Bassa-English
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A B C D Dy F G Gb H Hw I J K Kp M N Ny O P S T V W Xw Z
we
our
hour
k
oh! (surprise)
m
almond
B, b top
b
to be rich, plentiful
b
to save from danger
shoe
bΣ
boundary
ba-
fertile land
ba-
resources of the land
b-b
kind of bird (stork)
b-b
rich
abundant
B
Bible
bs
bronze
brass
bs-
bronze spear
bs-gb
bronze helmet
bs-p
cymbals
bs-w-
bronze armor
b
barley
b-
riches
b-
shoestring
bίn
to make someone rich
b-ny
wealthy person
b
young
tender
bk
brick
be
to hang (a person)
b
mark
b
bread
b-dyn-
yeast
b-kp
loaf of bread
b-m-pn-gb
oven
b-nyu-ny
baker
B-Se-Dyn--Gbo-N-hw
Feast of Unleavened Bread
bn
in place of
bޯn-
ornament
b ei
to surround (a town)
b xwa
to make a mistake
b
grudge
enmity
b
on behalf of
bn di
to wrap around ons head
bn i
to be wrapped in cloth
bn dyi
to flow throughout
bo
to be ripe (fruit)
to be red (eyes)
bnb
tambourine
b
slingshot (whirling type)
b--kp
stone used in slingshot
b
news
b
butter
b-kp
valley
bs-c
balsam tree
bn-bn
flat
b dyi
to delay
to put off doing something
b
on
to swell
b-b
swelling
b
to blossom
bu
to untie
to loosen
to free
b
rat
b-b-c
kind of tree
b-
mother-in-law
b-g
male in-law
bin
on
all over
b-ny
in-law
b-w
dowry
bn
neck
bunun m
to be bruised within
to bruise
b-po-cn
anointing oil
, top
to plant
to line up
dy
to be about
concerning
to hitch to
dyi
to hang up
gb
to gird a sword on ons side
sn
to take by the hand
father
dy
to open (a hand)
w
to open ons mouth
a
to pray
lead
a-a
prayer
-
plants
--
fruit of a plant
--dy
seed for planting
--gb
garden
--p
garden
a-w
prayer
-
grandfather
-c
whip
short stick
aa
to beat
to play (an instrument)
(in time)
to be troubled (heart)
to blow (wind)
aa dy
to mock someone
aa gbe-xw
to hunt with dogs
aa k
to represent
aa m
to shake (a rug)
sheep
a
yard
aaa-
musical instrument
-dy-gm-ny
shepherd
-dy
lamb
-k
sheep pen
-k
sheep killed for eating
m-bin-c-ny
sheep shearer
-m-
wool
-po-ny
one who raises sheep
aa-b
ten
n
to go around something
n dy
to rebuke
n hw
to put a curse on someone
n-b
tenth
tithe
aa-kin
outside lappa
-dy
sir (address to old man)
n bin
to be attached to
n kin
to cover
an m
to pray in a certain place
n
to praise someone
n-n
praise
n-n-w
praise song
-j
sound of marching
s-ny
Bassa person
to
friend
n-n
many
you(pl.)
(plural)
a
those
ȣ
we (including speaker and addressee)
to have to
to have
s
to be crafty, cunning
w k
to have compassion on
ee
to sing
n hwn hw
to look on someone with favor
n j mnn
to put on the tip of the finger
n kn
to have on ons back
n dyi
to sing to someone
n m
to put into a song
ee-ny
singer
e
pig
ee-ee-
land of wandering
ee-ee-ny
wanderer
e-dy
temporary shelter
e-Dy-hw
Feast of Tabernacles
Ȩ
your (pl.)
these
en
to spread throughout the land
en dyi
to spread (a word)
to be scattered
-ny
blacksmith
Ⱥ
definite plural
-pa-ny
blacksmith
which
to be of certain size
dy
to be of full size
...k
in order to
to lick
certain kind of deer
-
soft
dy
to be soft
n dy
(with time-to be at the same time)
(with condition-to be in such a state)
bin
to feel by hand
įn
to be able to
įn dy
to be equal
įn kp
to be able to
įn w
to be equal
įn xwa
to be able to handle
įn-hw
half
-n---ny
dwarf
-n
pepper soup
hole
home
cow
ox
-
home country
-dy
calf
-gee
home farm
-gb
home
a person house
-gb-xwnn-ny
close relative
-hw
home town
-hwn
to the home town
i
down
i-dyi-n-
creeping animal
-kmn-
goad
-n-n
milk
-n-n ma-ma-kp
block of cheese
-ny
fellow country man
-s
beef
-ta
home town
-tan
home town
-dy
room
dy
to be small
i
to worship
i-i
worship
in-nan
sanctuary
i-ny
worshipper
-dy
toe
-kp
big toe
male
there
o
foot
leg
fruit
-k
heel
a
over there
o-b
footprint
o-en-tޯn
hamstring
o-j
sound of steps
sound of marching
land
dirt
-d
nation
-dy
native
-g
corner of the earth
-kp
earth
-nn-ny
prince
leader
cu-kp
respected leader
-sn-c-
history book
n
in the ground
-wn-
instrument to break up the ground
o-j
sound of footstep
-k
heel
o-p
about one foot
on-po-b
pair of shoes
to stop
to reject
n
to wean
-t
fist
to boast
n dy
to boast about
n dyin
to boast over
-k
arrogantly
-
smooth
u
boasting
n
to be divorced
to hit (e.g a dog) with something
bag
sir
to give off smoke
to grow
dyai
to be big (e.g. sin)
dy
to be big
kp w
to be very big
kpn
to be very big
-
fat
n mn dy
to be proud
n
growing
sleeveless shirt (ephod)
to dig
uu
to fall (dew)
uu z
to prophesy in an ecstatic state
n
to withhold something from someone
n dya
to fall before
n k
to fall onto
bark of a tree
C, c top
c
to deceive
really
c j kin
to mess up something
(hw) c kin
to go into a frenzy
c
thatch
c-c
deceit
c-c
cricket
c xwa
to turn
can
to be mixed with
cn
oil
fat of meat
cn-d
fatty place
cn-dn-po-po
anointing on the head
cn-t
flask of oil
cp
captain
ce
light
c
to write
c-c
speckled
c-
book
letter
c--kp
letter
c--kp
book
c-dy
writing
spot
c
to learn
c dyi
to pick up
to find
c
to say
to cut (a farm)
c
to cut off
c o-en-tޯn
to hamstring (a horse)
c d
to cut off someons head (after death)
c k
to cross (a road)
c kn
to speak behind ons back
c kpn
to be separated
c kp
to cut through the middle of something
c m bin
to shear (a sheep)
c woo gbo
to publicly chase out (cut off)
c xwnn
to make partitions
c zn
to judge a matter
c
to break (string)
c
to be cut off
c dya
to be of a certain height
c kpo
to be cut in half
c
cherub
