nayili
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Noun
palace, chief’s house
- Ka bɛ ni ti gbahi amaŋmaŋ’ bidibisi shɛba n-zaŋ ba chaŋ ti leei namɔɣilisi ka bɛ be Babilɔn nayili. And they will capture some of you own sons and take them to become eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon. [2KI 20:18]
- Somo Dama mini Naa Damba din’ wari la Nayili samban’ ni ko. Somo Dama and Naa Damba are only danced at the Palace. [DB-Festivals.028]
- (bɛ) labi nayili samban’ ni nti wa ʒiɛm ŋɔ pam ka naanyi wurim. (they) come back to the front-yard of the palace and dance Ȣiǫm a lot, and then disperse. [DB281]
- Tinzunnim’ ni me nayiya shɛŋa luya The places that foreigners built have fallen. [ISA 25:2]
- Nayili tumpani kum boli kpamba. The drum at the chief’s house is beaten to call the elders. [Prov. 1667]