dad�yi<br />
sty in the eye k���nc�<br />
submerge ��ku, d�mb�yu<br />
suck �mpu<br />
suffering b‰n�, t�k�ci<br />
suffice tl�, tl���<br />
suit t�fu<br />
suitcase �c�k�<br />
sun f�ti<br />
Sunday L��d�<br />
support ng�m�nu, ngum�ni<br />
surpass g�r� = g�r� = w�r�, nd�ra ,<br />
nd�r�ntu<br />
surround b�rku<br />
swaggering b���<br />
swallow ��lu<br />
swallow, mosque nz�kwa-nz�k�<br />
swayback ��dl�<br />
swaying jalle<br />
swear to hnn� d�mi<br />
sweat bik�r�, j�gafau<br />
sweep d�r�<br />
sweet m�n�p, t�mu<br />
swell s�ku<br />
swelling from injury �b�b�<br />
swift nz�kwa-nz�k�<br />
swinging r�shi<br />
sword ag�ji<br />
sympathy, express c�w� s�ra<br />
syphillis c�r�<br />
T<br />
tail c�tir<br />
take �su, �l�<br />
take back y�mtu<br />
take by force tl�ru<br />
take from one place to another s�n�u<br />
take out f��u<br />
tale dind�no<br />
tall nzai = m�nzai<br />
tall and skinny j�ngw�z�m, zak�l�
tall and thin z�r�r�<br />
tallness d�t�<br />
tan leather d�n�<br />
taste k�l�, l�tu = l�tu, l�nkw��u, t�ku<br />
tasty t�mu<br />
tax ar�j˘<br />
taxes j�pc��<br />
tchagra kw�rn�n�<br />
tea sh�y�<br />
teach c�w�tu<br />
tear tl�r�<br />
tears z�rw�n�i<br />
teen m�ba� k�Ö<br />
tell ��fu, t�mu<br />
temper, temperament z�mb�l�m<br />
ten b�mba� = m�ba�, d�cc�<br />
tending animals daw�i<br />
termite mound g�nj�<br />
termite, large ng�tl�<br />
termite, small t�r�n<br />
termites, winged f�rd�<br />
terrified, be g�r�� = g�r�u<br />
terrify g�r��tu<br />
testicles gaiw� = gauíy�<br />
tethering post z�nci<br />
thank g˘du<br />
that (+ quote) d� = d�y�<br />
that (one) �m��m, am��, �m�, ��m�,<br />
��m = �m<br />
that (relative conjunction) mband� =<br />
b�nd� = m�nd�<br />
that of m�, t�<br />
that place ��, ��t�� = ��t�m<br />
thatching needle m�ni<br />
the ��, �� = ë�, yi = i<br />
the (one in question) am��<br />
theft c�ri<br />
then �n�, �s�, jan, sai, wat�<br />
there b�t��, b�t�, b�ti, b�y�, ��, ��t�� =<br />
��t�m<br />
there is (one/some) k�k�i, nad�<br />
there is... k�<br />
there it is �m��, am�a, am�u<br />
there they are �m��, am�a<br />
these an�y�m, ayam, íyam<br />
thickness dib�s<br />
thief c�r�u = c�r˘<br />
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thigh f�nto = f�ntau, gw�mo<br />
thin, become r�c�<br />
thing men, m�<br />
think about t�nu<br />
thinking clearly r�ni<br />
thinning crops c�k�r�<br />
thirst kuj�m<br />
this (one) ayam, íyam<br />
this and that m�n�-m�n�<br />
this palce ��cam<br />
thorn íyar� = yar�<br />
those an��am, an���, ��m�, ��m =<br />
�m<br />
thrash d�d�ku, d�kwu, g�d�ru, g�g�tu<br />
thrasing j�b�<br />
threaten k�lk�lu<br />
three k�n�<br />
thresh c�fu, g�r�<br />
throat gurgwadlo<br />
throw ��l�, f�r�<br />
throw away t��u<br />
throw down nz��tu<br />
throw out t��u<br />
thunder g�r�n, g�rig�r�n<br />
Thursday L�m�s�w�<br />
thus ��mi, gid���, kut� = kic�<br />
tick kuz�rku<br />
tick, cattle girgi��<br />
tie y�n�u<br />