cĨ xwa
to turn around
cïn dyi
to cut into pieces
cïn kin
to cross two things
cïn kpi
to cut into pieces
cޯn dy
to be cut off
cޯn gm ei
to erect a wall around (a town)
cޯn k
to cross through (a valley)
cޯn zaa
to decide a case
cĨ xwa
to turn around
to turn over
cin
flat (pan)
ck
shekel
c-s
poisonous snake
c
to live
c-nan
dwelling place
cw
steward
usher
cc-gb
church building
c
stew
soup
c
to push
cu
tree
cu-k-hw
village
small town
cu-
fruit
cu-
branch
c-
pillar
cu-g
tree standing alone
cu-gb
bush
cu-gmkn
root of a tree
cu-gmnn
tree stump
cu-gmn
root of a tree
root
cu-gmn
tree stump
cu
to send one on his way
cun m
to send a message by someone
cu-w
message sent
cu-p
plank
D, d top
da
somewhere
da vin
far away
d
here (emphatic); mother-in-law
mother-in-law
d
to hop (insect)
daa
to kindle a fire
d
old lady (respectiful title of an elderly woman)
grand mother
dn-d
choice part (e.g. of meat)
d gbo
to listen to
d dya
to respect
to honor
d dy gbo
to notice
to look after
(f) d dy
to suffocate
d dyi
to set down
to keep
(hw) d dyi
to be satisfied
d d
to converse
d gb
to pack up
d gb
to begin
d hwi
to please someone
to expect
d hw dyi
to please someone
d hw k
to trust in someone
to hope for something
d kn
to set on the shoulder
d k d
to put ons hands over his head (in sorrow)
d kpo
to fasten with a knot
d m
to describe
d s dn
to set hands on the head of
d t-mn
to mortgage
d wuu
to make a covenant (2 parties)
d xw w
to make someone pregnant
d zaa
to present a palaver
d
testicles
d--
sackcloth
dee
beans
d
to bathe
d bin
to bathe all over
d dyi
to wash off (part of the body)
d
to descend (a hill)
d dya
to sit down
d
to descend (a hill)
dee--n
bean soup
dn n
to bathe with water
dȯn dyi
to get on (a rope)
d-w
covenant
gma-gb
Ark of the Covenant
dee-g
bean field
dn
exact (time)
den dn
to be on top of each other
den kin
to be piled up
den wuu kin
to make an agreement
dn d
to set on the head
dn dyi
to set in a place
(hw) dn dyi
to be pleased with something
dn dya
to set in front
dn hwuui
to be at the bottom of
dn k
to be on top of
dn m
to soak into
(hw) dn min
to be satisfied with
dn wuu wn
to send a message by
dn xwa
to send in care of (someone)
d
shame
d
the place where
d
where?
d
fly
d
to go around
dįn
to carry around something
d-
shameful thing
dn
moon
month
dn-c-
calendar
Dn--Hw-hw
New Moon Feast
dn-dy
star
d-hw
capital city
d
terror
di i
to ask about something
di dyi
to ask
d
strong wind
dn-dn
glory
wonderful
dn-dn-
wonder
din-d
amazement
D
September
d
raft
don m
to deny
don-n
riddle
dn
lake
d-n
urine
d
to buy
d o
to linger
d m
to test
to tempt
d w
to taste
dn
line (of people)
d
conversation
d-kp
torch
d׳n
(word of challenge)
d
head
group
d
fanner
D-D
January
d-
head (apart from body)
d-hw
top of the head
di-bn-
turban
d-s-
inheritance
d-s-ny
heir
d-jnn-
headtie
d-k-d-
pillow
dunu
dew
mist
Dunu-T
March
D
May
d
moth
dn
long dress
, top
to call
to have regard for someone
a
to fry
(used in lest construction)
here
have (completive)
knife
leg (of an animal cut off)
aa-cn
fried oil
(used for yellow color)
-m
barren woman
to kill
dy
to kill with something
dya
to frown
k
to kill someone
s
to circumcise
aa
to rain
to weave
to cut down
-
slaughter
n
to kill in a certain place
n dy
to kill with something
aan dyi
to cut with something
n
to measure
n-
miracle
sign
aa-t
rainy season
-dy
small knife
n
to call someone something
n nynċn
to promise
to name after someone
np
lamp
there
e
back
again
mother
e min
to think through carefully
e-w
window
a
over there
far over there
guest
to be sweet
win
to be sweet in the mouth
-
sweet
ei
around
en
behind
n
to melt something
en-s-ny
follower
ek
also
n
linen
n-n-n
linen underwear (male)
n-
linen cloth
n-gγn
linen robe
n-gb-jnn-
linen belt
n-f
linen ephod
e-w
window
what?
k j
why?
thing
spirit
gb
bad thing
--ny
truck farmer
--z
year for planting
n
to like to do something
m
to love
-to
beloved friend
n-n
love
-dyi-dn-nan
storeroom
-fuu-ny
irresponsible person
-f
dishes
-gana-xwa-zn-ny
violent man
-gana-xwa-zn-zn
violence
-gb-nyu-ny
evil person
-gbo-n-
measuring item
-gbo-n-
plumb line
(ny) -hwi-dyn-s-kp
memorial stone
n-
good thing
n-dyi-dn-nan
storeroom
-kin-gmn-ny
overseer
-k-sn-s-kp
millstone
-m-n-
volume measurement
-m-n-kp
measuring cup
-m-gb-
destructive thing
-min-e-ny
careful thinker
mu kpn wÁ c-ny
prophet
mu kpn wÁ dy-ny
seer
-m-mn-ny
reckless person
-m-nya-
sifter
-pee-ny
a merchant
-p-ny
cook
-s-b k-pn-
seal
-xwa-b-b
mistake
-xwa-dׯn-
scale
spear
i
to eat
i wuu
to vow
foreigner
-kp
foreign custom
n
foreign land or country
ian--kp
right big toe
ian-
right foot
ian--t
right ear lobe
ian-dy-
right eye
ian-j-kp
right thumb
ian-p
right hind leg
ian-s
right hand
-w
foreign language
ie ()
new
some of (pl.)
relative
ii-c
tree with edible fruit
ii-
food
ii--bίn-ny
one who has a lot of food
ii--hw
banquet
ii--hw
big bowl of food
ii--ny-
food offering
ii--s-zn-
grain offering
-g
brother
-m
sister
n
to eat in a certain place
n wuu dyn
to make a promise before someone
ii-p
pasture grass
ii-s
edible meat
ii-v
edible greens
-kp
a throw of a spear
o
honey
handle (of tool)
a
some
oo
to send (a person)
to be full (after eating)
oo j
to send for someone
oo k
to send a messenger
oo wuu
to send word
oon wuu dyi
to send a message
-
each
o-kp
honeycomb
o-n
honey
n
only
branch of (tree, river, etc.)
