chaɣisi
1
Verb
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).
4
Verb
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.