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kurigi

1

Verb

to dig out, disinter

O kurgiya. He/she is old.
o daa kurigiya pam, ka lan nyɛ niŋgbuŋ titalilana he was very old and fat.
Finɛhaz paɣ’ puli daa kurigimi ka o saɣi dɔɣibu Phinehas' wife was in an advanced state of pregnancy and about to give birth.

2

Verb

to be/get old

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daania

1

Noun

effort

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

baaŋa

1

Noun

singer

tana shingu

1

Noun

leaves of cassava

tulaalemaana

1

Noun

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

uprising (behaving disorderly)

Bɛ niŋdila bilibili. They behave in a disorderly fashion.

dirigu

1

Noun

spoon

1

Adjective

eatable

2

Noun

bird

3

Noun

sharp

4

Noun

syphilitic sores in the nose

puui

1

Verb

to lie in heaps

2

Verb

to be full to overflowing

3

Verb

to be plentiful

tiŋbia

1

Noun

native, local inhabitant, citizen

dirinyina

1

Noun

fork

maŋsulinsi

1

Noun

independence

2

Noun

freedom (as opposed to slavery)