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dam

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Noun

Audio

pito (pito - local home-brewed ale, beer made from millet/guineacorn)

  • o daa chÉ› ka bÉ› duÉ£i dam he had them brew beer.
  • BÉ› kɔɣila dam. They are brewing pito.
  • ChÉ›riga din dam kurchu bim dini ka bÉ› zaÅ‹ dam naɣ’ bim. The ladle that is used to stir pig’s broth is the same one that is used to stir cow’s broth.
  • tiÅ‹gbani daa dam ka tampima bɔɣi the earth quaked and the rocks split.
  • TiÅ‹ maa zaa dam. There was an earthquake.
  • Nira Å‹un ni ŋɔŋ kom pali siÅ‹a ka lahi zaÅ‹ bindibiga n-timdi di ni

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Verb

Audio

to stir, shake

  • o daa chÉ› ka bÉ› duÉ£i dam he had them brew beer.
  • BÉ› kɔɣila dam. They are brewing pito.
  • ChÉ›riga din dam kurchu bim dini ka bÉ› zaÅ‹ dam naɣ’ bim. The ladle that is used to stir pig’s broth is the same one that is used to stir cow’s broth.
  • tiÅ‹gbani daa dam ka tampima bɔɣi the earth quaked and the rocks split.
  • TiÅ‹ maa zaa dam. There was an earthquake.
  • Nira Å‹un ni ŋɔŋ kom pali siÅ‹a ka lahi zaÅ‹ bindibiga n-timdi di ni

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Verb

Audio

to excite, agitate, harass, sprain

  • Nobili' piÉ›liga nyu dam kuli ku mo wubiga. Even if a white chick is drunk, it will still not challenge a hawk.
  • Biɛɣu ni daa neeg’ asiba ka dam maa yi o ninni 'In the morning, when the wine had worn off'.