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nimbila

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Noun

Audio

an eye, eyeball

  • a yi kɔŋ a nimbil’ yini if you are lacking one eye ...
  • Kaman dam din miha ni to noli ni, ka nyÉ”hi biÉ›ri nimbihi ni shÉ›m, lala ka vinyaÉ£inim’ gba be bÉ› tumalaannim’ sani. 'Lazy people are a pain to their employer. They are like smoke in the eyes or vinegar that sets the teeth on edge.'.
  • Nimbila bi dira ka mi din’ tiÉ£ira. The eye doesn’t eat, but it knows what satisfies a person.
  • Tirakoma dÉ”ro nyÉ›la nimbihi dÉ”ro din loora. Trachoma s an infectious disease of the eyes..
  • Nira ku tooi zaÅ‹ o nimbihi ayi n-yuli koliba ni. One cannot look into a (narrow-neck) bottle with both eyes at the same time.
  • Dama bin-yÉ›risi ŋɔ ninni Å‹ubitibu maa zuÉ£u chÉ›rimi ka bia maa taÉ£indi o nimbihi The irritation (?) of the eye by these organisms keeps making the child rub his eyes.
  • Gbibi ma kaman nimbil’ biÉ›lim la 'Keep me as the apple of the eye'.