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A dictionary of the Moro language of the Nuba hills, Sudan Roger Blench Mallam Dendo 8, Guest Road Cambridge CB1 2AL United Kingdom Voice/Answerphone/Fax. 0044-(0)1223-560687 E-mail [email protected] http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roger_blench/RBOP.htm This printout: Cambridge, April 11, 2005

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A dictionary of the Moro language

of

the Nuba hills, Sudan

Roger Blench Mallam Dendo 8, Guest Road Cambridge CB1 2AL United Kingdom Voice/Answerphone/Fax. 0044-(0)1223-560687 E-mail [email protected] http://homepage.ntlworld.com/roger_blench/RBOP.htm

This printout: Cambridge, April 11, 2005

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION.................................................................................................................................................................I 2. LOCATION, HISTORY AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC SITUATION................................................................................I

2.1 Dialects and nomenclature ............................................................................................................................ i 2.2 Location and settlements ............................................................................................................................... i 2.3 Language status .............................................................................................................................................ii 2.4 Moro culture and history..............................................................................................................................ii 2.5 Previous literature.........................................................................................................................................ii

3. PHONOLOGY .................................................................................................................................................................... II 3.1 Vowels.............................................................................................................................................................ii 3.2 Consonants....................................................................................................................................................iii 3.3 Tones..............................................................................................................................................................iii

4. MORPHOLOGY................................................................................................................................................................ IV 4.1 Nouns............................................................................................................................................................. iv

GLOSS ..................................................................................................................................................................................... V REFERENCES........................................................................................................................................................................ V

TABLES Table 1. Nomenclature of Moro................................................................................................................................. i Table 2. Moro dialects................................................................................................................................................ i Table 3. Moro settlements.......................................................................................................................................... i Table 4. Moro vowels ...............................................................................................................................................ii Table 5. IPA symbols and orthographic equivalents................................................................................................iii Table 6. Moro singular prefixes with plural pairings............................................................................................... iv Table 7. Suppletive plurals in Moro.......................................................................................................................... v

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1. Introduction This is a preliminary dictionary of the Moro language, spoken originally in some vx villages of the Nuba Hills, but principally by dislocated communities in Khartoum. This version was prepared during February and March 2004. 2. Location, history and sociolinguistic situation 2.1 Dialects and nomenclature

Table 1. Nomenclature of Moro IPA Orthographic Gloss person people location language

There are seven recognised dialects of Moro, although there are only six clans.

Table 2. Moro dialects Dialect name Comment Layenia Tobə}elda Uləba Lənəbwa Ndërria does not correspond to a clan Ləmwarəŋ Ləŋorəban New Testament translation

The name ‘Moro’ derives from the name of the Ləmwarəŋ dialect. 2.2 Location and settlements Table 3 shows the main settlements and recognised dialects of Moro, with their IPA rendering, orthographic spelling and common (map) spelling.

Table 3. Moro settlements

Subgroup IPA Orthographic Official name Inhabited

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2.3 Language status 2.4 Moro culture and history 2.5 Previous literature Moro has had informal linguistic work since the 1930s when scriptural materials began to be published. A first version of the New testament was published in 1965 and a revised version in 1993. Black & Black (1971) published a monograph on the Moro language arising out of this work. Schadeberg (1981) published a summary account of Moro as part of a survey of the Heiban group of languages. In 1997 and 1998, a volunteer work named Elizabeth Guest did a number of studies of Moro with the Moro Literacy Committee. This resulted in a series of notes, none of which are complete, and which did not take the observations of Schadeberg into account. Nonetheless, they contain much valuable information not available elsewhere. The present situation is thus that no reliable phonology of the Moro language has been published and in particular, the tone system is virtually unknown. The orthography is problematic, and certainly does not match the descriptions of either Black & Black or Schadeberg. As Guest points out, Moro is split dialectically and the orthography of scriptural publications does not match the speech of most Moro. 3. Phonology 3.1 Vowels Moro has six phonemic vowels (Table 4);

Table 4. Moro vowels Front Central Back

Close i uClose-Mid e ə o Open a

The Moro orthography uses a seventh grapheme, ‘ë’ which is intended to represent a stressed schwa, but the phonemic status of this vowel is doubtful.

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3.2 Consonants Moro consonants are as follows: Bilabial Dental Labio-

dental Retroflex

Alveopalatal

Palatal Velar Glottal

Plosive p b t ̪ d ̪ ˇ tS dZ k g Implosive Nasal m n ¯ ŋ Trill r Fricative f s Approximant y w

Lateral Approximant l Moro permits the following geminated consonants; pp, tt, cc, kk, ss, ff, mm Table 5 shows the consonant phonemes of Moro and their orthographic equivalents;

Table 5. IPA symbols and orthographic equivalents IPA Orthographic Example English Gloss

b b tS c d d d ̪ d f f g g

dZ jk kl l

m m n n ¯ ñ ŋ ng p p r r } } s s t t

t ̪ t w w j y

3.3 Tones Moro tone is not written in the orthography and has never been fully investigated. Nonetheless, there appear to be three level tones.

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4. Morphology 4.1 Nouns Moro has a system of noun-classes typical of Niger-Congo languages as well as a concord system that applies to adjectives. Stevenson (1956-7), Schadeberg (1981) and Guest (1998) all give summaries of the affix alternations. Stevenson developed a numbering system for Nuba Mountains languages that depends on the assumption that Kadu languages were Niger-Congo and that noun-classes could be defined by semantic sets similar to those postulated for Bantu. Guest follows Stevenson in both cases, producing sometimes counter-intuitive results. The following outline therefore tries to provide another view of the data. Table 6 shows the surface affix pairings in Moro, with a remark if they are unique or rare and an example. Table 7 shows suppletive plurals, i.e. those that seem quite unpredictable on the surface, although the boundary between these and single case affix-pairings is not clearly defined.

Table 6. Moro singular prefixes with plural pairings Sg. prefix Pl. prefix Incidence Example O- i- one case only O- l- one case only wasen pl. lwasen O- ŋə- two cases only a- e-, i-, la-, na- ca-, cə- ? də- rə di- i- d- r-, y- da ra-, ya- de o-, re- də e-, i-, o-, rə-, u-, yə- do o-, ro-, yo- do ru-, yu- e- lə-, n-, ne-, nə- ə- e-, ŋə- g- n- ga- na- gə- lə-, ndə- i- lə-, nd-, nə- l- ŋ-, ñ- la- na-, ña-, ŋa- le ŋe-, ñe- lə- e-, ŋə-, ñə- li- ŋi-, ñi- lo- ŋo-, ño- lu- ŋu-, ñu- ma- li-, one case only na- e- nə- ŋə- one case only ŋ- d-, ñ- ŋ-/d- one case only o- l-, lə-, n, nd-, nə-, no- r- d- rə- i- }(ə)- ñ(ə)-, ŋ(ə)-, ŋo- u- lə-, lu-, n-, nd-, nə-, nu- u}- nd-, nu-

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ut- nt-, lət-, these plurals also involve labialisation of the stem

wa- la-, nə- wu- li- one case only wuji pl. liji ‘woman’

Table 7. Suppletive plurals in Moro sg. pl. Gloss nda ŋə}wa head rldo o}o goat tia iria cow uri }rwi mouse

Gloss sg. pl.

References Black, K. & K. Black 1971. The Moro language: grammar and dictionary. Khartoum: Sudan Research Unit. MacDiarmid, P.A. and D.N. MacDiarmid. 1931. The languages of the Nuba Mountains. Sudan Notes and

Records 14:149-162. Schadeberg, Thilo C. 1981. A Survey of Kordofanian. Volume 1: The Heiban Group. Hamburg: Helmut

Buske. Stevenson, Roland C. 1956-57. A survey of the phonetics and grammatical structures of the Nuba Mountain

languages, with particular reference to Otoro, Katcha and Nyimang. Afrika und Übersee 40:73-84, 93-115; 41:27-65, 117-153, 171-196.

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Moro dictionary Moro sg. Moro pl. PoS English gloss Arabic Other Aa excl. yes نعم. aame v. to praise aba pl. naba n. pit ababa pl. ebaba n. beard اللحية. abaco pl. abacÿr v. to pick something up إرفع. abÿce pl. abÿcer v. to draw out

something from a hole

.أصعد من

abÿšo v. to build abÿldugur pl. ibÿldugur n. wild dove طائر/تباس . abÿlo v. deny abÿñÿçu v. to thank, to bless abÿreša pl. nabÿreša n. paper abÿru pl. abÿrÿr v. to loose, set free فك،حل. abÿœa pl. nabÿœa n. feather aboro pl. aborÿr v. to fly يطير. aborço pl. aborçr v. to ride ارآب. aboço pl. aboçr v. to climb (tree etc ) أصعد. abur pl. labur n. left-handed man أعسر. acÿba n. food طعام. adada pl. nadada n. roof of mouth adia pl. nadia n. small pot for water adÿni pl. ladÿni n. middle-aged woman إمرأة في مقتبل

.العمر

ašam pl. našam n. book آتاب. < Ar. adam? ašÿmwa pl. lašÿmwa n. young man شاب. ašÿñašÿñin adv. all day آل النهار. ašÿñin pl. išÿñin n. day يوم. ašÿñin pl. išÿñin n. hour ساعة. ašÿñina pl. išÿñina n. sun شمس. ašÿlwa pl. našÿlwa n. nose انف. afÿle v. to sour affo pl. affÿr v. to build إبني. affo pl. affÿr v. to throw s.t. at s.t. أرمي بالحجر

