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Aham— eat (something) 2. Discuss (and issue)
Aanya— Our, not your; ours, not yours (exclusive, focussed)
agaafatta— you (sg) are unable. see agaafda
áham— Ea! see Aham
Abbahcha— 1. Remove; take out ( repeatedly or referring to many items) 2. Take off 3. Bring forth
Agu'dda— Hit (repeatedly) keep hitting
Agu'dub— Keep hitting. See Agu'dda
Akkucha— 1. Pass on, transmit, (something repeatedly) 2. Delay, skip, miss, postpond (Repeatedly))
Afwaáyyo— Dumbness, inability to speak. 2. politeness
A'adeeh— 1. Keep saying, telling, calling; say, tell (many things or repeatedly) 2. Do (many things or repeatedly)
Akkuti— Pass on! See Akkucha
Áachi— grandfather (paternal or maternal) ; also used as a call name. Prural: Aachínyee
Agar— See! See Arga
Ahá'd— 'Sunday' Name of the week following Sáb'di and preceeding Alaasmin
Afuufa— Blow (something) ; blow (something) away
Abaayyénye— Paternal uncles; Father's brothers.
Aggu'dubta— you (sg) keep hitting . see Agu'dda
Agaafda— Be unable to; being incapable of; be unable to manage, cope with (something)
Agiis— Kill, murder; ( any living creature or plant)
Af— 1. Mouth 2. Language 3. Blade (of knife, spear)
Agu'dub— Keep hitting. See Agu'dda
Ahál— Birth-waters
Ahhallala— Keep on hanging, hang repeatedly(of a living thing)
Addikha— Wash (often or of many objects)
Aggaán— form of Gaggaán AV: DIvided, segmented, cut (into pieces, sections, etc)̨
Ahhida— Tie up, bind (thoroughly, repeatedly or of many objects) shut ( someone/ something) up;
Addeefa— 1. To be better. 2. To be very much better
Abár— 1. Mother. 2. Container apart from its lid.
Agarta— You (sg) see. Arga
Ajjibaátahe— Be desparate, despair, lose hope
Á i'doh— Why? How comes? Ái'doh itadah? Why did you say it?
Aa'héey— Yes
Abcha— Teach (someone)
Ajjilbiiba— Vomit (Repeatedly)
Akkhabo— Keep holding/ catching. See Akkhabda
Afda— Choke, suffocate
Akhsí— worm (s)
Á koó— 1. To be of ( a certain family) 2. Belong to (someone)
Abaár— A calamity, series of of evil events (such as drought) Synonym: Rí'd.
Abda— Learn (something)
áhal— Friend. prural aalál
Áal or Á'hal— Friend. Prural aalál
Akhabatta— You (sg) Keep holding/ catching . see Akkhabda
Akkutissa— You (sg.) pass on. see akkuccha
Áabba— Father (also used as a call name) Applies to any man of the Fathers Age-set. Prural Aabbényee
Ádi— Sheeps and goats; shoats. Prural Adéy
Afáf— 1. Door (way)s; entrance (to a house)
Aggoocha— Alt. form of goggoocha. Keep cutting
Ahanaay— Was/ were, used to be.
Ajjibaát— AV: (State of) despair, (state of ) loosing hope
Akkhabda— alt. for of Khakkhabda V2: Keep holding, taking hold of; catching, grabbing thrown or moving object (s)
Abhuub— Drink (of water only)
Birth-waters