tie knot c���<br />
tie tightly ��gu, ��mu<br />
tie together/a knot nd���u<br />
time b˘, l‰k�c�<br />
time (appointed time for) sart�<br />
time for an event jaj�m<br />
times (multiplication) kw�r� = kw�r�u<br />
tiny �il�il, linkir, njilki�i, y���ga�<br />
tired, be l�b�<br />
tiredness l�b�<br />
titles M�l�m, bil�m� village head<br />
to �<br />
toad d�nd�<br />
tobacco blossom f�re<br />
today �nkuni = �nkun<br />
together f�l� wa�i<br />
tomorrow ��c�, ny�m�� three days<br />
after, t�k�� two days after
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tongs<br />
tongue l�s�n<br />
too ke, wat�<br />
tooth c���kind�, �t�, zhiyom cuspid,<br />
canine<br />
top f�ri<br />
tortoise gwadag‰r�<br />
tortoise (type) j�nj� b�lan<br />
total dik<br />
touch l�tu = l�tu, sh�f�nu<br />
touch lightly r��u<br />
town j�go<br />
trace design y�tu<br />
tracing y� = �y�<br />
trading jaur�<br />
tradition �d�<br />
transplant k�, kin�<br />
transplanting c�i<br />
trap for birds ndl�b�n<br />
traveling m�rko = m�rkau, r�kin<br />
tray, woven t�bi<br />
tree ��<br />
tree in town square g�m�r�m<br />
trees c�yi, (see also ‘plants’, ‘grasses’)<br />
w�wo Acacia senegal, c�nc˘�li<br />
Acacia sieberiana, g�m�wu Acacia<br />
sieberiana, k�ci Adansonia digitata<br />
(baobab), jor Afrormosia laxiflora,<br />
Dalbergia hostilis, Burkea africana,<br />
lon Anogneissus leiocarpus<br />
(chewstick tree), main� Azadirachta<br />
indica (neem), �jan Balanites<br />
aegyptiaca (desert date), ndl�r� =<br />
nd�r� Balsamodendron africanum;<br />
Commiphora africana (African<br />
myrrh), j�d�b�n m� ndag�i Bauhinia<br />
rufescens, d�n� Bombax<br />
buonopozense (kapok), cirf�<br />
Borassus aethiopum (deleb palm),<br />
b�gai Cadaba farinosa, mar�guw�<br />
Cassia arereh; C. sieberana, zar�zar�<br />
Cassia arereh; C. sieberana,<br />
jinj�li Cassia singueana, r�mi Ceiba<br />
pentandra (kapok tree, silk cotton<br />
tree), kw�kw� Cocos nucifera<br />
(coconut), d�b�y� Combretum spp.,<br />
d�j� Commiphora kerstingii;<br />
Boswellia dalzielii; B.odorata<br />
(frankincense tree), �dl�dl�b� Cordia<br />
africana, agayau Crateva religiosa,<br />
Clerodendron capitatum,<br />
k�shinm�t� Crossopteryx febrifuga<br />
(?ordeal tree), l�f� Daniellia oliveric<br />
(opaiba balsam), tif�n� Detarium<br />
microcarpum; D. senegalense, ��li<br />
Diospyros mespiliformis (ebony),<br />
g�y�ku Faidherbia albida (winter<br />
thorn), j�d�bi Ficus gnaphalocarpa,<br />
F. sycomorus, c�yi Ficus iteophylla<br />
(fig, parasitic), ngw�b�r Ficus<br />
platyphylla (gutta-percha tree), d�rmi<br />
Ficus polita, c�k�la Ficus thonningii<br />
(fig), gw�gu� Gardenia erubescens<br />
(quinine tree), ng�sh� Gardinia<br />
erubescens (quinine tree), d�mdim<br />
Gisekia pharnacioides, link� Grewia<br />
mollis, g˘rif� Hyphaene thebaica<br />
(dum palm), t�ni Khaya senegalensis<br />
(mahogany), ng�n�n Mitragyna<br />
inermis, m�l�s� Nauclea diderrichii<br />
(African peach), m�t�ci Parkia<br />