.أو بالعصاawuçu

agri pl. agrir v. to read إقرأ. aiðu v. to cure aijÿba v. to deny aiçu pl. aiçr v. to say to قل ل. aiyo v. to die akarÿnšo v. to divide many times akaœÿjaco pl. akaœÿjacr v. to add several items,

to inflate, to increase .تضاعف

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price akÿmo v. to judge akëndo v. to catch many times ala pl. ela n. lower grinding stone aldÿnu pl. aldÿnÿr v. to be boastful التفاخر. alÿbar pl. elÿbar n. sea < A. alÿfo n. sing s.t. alÿña pl. nalÿña n. nut (for bolt) alÿñgÿrem pl. elÿñgÿrem n. bed < A. alÿño pl. alÿñÿr v. sing غني. alÿsoñ a. unique لوحده. alkÿrinðia pl. ilkÿrinðia n. hippo < A. alkursi pl. ilkursi n. chair < A. alo n. 1 world, place 1. أسفل. .

alo n. 2 between, below, under

العالم .2

am pl. nam n. crack in ground amašaço pl. amašaçr v. help ساعد. amcu pl. namcu n. loan amcu pl. namcu n. relative ame n. peel amÿca pl. namÿca n. edge of a rock amÿšu v. joke, snatch away

when giving

amÿrwara pl. namÿrwara n. steep side of hill amÿœia n. scar aminu pl. aminÿr v. to boast تفاخر. ananoñ adv. 1 first 1. .األول

ananoñ adv. 2 before 2األول.

anci pl. ancir v. name, call, bring inside

خلاد_سمي .

andÿšu pl. andÿšÿr v. come together إلتام. andu pl. andr v. catch, arrest إقبض- إمسك.

andu ñen pl. andr ñen v. believe اؤمن. andušu pl. andušr v. bite عض. ano pl. anÿr v. 1) warm with fire يدفأ. ano pl. anÿr v. 2) be named يسمى. ançu pl. ançr v. enter إدخل. añal n. 1 sweat 1. عرق

حرارة.2 .

añacu pl. añacÿr v. inform أخبر. añal n. 2 heat 1. عرق

حرارة.2 .

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añÿno pl. eñÿno n. body جسم. añÿno pl. añÿnÿr v. agree to, assent اقبل. añÿnçu pl. añÿnçr v. accept from إقبل. añua pl. iñua n. mouth فم. apo pl. apÿr v. hold, carry أحمل. ara pl. nara n. abdomen, stomach,

belly .بطن

arabapwaša pl. narabapwaša

n. lung الرئة.

arabiya pl. irabiya n. car arcÿñÿl pl. narcÿñÿl n. piece of broken

gourd

arÿcÿnelo pl. arÿcÿnÿrelo v. to groan األنين. arÿnšo v. to divide, to separate

(twice)

arnu pl. arnÿr v. moan 1. يسمييبكي.2 .

arrÿñacu pl. arrÿñacÿr v. teach علم. arrÿñašu pl. arrÿñašÿr v. teach علم. aro pl. arÿr v. cry, weep ابكي. arno v. to look like, to

resemble

arra pl. narra n. pigsty بيت الخنزير. arraço v. to pick leaves arrerre n. light of sun, lamp نور. arrÿpo pl. arrÿpÿr v. to carry along with أحمل. aœÿldia pl. iœÿldia n. Satan شيطان. aœÿbambar pl. iœÿbambar n. stool < A. aœÿjaco pl. aœÿjacr v. to add a single item زيد. aœÿjaco pl. aœÿjacr v. to become mature aœÿnu šÿñano pl. aœÿnÿr

šÿñano v. be confident ثق.

aœÿñacu pl. aœÿñacÿr v. offend s.o. يعثر. aœÿñeinu pl. aœÿñeinÿr v. be offended يعَثر بنفسه. aœÿñëçia pl. naœÿñëçia n. armpit aœo pl. aœr v. to draw water اورد الماء. aœu pl. aœÿr v. put ضع. asagi pl. asande int. who? من هو. asÿnça esÿnça n. bag aten adv. not much, a little bit براحة. aça pl. açr v. to say قل. açÿndria pl. naçÿndria n. cloven hoof açumi pl. içumi n. onion بصل. < A. ‘garlic’ auç ufuša pl. auçr ufuša v.p. breathe يتنفس. awur pl. iwur n. doorway, gate باب. awuçu pl. awuçr v. to throw cf. affo

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ayen pl. eyen n. mountain, hill جبل. ayÿçu pl. ayÿçr v. die for مت الجله. ayo pl. ayÿr v. die مت. B bapa n. father اب. bapÿršo v. to touch many times bapÿrldašo pl. bapÿrldašr v. open, fold out many

times (heavy object) .cf .انزع

pÿrldašo bapÿro v. to touch once bapwaño v. to search thoroughly barço v. to leave s.o. behind

(running etc.)

bece v. to satisfy beco v. to be satisfied beço pl. beçr v. satisfy (stomach,

emotions), convince in argument

اشبع ـ اقتنع ـ .اآتفي

bÿco v. to whiten, to make white

bÿlašo v. to open (book) bÿlaço v. to make equal, to

make the same length, to arrange

bÿlešo v. to pull, to drag bÿlÿšo v. to be able to do

something

bÿlo v. to wrestle bÿršo v. to touch bÿrgwašaço v. to move away, to

progress

bÿrldešo pl. bÿrldešr v. to pull, drag many times

cf. blešo .جرجر

bÿœan adv. by one's self بنفسه. bÿœe v. to encourage, to be

aware

bÿœeçÿnano v. to encourage, to be aware

bÿœenðeço pl. bÿœenðeçr v. complete a task اآمل. bÿœÿce pl. bÿœÿcer v. to take care, watch

out .اهتم به

bÿœÿco v. to look after bÿœiano pl. bÿœerano v. to comfort, to

encourage .يعزي

bÿœo nëñua v.p. to advance bÿœu v. to beat bÿœwašu v. to close a book bÿçau excl. how are you? آيف حالك. Greeting bÿçia n. milk-fat سمن.

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bëœu v. to miscarry bësÿri v. to preach bišu v. vomit bipi adv. for nothing, in vain,

pointlessly بدون)ساآت ).

blaço pl. blaçr v. to smooth the grass on top of a thatched house

.نظم

blešešo pl. blešešr v. pull with rope جر. blešo pl. blešr v. drag s.t. once إسحب. brano v. to be wide buœu pl. buœur v. hit, beat drum once اضرب. bwano pl. bwanÿr v. to beg إشحذ. bwano v. to get something

from working, to earn

.إجني

bwañÿšo pl. bwañÿšr v. fight, struggle حارب. bwaño pl. bwañÿr v. to adore, admire,

want, like .ارد

bwañoñÿma v. to keep quiet, remain silent

bwiçu pl. bwiçr v. to love, to like احبب. C cabe (abe) pl. ebe n. liver آبد. Caca p.n. female name cañgÿœwa n. rhinoceros وحيد /تيت خر

.القرن

cÿbÿro v. to rot cÿšo pl. cÿšr v. to make things from

wood, such as stools .انجر

cÿšo pl. cÿšr v. to clear for a road انجر. cÿgulwa n. pumpkin قرع. cÿgwëndwa n. axe فأس. cÿnduñu pl. cÿnduñÿr v. go down إنحدر. cÿñge n. cobra ثعبان الكوبرا. cÿpÿšo v. to rot, to have

woodworm

cÿrlešo v. to be too big cÿwašo v.i. to anoint ci pl. cir v. to spoil s.t., to cause

to go bad .إجعله رديئا

cinano v. to be sad cino v. to be angry ciçano pl. ciçrano v. to be angry with s.o. إزعل. ciçu pl. ciçr v. to be(come) bad آن بطال.

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com conj. also ايضًا. coña v. to starve copo v. to catch (bus) copo v. to follow s.o. in

order to catch them

coršo v. to poke down a hole cum conj. also cwašaço pl. cwašaçr v.t. to anoint s.t., to put a

salve on a wound .إمسح على

cwašo pl. cwašr v. to anoint إمسح. cwarÿço v. to be tired, to be

homesick

cwaro pl. cwarÿr v. to be tired إتعب. cwëri pl. cwërir v. to make tired, to

annoy, to pester أتعب-أجهد .

D. daço v. to walk beside dÿœia rÿœe n. side of body dia iria n. cow dunšo v. to cough dwašo v. to push Š. šaba n. clouds سحاب. šaba n. chaff تبن. šabacelo n. raising up,

promoting .اإلرتفاع

šabÿcia n. lifting up اإلصعاد. šabÿrçula yabÿrçula n. locust sp. green,

solitary, appears in the rainy season

šablaça yablaça n. small pestle šaboña n. curse šaborçwa n. riding الرآوب šaborwa n. flying الطيران. šaboçwa n. climbing الصعود. šabria n. loosing, releasing,

setting free, salvation .اإلطالق

šabuñÿçia n. blessing šaš pl. raš n. way طريق. šaš pl. raš n. road شارع.

