pirigili
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Noun
a half, part, division
- gooni maa zaa daa me ... hal ti paai di dubu pirigili the wall was built up ... as far as half its height.
- Yɛlimi ŋun kpaɣ’a tuma ni maa, ka o filim hawa shɛŋa o ni t’ a ni a tumdi maa, Kaman dabisili pirigili. Speak to the person who made you redundant (?) so that he will reduce the hours you have to work, like half a day.
- Amaa baŋmi ka dama dimbu saha maa yi yaɣi hawa ni pirigili saha, nyin mira ka a lahi chihi li bee m mɔɣisi li. But be careful because if the time of the bite is more than an hour and a half you must no longer cut it or suck it.
- Waɣisimli biɛla, kaman hawa pirigili saha. Slacken it (tourniquet) a little, (after) about half an hour.
- bɛ pirigili kuli nyɛla bɛn kɔŋdi bɛ nyɛvuya half of them (snakebite victims) lose their lives.
- Pirigimiya bi’ neɔŋ maa buyi n-zaŋ o pirigili ti yino, ka zaŋ o pirigili din’ la n-ti ŋun’ la mi. Divide the live child in two and give half to one and half to the other.