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chaɣisi

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shake (of bottle, rattle)

  • Gaɣili din pali bi chaɣisira, gaɣ’ sɔɣu n-chaɣisira. 'Empty barrels make the most noise.'.
  • N naan chɛbis’ a ni suhupiɛlli, ka ŋme goonjinim’ ka chaɣisi sayɛya ka yili yila niŋ a. I would have farewelled you joyfully and played fiddles and shaken rattles and sung songs for you.
  • o bipuɣiŋga n-daa daŋ o soli tuhibu na n-gbib’ chɛɣisa chɛɣisiri ka wari waa. his daughter was the first one to meet him on the way, and she was holding jingles and shaking them and dancing.
  • Bɛ zaŋ lɔɣu din chaɣisira n-nyaɣil’ o They hang a rattling quiver on him (horse).

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shake the arm in triumph

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    to become weak, poor

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      to lose ones strength, weaken, lose strength (of decoctions)

      • Di bemi kaman tiŋgban’ kuŋ din chaɣisi ka kom ka nimaani la It is like a dry land which is exhausted and there is no water there.
      • Tiŋgbaŋ kulim daa chaɣisi. The soil's fertility had been exhausted.

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      to be ruined

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        to lose fertility (e.g. land)

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          to jump down, to leap