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šaš pl. raš n. path درب. šaffa n. act of building البناء. šageria yageria n. large and wide pot šageracia yageracia n. rake šagria n. act of reading القراءة. šakaœÿjaca n. adding many times التكاثر. šama pl. yama n. locust جرادة. šamašaça n. helping اعدةالمس . šamÿšaça n. witness šambwa pl. rambwa n. gap remaining when

a tooth falls out plural means

gap left when more than one tooth falls out

šamala pl. yamala n. camel šamca pl. ramca n. arrow šamÿla pl. ramÿla n. thatching tool šamÿço v. to despise, to

overcome, to defeat

šamia n. dignity šaminia n. boasting التفاخر. šamo v. to despise, to

overcome, to defeat

šandÿšia n. coming together, meeting, reunion, catching hold of one another in wrestling

.إلتئام

šanduša n. biting العض. šañala pl. yañala n. ewe ضأن. šañÿnia v. n. accepting القبول. šañÿnçia v.n. accepting s.t. القبول. šañgurri pl. yañgurri n. chameleon šaño pl. šañÿr v. to go up اصعد. šapa n. holding الحمل. šappa rappa n. friend šara n. crying البكاء. šara yara n. rope حبل. šarnia n. moaning انين. šarrÿñaca n. teaching تعليم. šarrÿpa n. carrying الحمل. šaœÿjaca n. increasing اإلآثار. šaœÿñacia n. causing s.o. else to

commit an offence .اساءة

šaœÿñeinia n. having a character flaw

.معثرة

šaœo v. to rub, make fore by rubbing sticks

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šaçai raçai n. leaf šauçaralo n. peace šaya n. death موت. šayÿçia n. dying for الموت ألجل. ššo v. to cut a rope šecÿtiano n. anger šekeœÿšÿšia n. questioning التساؤل آثيرًا. šekeœÿšia n. asking many times التساؤل. šel pl. rel n. grave šenÿñ num. five خمسة. šeœÿšia n. asking šeœÿm reœÿm n. jaw šeria n. absence الغياب. šeria-ñÿfÿn n. bluntness غير سنين. šeœÿšia n. asking السؤال. šeœia n. bitterness مرارة. šeçe pl. reçe n. branch of tree فرع شجرة. šeçe pl. oçe n. cut wood فرع شجرة. šeçem n. truth šÿbapÿrldašia n. rushing together (as

people for a bus), competing to be first in a race

.التنازع

šÿbarlda pl. ebarlda n. stream خور. šÿbarlda pl. ebarlda n. river نهر. šÿbeça n. satisfaction الشبع ـ األقتناع

.ـ األآتفاء

šÿbÿca n. whiteness البياض. šÿbÿl yÿbÿl n. bird sp šÿbÿra n. wind, breeze, air šÿbÿrano n. width السعة. šÿbÿrldeša n. dragging many

objects السحب او .الجر

šÿbÿœa n. skill, ability in stick-fighting, war, team sports

.فروسية

šÿbÿœi rÿbÿœi n. animal-trap weighted with a large, flat stone

šÿblaça n. calming تنظيم. šÿbleša n. dragging السحب او

.الجر

šÿblešeša n. pulling with rope الجر بالحبل. šÿbÿre pl. ebÿre n. split bamboo, bow شريحة القنا. šÿborrwa oborrwa n. tree sp. šÿbuœwa n. hitting ضربة. šÿbçrwa obçrwa n. branch of doleib

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palm šÿbwa n. love محبة. šÿbwaša obwaša n. tree sp šÿbwaco rÿbwaco n. groin šÿbwana n. begging الشحذة. šÿbwana n. gaining األقتناء. šÿbwañÿšia n. war, fighting حرب. šÿbwañÿšia n. lust, sexual love,

desire .حب

dÿbwëœua pl. ibwëœua n. cloud, spun cotton, thread

.الغيم

šÿbwiša n. love محبة. šÿbwunÿñ ubwunÿñ n. tree sp šÿca rÿca n. beer-filter šÿcÿša n. woodworking نجارة. šÿcÿnduñwa n. going down اإلنحدار. šÿcia n. badness رداءة. šÿciano n. anger الغضب. šÿcwaša n. anointing المسحة. šÿcwara n. tiredness التعب. šÿcwëria n. tiring التعب-األجهاد . šÿšÿwa n. fatness السمن. šÿšÿrwaça n. righteousness dÿšwa pl. rÿšwa n. shoulder šÿfeça n. existing البقاء. šÿfÿrša n. clearing the farm مزرعةنظافة ال . šÿfia pl. rÿfia n. tree sp. شجرة الحراز. Acacia sp. A.

hārāz šÿgakÿbalo n. lying الكذب. šÿgakišia n. opening many times الفتح عدة

.مرات

šÿgakonda n. looking for البحث. šÿgakondÿšia n. searching about البحث في. šÿgÿmbÿllia egÿmbÿllia n. top back tooth šÿgwanda rÿgwanda n. bridge of nose šÿgwanda rÿgwanda n. valley between two

hills

šÿjoma n. approaching الزحف. šÿjomaça n. approaching s.t. اإلقتراب. šÿjopa n. catching up اللحاق. šÿkaša n. planting الزراعة. šÿkešia n. opposition to آراهية. šÿkera n. breaking الكسر. šÿkerria siano n. lightening إستنارة الذهن šÿkeya n. opposition آراهية. šÿkeyaça n. jealous الحسد.

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šÿkÿbalo n. lying آذبة. šÿkÿbÿçia-alo n. lying to ذب علىالك . šÿkišia n. opening الفتح. šÿl pl. rÿl n. horn قرن. šÿlacia pl. rÿlacia n. spoon šÿlala n. 1) floating الطفو. šÿlala n. 2) making the frame

of the hut .نسج القطية

šÿlata n. making pots عمل الفخار. šÿldayÿria oldayÿria n. tree sp šÿldwara oldwara n. tree sp šÿlÿñÿnia n. birth šÿlwëldañiri ulwëldañiri n. tree sp. šÿlwëndr ulwëndr n. tree sp. šÿma pl. rÿma n. marriage šÿmanÿñ pl. rÿmanÿñ n. foot رجل. šÿmañÿno n. ? الغلظة. šÿmbrwa ombrwa n. branch of the doleib

palm pl. means

‘place where doleib palm is found’

šÿmÿlin imÿlin n. squirrel ? šÿmÿndašÿnia n. destruction šÿmÿnwa n. blackness السواد. šÿmÿñaça n. manifestation إظهار. šÿmÿrninia n. acting تمثيلية. šÿmÿçia n. life حياة. šÿmÿœÿnia pl. rÿmÿœÿnia n. sesame granary šÿmolwa n. 1) coldness البرودة. šÿmolwa n. 2) calm الهدوء. šÿmwa n. sickness šÿmwaca pl. rÿmwaica n. adult šÿmwaœe yÿmwaœe n. ox šÿmwÿšÿnia n. story šÿnaica n. gift šÿnanaça n. tasting many times التذوق. šÿnaça n. tasting الذوق. šÿneinia n. being obedient المطاوعة. šÿnna n. 1) listening السمع. šÿnna n. 2) obeying الطاعة. šÿnnaça n. obedience, listening اإلستماع. šÿno v. to rain يمطر. šÿñÿla n. sweetness الحالوة. šÿñiši adv. now األن. šÿñišiçia adv. now exactly حاليًا.

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šÿñiçu pl. šÿñiçr v. 1) respect احترم. šÿñiçu v. 2) be afraid of خاف من. šÿñu v. to be afraid of, to

respect .خاف من

šÿñwa pl. rÿñwa n. wilderness, bush, forest

. غابة-برية

šÿñ pl. rÿñ n. arm, hand يد. šÿñÿla eñÿla n. tongue šÿñÿla reñÿla n. flame šÿñÿra n. goodness الحسن. šÿñÿranano n. happiness šÿñor pl. yÿñor n. elephant فيل. šÿpÿšia n. fighting individually,

with hands or sticks .مبارزة

šÿpÿrldašia n. rushing together تنازع. šÿpeini pl. ipeini n. tin, iron šÿpia pl. rÿpia n. top of the head,

crown of the head قمة، هامة .الرأس

šÿpua n. beating, striking, hitting, whipping

.الجلد - القرع

šÿpundri pl. upundri n. boat, ship سفينة.مرآب šÿpundri pl. upundri n. wood, plank لوح خشب. šÿpwëišia n. fold الطيء. šÿra yÿra n. melon vine šÿramuœwa n. drunkenness السكر. šÿrañjala erañjala n. stone wall šÿrarraœa n. crawling الزحف. šÿrarrawa n. removing many

times .الحمل

šÿrarreša n. cleaning with something

.النظافة ب

šÿraœa n. passing under المرور من .اسفل

šÿraça n. clearing the farm نظافة المزرعة. šÿrawa n. removing once الحمل. šÿrešialo n. turning round راندو . šÿrÿjaca n. pouring السكب. šÿrÿnaçaralo n. patience šÿrÿñ yÿrÿñ n. small field šÿria iria n. hair šÿrldašaçalo n. trampling underfoot الدوس. šÿrldaça n. pressing with foot الدوس. šÿrldia urldia n. root اإلثمار. šÿrldia n. fruit-bearing šÿrma n. beating with a stone الدق بالحجر. šÿrmaçia n. arriving وصول. šÿrmbegwa ermbegwa n. lyre

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šÿrmëçia n. blindness العمى. šÿrmÿñjinia n. making shoes from

leather عمل النعال من .الجلد

šÿrmoçwa n. noticing, monitoring, keeping a lookout for

_ اإلحتراس .الحفظ

esp. in reference to herding

šÿrna erna n. leather, skin šÿro v. to care for a baby šÿrraišia n. assembly إجتماع. šÿrraœalo n. crawling الزحف. šÿrreišiañen n. agreement, covenant عهد, إتفاق . šÿrrešÿnia n. redemption šÿrrÿnu pl. šÿrrÿnÿr v. nurse, to be يولون الطفل

.بالرعايا

šÿrro pl. šÿrrÿr v. to look after a baby يرعى الطفل. šÿrtol ortol n. tree sp šÿrçia n. dancing رقص. šÿru v. to stop šÿrwa irwa n. dung, manure šÿrwaša n. cooking food عمل العصيدة. šÿrwañaça n. gushing of water النبع. šÿœaña n. staying المكوث او

.القضاء

šÿœañalo n. sitting down الجلوس. šÿœÿbwa oœÿbwa n. tree sp. šÿœÿfia rÿœÿfia n. tree sp. šÿœÿña n. killing القتل. šÿœÿñašaça n. finishing, fulfilment إنتهاء،إآتمال. šÿœÿñašeinia n. being capable منتهى، مكتمل. šÿœÿñaça n. bearing إحتمال. šÿœÿñaça-ñen n. endurance التحمل. šÿœÿñÿšia n. killing القتل. šÿœÿñal oœÿñal n. tree sp šÿœÿçia pl. iœÿçia n. palm leaf السعف. šÿœua rÿœua n. ardeb fruit šÿœwa rÿœwa n. flesh behind the

shoulder

šÿœwanda rÿœwanda n. small rocky hill šÿœwandal oœwandal n. tree sp šÿœwašaçia n. capable إقتدار. šÿsa n. eating, food, meal الوجع,األآل . šÿsa n. giving pain الوجع,األآل . šÿsaça nçrÿbesa

p.n. Lord's supper العشاء الرباني.