cloth
neck (in combination with other words)
-kpa
war trumpet
-po-
necklace
s
dragon
-z
sackcloth
dy
to lift
to take so long (with time)
kpa
to take the blame
kp
to begin
u pڃ
to weigh so many pounds
u to
to be victorious
u ton
to defeat
ua
anchor
ua-pn-nan
harbor
rope
vine
ear
drum
u-u
kind of bird (black head)
-gb
vine
n-po-
earring
-t
lobe of the ear
Dy, dy top
dy
to climb up
to grow (a beard)
dy ganan
to increase in strength
dy gbn
to enter a house for sex
dy m
to enter
dy too
to go on shore
dya
on
to dream
dya nyn-pn
to have a wet dream
dy
to bring
dy i
to humble someone
dy hwi
to remind
dy mn i
to humble oneself
dy pee
to run
dy to k
to attack
dy-w
saying
dya-d-d
honor
dya-d-nan
seat
dya-dya
dream
dyn dyn dyi
to climb to the top of
dyn dy
to make a mound of dirt
dyn dyi
to go along (a path)
dyn gma
to make up for breaking the law
dyn m
to cause to enter
dyan dyi
to come back together (river)
dyn
to bring with
dyn kin
to bring on top of
dyn-
yeast
dya-tm-tm
height
dy
to see
to find
dy da
to discover something (you looked for)
dy dy
to experience
dy dyi
to watch
dy g
to suffer
dy kpn kn
to profit from something
dy kpn
to honor
dy ti
to be ready
dy wn
to have compassion on
dy xwan
to get something from someone
dy zaa
to be in trouble
dye
to dance
dy
eye
colour
dy
monkey
dy-
eyeball
dy-dyi-kpan-ny
spy
dyn
in the sight of
dyn-dyi-kp-ny
blind person
dy-w
eye disease
dy-
possession
dy-
thread
dyn
to meet
dyn g
to punish
dyn hwn
to be jealous
dyn ti
to get something ready
dy-t
desire to see
dy
to be dry
even
dy m
this
dy mn
even
dy
maybe
this part
dy-dy
dry
dyn
to catch up with (in time)
to dry
dyn dyi
to find (as an auxiliary verb)
to discover
dyo, k...
although
dy
to be full
dyi
to come
dyi e
return
come back
dyi hwi
to remember
dyi w
to come towards someone
dy-n-w
boastful word
dyi-di-
question
dy
to steal
dy
black dye used on skin
dy-
stolen thing
dy-dyun-b
mark of recognition
dy-gb-
stumbling block
dy-gm-ny
bodyguard
dy-gmn-p
fortress
dy-gmn-s-kp
protective rock
dyi
up
dyi-dyi
sky
dyin
face
dyn
to fill with something
dyn dyi
to fill up an area
dyn m
to fill something with
dyn
to come through
through
by means of
dyn-dyn
full
dy-n
flood
dyin-nm-m
beautiful woman
dyi-kpn-w
wedding day
dyi-nyn-
abomination
dyi-nyn-kp
detestable custom
dyi-e
second crop
dy-pon-pon
meeting
dy-sįn-
righteous act
dy-sįn-k
righteously
dy-sįn-ny
righteous man
dyi-t-ny
wanderer
dy-tmn-
vision
example
dyi-v-ny-
wave offering
dy-zn-
shield
dy
sun
dyoo
anger
dyan
afternoon
dyan s-s/dy-d--hw
noon
dyn
this afternoon
dyan-w
day
dy-b-
time of dry season
dy-b-t
dry season
y d d hw-t
noon
dy-dyi-kpn-nan
west
dyoo-hw
angry heart
dyoo-k
angrily
dyoo-nm
fierce animal
dy-xwn-wn-nan
east
dy
ocean
sea
dyo
(response when called)
dy-kp
wave
dy-n
seagull
dyn-p
seaweed
dy
seed in a plant
smile
dy-c
an object of ridicule
dy-c
laughing-stock
dy-
joke
dy (dy)
uncooked
raw
dy
sky
body
dy-k
skin
dyn
heaven
dy-w
laughter
dy
child
dya
in front of
dy
seed
dy
one
same
dya-kp
forehead
dya-vӯn-ny
general
dya-wn
front of the scalp
dy-
husband
dy-
mother
dy dy-
son-in-law
dy gm
daughter-in-law
dyu
elephant
dyu-nyn
ivory
dy-g
son
dy-gb
young child (10-15)
dy-gb-tn
time of youth
dy
gray hair
Dy-k
Pleiades
dy-m
daughter
dyu
to know
dyu dy
to know something
dy-p
baby
dy-tn
time of childhood
dyw
younger
dy-wn-wn
child bearing
F, f top
f
to rip
f m
to split in half
to be torn
f w
to split
f
scar
to shine
fΣ
fear
fa-
curtain that divides (as in Temple)
f
flax
f
flour
f-f
torn
fn n dyi
to tear clothes
fn dyi
to tear something
f-kċn
one yard (in lenghth)
fn-fn
half
f
old farm spot
fee
chaff
f-
fig
f-c
fig tree
f
life
breath
f-c
tree of life
f-w
lifetime
fܯn xwa
to be light
fܯn xwai
to be fast
to be easy
fޯn
to be afraid
fޯn dyi
to fear something
f-f
thin (as hair)
f
to be free
f-z
Year of Jubilee
fi
to rub on oil
fn-m
leaf
f
to be lazy
fn
empty
F-V
February
fn
to wait for
fn hw
to wait for someone on a road (often in ambush)
f
flesh
f
to burn something
f
to rest
to breathe
f-f
rest
breath
fn
to breathe into
fӯn
to burn in a certain place
fӯn-nan
place for burning
fn on dyi
bare-foot
fn gb
to be naked
fn hw
to be wise
fn m
to shine a little in
fn min
to be naked
fn xwa
to be empty-handed
fnn min
to make oneself naked
fnn xwa
to leave empty-handed
f
kind of bird
f
at all
f-
living creature
f-s-zn-
burnt offering
f-w
holiday
Sabbath
f-z
year of rest (seventh)
fڣ
to be quick
fڣ xwai
to do something quickly
fڣ-
urgent matter
f-fڃ
trouble
F
June
to float
f-f-ny
worthless person
G, g top
g
to choose
corner
g dyi
to do continually
to be present
g min
to be present somewhere
to be on someons person
g
suffering
g
to be mysterious
to be awesome
g-
awesome thing
g
mat
ga
intently (context of looking)
ga
man
gΣ
trumpet
GΣ-aa-hw
Feast of Trumpets
gΣ-aa-ny
trumpeter
g-
unusual thing
wonder
ga-
penis
ga-dy
boy
ga-dy-gb
boy
ga-dy-p
baby boy
g-Gp
great God
gΣ-gm
trumpet made from an animal horn
gΣ-w
trumpet sound
ga-z-
mighty act
ga-z-ny
mighty warrior
ga-b
mold
g
tomorrow
g-ny
person of royalty
g-dy-dy
suffering
poverty
g-dy-ny
poor person
gn dy
to keep a secret from someone
g-k
fiercely
painfully
gana
strength
gn
whole
gana-k
powerfully
gana-k
hard work
gn-kڊn
morning
gn-kڊn mn
early morning
gana-nm
wild animal
gana-s
powerful hand
gan
lion
gs
sword
gs-dy
edge of a sword
gan
at the edge of
g̳n
gown
robe
gun-gun
strong/securely
gn-t-w
lizard (one type)
ge
to divide
ge m
to be divided
g w
to burst open (a fountain)
gee
farm
g
grape
g
country stove
g-
grape
g--gb
grape vine
g-gb
vineyard
g-hw
bunch of grapes
gee-kp
several farms
gee-nyu-ny
farmer
gee-p
farm land
gp
god
Gp-c-
scripture
Gp-c- dyu-ny
