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dee

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Exclamation

Audio

er, umm

  • BÉ› shÉ›rila dee zuÉ£upiligu ka o Ê’im yira. 'you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs' (??)
  • DÉ›hi nÉ”ri li mi sɔŋdi tiÅ‹a 'wild hogs trample it down'.
  • Dee maa daa zaÅ‹ ba ti wuhi kom maa shee Warthog took them and showed them where the water was.
  • ÅŠun dee kpaÅ‹ o maÅ‹a, amaa o bi di la nasara. Although he tried hard, he did not succeed.
  • Wuntia soli dolibu shiri nyÉ›la azichi din galisi, nir’ Å‹un’ dee nini yi tiÉ£i o ni mali shÉ›li; Well, religion does make us very rich, at least if we are satisfied with what we have.
  • Din dee yi di pa ziÅ‹guli zuÉ£u, doo naan je o kpee? If it were not because of the clitoris (having sex), would a man hate his neighbour?
  • A nya o? - Dee, dee,.. laabiri m bi nya o. Did you see him? - Er, er, of course, I did not see him.

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Particle

Audio

although

  • BÉ› shÉ›rila dee zuÉ£upiligu ka o Ê’im yira. 'you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs' (??)
  • DÉ›hi nÉ”ri li mi sɔŋdi tiÅ‹a 'wild hogs trample it down'.
  • Dee maa daa zaÅ‹ ba ti wuhi kom maa shee Warthog took them and showed them where the water was.
  • ÅŠun dee kpaÅ‹ o maÅ‹a, amaa o bi di la nasara. Although he tried hard, he did not succeed.
  • Wuntia soli dolibu shiri nyÉ›la azichi din galisi, nir’ Å‹un’ dee nini yi tiÉ£i o ni mali shÉ›li; Well, religion does make us very rich, at least if we are satisfied with what we have.
  • Din dee yi di pa ziÅ‹guli zuÉ£u, doo naan je o kpee? If it were not because of the clitoris (having sex), would a man hate his neighbour?
  • A nya o? - Dee, dee,.. laabiri m bi nya o. Did you see him? - Er, er, of course, I did not see him.

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Noun

Audio

warthog (Phacochoreus africanus)

  • BÉ› shÉ›rila dee zuÉ£upiligu ka o Ê’im yira. 'you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs' (??)
  • DÉ›hi nÉ”ri li mi sɔŋdi tiÅ‹a 'wild hogs trample it down'.
  • Dee maa daa zaÅ‹ ba ti wuhi kom maa shee Warthog took them and showed them where the water was.
  • ÅŠun dee kpaÅ‹ o maÅ‹a, amaa o bi di la nasara. Although he tried hard, he did not succeed.
  • Wuntia soli dolibu shiri nyÉ›la azichi din galisi, nir’ Å‹un’ dee nini yi tiÉ£i o ni mali shÉ›li; Well, religion does make us very rich, at least if we are satisfied with what we have.
  • Din dee yi di pa ziÅ‹guli zuÉ£u, doo naan je o kpee? If it were not because of the clitoris (having sex), would a man hate his neighbour?
  • A nya o? - Dee, dee,.. laabiri m bi nya o. Did you see him? - Er, er, of course, I did not see him.