šÿseišia n. looking اإلبصار.

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šÿsia n. feeding, watching, taking cows out to pasture

اإلطعام الرعي, .

šÿsia isia n. formerly worn by women to cover the genitals

šÿskišia n. accusation šÿta n. being little الصغر. šÿtagare n. humility šÿtatërnia n. covering الغطاء. šÿteta n. following šÿtëria n. cover الغطاء. šÿtÿmÿni v. to be without بدون šÿtÿœia n. cleaning طهارة. šÿtÿœia n. holiness قداسة. šÿtia n. decreasing اإلنقاص. šÿtoša n. resurrection

šÿtušia n. awakening إيقاظ. šÿtušia n. arising إقامة. šÿtušia n. establishing تأسيس. šÿçaša n. being abandoned الترك. šÿçÿba n. cutting قطع. šÿçÿbaça n. cutting s.t. القطع. šÿçÿbÿšiano n. chopping s.t. in two القطع. šÿçoœaça n. making, arranging صناعة، تنظيم. šÿçunða n. cough الكحة. šÿçurçia n. waiting, praying ،األنظار

الصاله، .الرجاء

šÿçwia n. losing فقدان. šÿwaš yewaš n. buffalo šÿwaššialo n. shining اإلضاءة. šÿwaršia n. writing الكتابة. šÿwaršinia n. dictation اإلمالء. šÿweço pl. šÿweçr v.n. being fat إسمن. šÿwo pl. šÿwÿr v. to charge with horns

(rhino, buffalo etc.) طحإن .

šÿwo v. to be fat šëbia a. light in weight الضعف. šëffia pl. yëffia n. lion أسد. šëbia pl.

yëbia dialect forms

šëpldua pl. yëpldua n. male agama lizard šërÿcÿnelo n. moaning األنين والتنهد. šëœÿnia-šÿñano

n. confidence الثقة.

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šëœi pl. rëœi n. wound, abscess šëuria yëuria n. camel ši pl. ri n. thorn شوآة. šišia n. doing, making يعمل-يصنع . šil (šÿl) n. manure, dung زبالة. šilišia n. buying الشراء. šiña v. to be afraid širldia n. walking alongside a

weaker person or a domestic animal, instructing s.o.

.تدريج الشخص

širÿwano n. sadness šiœia n. falling, dropping,

getting green (tree) -وقوع-سقوط

.اخضرار

šobañÿno n. softness الرخاوة. šobÿla n. shortness in height القصر. šobÿlano n. shortness in distance القصر. šobÿr yobÿr n. eagle šoðaca n. blowing on (fire) إشعال. šofa n. s.o. not skilled in

fighting .عكس الفروسية

šokoœÿbac-eñen

n. repeating تكرار.

šol yol n. rat sp šolÿña n. bending over اإلنحناء. šolÿñano n. hunchback التقوس. šom rom n. small stream šoma yoma n. rat sp šoñgoma pl. roñgoma n. nostril فتحة األنف. šopa pl. ropa n. star نجمة. šoperria pl. yoperria n. sword šopÿšaišia n. meeting at التقابل في. šopÿšia n. meeting التقابل. šora ora n. tree sp šoria n. redness احمرار. šoœa pl. roœa n. root of doleib palm šoœar pl. yoœar n. red-necked cobra šoœÿbaca n. giving back الرد. šoœÿbaca-eñen n. repeating التكرار. šoœÿbaça- n. coming again عودة. šoœÿbaça-nano n. revising إعادة. šoœÿbÿšia n. returning الرجوع. šoœÿwiano n. action of curving التّقوس. šoœra n. growth النمو. šowa pl. rowa n. whip made of palm

leaves

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šowÿrr yowÿrr n. spring T. dialect form

šu ru n. heart šu yu n. intestine šubwa n. smoke, heat حرارة- دخان.

šušëša n. milking الحلب. šul pl. yul n. giraffe زرافة. šuma ruma n. wild yam found in

the bush

šumašaça n. arithmetic, maths الحساب. šumaça n. counting šundÿšia n. calling, invitation نداء، دعوة. šura n. blowing الهبوب. šurša n. diarrhoea إسهال. šurÿjacia n. pointing, aiming ،اإلشارة

.الهدف

šurndÿšia n. calling, inviting many times

.مناداة، دعاوى

šurri a. exactly بالضبط. šuœÿbiçia n. answering, giving

back .الرد، إعادة

šuœÿša n. crossing العبور. šuœÿšÿnia n. circumcision الختان. šuœÿšonu v. to work šuœi v. to breast-feed šwala pl. rwala n. iron nail šwala n. length, s.t. long الطول. šwala n. wealth, animal šwalano n. distance البعد. šwale ywale n. green bird sp. šwana n. sorrow, worry,

excitement

šwanða n. harvest الحصاد. šwaña n. increasing الكثرة. šwaña-ñÿfÿn n. sharpness سنين. šwaršia n. cursing اللعنة، الشتيمة. šwarenia pl. ywarenia n. desert rat sp. šwasa n. washing cleaning ،اإلستحمام

.الغسيل

šwaça pl. ywaça n. cock ديك. šwaço pl. ywaço n. agama lizard šwaço v. to send šwaço v. to make s.t. from

iron

šwe pl. rwe n. female pudenda M. dialect form

šwonaça n. desiring, wanting, اإلرادة-الرغبة-

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believing, faith اإليمان. šwondaišia n. staring تحديق النظر. šwondaça n. staring at s.t. النظر الى. šworo yworo n. spring šwoça n. selection, picking

out, choosing .إختيار، إلتقاط

šwura n. digging, burying الدفن، الحفر. šwuraça n. burying الدفن. E. ebai pl. lÿbai n. slave عبد. ebalaña pl. nÿbalaña n. razor ebalaña pl. nÿbalaña n. insect sp. living in

water حشرة -موسى

.تعيش فى الماء

ebamba pl. nÿbamba n. drum نقارة، طبل. ebambÿñia pl. nÿbambÿñia n. skull ebañgen pl. lÿbañgen n. her husband زوجها. ebarçÿñ pl. nÿbarçÿñ n. tree sp ebaçen pl. nÿbaçen n. receding hairline ebÿša pl. nÿbÿša n. tree sp ebÿlda pl. nÿbÿlda n. cat قط. ebia pl. nÿbia n. door from doleib

palm باب من فروع .الدليب

ebwartwa pl. lÿbwarçwa n. blacksmith الحداد. eša pl. leša n. person شخص. eša gÿlata pl. leša lÿlata n. man who makes

pots, potter .الفخاري

ešapÿœa pl. nðapÿœa n. nail, claw مخلب- ظفر.

eše v. to make green ešÿœe pl. erÿœe conj. alongside بمحاذاة. egworb pl. elworb pp. amongst من بينهم. ekelÿco v. to dry many times ekeœÿšÿšo pl. ekeœÿšÿšr v. to keep on asking, to

ask many times .تسال

ekeœÿšo pl. ekeœÿšr v. to ask from many people

.إسال آثيرا

ela pl. elar v. to come تعال. elaldabwa pl. nÿlaldabwa n. tree sp eldia pl. nÿldia n. wing elÿco v. to dry in the sun, to

air bedclothes

elÿñ pl. nÿlÿñ n. chief, ruler, king رئيس. elÿña pl. nÿlÿña n. singer المغني. elo prep. above فوق. follows noun

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emašen pl. lÿmašen n. age-mate زميل، سجيل. embÿre pl. nÿmbÿre n. quoin, ring woven of

palm leaves for carrying pots on the head

.حصان

emÿrça pl. nÿmÿrça n. horse حصان. endÿño v. to pull off a wall ere num. ten ereš pl. ndreš n. shirt erešia pl. ndrešia n. clapping تصفيق

عشرة_ . < ere, as clapping implies ten fingers

erel pl. ndrel n. side of face خد. erena pl. ndrena n. cloth, garment قماش. erldo v. to walk ero pl. erÿr v. to have nothing, to

not have .ما عنده

errega a. yesterday امس. erregano n. afternoon, evening المساء. erço pl. erçr v. to have عند. eœa pl. neœa n. house بيت. eœada pl. neœada n. roof of mouth M/L dialect

form eœe pl. nÿœe n. doleib palm,

‘coconut’

eœÿbÿšo pl. eœÿbÿšr v. to have fellowship eœÿšÿšo pl. eœÿšÿšr v. to ask a question إسال. eœÿšo pl. eœÿšr v. to ask from s.o. إسال. eœiano v. to be bent, to be

untrustworthy

eta pl. nÿta n. rock etam pl. nÿtam n. neck رقبة. etÿša pl. lÿtÿša n. wilful disobedience عنيد. eça pl. nÿça n. lake بحيرة. eçenia pl. lÿçenia n. man, father اب. eçwa n. cold البرد. Ë ëbÿršu v. to cure ëbÿru v. to save ëðÿri v. to economise ëšu pl. išu n. breast of woman ثدى. ëgÿri v. to read, learn ëllÿnu v. boast ëmÿšia pl. nëmÿšia n. feast عيد.