scribe
g
hawk
g-kp
kind of hawk
gen
to divide something
gen min
to divide up among
gn kn
to attack
g-v
grasshopper
gw-p
gerah (money)
g
yoke
g-g
silent
g
quiet
g
slave
g-g
male slave
g-m
female slave
ginin dyi
to be surprised
g
death
g-ny
spirit
g-ny gbo-w-ny
one who speaks to the dead
go
stick used to cut brush
g
gold
go
to remain until the next day
g-bޯn-
gold ornament
g-cި
gold chain
g-gb
gold crown
goun
middlesized
medium lenghth (of time)
g
favorable response
g-j-w
answer
g-kp
hunting bag
gmn-ny
official
g-g
torso
gu-c
aromatic resin
Gb, gb top
gba
on (a road)
gba dyi
to spread out
gb
wooden hook
to lock
gb w
to surround
gb xw
to set a trap
gb
farm shelter
gba dyi
to spoil
to ruin
gb
farm platform
altar
fight
gb
hat
crown
gbʣ
to redeem
gbʣ nyn
female goat
gb-
lappa
gb-p
wrestling
gbaa
forked stick
Gb-Gb
November
gbn-m
prostitute
gbn-po-po
prostitution
gb
harp
gb-gb
rascality
gb-gb-k
in a rascal way
gbʯn
to clothe
gbʯn hw dyi
to be anxious about something
gbʯn w
to beseige (a town)
gbʯn-
lock bolt
gb-k
badly
gbo
no
gbʳn-f
desert
gb-w
closing day
gb-wn
bucket
gbe
dog
gbn
to hug
gbn hw
to hug someone on ons lap
gb
tree like cedar
gbe-z
waist
gb
bed
gb ei
to abandon someone
gb, k
here is
gb
load
kinja
gb
region
gb-gb
few
a little
gbn dyi
to spread
to scatter
gbn dy
to count something
Gb-z
Buchanan
gbn dyi
to slide around
gb
to hide crouching
gb
on the border of
on the edge of
gbo
to
gbo o k
to have complications at childbirth
gbo dy
to block someone
gb
house
to stumble
gb-den-kin
multi-storied building
gbo-n-
tape measure
object that predicts the future (lot)
gb-en-z
midwife
gb
bowl
gb-w
bowlfull
gbѯn dy
to stack up
gbѯn k
to pile up on
gbo-gm-ny
one who takes care of another
gbo-jnn-
belt
gbo-kp-ny
spouse
gbo-kp-s
help
gbo-kpn-s-zn-
fellowship offering
gbo-n-
younger wife (in relation to older one)
concubine
gbo-n-
master
gbo-n-dy
servant
gbo-n-g
male servant
gbo-n-m
female servant
gbo-n-m-dy
young female servant
gbo-n-ny
servant
gbo
to curse
to swear
gbo dy
to swear by
gb
stocks
gbo-w
curse
gbo-pa-w
bribe
gb-kp
old spot of a house
gb-p
eave of a house
gbn-gb
proper house
gb-w
door
gb-xwnn
family
gb-xwnn-g
male family member
gb-xwnn-ny
family member
gb-xwnn-p
family land
gbo-zn-zn
separation
gbo-zi-zi
to side with someone
gb
to bark (explosive cry of a dog)
gb
bottom
rump
gb-d-d
beginning
gb
box
gb-fn-fn
nakedness
gb m
to destroy
to perish
gb-po-
plan
gbu
hunchback
gb
to run
gb
hip
gb
dove
gb
farm shelter
gb
heated, beaten rice
Gm, gm top
gma
law
to patch
gm
wife
gm-n
kind of bird (gull)
gm-vȧ
woman after giving birth
gma-c-
law book
gmae
lover
gmae-po-ny
adulterer
gma-dyn-w
monetary fine
gma-dyi-kp-kp
keeping the law
gman dy
to sew together
gm
horn
gm
chair
gmn
to raise in a home
gmn m
to gird (a sword)
gmn-
nursemaid
gmn
tree root
gm
wall
gm
to look at
young
gm dya
to look at
gm dy
to watch after
gm gbo
to look after
gm hw
to watch down the road
gm m
to look inside
gmn bin
to examine
gmn ei
to look around
gmn dyn
to face each other
gmn dyi
to look around
gmn kin
to examine
gmn dyn-dy m
to favor someone
gmn gbo
to look to
gmn hwn-dyn
to look on someone with jealousy
gmn m
to look through (a window)
gmn
to meet
gm-w
gate
H, h top
h̃-hΣ
kind of bird (stork)
he
it is not so
hs
hyssop
h-kp
foundation (of the earth)
hn
hin
hiny
four
h
five
hd
hundred
Hw, hw top
hw
middlesized
middle age
hwaa
to vomit
hwe
witchcraft
hw
to stay for a short time
hw w k
to fast
hwn
to remain
hwe-kp
wicked act
hwe-nyu-nyu
witchcraft
hw
to be finished
before
to die (with life as subject)
hw
before
hw e
to gather around
hw
to be mature
(kp) hw dy
to lose strength
hw dyi
to be finished
hw ga
to be mature
hw gb
to be finished
hw hwi
to forget
hw k
then (conjunction)
hw kp
to be weak
hw po ni
even
hw mnn
to end
hw m
to be holy
hwn-gb
last
hwn-hwn
holy
hwn
jealous
hw-c
palm tree
hw-m
palm leaf
hw-z-ny
escort
hw-taa-taa
faith
hw
road
hw-k--
food for the road
hw-kp
journey
hw
among
hw
wheel
wagon
hw-
oxcart
hwn-hw
kind of bird (raven)
hw-s
chariot
hw-s-nn-ny
charioteer
hwo
evening
hwo p
sunset
hwo-k
in the evening
hwo-t
evening time
hw
sorcerer
hw-
sorcery
hwt
wheat
hw
kind of bird (osprey)
hw
heart
hw-dy-n-n
pride
hw-dyi-d-k
confidently
hw-dy
heart
hw-dy-k
unitedly
hwѨ--hw-k
wholeheartedly
hw-fn-ny
wise person
hw-k-d-ny
trustworthy person
hw-kin-nm-nm
generosity
hw-kin-nynn-
evil thing
hw-kin-nynn-nynn
wickedness
hw-kin-nynn-ny
wicked person
hw-po-nan
to have hope
hwn
in the middle
hwn-hwn-hwn
likemindedness
hw-w-ny-
freewill offering
hw-w
curse
hw-k
flute
hw
chameleon
hw
canoe
hw
to finish
feast
hw
canoe
hw dy
to be next to
to finish something
hw hwi
to cause to forget
hw kp
to take away ons strength
hw m
to purify
hw too dyi
to annihilate
hw
city
hw-dy
village
hw-g
men of a town
hw-hw
street
hw-kp
several villages
hwn
to resemble
hwn hwn
to be of like mind
hwn dyi
to realize
hwn-
idol
example
hwn- s-s
carved image
hw-n
semen
hw-pa-pa
feasting
hw-w
feast day
hwu
to raid
hwuu
darkness
deep within
hw
to haul
hw
old broken down town
hw
bowl (for food)
hwe
mildew
hwe-dy
green
hwuu-
plunder
I, i top
nd-l
India
f
ephah
f
ephod
nj
angel
J, j top
jʣ
truth
truly
jʣ Gp
living God
true God
jʣ-k
in truth
jʣ-ny
faithful person
jaa
to break off
to complete (a week)
jaa
to move from a place
jaa m
to break (law)
jaa wuu
to end a speech
jn
to move
jn d
to finish with something
jn-gb
tent
jn-hw
camp
j-dy-p
about 7 a.m. (red color yet)
jίn-jίn
sour
jkas
donkey
jana
big cricket
je
kind of lizard
j
because of
j
sore
j
to quarrel
j
brass
j
razor
j
to be broken
to be finished (year)
j
really
jn di
to quarrel with somebody
j-j
brass pot
j-w
quarrel
ji
leopard
j
