Entries | Babanki (Kejom) Living Dictionary

Entries

əlɨm— male
əwen— body
kwə̀’tə̀— think, remember
ǹtə̀'— quarter
kəzòyn— spear grass
lɨftə— hasten, hurry
fəndzù’ndzù’— apex, peak, highest point
vì— come
zhòm— awaken
shyəŋ— predict
kwʉnə— pour
ǹsɨ’ ə̀ kəghʉ̀— ankle
ǹjʉ̀— cane rat, grass cutter
pfʉ bòm— intercede, mediate
təghɨ tə̀tàyn— five hundred
ǹse fozhɨvə— fertile soil
fwos— mix
ǹjomtə̀— upper grinding stone
kədwìn— old, adult, elder
tù’nə̀— trample
mò’tə̀— let go
shi’sə— lower (tr)
pfèn— mountain
əwùm ə shɨ— eyebrow
sàŋ ə̀ sìbù’— May
dì’— show
kəzhyemə— open space
silvà— silver
a m̀bo’sə̀— near
kəkuf— tick
sù— pierce, stab
kəpfɨsə— umbrella
wù təsɨ̀m— farmer
bwi kə̀dyàŋ— have a child out of wedlock
əsoŋ ə kəgə̀’— molar tooth
lə̀mə̀ ə wūlɨm— brother
lobtə— deceive
ka’— go round, detour
ǹtom— support, cooking stone
kənà’— bottom, stump
tsoŋ— thief
əsaŋ— maize, corn cob
kəmbuŋtə̀— stool
a ǹtèma ǹtèmə̀— at intervals, one after the other, in stages
mà— I
lam— lamp, torch
dyansə— put across
ŋam— tarantula
əkaŋ— sky
nyʉmlə— smile
əghuŋ— beam, rafter
ŋ̀— past tense (distant)
ǹgen— corner, angle, elbow
kəfi— puff adder
taftə— coagulate, clot
mwèsə̀ ǹtaŋ— resolve, settle (dispute)
kətà’à— pillar
kə— yours
fəno’ono’o— chameleon
fənyin— bird
ǹtu— pen, pencil
ghò'tə̀— become busy, be busy
m̀be— chisel
ǹgù’ ə̀ kəlàm— anvil
besə— search, e.g. avocado
nyì— machete, cutlass
mà’à— throw away,; get rid of
mès— blow nose
ǹgəŋ— self
əfwan— valley, stream
əsénə́— frog
bʉnsə— lure to sleep
əfyə̀m— lime, whitewash
wùwì lam— bride
lə̀mə̀ ə wùwì— sister
fàn— fear
əjə̀’— journey, trip, movement
saynsə— multiply
ŋ̀wə̀’— be bright, be clean
pfʉtə— gather, heap up
lɨm— male, husband, fiance
bò’— open (tr)
kwà’ əso’— disobey
sàŋ ə̀ asaŋgwʉ— August
gumnə— respect
kətsaŋ kə əŋgòm— banana/plantain tree truck
m̀bvɨ̀mə— cemetery
kənkà’à— throwing stick
te— insult
m̀bàŋ ə̀ əfwìn— shin
fədyàn— spring
əbə̀m ə̀ fɨŋtə zə— dysentry
nyə̀ŋmə̀— lie down
əti ə kəban— lower grinding stone
byi njɨ̀— sheep
ǹso’— judgement
tsu’— reward
əchɨ— clan
ken— prevent, protect by charm
zhù— snake
fàftə̀— shorten, reduce, decrease, subtract, take away
yen əngə'— suffer
əka’a— headpad
ǹtòyn ə̀ m̀bàsə̀— cooking pot
byi— goat
mè— diminish, end
ǹywè— have another child before the former one is weaned
mì— swallow
ǹdzóŋ ə̀ shʉ̀— fish bone
bàn— hate
nə̀mwè’è— truth
kəlyì’— caterpillar
kəkɨ— chair
ǹdisə— cloth
laŋlə— bow (as in greeting)
gə̀’ə— sharer
kwe— meet up with
ǹkàsə— scabies
buŋ— lose, death of a baby, carry by two or more people
kəshi kə nyu’u kə— burn
a mənzhʉ̀ a mənzhʉ̀— sometimes, at times
ləmtə— disappear
ǹgu’— termite
ŋ̀wʉ’mə— sit
kəkaŋ kə asaŋ— frying pan for corn
bùmtə̀— meet, encounter
kəbvə̀m— type of tree
lù— leave (place), rise, wake up (from sleep)
kələ̀m— scent, stink, smell (bad), odour
kəlaŋ ke kàbù’— cocoyam, taro
pfè ǹtòyn— prepare (to cook food)
kədɨŋ kə zhʉsə— swarm
əwum— egg
əlò’— nest
nyù’— roast over fire, burn, e.g., incense, blaze
zàŋsə̀— be fast
əfàn— fear
ǹjɨ̀ ǹgə̀ŋ— heir, successor
chɨ̀ nyu’u vəntòn— potter's kiln
lyòmtə̀— keep, save, store up
tsɨŋ— shiver, tremble
fəbèbè— razor
ta’— three
zhwì— pant
əshi lɨmə və— hot weather
kəntyɨm— tendril
ǹjùsə fwòmə— eighteen
ǹkə̀— shield
chi’— close, shut (tr), cover
gwoʼtə— knock
tumə— burst
ǹkwə̀ŋ ə̀ ǹgù’sə— stonepit
əkum— box
kòyntə̀— stumble
kəti’iti’i— ear
a ben— besides, near, nearby
kùmsə̀— touch, feel (active)
zhìkə̀— be slow
akwen ə mənkalə̀— rice
əngòm ə fəndzalə̀— musa acuminata
to’lə— straddle
tòf— squander
m̀bà’— insult
ǹgwʉ̀’— year
myə̀’— wink, be sleepy, look (at someone with anger)
kəlyɨŋ— period, generation
kətʉ— head, top
ǹgə’— danger, suffering, problem, trouble
fa— from
chò— overtake, pass (tr)
kəndòŋ— throat
sòŋ— steal
fənka'anka'a— circle, round thing, zero
gà’— say, speak, talk
sìsə̀— take revenge, strain food
yì— that (man)
wù ǹdoŋ— friend
əlyuŋ— radio, guitar, balafon, instrument with bamboo pieces, piano
kwisə— bring up (a child)
əbə̀m ə̀ fɨŋtə ghə— dysentry
lyəŋ— drown (intr), capsize
abè abwa’ ghə— lung (soft liver)
m̀bvo'— age group, youth
əlò— bridge
zaʼsə— skip
ǹkò— upper grinding stone
gə̀— share
bʉ kù— jackal
shʉ̀’kə̀— grumble, complain
m̀bàyn ə̀ nyamsə— cattle pen
ǹtsèntə— unity
pfi’ asoŋ— gnaw
kəduŋ— tumour
shìsə̀ wàyn— expose a baby
təm kəvu— slap
ǹkə̀’— rooster (cock)
kə̀’— hope
zhə̀’ wì’— accuse
zhʉ wàn— labour, feel birth pains
zɨmə— shout, cry out, raise alarm

← →