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ëmu pl. lëmu p.n. Arab رجل عربي. ëmwa pl. lëmwa p.n. Arab people شخص عربي. ëndÿšu v. to catch, to close a

wound

ëndÿjecu v. to resist ëndu v. to catch, believe ëndušu v. to bite ëntu v. to enter ënÿñia pl. nënÿñia n. ear اذن. ëñÿnu v. to appear ëpwa n. fighting with sticks مبارزة / دواس

.بالعصي

ëpwa n. war حرب. ërnu v. to name 1. سمي ي

يبكي.2 .

ërnu v. to groan 1. يسمييبكي.2 .

ërrua pl. nërrua n. 1 leather ërrua pl. nërrua n. 2 bag 1. جلد

شنطةمن جلد.2 .

ëœÿšia pl. nëœÿšia n. floor مكان الدقيق. ëœia nëœia n. madman مجنون. ëtÿria pl. nëtÿria n. gum (of mouth) اللثة. ëçÿndi pl. nëçÿndi n. bank, edge طرف البحر او

الحافة,النهر .

Ÿ. ÿlna pl. ñÿna n. hut, room غرفة,قطية . ÿrša pl. eša n. meat قطعة لحم. F. feço pl. feçr v. be, exist آن موجود. fÿndÿño pl. fÿndÿñÿr v. to break اآسر. fÿršo pl. fÿršr v. to clear the farm نظف المزرعة. fÿçau int. how? آيف. fÿçia excl. it is so آذا. Response to

fÿçau? fišiçu pl. fišiçr v.t. to find s.t. اجد ال. fišu pl. fišÿr v. find أجد. fo pl. fÿr v. exist عش.

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G. gabapeš a. slight, minor,

transparent, bearable طفيف،إستخفاف.

gaber neg. not ال. gabÿco a. white أبيض. gabÿœa a. heroic, brave فارس. gabÿœañÿno a. solid, hard, difficult جامد-قوى . gabÿœo v.t. accompany s.o. gabrano a. wide واسع. gabuñÿni a. accursed gabwañÿno a. lazy gabwaçu a. warm gacañgÿœÿšiano

a. zigzag, like a snake trail

gaciano a. angry غضبان. T. dialect form

gacÿfa a. fresh (milk), unleavened, unfermented

gacwašÿnu a. anointed ممسوح. gacwaro a. tired متعب. gacwërinu a. being tired متعب. gašÿñia a. afraid, fearful of s.t. gašÿñialo a. afraid, fearful,

frightened .خواف

gašÿrwaçu a. straight خواف. gašÿwo a. fat سمين. gafalo a. low gafelo a. high gafÿla a. sour (milk) gafÿra a. damp gafo v. to live, stay حي،أقام. gafo çwañ adv. almost بالقرب. gageo v.t. to be against gakÿbalo pl. gakÿbÿralo v. lie many times يكذب. gakÿriano a. angry gakÿœÿjeni v.i. be abundant, be

numerous

gakišu pl. gakišr v. open many times فتـًح. gakondÿšo pl. gakondÿšr v. search in ابحث في. gakondo pl. gakondÿr v. look for ابحث. gala pl. nala n. bead, large rock سكسك. galatÿnu v. made to be (pots) مول من مع

.الفخار

galaœÿñu pron. his له.

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gamañÿno a. huge, big غليظ. game a. good gamenano a. happy gamÿšwano a. narrow gamÿnwa a. black أسود. gamÿte a. soft gamÿtiañÿno a. steep gamolo a. calm, peaceful,

tranquil هادي .1

بارد.2 .

gamolo a. cold 1. هاديبارد.2 .

gamulu a. not yet لم يزل. ganñu pron. he هى-هو . gano a. like مثل. gañÿla a. sweet حلو. gañÿra a. good حسن. gañÿranano a. happy سعيد. gañÿrañayo a. beautiful gañÿrañorrwa a. generous gañginu v.i. to be allowed gapa a. thin (like paper) gapÿšunano a. twisted, crooked gapiano a. empty فارغ. gapuldano a. hollow garamuœu a. drunk سكران. garmiano a. dense, dark, opaque آثيف. garno ?. according as garram a. old قديم األيام. garrÿpÿçelo a. undulating garwaçu a. thin gaœÿšiañÿno a. active gaœÿwašaišo a. flat to be مسطح. gaœÿwašaço v.i. be capable, be able قادر. gaœÿwaço a. equal يساوى. gaœñaw a. wet gaœo v. be يكون. gaœo ëœia a. to be mad مجنون. gaœoñwandr a. rocky gaœorra a. male ذآر. gaso v.i. to ache gata a. little, small, young صغير. gataña a. dirty gatÿœe a. holy, clean مقدس، طاهر. gatÿœo a. round

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geše a. green اخضر. geicia a. bad, rough بطال. geicano v.i. to be annoyed غضبان. geicianano a. sad geiciañaiyo a. ugly geiciliano a. expensive gero v. harvest اليوجد. gero a. not be, be absent اليوجد. gero ñÿfÿn v. blunt, to be غير سنين. gero ñÿmano v. powerless gero ñÿñoñ v.p. to be slow geœe a. bitter مر. geœiañÿno a. withdrawn gëbÿši v.t. to annoy gëbia a. not heavy خفيف. gëbia a. weak gëbia ilio a. cheap gëšÿñalo v.i. to be afraid gëni v. present حاضر. gëpi v.t. to be alright gÿ pp. of حرف المضاف

.اليه

gÿbança v. better to be من األفضل. gÿnenÿñ a. one by one واحدا فواحدا. gÿnÿñ pl. lÿmÿn a. a, any أحد. gÿri pl. ndÿri n. trough gÿrto a. changeable تحولي. gÿœÿjan num. two اثنين. giši v.a. will gi pl. ni n. large field مزرعة. cf. dÿrÿñ gošu v.t. to accomplish s.t. ginia a. heavy giruwano a. discouraged giœÿçiano a. foolish gobañÿno a. soft, smooth, easy مرن.2لين . M. dialect

gobÿla a. short (height) قصير. gobÿlano a. short (distance) قصير. gofa a. incapable of fighting,

easily defeated .غير حريف

gofañÿno a. soft, smooth, easy T. dialect goliano a. deep عميق. gonto num. one واحد. gore a. red أحمر. goriañÿno a. orange goœÿwano a. bent

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goœra a. big, old آبير. gubwa a. hot gušu a. dry gunto adv. on one’s own, alone guœinu a. fenced مسور. gwaña a. abundant, many,

much

gwaña ñÿfÿn a. sharp انسان حار. gwaña ñÿmano

a. powerful

gwaña ñÿñwa a. fast gwaña siano a. indecisive,

vacillating

gwaya a. hard gwayasi a. serrated gwala a. 1 tall 2 long طويل. gwalano a. far بعيد. gwonðÿço a. strong, difficult I. ibÿn n. faeces ibin pl. lÿbin n. his/her brother or

sister-in-law .نسيب

ibwaœua pl. nÿbwaœua n. back of knee išÿbina pl. nÿšÿbina n. shoe išia pl. lÿšia n. son إبن. išu pl. išÿr v. make, do اعمل-افعل . išurçu prep. behind خلف-وراء . ikÿrÿñ a. only, always فقط. ilia n. stranger أجنبي. ilišu pl. ilišÿr v. buy اشترى. iligano a. between الوسط. illi conj. except سوى. imÿni pl. nÿmÿni n. tree sp imÿñ pl. nÿmÿñ n. bell جرس. imwašÿlwa pl. nÿmwašÿlw

a n. bark of tree لحاء الشجر.

indi pl. nÿndi n. drum نقارة، طبل. indria pl. nÿndria n. knee irÿñ pl. ndrÿñ n. name irÿñi pl. irÿñÿr v. dry mucus إنخم من األنف. irÿwa pl. irÿwar v. descend, go down irÿwacu pl. irÿwacÿr v. hang down نّزل. irÿwano pl. irÿwÿrano v. to be amazed, to be يتحير، يحزن.

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shamed iria pl. ndria n. fence irldi pl. irldir v. walk with مشى. irmÿœÿñ n. back upper اعلى الظهر. irÿti pl. ndrÿti n. knife سكين. irtu pl. irtÿr v. to fall many times يتوقع. iœÿçiano n. foolishness, stupidity غبي. iœu pl. iœÿr v. to fall اسقط. isia n. fire içÿli pl. nÿçÿli n. year içÿlia pl. nÿçÿlia n. season, age iwaldañ adv. distant J. jacoœe pl. jacoœer n. begging حنس. jaca adv. always آل حين. Jaja p.n. female name jÿço n. cave آهف. jomaço pl. jomaçr v. approach to اقترب الى. jomo pl. jomÿr v. approach ازحف. jopo pl. jopÿr v. catch up إلحق. K. kašo pl. kašÿr v. cultivate إزرع. Kaka n. name of first born

girl إسم علم

المولودة البكرة( ).

kanisa pl. ilkanisa n. church آنيسة. kañ adv. abundantly جدًا. karmo pl. karmÿr v. condemn يدين. kešo pl. kešÿr v. to oppose s.o. يكره. keršo pl. keršr v. argue يباحث. kero pl. kerÿr v. to break إآسر. kerro pl. kerrÿr v. to light up, to bring

light .اصبح، إستنار

keyaço pl. keyaçr v. to be jealous الحسد ،الغيرة. keyo pl. keyer v. oppose ضد. kÿbalo pl. kÿber-alo v. lie أآذب. kÿbÿçu-alo pl. kÿbÿçr-alo v. lie to يكذب على. kÿðo pl. kÿðor v. sacrifice أفدي. kÿršo pl. kÿršr v. confuse يضطرب.