to be numbered
j k
as many as
as much as
j
sound
j
pot
j-j
grace
kindness
j-j-
gift
jb
kind of bird (black vulture)
jii
to pull away
j o zin
to fall at someons feet (for help)
j dyi
to fall on ons face
j m
to fasten on
j wn
to cover (a well)
jn m
to pull through
j
finger
j-dy
finger
j-kp
thumb
jn m
to be equal in number
jn-po-
ring
jnn d
to tie around the head
jnn gbo
to tie around the waist
jnn k
to be determined for something
j-gbn-b
owl
j
baldness
j-m
widow
j
to become
if
j
to put on cosmetics
j g
to answer
j
axe
jn nyn
to name
j
hammer
K, k top
k
to cut open
crab
k
to stop (rain)
k
to shut
k dy
to close up
k
so
that
k k
different
k
to be stubborn
k̃
king
ka
to be opened
to open
k n
now
ka dyi
to open (a book)
kʣ
thus
k̃-
kingdom
k̃-
royal clothes
k̃-gb
crown
k̃-gb
palace
k̃-gbo-n-k
work for the king
k̃-gm
throne
k̃-k
royal work
k̃-kp
royal authority
k
hoe
kf
excuse
kn sn
to warn secretly
kn
to complain against
kίn
kind
sort
kn-kn
blame
kίn-kίn
different kinds of
km m
to be difficult
to be rare
km-
strong liquor
difficult thing
kmn-kmn
difficult
kn dyi
to be healed
kn p
always
kn-k
harshly
knn dyi
to heal
Kn-Nyn
July
kn-p
dry cold wind
Kn-Vn
August
kn
now
k
oh! (surprise)
k
and
oh! (rebuke)
ke
still
yet
eagle
k
and
Km-hw
Orion
k-k
little by little
k
to laugh
k
(question particle)
chest
k k
this
kb
although
whether
k
rust
mildew
k-dy-j-
breastplate
k
stubbornness
k
but
(end of clause)
defect
k w k
however
kn-dy
mortician
k
messenger
k dy
to be odd
k
to bend (a bow)
k m
to bend at an angle
kii i dyi
to rub in the dirt
to destroy
k
nape of neck
kii
to roll
k
bear
kn
first
kn
top or lid (cover of a hole or bowl)
kn-kn
first
k
to be different
k dyi
to sit down
k k
to sit on
k pn
to sit in ambush
k-k
carefully
hard
k-k-j-t
riot
kn
court yard
compound
kn o k
to set on your lap
kn dyi
to sit someone down
to take someone from a position
k-k
different (kinds)
k-nan
sitting place
k
pile
pen (animal)
k-t
tar
kp
cup
kp-w
cupful
k
to ripen (grain)
k dy
to be disfigured
k
to build (a ship)
k en
to follow (in time)
k dy
to be next (in time)
k dy
to be next to
k
on
k
to own
to have to
k
lest
k
to care about
k j gbo
to care about someone
k kp kn
to have a right in something
k nyn
to have a right in a person
k s
to be clever
to be cunning
k w-w
to abate (in anger)
k wuu
to rule
k-d-
stand (for a thing)
k-d
knee
k
to be lame
k-ny
lame person
k-hw
kind of bird (white owl)
kn e
to come back
kn
back
kin
on top of
kn dy
to arrange (firewood)
kin-n-
covering (atonement)
kn-
gift given by one who returns
kin-ny
leader
k-k-
chair
k-kp
backbone
km-
riches
treasure
k-ny
owner
kԛ
a seedling just starting to germinate
shoot of a plant
kӺ-
possession
kp̳n
compound (place)
ks
arresting officer
k-p-
bed
ks
arresting officer
government messenger
k-t
time of harvest
kn
back
kn-kp-nm
riding animal
ku
skin
ku di
to be strong (a nation)
ku dyi
to be strong
ku hw
to be brave
to be patient
ku hwn
to be stubborn
ku m
to be thick (bread)
ku w
to be fierce
to be hard
ku xwa
to be heavy
k
work
k-kn-po-po
ordination
k-kn-po-s-zn-
ordination offering
k-m-nyn-
utensil
k-nyu-ny
hired man
k-d-n
kind of bird (green feathers)
k--ny
murderer
kuu
to roar
to scoop up
kn dy
to pile up by pushing back
kn xwa
to pick up by hand
kuu-kuu
noise
k-k
rash
k
group of
k
hide
skin of animal
k-kp
leather
kui-kui
strong
k-kp
cane
walking stick
kn dyi
to strengthen someone
kn hwi
to be patient
kn hwn
to encourage someone
ku-kin-w
skin disease
km
to expel
km
to become hard
kmn
to strive after
to chase after
km-km
hard (in density)
kunu-s
left hand
kunu-xw
left hand
kn
kind of bird (little owl)
k
garbage pit
k-too
grave
kun-kun
thick
kn
medicine
kn-kp
medicine (idol)
kn-kp-gp
false god
Kp, kp top
kp
to happen
bone
kp i
to fall down
kp
to stop
to cease
kp dn m
to line up
(hw) kp ei
to be disappointed
kp
to hug around the neck
(kp) kp dy
to be strengthened again
kp dyi
to fall
to die (euphemism)
to set (sun)
kp dyoon
to become angry
kp fn
to be afraid
kp fn
to be empty
kpa g
to receive an apology
kp gbo
to help
to happen to
kp gbo m
to fall into a predicament
kp gb
to set (sun)
kp hwnn
to be jealous of
kp hw xwnn
to start ons journey
kp hw
to jump into the middle of something
kp jʣ
to be fulfilled
kp k
to chase after
kp k
to be increased
to attack
to fall on
kp kn
to ride
to mate (animal)
kp kڊn
to faint
kp kp
to be strengthened
kp kpon
to have shape
kp mn
to be happy
kp nmn m
to fall into sin
kp nyn
to fall asleep
kp wk
to be set aside (for holy purpose)
to step aside
kp wn
to be sad
kp xwn
to escape
kp xwan dyi
to fall into the power of
kp
to pick
kp
trap
kp m di
to pull out hair
kpa
to carry
to cost
debt
kpa
to be important
kp--s-c-
record book/chronicles
kpa dya
to carry on
kpa hw
to carry halfway
kpa kin
to repeat
kpa pee
to run
kpa to k
to attack
kpa wuu dya
to speak again
kpaa
sheath
kp-ny
twenty
Kpa-Dyua
October
kpi-kpi
lonely (place)
kpn dyoon
to be angry with someone
kpn gbo
to pay attention to something
kpn k
to chase after with
kpn k dyi
to fall backwards
kpn m
to have fellowship together
to be joined together
kpn mn dyi
to be happy with something
kpn xwn
to flee with someone
kpn xwan
to be united
kpn gana
to carry away by force
kpn hw
to assume
kpίn
to be slow in growth
kpa-kin-zn kp
vengeance against someone
kpn
profit
kpana
to scrape
to shave
kpa-ny
debtor
kpa-pįn-s-zn-
guilt offering
kp-t
raised platform for cooking inside
kp̊n
for a little while
kpҳn
grasshopper
kpn-hwn
last child
kpa-zn-kp
revenge
kp
power
authority
kp
to be black
kp dyn dyi
to be blind
kp--ny
powerful person
kp
to wish for
kpee
custom
kpe-kpe
only one
kpn dyn dyi
to blind
(hw) kpn kin
to be perplexed
