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gàraayaa— jaw
gàtantanwaa— snail shell
gàttu— increase
gàyu— burn
gàyaazìngìnò— karkashi (iri)
gàyàayìmà— mai guɗa
gàzùkàa— balsam apple
gàɓu— sip
gàɓàtlà— sacrifice
gàɗakùnka— the creepers Aristolochia albida
gàɗtu— increase, benefit
gàɗu— help
gàɗaa— pass, pass by
gâuzhi mà bìdò— old monkey
gêgè— side-whiskers
gìdir— firmitsi
gìdlaa— scold
gìdìbaa— shelter
gìdìru— thrash, beat
gìjìr— yellow
gìngà’yu— gnaw
gìrigìrìn— scolding
gìrjìgìrjì— serrated
gìrnu— scold
gìrzàa— sa ɗaka
gìrìn— thunder, scolding
Gìreemàa— a male name
gìrɓàtu— scare, startle, terrify
gìrɓaa— wake up
gìzhàn— old
gìzhìgìzhì
gìzo— spider
gìɗaa— prevent, prohibit, withhold
gòco— mountain, rock
gùbi— tree (unidentified type)
gùbù— corpse
gùbùsù— warthog
gùbɗu— beat, whip
gùdi— boomerang
gùdlam— culled peanuts
gùfu— get lost
gùlam— brackish, have the taste of potash
gùlìɗtu— rub to make smooth
gùlee— weaver bird
gùmpit— burtuntuna
gùmàkù— roan antelope
gùmàwu— farar ƙaya
gùnjàa— termite mound
gùptu— lose
gùrbànaa— mourning period
gùrdli— cucumber
gùrdlii tà bàdè— plant (unidentified type)
gùrfu— large pot used for storage
gùrmi— empty eye socket
gùrmii mà ìdo— having deep-set eyes
gùrzu— dig out of the ground, hoe up
gùrà— Bambara groundnuts
gùrìs— shallow hole in the ground for pot stand; place where hen lays eggs
gùrùmpaa— straw hat
gùtu— finish
gùyaa— run
gùɗùku— uvula
gùɗùm— pile of branches, stalks, etc.
gûmziɗ— musk shrew
gûrdis— eczema on animals
gaa— slaughter, cut
gaabì— cooking pot
gaalàu— raw
gaara— it would be better that
gaarùwà— bull
Gaasikì— a male name
Gàaboo— name (male or female)
gàadàa— nosebleed
gàagàràgàdu— dawa mai lanƙwasah kai
gàagà’yu— shake, shake to remove dirt, etc.
gàagàanguusò— bird (type)
gàajirùwai— the creeping plant
Gàajì— name (male or female)
gàajìram— harvesting hoe
gàala-gàalau— green
gàamu— meet
gàamà tà bòo— joining forces, collaboration
gàamà tà kàa— causing a fight
gàamàshìita— cobra
gàamàtu— join, bring together, combine
gàarì— man’s gown
gàarii— cassava flour
gàaruu— thresh
gàashàakàa— tree (unidentified type)
gàasi— door panel
gàawur— drawing water using the feet
gàawùzò— tree (unidentified type)
gàawaa— fruit bat
gàayàku— winter thorn
gàazaa— north
gàaɗaa— very large calabash
geelee— jumping, leaping
gii— part of something
giigàm— meeting point, rendezvous
giiràwàa— early morning, pre-dawn
Giishùwà— male name
gìigìitu— thrash, beat with a stick
googùroo— fruit bat
gooro— only child
goorì— mocking, making fun of
gooràa— bamboo, cane
gooròo— kola nut
guunu— plant (unidentified type)
gùuluulù— weight on a spindle
gùumu— open the mouth, speak aloud
gùumàa bòo— oral prayer
gùuno— miya
gùunùm— tree (unidentified type)
gèelàa— loud laughter by women
gòodu— thank
gòorifàa— dum palm
gòoyàa— mountain, hill
hankàl— be careful!
Hasàn— male name
Hasànaa— female name
hnnakau— I (completive intransitive copy pronoun)
hnnau— to me, for me (completive indirect object; also intransitive copy pronoun)
hnni— to him, for him (completive indirect object; also intransitive copy pronoun)
hnnàa dàami— swear to, take an oath
hàn’yu— peel (peanuts, etc.), remove shells
hàn’yàawi— late morning
hàɗu— chew, eat
hêr— lafiya?!
hìnɗu— stand up, arise, get up
haakùm— yawning
hàayo— clitoris
hùutu— rest
hǹno— I, me (independent pronoun)
hǹnì— he, him (independent pronoun)
ikàyè— and then
ilmà tà jadawài— the plant Merremia tridentata
ilàa— penis
imàk— indicates hiding
indimò— the herb Raphionacme brownii
indimò tà mbàzam— the plant Xysmalobium heudelotianum
indìn— urine
indaaraa— shelf in a house for displaying pots, etc.
insàa— egg
ir— indicates redness
ishè-ishè— diarrhea
ishèe mà wùnti— mucous, dried mucous, phlegm
ishèeni— honey; bee
ishèeri— fear
jajak— amsa amo
jajìm— appointed time; established rule
jalle— swaying by dancers; jumping with joy
jan— then, should
jangàwi— millipede
jangàwi tà fìlaatìn— ƙwaro (iri)
jangùm— goods of all kinds
janjankù— drum played for hunters
janjaŋ— amsa amo
jaruu— watering animals
jauraa— trading
jaɓ— just, merely, only
jib-jib— short size
jilò— bird (type)
jimjìm— envy
Jingìr— a male name
jinjàali— the tree Cassia singueana
jireekìn— impudence, rascality
jor— any of the trees Afrormosia laxiflora, Dalbergia hostilis, Burkea africana
jàbaa— breadth
jàbaa tà ndagài— the sky, the firmament
jàdàwi— widow
jàgafau— hot weather, heat
jàgàdlèerì— cactus
jàgàlài— cheek
jàmbe— front of abdomen below the navel
jàmi— drum (type)
jàmtu— fill
jàmâ— the populace
jàmɓâdlai— sand fox
jàmɓìlàm— bundle of guinea corn heads
jàmɓee— hemp plant, kenaf
jàngwàli— grumbling
jàngwàlòoɓi— soft chicken excrement
jàngwàzàm— tall and skinny but energetic
Jàngì— a male name
jàngùlongùlò— squatting, e.g. to defecate
jàngùràm— harsh sound
jànjàmi— metal rattles
jànjàmiyà— water skin
jànjè bìlan— turtle (type)
jànjaa— rust
jànjèe— African rosewood
jànkaɗè— plant
jànkwar— louse
jànkàɓè— comb fringe grass
jànkùlàk— miya made of various greens mixed together
jànaa— buy
jàrnànàa— in a line
jàutà— like, nothing but
jàɓu— make holes in ground for planting
jìdìbi— the fig trees Ficus gnaphalocarpa, F. sycomorus

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