to patch

• bɛ be ŋariŋ ni liɣiri bɛ lansi They were in the boat mending their nets.
• So ku saɣi zaŋ tan’ palli din na bi tiri n-liɣi binyɛr’ kurili Nobody would agree to use a piece of unshrunk cloth to patch an old garment.
• Bɛ daa bola bindira niŋ bɔto kura din chahi ka bɛ liɣiliɣi li They got food and put it into old sacks which were split and mended.

to mend, repair, as a wall

to seal off after bursting

to faint, be dispirited, prostrated

to hold the breath

to be dark, moonless (night is)