kpn-dy-dy
respect
kp-po-w
crying
kp
black
kp-kp
frequently
kp
malice
kp
black
kpo
boil
bundle
kp-dy
body
kpo
to scrub well
kp-kp--c
club
kp
shore
kpoo
group
kp
jail
kp-en-kp-ny
prisoner
kp
frog
kp
to catch
to take
kp en
to be engaged to someone
kp dy
to restrain
kp dyi
to maintain (law)
to marry
to grab
to accept
to be cloudy
kp hw
to meet someone coming to greet him
kp hw
to be zealous for something
kp kin
to catch in top of
to keep (a word)
kp kn dyi
to profit from someone
kp kpa
to borrow
kp xwan
to accept from someone
kpn dyi
to get married
kpn gbo
to be together
kpӯn bn
to grab by the neck
kpӯn dy
to light something
kpӯn dyi
to hold onto
kpӯn ganan
to take by force
kpӯn kn
to overtake
kpӯn zaa
to make guilty
kpn-kpn
caught on fire
kp
thick bush
kp-
prey
kp-nm
carnivorous animal
M, m top
I
my (inalienable)
me
you
your (inalienable)
m
(introduce yes question)
(recent past)
ma
(past tense)
to dry (a river)
to be heavy to someone
ma m
to be careful
ma
night
ma
woman
ma--w
woman 's period
ma-dy
girl
man
in the night
man-g
night hawk
man-hw
night
man-k
at night
man-w
night
maba
yesterday
mn
nose
point
mana
blessing
to swallow
mn
manna
mn-
nostrils
mnn
end
mnn-hwn-nan
final place
mnn-hw-t
time to end
mn-wn--
nose ring
mn
tonight
me
may
m
ship
mn-g
sailor
m
to die
intestines
bowstring
m dy
to fade (sore)
m s
to be circumcised
m
to create
to grow
may
clay
m-b
death news
md
mandrake
m-dy
clay pot
m
to be slow
m-
thing that is made
mįn
to die in a certain place
mįn i
to die a natural death
mįn dy
to die by
mn
to be present at (while)
m-m
death
mn
to scatter (dirt)
mn
small
mnįn bin
to sprinkle all over
mnn-
six
mnn-hiny
nine
mnn-s
seven
mnn-t
eight
mn-mn
small
m-t
time of death
m-w-w
hemorrhoids
m
hair
leaf
mc
tears
m
plenty
m-kpo
oneself
mn
oneself
m-p
hair cut off
m-w
strand of hair
mic
tongue
m
I (emphatic)
m
to want
hunger
to sleep
to go out (fire)
to want sexually
m dyn dyi
to find fault with someone
m dyi
to look for something
m xw
to want something badly
m
to be
you (emphatic)
m w-w
to be relatives
mn
to extinguish
m
rice
m
or
m-b
gleanings of rice
m-cޯn-
tool for cutting rice
m-d
fanner full of rice
m-
desire
m-dy-sn-nan
threshing floor
m-f
rice chaff
m-gb
stalk of rice
m-j
bunch of rice
M-K--hw
Harvest Feast (Feast of Weeks)
m-po-t
time of rice planting
m-z
pile of rice
mn
I myself
me myself
mn
oneself
you yourself
mn
you must not
m-v-ny
hungry person
m-z
year of famine
m
in
mu
to go
(future)
to be famous (with name as subject)
mu
to go for something
mu hw xwnn
to defecate
mu hw
to meet halfway
mu hwuu
to go deep (sore in skin)
mu w
to go straight to a person (for a fight)
mu wn
to go to a medium (cave)
m
happiness
m-k-kuu
joyful noise
m-w
day of rejoicing
m-w
joyful song
m-dn-
wash basin (laver)
m
friend
m-bn
co-wife
sister-in-law
m-g
male neighbor
m-nyn-dy
fellow human being
m-fӯn-
burner (for incense)
m-gb-gb
destruction
m-hw-
holy thing
m-hw-Gp
holy God
m-hw-hw
holiness
m-hw-ny
holy person
m-hw-t
time of purification
min
within
mn gbo
to go towards
mn k
to go through
mn nynċn
to be named by
m-kp-w
fare
m-ny-ny
enemy
m-po-
clothing
m-s-
sperm
m-v-hw
city of refuge
N, n top
n
to drink
so
n dyi
to walk
na
like that
na
bird
n-
alcohol
drinks
n--s-zn-
drink offering
n-n
drinking water
naa
to prepare
n-
footstep
nd
danger
n-dy-gb
child that begins to walk (1-3)
nan k ei
to walk backwards
nan m
to walk together
nan w ei
to spread (skin disease)
nn
to lead
to walk by means of
nn gbn
to limp
nn-nn
leading
nn-ny
leader
nm
to be sharp
to be effective
nama m
to pass through
nmn
sin
Nmn -Kin-n-w
Day of Atonement
nmn-ny
sinner
nmn-nyu-nyu
committing sin
nmn-s-zn-
sin offering
nmn-z
evil spirit
nn-po-ny
counselor
nn-po-w
warning
n-w
warning
dyo
dye
yes
noo
(cry of anguish)
n
lice
n k
to pursue closely
n k
to put pressure on someone
n
breast
bitter
n-g
eggs of lice (or their young)
n-kp
iron (metal)
n-kp-w-
metal armor
n-n
bitter
fierce
n-n-k
to do something thoroughly
nā-pn-nan
penis hole
nįn i dyi
to oppress
nįn k
to place on top of
nmn
maggot
n
water
my
I
never
(completive)
n
to be
your
you
n k
to be ready to do something
n da
to have sex
n o dyn
to be on the shin
n cnn
to be fatty
to be oily
n dy
to be inside
n gbo
to be with
to serve someone
n hwi
to remember
n kin
to be over in authority
n k kn
to be on the job
n kpaan
to be in a sheath (sword)
n nyn
to be asleep
n too k
to be alive
n w-k
to be sad
n wn dyi
to be on the lips of
n woon
to remain with (ons mother)
n xwi
to be under the power of someone
n znn-znn
to look sickly
n z k
to be pregnant
n k
this
n-
well
n-d
spring
n-aa-t
rainy season
n-dy
water vessel
n-dy
stream
n-n
well ground (flour)
n-hw
depths of the water
n
then
ni
(quote introducer)
nn
my own
nin m
to have sex with each other
nn
own part
your own
n-kp
drinking cup
n-kp
cloud
n-mn
rainbow
nimii
animal
nimii-gm
animal horn
nimii-k
animal skin
nimii-xw
animal corpse
n-nan
living place
n-nn-nan
drinking place
n-n-t
thirst
n-n-t nyu
to be thirsty
n-p
cold water
n-sm
hot water
n-t
water jug
n-t
flood
n-z
twins
n
here
nn
maggot
nm dyin
to be fine
nm hw kin
to be kind
nm kin
to be fine
nm kpeen
to have good ways
nm nyn
to smell good
nmn dyi
to take care of
nmn dyin
to make fine
nmn xwa
to take care of
nm
liquor
nm-kn
drunken stupor
n
story
n
to refuse
n
right now
already
numu
to bite
Ny, ny top
ny w
to kiss
nya
ahead
nya m
to sift
nya zu
to work hard
ny
secretly
nyaa-
termite
ny-ny
secretly
nya-nya-
tradition
nyn
to give suck
nyn w
to kiss each other
nyn dyi
to be abominable
nyama m
to pierce through something
nyn dyi
to stand
nyanan ei
to stand around something
nynn dyi
to erect
nyn-s
smoke
ny
who?
