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əfəŋ— waterfall
a ǹse— down, on the ground
tof— be intelligent, be wise
ǹjùsə tàyn— fifteen
ta’— reward (gift)
fəghɨ fə bum— hunting net
kəbu'lə— valley
sàŋ ə̀ chʉ̀wʉ̀— March (month of first rain)
kəkɨm— crab
əfwof ə to ghə— strong wind, storm, tornado
ǹdzɨ̀ŋ— lie (falsehood)
lwin— be full
kənghə̀ʼ— jealousy
laŋtə— bend down, stoop
kəbayn kəku kə— flour
sugyè’— soldier
kəlyɨmə— tongue
kəmfàn ŋàŋ— coward
ǹshə̀’tə̀— prophet
lùwàyn— woman, madam
əghʉmə— promise, agreement
m̀pfì byi— she-goat, nanny goat
kənzìtə̀— beginning
fəsaŋ— cataract
ǹdzàŋ— song
waŋ— spread
kù— snore
m̀bityelə— day of week (6th)
gha’— take
kʉ̀’— enough
fənyi fə kəvu— finger
kəmpfə̀mtə̀— stump
chwayn kəvu— spank (child)
mò’— drop (tr)
ǹjùsə ǹtʉ̀fə— sixteen
əghom— shoulder
a m̀fɨnə̀— secretly, in darkness
fəlàm fə shʉsə— fishing net
kəŋ— investigate, look for, search
kətyi— stick
yès— us
toŋ— blow (horn)
məkalə̀— modern, English, civilised man
komtə— scratch
ətoŋ— navel, umbilical cord
shə̀’tə̀— imitate s. o speech
bòŋ— be beautiful
əbi— kola nut
lɨ̀m— be hot (of person)
ə̀— of, class 1, class 9
kəkwà’— half
m̀bwàʼà— vegetable (kind of)
m̀bwa’mə̀— blessing, peace
tensə— accompany
àkàm— juju captain
layn— today
kəfo kə zhɨ kə— food
fɨfə— be white
tàn— five
chom— clear (land for planting)
bomə mənlʉ̀’— be drunk
kòŋ— love
myèsə̀ ǹtaŋ— resolve, settle (dispute)
m̀bàŋ— cane, walking stick
əlyuŋ ə tyə̀ŋsə ghə— harp
kàyn— swear
m̀bityenə— day of week (6th)
fàf— shorten, reduce, decrease, subtract, take away
m̀fɨŋ— prison, bangle, ring(n)
ǹku’ dzə̀m— hunchback
dzə̀m— back
tam— plan (done by more than one person)
lyɨm— be sharp
byìghò— why?
gha’— hold, catch (object in air)
məwum mə̀ sòmbo— seventy
buf— bark (as dog)
zì— shed skin
wuto— strong person, elderly person
wàyn ə wùwì— daughter
kəkù’tə̀— stool
fəsese— spark
m̀bə̀ŋ— hammer
chì— in-law, relative by marriage
àdzòŋ— plum
tànsə̀— blow away (intr), cause to fly
ənkùŋ— date (palm)
əchò a boʼngə̀ŋ— day after tomorrow
ǹzen— buyer
fwomtə— embrace, hug
bwan— thunder, strike, shout
somsə— summons
vənyìngòŋ— twins
kòntə̀— stumble
tyèmə̀— choke
nyɨŋ— run, flee, run away from, escape
tam— wear (loin)
shɨ̀— hoe
baʼlə— to sell
buŋsə— roll (e.g., a stone), cause to melt
toŋtə— greet
ǹkwòŋ ə̀ ǹgù’sə— stonepit
somə— melt, disappear
son— fight
mədyə̀f— length
əbye’ə əfo— leftovers
əfòn— king, chief, fon
kəghʉ kə wì’— footprint (human)
wù jè’e— stranger (unknown person), traveler
kɨf— make lumps
kəkòs— slave
sensə— plead, implore
bo— weave
mədzɨ̀ŋ— urine
shyè’ à wì’— serve
fəngònbàyn— lizard
mɨ̀ŋ— beeswax, bee-bread
ǹdòn— ill luck
kəmbò kə mbàsə̀— a bag of njamanjama
əsɨm— farm
lùlù— without soup
fwom— be amusing, funny
lə̀m— smell
əsaŋlə— happiness, joy
bvɨ̀mə̀— bury
kəntomsə̀— assistant, support
kənzhuŋsə̀— load, burden
lɨm— bite
kəghə’ə— cowrie (shell)
gwʉ̀ wàyn— baby sling
kə̀ŋ— feather headdress
ǹtàm— step
əlɨ’— poison
sɨ̀mtə̀— fasten, bind (load), tighten (tr)
zʉ̀mə̀— peel
əgà’ ə̀ ləmə zə— proverb
was— spread
əvi— tadpole
nyàm fəkò’— insult (n)
faŋ— remain, stay back
chɨ̀ nyu’u vəntòyn— potter's kiln
əmbɨ̀'— tribe
ta’— break (firewood), split
nə̀ mbì— forward (direction)
fəkonti— hare
kənkaŋtə̀— frying
nə̀ bamə— backward (direction)
əfwi’— pus
ŋʉ’sə— be placed on a seat (e.g., a baby)
bàs— evade
àbʉ̀mu’— nine
kəkʉs— knot (in wood)
tù’tə̀ lye— look at, watch, notice
kòfi— coffee
fə— ncl concord, class 19
ǹtsìnə̀ əlo’— tradition, custom
fambu’ə— because
tsə̀ŋ— ankle ring, bangle
sàŋ ə̀ kəfɨ̀’— April (month of reeds)
gho’sə— enlarge
m̀pfì m̀bvɨ— mother hen
so— saw
jàkas— donkey
chwìchwì— sunlight
bʉ’ avu— clap (hands), plead
m̀bvəm— python
ǹdisə ka’a sə— cloth worn by a woman
kəkàs— penalty
shyè’ əsɨm— cultivate, farm
ənòn— herd, flock, crowd
to— be courageous, be brave
lye— look at, watch
fənchə— arrow/bow
sàŋ ə̀ kəntolɨ̀m— February (month of serious dry season)
lìtì— father's mother
tsə̀m— consult
m̀bì— original
lyelə— take with both hands
tə— ncl concord, class 13
zu’ mə̀zhi’— apply (ointment), besmear
chuŋ— dig
kə̀’— awake
kəkʉsə— knot
ǹkwòŋ— pit
saŋnə— rejoice, be happy, be joyful
fɨ̀ŋ— mix up
fəbwà'a— jar of oil
əchʉ̀ ə zhʉ shwe zə— sunset
kəlas— scar
lam— marry
fətsù’tə̀ fə kɨ̀ŋ— pipe-stem
ghə̀ko’ə— which (one)
əfwof— breeze, wind
shə̀ŋ— search, scatter
làŋ— forbid
ghɨŋ— hesitate, wonder
ǹdòŋ ə lyɨ̀mə— sweet potato
kəbyì’— dust
ku kəsàyn— insult
əlɨm ə nyàm— bull