biglobosa (locust bean), dibin�<br />
Phoenix dactylifera (date palm),<br />
j�d�b�n Piliostigma reticulatum & P.<br />
thoningii, b�jim� Prosopis africana<br />
(false locust), t�n�m Pseudocedrela<br />
kotschyii (dry zone cedar), j�nj�<br />
Pterocarpus erinaceus (rosewood),<br />
gwangwala Raphia sudanica (raffia),<br />
ng‰n�y‰ Sclerocarya birrea<br />
(marula), sakw��i Sterculia setigera<br />
(karaya gum tree), t�l�<br />
Stereospermum kunthianum (tulip<br />
tree), kwan��k� = kwan��k<br />
Strychnos spp., l�l�w� Tamarindus<br />
indica (tamarind with sweet fruits),<br />
d�mi Tamarindus indica (tamarind),<br />
d�ur� Terminalia spp., d�nci<br />
Vitellaria paradoxa (shea nut), d�bi<br />
Vitex doniana (black plum), �uy‰<br />
Ziziphus mauritiana (jujube), kurn�<br />
Ziziphus spina-christi (Christ's thorn)<br />
trees (unidentified type) asuw�ni,<br />
b�c�u, cillibir, d�b�níy�l�, d�g�l�,
d�rai, d�yi, d�mb�r�u, d�rmi t�<br />
Gw�na, ��w�, g�sh�k�, g�w�z�,<br />
g�bi, g�n�m, kuníy�r�, kw�kw�,<br />
kw�nkw�ni, kw�rc�, l�li = l˘li, l˘li<br />
= l�li, mb�dl�g�, mbalw�zi,<br />
mb�ry�, t�t t� kw�r�, tiri�,<br />
w�nwun, z�nd�<br />
trembling r�n�n�i<br />
trick d�bar�<br />
trick someone b�b�tu<br />
trickster s�w�n� = s�un�<br />
trip m�rko = m�rkau<br />
trip (stumble) tl�bu<br />
trip up k�r�<br />
troubles b�t�<br />
troublesomeness k�l� b�<br />
trough j�r�<br />
trousers yank�<br />
truth j�r�<br />
tsetse fly kw�t�nkwami<br />
Tuesday T�l�t�<br />
turban f˘lo, p˘lo<br />
turkey t�l‰-t�lo<br />
turn around m�l�u = m�líyu<br />
turn by turn b˘b‰�<br />
turn into m�l�u = m�líyu<br />
turtle (type) j�nj� b�lan<br />
tuwo w���<br />
tuwo, plain �am<br />
tweezers ��kem<br />
twenty �uy� = h�uy�<br />
twigs c�kum� = c�kum�u, y�g�<br />
twin nj˘ni<br />
twins jang�m<br />
twist m�r�u<br />
twist rope l�mu<br />
twist two-strand rope l�m‰ = l�mau<br />
two b�lu = ��lu<br />
ugly d�s�<br />
ulcer m�r�k�<br />
umbrella l�yim�<br />
unable, be ��ru<br />
uncle c�n<br />
U<br />
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uncover �f�<br />
undependability zug�mb�li<br />
under far<br />
undergo s�<br />
understand k�l�<br />
understanding, seek b�r� b˘<br />
undress f��u<br />
unhaft íy�ltu, íy�lu<br />
unhappiness birim m� �ko<br />
unhappy ng�r�-ng�r�<br />
unmarried person gand�<br />
unstable person d�l�i m� f�tl�u<br />
untie b���<br />
until ar = har, sai<br />
up ndag�i<br />
uproot n�ku<br />
urine ind�n = íyand�n<br />
useless b�t�<br />
uvula g���ku<br />
V<br />
vagina f�rsi = p�rsi<br />
valley l�mp���<br />
various d�gu-d�gu<br />
vein d���<br />
vervet monkey b�d� ng�r�<br />
viper rib�-rib�<br />
virgin r��jo = r��jau<br />
visitor nj�r�fu<br />
voice w�lo = �lau<br />
volunteer plant gwazam<br />
vomit l�íyu<br />
vulture s�kit�<br />
vulva f�rsi = p�rsi<br />
W<br />
waist ��b�<br />
wait ��mu<br />
wait (for) ��nyu = ��m�tu<br />
waiting ��m�<br />
wake up g�r�� = g�r�u<br />
walking r�kin