what?
ny m
to hate someone
ny
fire
firewood
to get old
ny-
large fire (oven)
nyċn-nyċn
hatred
ny-kn
hot coals
ny-kpn-gb
wood burnt at one end
ny-m
flame of fire
nyn
name
nyn mu
to be famous
nyn-
tooth
nyn
just
at once
ny-t
judgment by fire
ny
to give
ny g
to give an apology
to sympathize with someone
ny-
gift
nyini
to arrive
to reach
nynn
dung
manure
nynn
to bring something to a place
nynn dyin
to be bad
to spoil
nynn hw
to be mean
nynn hw kin
to be evil
nynn kpeen
to be bad in character
nynn nyn
to smell bad
nynn xwa
to mistreat
ny
sleep
ny-dy
firstborn
ny
smell
ny
person
thing
ny vn
elder
ny-c-ny
deceiver
ny -gana-xwa-zn-ny
violent person
ny -hwi-dyn-
memorial
ny-dy-gmn-p
fortress
ny-dyi-nįn-k
harshly
ny-dyn-kpn-ny
bad-tempered person
ny-hwu-kp
raiding party
ny-hwu-ny
raider
ny-kpee-z-z
discipline
ny-kp
group of people
nym
blood
nym-m-s-s
flow of blood (at birth)
nyn
female
wife
nyn-w
dowry
nyn
mankind
nyn-dy
mankind
human being
nyn-nm-
sweet smelling thing (incense)
ny-wuu-k-kp
authority
nyu
to do
to stay in a place
nyu oo
to prepare
nyu dyi
to pretend
nyu dy
to treat (in a certain way)
nyu gen-įn-w
to share alike
nyu gb-gb
to be a rascal
nyu gbo-n-
to cast lots
nyu jʣ gbo
to be faithful to someone
nyu j-j dy
to treat well
nyu k
to be obstinate
nyu k
to work
nyu m
to be made of
to put someone into a position
nyu m
to rejoice
nyu nm dyin dy
to treat kindly
nyu sa-zn-
to make a sacrifice
nyu wuu
to obey
nyu xwai
to practice (a thing)
nyu zse
to bear witness
nyu zn-zn
to make a palaver
ny-
domesticated animal
ny--cn
animal fat
ny- dyi-i-nan
pasture
ny--dy-gm-ny
a herdsman
ny-dy
grandchild
nyn
to make it out of something
nyn d
to shame someone
nyn f-fڃ
to make trouble for someone
nyn kpa
to do something so many times
nyn m
to do something with
nyn w
to sadden someone
nyuu-
deed
nyuu-k
job
nyuu-nmn
sinful deeds
O, o top
o
-c
oak tree
, top
he
she
it
his
hers
its
him
her
j
therefore
j k
if
sn n
except
-c
olive tree
-gb
olive grove
n-s
onyx
P, p top
p
place
land
pa
to sink into
to be abundant inside (e.g. honeycomb)
to go into a hole
pa dyi
to disappear
to be missing
to leave secretly from someone
pa gbo
to rape
to bribe
pa hw
to celebrate a feast
pa sn
to whisper
pa (xw) xwi
to hide in the bush
p
to roll up (mat, cloth)
p
much
plenty
pn kin
to curl up
pn
to leave a road
pn hw
to celebrate a feast somewhere
pn snn dyi
to whisper something secretly to several others
pn
to thunder
pn m
to shout
pnn
to thunder at someone
pnn di
to scold
pni
pan
p
to cross (a river)
pt
plate
p wuu k
to break a promise
pee
to sell
p wuu k
to break a promise
pee fΣ
to be afraid
p
ringworm (itch)
peee-
commodity
pn
to cross someone over (a river)
peen m
to share in something
peen xwa
to have sex in common with
pn
to take shelter there
pn gbo
to sell to
pn xwi
to take shelter under
p dyi
to lie down something
p gbo
to have sex with someone
p k
to lie on
pĨ
to pay
pĨ s
to stretch out ons hands
p-p
a flat object
p
to be cold
p
shade
pĨ-
payment
pĨ-ny
hired person
p-p
carefully
p-p-k
in a friendly way
pįn e
to pay back with
pܯn dyi
to lay down (something)
pܯn kin
to lay down on top of something
pܯn s k
to put ons hands on someone (for punishment)
p-nan
sleeping place
pnįn
plane tree
p-nynċn
roof support
p
to cook
p
half
piece
p dyi
to be restricted
to restrict
to oppress
pdyi
freely
p
outside
p-k
outside work
p
grass
pn
to cook in a certain place
pn
to draw (water)
pn m
to squeeze
p
price
p
whistle
p
sand
beach
p
wind
p-kp
wing
p-p
cooked
ptk
pistachio
p
liver
p
to be saved
to give birth
p xwan
to be saved from something
po
to make
to put
to raise (animals)
po bn
to put in place of something else
po b
to release a rock from a sling
po k
to be put on guard
po dyi
to disgrace someone
po
to stop
po cn dn
to anoint
po da
to put aside for safekeeping
po dn m
to arrange
po dn
to accuse
po m
to dress
po dy
to roast
po dyi
to put onto
to drop
to strike down
po dy
to tatoo
po dyi dyi
to be rude to someone
po dyoon
to vex
po fn
to make afraid
po gbn
to attack
po gbn
to commit adultery
po gbn
to put into a kinja
po gb
to plan
po gmae
to commit adultery
po hw xwnn
to start someone on his journey
po hw () ei
to discourage someone
po hwuu hw
to say goodbye
po jʣ
to believe
po k
to rebel
po k kn
to install in a job
po kp
to embrace a person by his neck
po kpn
to make a profit
po kpn kn
to profit from someone else
po kpan
to lend
po kp
to cry
po kp
to give strength to
po mana k
to bless
po m-b
to glean
po m
to put (clothes) on someone
po mn
to make happy
po nn
to warn
po n
to tell a story
po ny dy
to make a fire
po ny win
to take care of an old person
po pn
to put in order
po pċ
to coax
po sċ
to manipulate someone
po s
to tell the future
po s
to challenge
po s dya
to strike someone
po s k
to sign
to punish
po s xwan
to put something in someons hand
po sn
to plot against someone
po to k
to attack
po t dya
to spit on someone
po v k
to agitate
po wk
to set aside
to sanctify
po wuu n
to make an agreement
po wuu dyin
to ridicule someone (giving rebuke)
