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àbàarìfee— white sorghum (type)
àcàkùu— bag, suitcase
àddaa— machete
àdir— any noise
àdliidlìbaa— the tree Cordia africana
àdìmo— snake
àdàa— dog
àdàa mà yàsi— sparks
àfaa— dig
àguwàa— left, left side, left hand
àgwàm— king, mai, paramount chief
àgwàagwaa— duck
àikùu— blade of axe, hoe, etc.
Àisâ— female name, short for Aishatu
àisii— sand
àjan— desert date
àkkù— refugees
àko— stomach, belly
àkàato— because of, for the sake of, in order that
àkàatà— because (of)
àlayyàho— spinach
àlbasàr mà zànjai— wild onion (plant)
àlbasàa— onion
àlfidìràa— mule
àlgàrifù— a plant something like cloves
àlheerì— good fortune, beneficence
Àljimmà— Friday
àljin— devil, jinn
àlkalàmi— pen
àlkaalii— judge
àlkii— people, the populace
àlloo— writing board, slate
àlpaawà— a belt made of leather
àlàu— sorcerer, wizard
Àlàawì— female name
àleewà— locally made candy
àliifìrà— needle; injection
àlùubaa— epidemic, disaster
àmâ— there it is, there they are
àmî— that, that one
àmaa— but
àmùu mà càlàm— water in which grain has been soaked
ànce— now
ànkàyii— large gourd ladle used for beer
àn’yàr— black and white, red and white
àree— bean cakes
àroo— root
àrɗo— palm fronds
àshaanaa— matches
àsàwu— get old
àtlai— cotton
àucii— river; ocean
àuràa— female donkey
àuyàkuu— castrated goat
àuyàkùu— ground squirrel
àuyàa— twenty (used to form numbers 30-100), a score
àwài— cat
àyàbàa— banana
àyèeyî— where?, where is it?
àzintìr— heavy fog, light rain, mist
âuri— black kite
âuyoo— jujube
âuyoo tà zànjai— buffalo thorn
ìda tà sìyo— ankle
ìdam mà bàreewa— wild beans (plant)
ìdo— eye; face
ìdàm— cowpeas, beans
ìdà’ìdàm— kidney
ìdìfu— king, chief
ìfìi— alcohol, beer
ìlaa— carry, transport
ìmpu— suck
ìndi— bed
ìnsàanu— smell, sniff
ìshèrtu— fear
ìshèe— faeces, excrement, shit
îlmo— fat
ùmfò— mosque stalk
ùmpo— groaning, moaning
ùmpò— the plant Euphorbia lateriflora
ùntu— copulate with, have sexual intercourse with
Ùsainì— male name
Ùsàku— a male name, from a spirit who watches over the harvest
ùtù— tooth
ùwan— elephant
aadàa— custom, tradition, culture
aaya— hey! (cry of alarm)
ìimaa— pride, arrogance
uurùu— short person, dwarf
ǹdaa— how, where
ǹgaa birim— human being
ǹzàa— ciyawar jinka
ɓagwalam— jawbone, mandible
ɓam— tuwo without miya
ɓilɓil— side below the ribs
ɓimɓirim— round in shape
ɓolɓòl— wasan ruwa
ɓukò— escape hole of squirrel or other rodent
ɓululu— very small opening or hole
ɓumɓurum— naked
ɓàgum— jaw
ɓàkàtu— force open
ɓàlli-ɓàlli— heart palpitations
ɓàlu— divorce (wife)
ɓàlaa— cast one’s eyes
ɓàlaa màari
ɓàlùu— firing a pot
ɓànnù— nine
ɓàrmu— faint, pass out
ɓàrzu— grind coarsely
ɓàɓit— flea
âm— that, those
ɓì— that place, there
ɓìka— appear, pop out
ɓìlu— appear suddenly, come out from hidden place
ɓìrdu— cut into pieces, cut up
ɓìru— separate out, remove from a group
ɓìrii— small hole
ɓî— the, the one in question
ɓùri— small hole
ɓaa— tree
ɓaamù— that (one)
ɓàacaa— brittle
ɓàadi— knife
ɓàami— thus, in that way
ɓàamî— naked
ɓàaru— fail to do, be unable
ɓàayu— crack, form a crack
ɓàaɓàku— pare, peel
ɓàaɓàtlu— hatch
ɓeelàwi— dove
ɓìicam— here, this place
ɓìitâ— there, that place
ɓoolo— crying for help
ɓoolò— jute
ɓèelim— horn
ɓòolum— running off with someone else’s wife, elope
ɗakàu— storm
ɗangàyaa— coarse flour separated from fine flour after pounding
ɗarai— indicates fullness
ɗilɗil— tiny, very small
ɗiriɗiri— very thin (long thing, like rope)
ɗàfo— odor (good or bad)
ɗàfu— speak, tell
ɗàfàfi— announcement, information
ɗàgwàitu— exercise
ɗàgàtu— coax, persuade, e.g. an animal with food
ɗàkem— tweezers
ɗàku— build (from mud or cement); mould pot
ɗàkwàru— marry
ɗàkwàrò— marriage
ɗàlu— swallow
ɗàmi— sa hankaki dako
ɗàwu— become, be established, be correct
ɗìbu— hand over, extend, straighten something flexible
ɗìbàtu— sell
ɗìbî— east
ɗìbii— lower back, waist
ɗìci— tanned leather
ɗìgdu— stack, pile things one on top of the other
ɗìgaa— peek over the top of something (wall, etc.)
ɗìmtu— straighten, stretch
ɗìmu— wait
ɗìmì— waiting
ɗìnku— cook, boil
ɗìnkàsu— limp
ɗìmìitu— wait for
ɗìì— amsa amo
ɗùmbò— cat's whiskers
ɗaa— mount, climb
ɗaacì— tomorrow
ɗaafà-tà-Ndagèe— religion
ɗaatlàwì— bile
ɗàadlàa— swayback
ɗàafu— follow
ɗàagu— tie tightly
ɗàamu— tie tightly
ɗàasàa— slacker, lazy person
ɗàatu— carry baby on back
ɗàayi— calabash
ɗàayu— slit, strip off palm leaves from stem
ɗìiku— submerge, dive under water
ɗìili— ebony
ɗìiwò— tree (unidentified type)
ɗùu— rutting, copulation by animals
ɗùutu— copulate with (humans or animals), have sexual intercourse with
ɗòoru— shout, yell, call from afar
òo’oo— yes
’wamparam— shin
’yam— these
’yamak— amsa amo
’yandàri— scorpion
’yangwalam— elbow
iriri— ululating
’yarnò— limit, boundary
’yarà— thorn
’yawàli— movement
’yàbàrtu— strain (beer, etc.)
’yàku— pluck out, pick out one by one
’yàltu— unhaft, remove blade from handle

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