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wall of house bango<br />
wall, town b�g� = b�g�u<br />
want nd�lo<br />
war t�w�<br />
ward of town c��i<br />
warm k���m<br />
warm up d�mtu = d�ntu, d�nu<br />
warn k�lk�lu<br />
warthog g�du, g�b�s�<br />
wash b��u<br />
wash dishes b�r��u<br />
washing dishes b�r���n<br />
wasp, mud-dauber z�nzin<br />
watch m�yu<br />
water �m�<br />
water skin j�nj�miy�<br />
water with flour mixed in c�l�m<br />
water, grain soaked �m� m� c�l�m =<br />
am c�l�m<br />
waterbuck kw�nt�<br />
waterbug l�li-l�li<br />
watercourse nd�r m� �m�<br />
watering animals jar�<br />
way gidi<br />
weak and loose dl��dl�r�<br />
wealth arz�ki, b�y�, b�r��<br />
weapon b�r�m�<br />
weave c�ku, d�kwu, r�yu<br />
weaver bird g�l�<br />
weaver, buffalo d�y�<br />
weaving c�k�<br />
Wednesday L�rab�<br />
weeding r��u<br />
weeding, second r���<br />
week m�k�<br />
weep z�w�<br />
weigh c�ru = c�ryu<br />
weighing cariy� = cariíy�<br />
well (for water) b�z�n<br />
well (good health) b�l�k<br />
well bucket, ring around top dams�r�<br />
well now wat�<br />
well-bucked kurf�<br />
well, abandoned d�nd�f˘ m� b�z�n<br />
well, collapsed l�u t� b�z�n<br />
well, temporary m�r�mp�<br />
west gen<br />
wetness sh�m�, nj�d˘<br />
whack j�j�fu<br />
what m�y�, m�y�y�<br />
whatever m�k�<br />
when dan�y�, ma = m, na, ye, y� = y�<br />
when (question) dan�<br />
whenever f�ti w�ike<br />
where ay�, �y�y�, biy�, n�d�<br />
wherever y�k�<br />
which (relative) mband� = b�nd� =<br />
m�nd�<br />
which one w�y�m<br />
whichever w�ik�<br />
while ago c�wan<br />
whip lak‰d�<br />
whip (strike w. whip) g�b�u<br />
whirlwind m�ni-m�ni<br />
whistling f�níyau<br />
white m�fe<br />
whitish f�dl�r�<br />
whitlow f�l�<br />
who l�, l�y�<br />
whoever l�uke<br />
widow j�d�wi<br />
wife m�nd� = m�nd�u, m�n<br />
wife who has left her husband agwd�<br />
wife, senior n�nt� kw�r�<br />
wind f�f�l� = filf�l�<br />
wing b�ka<br />
winnow with a tray b�k�tu<br />
winnow with tray t�t�ku<br />
wipe l�t�nu<br />
wipe on g�mu<br />
wipe out with finger s��u<br />
wit as�m = as�m = as�n<br />
with k�<br />
wither l�nu<br />
withhold g���<br />
without m�r�<br />
woman m�nd� = m�nd�u<br />
woman, young r��jo = r��jau<br />
wood r�r�<br />
woodpecker t�g˘g�<br />
word c�c�<br />
work w�n� = w�n�u<br />
work hard k�r��tu<br />
work poorly zug�mb�li
work, communal g�ny�<br />
worker b�� w�n�<br />
world bai m�l�, d�niy�<br />
worm nz�fir<br />
worried, be d�mu<br />
worry d�m�tu<br />
worthlessness banz�<br />
wrest away tl�ru, sh�ru<br />
wrestling w�g�<br />
wring m�r�u<br />
writing board �ll‰<br />
Y<br />
yard in front of house c�k�i<br />
yawning h�k�m<br />
year �min = �mun<br />
year, last fata<br />
year, next g�d�n<br />
year, this daríe<br />
yell �˘ru<br />
yellow g�j�r<br />
yes ˘í‰<br />
yesterday nz�no<br />
youth b�z�n<br />
zorilla k�l�-k�l�<br />
Z<br />
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