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kišu pl. kišÿr v. open افتح. Koja n. name of the sixth

born boy or girl اسم المولود السادس من .الجنسين

Kuku n. name of the first born boy

إسم علم للمولود .البكر

kwai kwai a. at all بتاتًا. Kwëœi p.n. name for a second-

born boy اسم المولود .الثاني الذآر

L. labÿœia pl. ñabÿœia n. amulet/anklet ??? lagwoœu pl. ñagwoœu n. hornbill laya pl. naya n. pebble lakim pl. ñakim n. hospital ،مستشغى

.شغخانة< A.

lalo pl. lalÿr v. to make roof-frame يعمل القطية. lalo pl. lalÿr v. to float إطفو على

.الماء

lamam pl. ñamam n. dove < A. lamba pl. ñamba n. lamp فانوس. < E. lambala pl. ñambala n. hut, shelter قطية. lamÿreš pl. ñamÿreš n. snake sp., allowed to

live in houses نوع من الثعابين غير سامة تعيش .في المنازل

lañgÿrre ñañgÿrre n. crow sp. lar pl. ñar n. rope حبل. larbapa pl. ñarbapa n. old leather shoe حذاء قديم من

.جلد

laœÿñwaça pl. ñaœÿñwaça n. gourd bowl آأس من القرع. laœaœa pl. ñaœaœa n. roof of mouth standard

form laœia pl. ñaœia n. hat laœo v. to cultivate lato pl. latr v. make pot يعمل الفخار. laçuma pl. ñaçuma n. hollow behind the

ear

lawa pl. ñawa n. mosquito بعوض. ldiñgwa pl. ñÿliñgwa n. frog ضفدعة. ldu pl. ñÿlu n. frog ضفدعة. lecco pl. ñecco n. pig-fat, suet leœendaw ñeœendaw n. bird sp leœÿñ ñeœÿñ n. peak

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leña pl. ñeña n. egg بيضة. leña pl. ñeña n. penis lÿbarçÿñia pl. ñÿbarçÿñia n. fruit found in the

bush

lÿbatie pl. ñÿbatie n. ground lÿbÿša pl. ñÿbÿša n. fig lÿbÿši pl. ñÿbÿši n. upper grinding stone lÿbÿria pl. ñÿbÿria n. women’s walking-

stick

lÿbÿœe pl. ñÿbÿœe n. ring lÿbÿœia pl. ñÿbÿwia n. flower of grasses,

herbs or small plants

lÿbia pl. ñÿbia n. stair lÿbu pl. ñÿbu n. well lÿbuñwa pl. ñÿbuñwa n. round gourd قرع(بخصة ).

lÿðwaya pl. ñÿðwaya n. forest fruit lÿšÿman pl. ñÿšÿman n. kidney lÿšëlÿšia pl. ñÿšëlÿšia n. mosquito larva lÿšorÿba pl. ñÿšorÿba n. flower of tree lÿšwa pl. ñÿšwa n. wooden plank lÿfÿrÿñ pl. ñÿfÿrÿñ n. bird sp نوع من

.الطيور

lÿfra pl. ñÿfra n. large stick عصا. lÿgaiya pl. ñÿgaiya n. pebble lÿgÿœaça pl. ñÿgÿœaça n. stirrup lÿgopa pl. ñÿgopa n. bird sp lÿgurguri pl. ñÿgurguri n. swallow sp lÿmagÿñ pl. ñÿmagÿñ n. gourd horn lÿmaçar pl. ñÿmaçar n. roof post lÿmbÿleloñ pl. ñÿmbÿleloñ n. beetle (buzzing) lÿmbÿrwaša pl. ñÿmbÿrwaš

a n. smooth stone used in

traditional religious ceremonies

lÿmbi pl. ñÿmbi n. bark-cloth skirt lÿmbwalua pl. ñÿmbwalua n. gourd dish lÿme pl. ñÿme n. ‘bear’ دب. lÿmwa pl. ñÿmwa n. hedgehog قنفذ. lÿmwÿ pl. ñÿmwÿ n. flea lÿndria pl. ñÿndria n. thigh lÿñaš pl. eñaš n. tooth lÿñgerÿñgera pl. ñÿñgerÿñger

a n. flower

lÿñgÿlÿm pl. ñÿñgÿlÿm n. writing pen قلم. < A. lÿñgÿlÿm pl. ñgÿlÿm n. water-scorpion حيوان

سرطان/مائى .

lÿñgeria pl. ñÿñgeria n. gourd dish

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lÿñañÿña pl. ñÿñañÿña n. sandstone lÿper pl. ñÿper n. tail ذنب. lÿpÿndoñ pl. ñÿpÿndoñ n. bushbaby, Senegal

galago .القوردى

lÿpÿndra pl. ñÿpÿndra n. anklet lÿpwašia pl. ñapwašia n. udder حلمة الثدى. lÿrni pl. ñÿrni n. biting red ant lÿtañgora pl. ñÿtañgora n. mane عرف. lÿtolia pl. ñÿtolia n. cheek lÿtu pl. ñÿtu n. shelter راآوبة. lÿtuñgu pl. æÿtuñgu n. owl lÿtwa pl. ñÿtwa n. whip made from

palm leaves .سوط من الحبل

lÿçÿmia pl. ñÿçÿmia n. ant-hill, termite mound

lÿçufÿrÿñ pl. ñÿçufÿrÿñ n. bird sp lëbÿœÿlia pl. ñëbÿœÿlia n. fish, small سمك صغار. lëmi pl. ñëmi n. beard, chin ذقن. lërnia pl. ñërnia n. red ant نمل صغار

.احمر

lëri pl. ñëri n. leg lëœwa pl. ñëœwa n. back liga pl. ñiga n. opportunity فرصة. liñjuœijuœia pl. ñiñjuœijuœia n. coucal, bird sp lobar pl. ñobar n. partridge lobÿœa pl. ñobÿœa n. portion of a hunted

animal cut off at the ankle or wrist

loda pl. ñoda n. egret sp. loša pl. ñoša n. log جذع. lošia pl. ñošia n. bone logÿr pl. ñogÿr n. thought logÿœar pl. ñogÿœar n. scorpion loman pl. ñoman n. day loman pl. ñoman n. times, as in three

times x

loman pl. ñoman n. finger, toe lomba pl. ñomba n. snake sp. lomboœÿña pl. ñomboœÿña n. thorn lopa pl. ñopa n. bird sp loœa pl. ñoœa n. egret loœañ pl. ñoœañ n. horsefly loœe pl. ñoœe n. ankle loœÿl pl. ñoœÿl n. hawk sp. lotÿša pl. ñotÿša n. hail, now applied to

refrigerator ice

loçor pl. ñoçor n. umbilical hernia

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lÿrndia pl. ñÿrndia n. bead ltÿm pl. ñtÿm n. barren woman ltÿmi pl. ñÿtÿmi n. termite mound,

anthill

lubÿlÿbÿlia pl. ñubÿlÿbÿlia n. earlobe lubÿliña pl. ñubÿliña n. earlobe lubupwa pl. ñubupwa n. duck lufriñia pl. ñufriñia n. eyebrow luguldu pl. ñuguldu n. dove sp. luluš pl. ñuluš n. termite, white ant lumbolwa pl. ñumbolwa n. food bowl lumÿra pl. ñumÿra n. basket lurmi pl. ñurmi n. chest lwadia n. tiredness lwašia n. cross lwašini pl. ñwašini n. gall bladder lwala pl. ñwala n. generic term for seed

of dura sorghum حبة الدرة

lwana pl. ñwana n. seed of hard dura sorghum

.حبة العيش

lwandra pl. ñwandra n. stone, rock lware pl. ñware n. baobab seed lwaria pl. ñwaria n. duodenum lwatawte pl. ñwatawte n. neck gland lwaçÿœia pl. ñwaçÿœia n. heel M. maje pl. liji n. man رجل. mÿndÿño pl. mÿndÿñÿr v. break اآسر. mÿrninu pl. mÿrninÿr v. to change many

times .يمثل

mÿrnu pl. mÿrnÿr v. to be changed تقمص. mÿço pl. mÿçr v. to be alive أحيا. miðu v. to have a full udder

or breast

miçu v. to take and give to s.o. else

mo v.t. to take, accept mole pl. moler v. make cold برد. moleço pl. moleçr v. be calm آن هادئ.

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N. na conj. and naðara enaðara n. glasses < A.

naišo pl. naišr v. give, betray to يعطي، يسّلم. nanaço pl. nanaçr v. test تذوق. nano prep. against, alongside nañwa a. ahead المقدمة. naço pl. naçr v. test ذوق. nda pl. ñÿœwa n. head رأس. ndÿšiano pl. ndÿšrano v. cut open يفتح. ndÿšo pl. ndÿšr v. crack to يشق،يمزق. ndÿñ a. firm ndo neg. no ال. ndro pl. ndrÿr v. sleep نم. nðÿmana pl. ñÿšÿmana/ñ

ÿšÿmana n. kidney bean آلية،لوبا.

nðÿñ ? on hand nðurçu prep. after nešo pl. nešr v. refuse, divorce يأبى، يطلق

.إمرأته

nÿnu pl. nÿnÿr v. obey to be إستمع اليه. nëñua adv. ahead ninu pl. ninÿr v. walk, search إمشي ،إبحث. nnaço pl. nnaçr v. listen to, obey to إسمع من، اطع

..

no pl. nÿr v. to hear, to listen, to obey

.إستمع، أطع

nwano v. look, see Ñ. ñabÿœa n. strength ñaca ñaca n. small animal ñašÿna n. deceit ñafleka ñafleka n. wild ass ñaicia n. sin ñaldara ñaldara n. locust sp ñaldÿcañÿlai n. honey Ñaldo n. third born boy إسم علم

المولود ( .(الثالث

ñam n. tree sap, elastic

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ñan n. milk لبن. ñaña n. grass حشائش. ñañala n. lamb ñaño pron. your لك. ñaño pl. ñañÿr v. يحك. ñapwa n. hunting الصيد. ñarçÿmaša ñarçÿmaša n. lizard sp ñaœa n. bottle gum ñaœaka ñaœaka n. lizard sp ñaœrwa n. glory ñata n. dirtiness ñaçabla ñaçabla n. lock ñaçÿmeœo ñaçÿmeœo n. wild dog sp ñaçÿmwaça ñaçÿmwaça n. cat ñaçÿrÿmbega ñaçÿrÿmbeg

a n. insect sp

ñaçÿrÿmboša ñaçÿrÿmboša

n. insect sp

ñawa n. water ماء. ñayo n. beauty ñeicia n. sin خطيئة. ñela n. oil زيت. ñen n. talk, subject, ،آالم، موضوع

.فعل

ñenñança conj. because, for علشان، ألجل. ñenñapi ? no wrong (OK) طّيب. ñere pl. ñere n. girl child طفل- بنت.

