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gbaɣi

1

Verb

Audio

to shave, slice off

  • Tipɔɣu ku kɔŋ gbaɣibu. The bark of a tree will not refuse to be removed with a cutlass. [Prov. 2631]

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daania

1

Noun

Audio

effort

  • Nir' daania din viɛl' ni mali o yɛla. (A person's good effort will yield results)

baaŋa

1

Noun

Audio

singer

    tana shingu

    1

    Noun

    Audio

    leaves of cassava

      tulaalemaana

      1

      Noun

      Audio

      a perfumer, pomade-maker

      • O ni ti zaŋ yi bipuɣinsi leeg o tulaalemaaniba He will take your daughters for perfumers. [1SA 8:13]

      bilibili

      1

      Ideophone

      Audio

      uprising (behaving disorderly)

      • Bɛ niŋdila bilibili. They behave in a disorderly fashion.

      dirigu

      1

      Noun

      Audio

      spoon

        1

        Adjective

        Audio

        eatable

          2

          Noun

          Audio

          bird

            3

            Noun

            Audio

            sharp

              4

              Noun

              Audio

              syphilitic sores in the nose

                puui

                1

                Verb

                Audio

                to lie in heaps

                  2

                  Verb

                  Audio

                  to be full to overflowing

                    3

                    Verb

                    Audio

                    to be plentiful

                      tiŋbia

                      1

                      Noun

                      Audio

                      native, local inhabitant, citizen

                        dirinyina

                        1

                        Noun

                        Audio

                        fork

                          maŋsulinsi

                          1

                          Noun

                          Audio

                          independence

                            2

                            Noun

                            Audio

                            freedom (as opposed to slavery)