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dàayàkuu— axe
dàaɓir— large basket
dàaɓàtlu— chop into fine pieces
diidàm— a traditional type of loincloth for women
diidìree— funeral dirge
diidaarè— leather apron worn by male dancers
diimìn— formerly, previously, in earlier times
dìikiràa— prayer
dìinaarì— gold
dìiru— pound grain
dìisu— become filled, fill up; heal over
duuniyà— world
dùujaa— frankincense tree
dùulaa— insect (type)
dùushi— heel
dùutli— heel
dùutu— message informing of a death
dùuzhì— owl
dòo— if; nothing but, just
dòoku— horse
dòoku mà ndagài— praying mantis
dòoku mà àmù— hippopotamus
dòonu— in front of, ahead
dòonù— blood
dòoɓâm— on that day
dòoɓî— on that day
fafa— traditional type of women’s loincloth
fak— indicates distance
fakwat— amsa amo
fallàa— side
fansaa— retaliation
far— under, under part, base
far tà bàka— armpit
farat— clearly in view; quickly
farnà-farnò— dub grass, planted to prevent erosion
fata— last year
fatakà— two shillings
fau— amsa amo
faɗàa— pain, ache
Filàatàa— Fulani person
fir— amsa amo
fiɗok— sour
fàcaa— coarsely ground flour
fàltu— exchange
fàltò— open space, open area as a courtyard in a house
fàndàa— furrow, space between ridgerows on farm
fàrsi— vulva, vagina
fàsku— arrow
fàta— (in fàta wadì) one day, on that day
fàtafàtè— rash
fàti— the day of, a day
fàti dàbuukà rìnkaatàu— mid afternoon (“the sun has broken its bow”)
fàti wàike— always, anytime, whenever
fàtàru— put out laundry to dry, spread thing out
fàtaa— go out, exit
fàwun— gourd plant; unprocessed gourd
fàɗu— take out, remove; remove (article of clothing), undress
fàɗàɗù— discrimination
fìlu— boil, come to a boil
fìlìm-filim— nausea, hunger in the morning
fìlaa— place
fìlaa waɗi— together
fìntu— blow, start fire
fìn’yau— whistling
fìre— tobacco blossom
fìrfìr— francolin
fìraa— throw, hurl
fìtu— dodge, duck
fì’yu— pinch
fîrdaa— winged termites
fòntròm— a large mythical animal, “Saskwatch”
fùnto— thigh
fùrò— the tall coarse grasses Pennisetum polystachyon, P. pedicellatum, P. subangustum
faa— close
faasò— flowing
faatàa— skin, hide
faatàa mà bòo— lip
fàadi— bed made of planks
fàafàmu— shake
fàalii— lake, pond
fàari— melon, has bitter taste
fàatlàu— courtyard in a compound
fàatàari— women's pants
feenò— flame
feesìɗè— for free
fiifìlàa— wind, air
fiifèeɗu— eight
fiilii— pain in fingers (whitlow?)
fìiri— peak, top
fìiri tà kàa— crown of the head
fìirii— bird (type)
fìisò— the weed Borreria stachydea
fuulaa— butter
fuutù— limit, extent
fùulu— abuse
fùuru— spray
fèedlàrè— whitish
fèelàzùm— rolling eyes exposing only the whites
fèeɗu— roll up (mat, etc.); coil up (snake, millipede, etc.)
fòolo— turban
gab tà gabài— medium-sized storage pot
gabài— middle; center
Gabàako— male name
gabàakaa tà sàwaa— insect (type)
gadè— made up stories, fiction
gaiwaa— testicles
gam— ram
gambaarà— black and white striped cloth
gampaawà— axe used in battle
gandara— misfortune, evil deed
gandu— outperform and taunt other people cultivating a farm by hoeing ridges while leaving unhoed ridges equal in number to the others, to be hoed by them
gandee— unmarried man, bachelor
gangìl— erect penis
ganjiskà— rope ladder
ganjàu— flood
gasàawàrò— large calabash for carrying water
gayàa— galloping
gazal— popping out
gen— west
gidi— as, like
gidibà— amazing!
gidaaɓì— thus, like this
gimìtl— blinking
girgiɗì— cattle tick
girjiwuli— fat-headed
girèe— direction, side
gizìn— grass, weeds
giɗ— all
giɗ kà kutì— nonetheless
gujù— good quality grain heads
gulɓo— kunu not flavored with tamarind
gunduwa— drum for wrestlers
gurgwadlo— throat
guɗmàamà— the weed Crotalaria mucronata
gwadagoorì— tortoise
gwaibàa— guava
gwamper— door panel
gwangwala— raffia
gwangùli— experienced sorcerer
gwarzo— hero, strong man
gwazam— volunteer plants
gwazàbi— cane rat, grasscutter, cutting grass
gwàbò— large round gourd
gwàdlò— depression behind collar bone
gwàdàlàa— fever
gwàdò— blanket
gwàguɗ— quinine tree
gwàigwai— spirit, demon
gwàlàntu— persuade, coax
gwàmo— thigh
gwàmpi— fortune-telling
gwàndil— log across well
gwàndìgò— bandicoot
Gwàndèe— a female name
gwàngòolì— bird (type)
gwànjì-gwanjì— cricket (type)
gwànkwal— forked stick put around the neck of slave or animal to control
gwàntàɓàr— excessive shortness (of women's clothes)
gwàram— idolatry, fetish practices
gwàrbò— zobe na sarakuna
gwàyi— grain from which the bran has not been removed
gwàɓàla— round gourd with a large opening
gwàɗi-gwàɗi— a twining shrub with tough stems
gwâgwa— millet with short heads
gwaagwaɓò— batter
gwaaraa— locust (type)
gwaazaa— cocoyam
gwàagwi— finding someone who has been lost
gwàagwàɓu— bubble, for a thick liquid to come to a boil
gàbàga— white cotton cloth
gàdgam— door panel of a city wall
gàdlai— granary
gàdlîrwai— the weed Ludwigia octovalvis or Jussiaea suffruticosa
gàdu— warthog
gàdàgir— broom made of twigs
gàdàn— next year
gàdàɗsàa— big, fat, and strong
gàdìrò— excrement, feces
gàdàagìzìr— first weeding of a farm
gàfau— ring
gàgàru— be impossible, resist, defy
gàitu— burn
gàjagàjà mà Ndagaì— Senegal hoopoe
gàjà— rooster, cock
gàlakùu— enclosed area for storing bundles of grain heads before threshing
gàlu— spend the day
gàlàugàlau— sliminess, slipperiness
gàlaa— for water to collect
gàlàafi— small axe
gàm— many, much, a lot of
gàmbàram— okra
gàmàk— striking
gàmàrìm
gàmaa bò— intercept, go to meet
gàndàrà— very large pot
Gànjàgi— a male name
gàntàmo— old cassava plant
gànyaa— communal labor
gàpkò— rainy season
gàraa— exceed, surpass, be better

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