ñÿbaya n. slavery ñÿšañ n. fear خوف. ñÿšÿl n. stubbornness ñÿšÿmwa n. youth ñÿšÿnia pl. ñÿšÿnia n. rabbit أرنب. ñÿšÿñia n. respect, fear األحترام. ñÿšÿrria n. nursing رعاية الطفل. ñÿfÿni n. blood دم. ñÿlÿña n. song, hymn ترنيم,غنى . ñÿldenia n. womanhood ñÿlÿñe n. authority ñÿlia pl. ñÿlia n. antelope sp ñÿlwa n. seed ñÿma n. power ñÿmbÿœo pl. ñÿmbÿœo n. calf عجل. ñÿmëœria n. work ñÿmÿna pl. ñÿmÿna n. kid (young goat) سخلة.

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ñÿmmia n. boyhood ñÿnðÿri pl. ñÿnðÿri n. ox ثور. ñÿnia n. dancing ñÿñoñ a. speed سرعة. ñÿœaiñ n. illness, sickness ñÿramÿœwa n. drunkenness السكر. ñÿreço pl. ñÿreçr v. be good آن حسنًا. ñÿrlda pl. ñÿrlda n. antelope sp ñÿrem pl. ñÿrem n. squirrel sp ñÿrÿm n. darkness ñÿrÿmÿm pl. ñÿrÿmÿm n. animal sp ñÿrmëçia n. blindness العمي. ñÿrra n. childhood ñÿrraœa n. salt ñÿœa n. urine ñÿœaiñ n. death ñÿœÿl n. deafness,

stubbornness

ñÿœÿñgia pl. ñÿœÿñgia n. donkey حمار. ñÿœÿwen n. lie ñÿœom n. theft ñÿœu n. kisra dough ñÿœwata n. speech, sentence حديث، جملة. ñÿsa šÿsa n. food ñÿsia n. poison ñÿtÿša n. insistence ñÿçenia n. manhood ñÿwëršia n. composition اإلنشاء. ñënðri n. amulet ñëœÿpwa pl. ñënðri n. donkey حمار. ñga loc. where أين. ñgiçu v. to allow ñina pl. ñina n. dog آلب. ñofÿñia n. ? عدم القدرة على

.المنازلة

ñopia n. well تمام. ñorwaça n. hunger ñoœon pl. ñoœon n. squirrel ñowa pl. ñowa n. young woman, girl اةفت . ñu pron. he/she هي/هو . ñuaœiñ n. sign, letters عالمة، حروف. ñuš n. dew ñulu pron. they, them هم. ñuriš n. sleep ñuœu n. beer

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ñurwania pl. ñurwania n. small pig, piglet ñusu pl. ñusu n. chicken فروج. ñwašša pl. ñwašša n. he-goat ñwaiña n. saliva ñwal n. crying, sound بكاء، صوت. ñwëlia pl. ñwëlia n. hyena مرفعين. ñwucia n. sauce O. oba nÿb

a n. wate

r snail

obÿšo pl. obÿšr v. 1 flee 2 grow 3 flow of water

1. إنبت 2إهرب

سال الماء. 3 .

obÿšo nano pl. obÿšr nano v. find عثر على. obwana n. ash رماد. oca nÿca n. small milk gourd ošaco pl. ošacÿr v. blow to (fire) اشعل. oše pl. nðe n. antelope sp غزال. ošÿlÿñ pl. nðÿlÿñ n. fox ثعلب. ošÿœal pl. nðÿœal n. tortoise oeiya pl. noeiya n. tree sp okoœÿbac-eñen pl. okoœÿbacÿr

eñen v. repeat آرر.

ole n. word, language, talking

آالم-لغة-آلمة .

olÿñano pl. olÿñÿrano v. bend إنحني. olÿño pl. olÿñÿr v. lie down احني. olwa pl. nÿlwa n. big gourd for milk بقصة اللبن. oman pl. nÿmwan n. leopard, 'tiger' نمر. omaœa pl. nÿmwaœa n. snail omata pl. nÿmwata n. centipede ombÿçia pl. nÿmbÿçia n. shoulder ome pl. lÿme n. fish سمك. omÿcaš pl. nÿmÿcaš n. afterbirth omma pl. nÿmma n. rat-trap شرك الفار. Omwarÿñ pl. Lÿmwarÿñ p.n. Moro people ناس مورو. onaço pl. onaçr v. desire, want ارد-إرغب . ondaišo pl. ondaišr v. to stare انظر. ondaço pl. ondaçr v. to stare at انظر الى. ondwa pl. nondwa n. leather cover hand

on stick صا جلد على الع

.لحماية اليد

one pl. nwe n. basket of seeds ريكة. opÿšaišo pl. opÿšaišr v. to meet at تقابل في.

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opÿšo pl. opÿšr v. to meet تقابل. opo pl. lÿpo n. old woman إمرأة عجوز. opo pl. opÿr v. defend دافع. oralo pl. lorldalo n. your brother اخوك. orcÿl pl. norcÿl n. poisonous tree oren pl. lorlden n. his/her brother or

sister اخته/اخاه .

orÿba pl. lorÿba n. his brother/sister اخاه. orÿpwa pl. ndrÿpwa n. porch orn conj. but, afterward بعد-لكن . oœana pl. noœana n. upper arm عضد. oœÿbaco pl. oœÿbacr v. give back رد. oœÿbaco eñen pl. oœÿbacr

eñen v.i. answer, repeat آرر-رد .

oœÿbaçÿnano pl. oœÿbaçrnano v. revise راجع. oœÿbaço pl. oœÿbaçr v. go back, return رجع-عاد . oœÿbel pl. ndÿbel n. monkey قرد. oœÿbÿšo pl. oœÿbÿšr v. return إرجع. orÿša pl. nÿrÿša n. white rock oœÿñia pl. noœÿñia n. hoe oœÿwano pl. oœÿwÿrano v. curve تقوس. oœÿwe-ano pl. oœÿwerano v. make curve قّوس. oœopara pl. nÿœopara n. peanut shell oœra pl. oœrar v. grow إآبر. oœre pl. oœrer v. grow to be ينمي. oœreço pl. oœreçr v. be grow إنمو-إآبر . oçelia pl. nÿçelia n. spider oçÿmbo pl. nçÿmbo n. ostrich نعامة. P. paœÿlwa n. molokhiya, leaves

used to make sauce .ملوخية

pëðia n. room ةغرف . pÿšu pl. pÿšr v. fight with stick داوس. pÿšu - oçe-ano pl. pÿšr - ano v. cut wood with an axe قطع الحطب. pÿšu-ñworeša pl. pÿšr-ñworeš

a v. ? تذرية السمسم.

pÿlašo pÿlašr v. to open a light object once

cf. bapÿrldašo

pÿlalo pp. below تحت. pÿlelo pp. above, high up فوق-عالي . pÿlelo adv. loudly مرتفع. pÿnde time. in the past في قديم الزمان. pÿrldašo pl. pÿrldašr v. break open once انزع. cf.

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bapÿrldašo

plalo prep. under plelo adv. above preš a. all آل. pu pl. pÿr v. to beat, to whip

many times pl. = many .يجلد - يقرع

people beating many times

pwëišu pl. pwëišr v. fold طوى. R. ram adv. early بدري. ramÿœu pl. ramÿœur v. be drunk إسكر. ramram a. quickly بسرعة. rarraœalo pl. rarraœr-alo v. crawl إزحف. rarraœo pl. rarraœr v. crawl إزحف. rarrawo pl. rarrawÿr v. gather and remove يخمخم) يلملم ).

rarrešo pl. rarrešr v. clean with نّظف ب. raœo pl. raœr v. to pass under, to

crawl .مر من تحت

rato pl. raçr v. clear of old stalks ينظف .المزرعة

raçai sg šaçai n. leaves صفق الشجر. rawo pl. rawÿr v. gather and remove يخم) يلم ).

ršia guœi ršia luœi n. fruit rešialo pl. rešr-alo v. turn behind, round يدور. rešo pl. rešr v. chop down 1. قطع الشجر

rešo pl. rešr return 1. إرجع .2

rešo pl. rešr turn over 3. .شقلب

rÿjaco pl. rÿjacr v. pour water اسكب. rÿldo pl. rÿldÿr v. give fruit إثمر. rÿmaço pl. rÿmaçr v. arrive وصل. rÿme n. rib rÿmÿñjinu pl. rÿmÿñjinÿr v. make shoes with

leather ينتعل نعال من .جلد

rÿmoço pl. rÿmoçr v. beware - keep احترس - .احفظ

Rÿmwa n. God اهللا. rÿmwa pl. imwa n. gods, snake ثعبان - إله.

rÿmwa raso v. lightning بريق.

