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ngàtaa— fall
ngârgù— large stallion
ngèrèerèmà— sitting or lying crosswise in a door or other passage
ngèstu— be late
ngìlɗu— get stuck, become lodged
ngìree-ngìrèe— unhappiness, being displeased
ngòrum— snoring
ngùlaa— glare at
ngùlàa— curved drumstick
ngùmànu— support, take one’s side
ngùnaa— bend down, stoop, squat
ngùnàatu— bend (wire, etc.), bend in a curve
ngùrfi— digging stick
ngùràakàa— crowned crane
ngùrɗaaɗùko— grey heron or black-headed heron
ngùzùmùr— carrion, dead animal
ngùzaa— change residence, move, migrate
ngaa— person
ngàaràngaara— palate, nasal passage, sinus passage
ngàatlà— large termites
ngoonìyoo— marula tree
nguufanai— selfishness, self-interest
nguusò— bad odor, stench
ngùushaa— quinine tree
ngùushaa mà zànjai— the shrub Gardenia ternifolia
ngùusu— spoil, rot
ngèejèe— harvesting hoe, hoe with blade vertical to handle
ngèesin— ringworm
ngèezi— cakes made from Bambara groundnuts or beans
ngòoyi— clean, neat
ngòozòo— red-headed male lizard
njalàu— unripe beans or peanuts
njaɓì— pelvic thrusts
njilkiɗi— tiny
njiɗ— indicates pouncing
njàmtu— fill
njàmu— be full
njàram— clavicle, collar bone
njàrum— slave
njàràfu— guest, stranger, visitor, foreigner
njàràptàna— being a guest, guesthood
njàràa— takanɗar giwa
njàwu— be able, can
njàwò— south
njàɗu— massage, press on, compress, step on, drive over, push down
njàɗàa— ginger Zingiber officinale
njìdòo— wetness caused by oil
njìlu— break off a piece from a whole, e.g. a bit of tuwo
njìzu— forge, smith
njìɓu— peck
njàakwàɓu— dabble in one's food
njàaɓà— worn out well rope
njìili— eye matter
njùulaa— occiput
njòoni— twin(s)
nnàa— arrival
no— me, to me, my
nukò— ripening
nyànya— disgust
nyaamùɗ— three days after tomorrow
nyàamaa— gluttony, eating greedily
nyoonyo— mosquito
nzai— far; tall, long; deep
nzanài— gown
nzarèe— milking (a cow, etc.)
nzaɓèeni— ostrich
nzhiimò— sourness, acidity
nzhìimu— ferment, become sour
nzuɗàku— hot ashes
nzàku— pull out, draw out, extract
nzàkwa-nzàkò— swift, mosque swallow
nzàlu— pour in thin stream, pour through narrow opening
nzàntâ— day before yesterday
nzàru— drag, pull with a rope, e.g. a goat
nzàraa— drip, leak out (air, water)
nzàràatu— pour in drops
nzàɓtu— throw down, knock over, fell (tree)
nzàɓu— fall from standing position
nzìmò— Ruppell's griffon
nzìɓii— bottom
nzùktu— move aside or away slightly
nzùku— move aside or away slightly, budge, move next to
nzùmi— aerial yam
nzùmaayaa— centipede
nzaa— pull, draw (water)
nzàafa— friend, compatriot, peer; opponent
nzàafèetàna— friendship
nzàana— guinea worm
nzàano— yesterday
nzìifir— earthworm
nzìimàa— miserliness, stinginess
nzèekìɗè— bishiya (iri)
nà— I (subject pronoun for verbs)
nàksuu— breathing
nàku— pull out, pull off, extract, uproot
nàntà kwàarò— senior wife
Nàsaaraa— European
nì— him, to him, his
naa— see, inspect, look over
nǎ— mother
nàa— me
nàaku— spend a long time
nàan— mother
nàana— mother, mom (term of address to mother)
nàanuu— mother
nuu— ripen, become ripe
nǎn tà bèenù— gecko, possibly house gecko
nǎn tà tàfaa— midwife (mother of receiving)
nǎntâ— mai (tamata)
nèe— me (non-completive direct object)
paca-paca— splattered, messy
patl— striking
pincini— small but rambunctious
pir— amsa amo
pìzò— rainy season
poopòo— Sorry!
Pùusâm— a female name, after a powerful spirit
pòolo— turban
rababa— itching; scratching to relieve an itch
rakuu— bowstring
rannàa— cheating, contumacy, stubborn rebelliousness, complaining
rawài— downward
raɓus— amsa amo
raɗau— just right
ribì— chaff
ribì-ribì— viper, night adder
riyàn— embers
riɓis-riɓis— soft and edible (said of biscuit bone)
riɓsà— liver
ruɓsò— custard apple
ràbàbu— scratch to relieve an itch
ràgayà— net for hanging calabashes
ràgài— leper
ràgàɗàu— having ears sticking out
ràke— sugar cane
ràku— drive away, chase
ràkwtàmbài— pot-bellied
ràngaa— complaining
rànɗi— spear
ràwun— fireplace, tripod of stones on which a cooking pot is placed
ràɓjo— virgin, young woman
ràɓu— peel
ràɓàɓu— peel
ràɗu— scrape out, scrape
rìba-rìba tà ùwan— plant (unidentified type)
rìbo— a carrier for a baby
rìcaa— become thin
rìdlaa— melt
rìgìjìm— fat-headed
rìni— one’s senses, thinking clearly
rìnkaa— bow (for shooting)
rìnànài— trembling
rìwò— lie, untruth
rìyaa— the bush
rîɓso— the plant tindora Coccinia grandis
rò— indeed, as for
raa— go in, enter
raadlàmà— radio
raakii— rags
raariya— any strainer or sieve
raariinòo— cattle egret
ràakin— walking, traveling
ràayi— bird
ràayu— weave a zana mat
ràaɓu— fell (a tree), knock down, throw down
ràaɓàa— second weeding
ràaɗu— bubble, boil (thick substance), boil for a long time
ràaɗàtu— cook thick liquid by boiling, boil for a long period
riimi— kapok tree, silk cotton tree
riishi— swinging, e.g. on a rope
Rìitìrîn— Monday
ruuru— shout, cry out
rùutà— rumfar dabbobi
rùuɗuu— batter, mixed of flour and water as starter for tuwo
rèerèe— wood
ròoɓi— clay for making pots
ròoɓu— beg, beseech, plead
sai— only, in no circumstances but
sakwàɓi— karaya gum tree
sandara— lower leg
sartù— time, appointed time for
shel— stench, rotten odor
shingee— thorn fence
shiɗ— stinging pain
shàru— grab, wrest away
shàɗu— roll up
shàɗaa— reach, arrive
shâgga— wild animal, bush meat
shìmpèeɗu— grain with bran removed
shìnkaafaa— rice
shìnɗàtu— raise, lift
shìshìyàa— sediment, dregs, granules, etc. left once liquid or main substance has been extracted
shìyu— pierce, bore a hole
shìyaa— marrow
shùkwàɓù— shirt, robe, gown
Shùwaa— a male or female name
shaayì— tea
shàabu— branch off from a road
shàafara— grass
shàafànu— caress

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