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rÿço pl. rÿtr v. dance إرقص. rldašaço - alo pl. rldašaçr-alo v. press with foot to دوس. rldaço pl. rldaçr v. press with foot دوس. rldo pl. oœo (eœo) n. goat سخلة. rmëçu pl. rmëçr v. be blind آن أعمى. rmo pl. rmÿr v. beat with stone يدق بالحجر. ro v. to kick, to spear rraišo pl. rraišr v. assemble إجتمع. rraœalo pl. rraœralo v. crawl إزحف. rrešo pl. rrešr v. clean with finger يخرط باألصبع. rrešu ñen pl. rrešr ñen v.i. agree إتفق. rtweço pl. rtweçr v. change to إتحول. rwašo pl. rwašr v. cook food أعمل العصيدة. rwañaço pl. rwañaçr v. ? ايدينبع ، يتز . rwañi-alo rwañir-alo v. to stop something يثبت ، يحجز. rwaño pl. rwañÿr v. stand hymn اثبت. rwaño-alo pl. rwañÿr-alo v. stand firm يتأصل. Œ. œañalo pl. œañÿr-alo v. sit down إجلس. œaño pl. œañÿr v. stay يمكث. œe ñÿœe n. doleib palm fruit œetÿœeto a. individual إنفراد. œÿšo pl. œÿšr v. sacrifice إفدي. œÿñašaço pl. œÿñašaçr v. finish to, fulfil أآمل,إنهي . œÿjaco v.t. to add œÿñaço pl. œÿñaçr v. bear إحتمل. œÿñaço-ñen pl. œÿñaçr-ñen v. endure احتمل. œÿñÿšo pl. œÿñÿšr v. fight حارب. œÿño pl. œÿñÿr v. kill إقتل. œÿra ñÿra n. pangolin ? œÿragÿga ñÿœagÿga n. wild cat sp œÿre ñÿre n. forearm, steppe œÿwa pl. ñÿœÿwa n. kind of stick عكاز. œÿwašaço pl. œÿwašaçr v. be able إقدر. œia ñÿœia n. water pot œo v. to be œrabÿœa ñrabÿœa n. seed of a fruit œrawaço v.t. to advise œrel ñorel n. molar tooth œrelde ñÿrlde n. large needle œrÿm ñÿrÿm n. herd of cattle œri pl. ñÿri n. cucumber طلح. œria pl. ñÿria n. tree sp طلح. œrldwa pl. ñÿrldwa n. bamboo قنا. CHECK!

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œrošia ñÿrošia n. coccyx œrowa pl. ñrowa n. charcoal œrumma pl. ñÿrumma n. ram خروف. œrua pl. ñÿrua n. cow dung, manure œruwa pl. ñÿruwa n. testicles œrwa pl. ñÿrwa n. monkey sp قرد الطلح. œrwaga pl. ñÿrwaga n. lymph node œrwania pl. ñÿrwania n. fruit sp œrwe pl. ñÿrwe n. arm (lower) الساعد. œwe pl. ñÿœwe n. ankle عظمة الساق. œweda pl. ñoweda n. sesame, simsim S. seicu pl. seicr v. look at انظر الى. seišu pl. seišr v. look ابصر. sÿku v.t. to accuse si n. eye عين. sia n. fire نار. siano n. face الوجه. so pl. sÿr v. eat, harm تألم,آل . su pl. sir v. feed, watch راقب,اطعم . suk isuk n. market سوق. < A. T. taldañ adv. always tañe v. make dirty وّسخ. tatëru pl. tatëru v. to cover many تغطى. te pl. ter v. decrease صّغر. tešo pl. tešr v. clean نّظف. teço pl. teçÿr v. follow إتبع. tëru pl. tërÿr v. to cover غطي. tÿmtÿm a. all جميع. tÿñ adv. again مرة اخرى. tÿro v. to prevent tÿœe pl. tÿœer v. to clean يطهر. tÿœeço pl. tÿœeçr v. to be clean آن نظيفًا. tia pl. iria n. cow بقرة. also dia tuši pl. tušir v. awake, arise يقيم.يوقظ. tuši pl. tušir v. establish يؤسس. twašo pl. twašr v. erase إمسح. twošo pl. twošr v. raise up, start, wake,

stand - قم . إصح-إبدأ

twošo pl. twošr v. transfer divorcee يرحل، إنفصال

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(woman separated from her husband)

المرأة عن .الرجل

T. ça un. that ذاك. çašo pl. çašr v. abandon ترك. çÿbaço pl. çÿÿbÿçr v. cut the أقطع. çÿbÿšiano pl. çÿbÿšrano v. chop to أقطع. çÿbo pl. çÿbÿr v. cut قطع. ço v. to lose çoœaço pl. çoœaçr v. make, arrange أصنع، نّظم. çu v. to drink çunðu pl. çunðÿr v. to cough يكح. çurçu pl. çurçr v. wait, pray إنتظر، صلي. Çuçu n. fourth-born child المولود الرابع

.في األوالد

çwanañ a. parlong فترة طويلة. çwañ a. near قرب. çwe pl. çwer v. lose يفقد. U. ubwa pl. nubwa n. 1 moon ubwa pl. nubwa n. 2 month شهر.2قمر 1..

ubwa gÿ'Šakëœia

n. February شهر فبراير.

ubwa gÿ'Šÿcromÿša

n. May شهر مايو.

ubwa gÿ'Šÿfÿrša

n. April شهر ابريل.

ubwa gÿ'šÿpÿœa

n. October شهر اآتوبر.

ubwa gÿ'Šÿœal 1

n. July شهر يوليو.

ubwa gÿ'Šÿœal 2

n. August شهر أغسطس.

ubwa gÿ'Šÿwaša

n. June شهر يونيو.

ubwa gÿ'Šoœa n. March شهر مارس. ubwa gÿ'Šwanða 1

n. December شهر ديسمبر.

ubwa gÿ'Šwanða 2

n. January شهر يناير.

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ubwa gÿ'Šwoça

n. November شهر نوفمبر.

ubwa-g'Šÿraça n. April شهر إبريل. ubwaçia pl. nubwaçia n. shoulder uša lÿšwa n. worm ušÿpi ndÿpi n. tree sp ušëšu pl. ušëšr v. to get milk يحلب. ušu pl. ušr v. dry, blow with

mouth .جّفف، أنفخ

ušurÿba pl. lÿšurÿba n. uncle خال. ušwëren pl. lÿšwërlden n. his/her uncle خال أو خالة. ufuša n. breath النفس. ulÿñgÿlÿñ a. all night طوال الليل. ulÿñgi n. night ليل. umašaçu pl. umašaçr v. count احسب. umÿšÿni pl. numÿšÿni n. store umÿši pl. numÿši n. fish-spear umÿrçin pl. lÿmurçin n. other wife سلفتها. umÿœa pl. numÿœa n. ant نمل. umia pl. nÿmia n. shellfish ummia pl. lÿmmia n. boy ولد. undÿšu pl. undÿšr v. to invite, to call دعا، نادى. undÿr pl. nundÿr n. waist العجز. unwa lÿnwa n. father/mother-in-law uraçu pl. uraçr v. bury in, make a

shelter ادفن، إعمل .راآوبة

uršia pl. nduršia n. antelope sp نوع من الغزال. uršu pl. uršr v. to have diarrhoea يسهل. urÿjacu pl. urÿjacr v. to point, aim يؤشر، يهدف. uri pl. œrwi n. mouse فأر. uriša pl. ndriša n. chain سلسلة، جنزير. urldÿlÿñ pl. lurldÿlÿñ n. our brother أخونا. urndÿšu pl. urndÿšr v. call, invite (many

times) .ينادي، يدعو

uru pl. urÿr v. dig, bury يحفر، يدفن. uru v. blow wind يهب. uœe pl. ñuœe n. ankle uœÿbiçu pl. uœÿbiçr v. answer to, give back رد، رّجع. uœÿšu pl. uœÿšr v. circumcise, cross the يختن، يعبر. uœÿfia pl. ndÿfia n. bird طائر. uœÿl pl. ndÿl n. deaf man أبكم. uœi pl. nuœi n. tree uœi pl. uœir v. make fence سورإعمل . uœi pl. uœir v. cut to be إقطع. uœia pl. ndia n. fowl دجاج الوادي. uœu pl. uœr v. burn احرق.

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uœu pl. uœr v. cut from a rope قطع. usil pl. nusil n. shade usila pl. nusila n. spirit usila geicia pl. nusila neicia n. evil spirit وح الشريرالر . Usila Gÿtÿœe n. Holy Spirit الروح القدس. uça pl. nçwa n. wall حائط. uçÿra pl. lÿçÿrwa n. pig خنزير. uçëœi pl. lÿçwëœi n. old man عجوز. W. waðo pl. waðr v. build with grass يبني بالقش. waššialo pl. waššer-alo v. shine يّشع. wašo pl. wašr v. sow, stab يزرع، يطعن

.بآله

wagalo pl. lañge lalo n. animal? wañge pl. lañge n. thing wañgero pl. lañgelero neg. nothing الشيء. wai pl. lai n. fly, bee ذبابة، نحلة. wala n. woof ىصوف ، شر . wala gÿnÿsi n. eyelashes الرموش. walla conj. or ام. wande int. what? ماذا. wanðo pl. wanðr v. harvest يحصد. wañe pl. wañer v. increase أآثر. wañgalo pl. lañgÿlalo n. animal حيوان. wara pl. nÿwara n. tree sp شجرة تبلدى. waršo pl. waršr v. curse يلعن، يشتم. waro pl. laro n. hen دجاجة. waro pl. warÿr v. curse يلعن، يشتم. warra pl. nÿwarra n. cattle camp زريبة المواشي. wasen pl. lwasen n. his wife إمرأته. waso pl. wasÿr v. wash, clean إستحم، إغسل. waço pl. waçr v. to sew يشعل، يخيط. waçço pl. waççr v. to set grass on fire يشعل، يخيط. weiya nweiya n. waist wëi excl. exclamation صرخة

اإلستغراب او .التعجب

wëršu pl. wëršr v. write أآتب. woço pl. woçr v. select pick up إختار، إلتقط. woya n. red ochre تراب احمر. wuji pl. liji n. woman/ human

being انسان/امرأة .

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