po wuu t
to make an agreement
po wuui
to announce
po xwan dyi
to put within the authority of someone
po xwn
to throw out
po zaa dn
to condemn
po zaa w
to judge
po zio
to proclaim
po zn
to defile
po zo
to thank
pn
to save
pn m
to spring shut
pn xwan
to save someone from something
pon bΣ
to share a common boundary
pon dy
to gather
to be gathered
pon hwi
to think
pn
to build out of
to shoot at
pn d
to head towards
pn k
to turn ons back to someone
pn kn
to reject
pn kpa
to throw several times
pn kpan
to lend something to someone
pn kp gbo
to mourn for someone
pn kpi
to cry out to someone
pn n dyi
to tell a story to someone
pn s
to shoot arrows at someone
pn zaa w
to judge somewhere
pn-kp
thrust of a weapon
pn-ny
saviour
po-po
pigeon
p-xw
childbirth labor
p-p
salvation
p-t
time for childbirth
p
leg of an animal or human (hind)
lap
pp
poplar
ps-k
forced labor
pmgn-c
pomegranate tree
pn
bow (and arrow)
pn-m
back muscle
pt
paint
pԳn
pound
p
only
anyhow
p dy
to withhold from someone
pڃ
scale
pa
between
pu
to hurt
to hurt someone
pڃ-dy
scale number
p
to be white
p
to pour out
p dyi
to pour
p gb
to pour at the base of
p
then (surprise)
pi
then (in procedural discourse)
p
white
pu
dusty
p dy kin
to be almost blind
p dyn dyi
to be blind
pu-pu
dust
S, s top
sa
to be tired
sa dy
to tire of something
s
to tie
sa
enmity (sacrifice)
s
foreskin
s-d
foreskin (separated)
s-j
circumcision sore
sa-k-zn-gb
altar
s-m-m
circumcision
sΣ-ny
crazy person
sa-sa
only
sa-z-hw
feast at a sacrifice
sa-zn-
sacrifice
sa-z-ny
priest
sa-z-z
sacrificing
s-gb
ladder
s-kp
kind of tree (like oak)
sίn
to tie onto something
sm dyi
to clean up
to destroy
sama
to plaster
to sharpen (a cutlass)
smn xwnn dyi
to plaster within
smn-
plaster (on house)
sn-d
secret conversation
s
arrow
se
not
lie
se dy fn
to be pregnant (expression by a woman)
se kp
to not have authority
s
to remain
to leave behind
s i
to stay behind
s
to remain
to be left
s dn
to stay straight on (a path)
s d
to inherit
to act as kinsman-redeemer
s n
to have no children
s en
to support someone
s gbo
to leave in someons care
s n
to drown
s to
to die in war
s xwn
to be lost
s xw
to be left alone (widow, orphan)
s
fin (fish)
S-B-n
December
s-w
silver money
s
has not
s
has never
sn
all
sn gbo
to stop at a place
sn gb
to stop at the edge of
sn kin
to prevail
s-kp
arrow
se-m-hw-
unclean thing
se-m-hw-nm
unclean animal
se-m-hw-ny
unclean person
s-n-s
eternal
se-ei-dy-nmn
unintentional sin
sep
because
s-po-ny
archer
se-tm-tm
lying
s
snake
to carve
sįn dy
to be right
to be righteous
s-k
cleverly
s-ny
craftsman
s-po-ny
diviner
s-po-po
divination
sn
taboo
s-s
carved
s i
to step down
s dn
to shine directly on ons head (sun)
s en
to follow someone
s dy
to thresh
s dyi
to keep coming out (water)
to get down
to appear in a place
s k
to follow
s k
to step on
s p
to step outside
s
to burn (no object)
to be deeply troubled (with heart)
s
to hurt a sore (even to a heart)
s-c
cedar tree
si-j
burn sore
sn
to place outside
sn i
to let someone down
sn dyi
to release in the open
sn kin
to trample on
S
Sheol
sk
scale
skm-c
sycamore tree
smt
cement
s
horse
soo dyi
to spread out something
soo kin
to spread out on
s-po-w
challenge
sj
soldier
sj-n-nan
soldiers' camp
s-kn-kp-ny
horse rider
s-nn-ny
horseman
s-n-gbu-kn
camel
s
chicken
s
to plot against
s dy
to plan
s
two
s
arm
hand
s
to come from
to leave
s en
to leave from following someone
to come from behind
s dy
to get up
s dyn
to be buried
s gbo
to leave from someone
s hwi
to forget
s hw
to leave from among
s k
to stop following
s m
to come from within
(xw) s w
to miscarry
sf
sulfur
sn b
to separate from each other
sn
from
to come from
sn da
to go from there
sn gbo
afterwards
sn dya
to come from the top of
sn hw
to go astray (in morals)
to dodge out of the way of something
sm
worm
s-nan
place of origin
s-n
malaria
s
rock
s
saw
s
to be gaunt
sӳn
ever
at all
s-gb
stone house
s-k
rock pile
s-kp
rock
s-s
skinny
gaunt
sӺ-kp
hailstone
sӺ-t
winter
s-t
rock mountain
cliff
s-wn-nan
rock quarry
s-p-
bracelet
s-s
a plot
s-xwi-d-ny
deputy
s
pestle
s
deaf
s gbo
to dip into
s (s)
old
sua
meat
sua-k
carcass of an animal
sua-kp
piece of meat
sua-p
leg of meat
s
stripe
sm (sm)
to be hot
st
suit of clothes
sڊn-g-ny
notorious thief
sڊ-ny
deaf person
T, t top
t
three
t
to chew
t win
to chew the cud
t
to be almost (auxiliary verb)
t dyi
to leave
to forsake
ta
town
tzn
thousand
taa
to throw at
to hit
taa dya
to step on someons face
to humiliate
taa d hwuu
to bow down to the ground
taa ga-b
to be moldy
taa hw
to trust
taa m
to pierce
taa p
to name a price
taa s
to hit with an arrow
taa xwnn
to stab
taan dyi
to throw at
taan s-kp dyi
to stone
tc
taxes
tn m
to twist
tn
to eat in a certain place
tmw-c
tamarisk tree
t
to drip on
t dyi
to walk around
te
to be wet
t
table
tee
always
tn dyi
to sprinkle something
tn
to make wet
t
bottle
t
to tremble
t gbi
to tremble
tޯn
vein
artery
tmn
to teach
tmn dy
to show
t
to hit
ti
time
ti
when
ti aan
sometimes
t-kp
chin
te
darkness
t
basket
te-kp
darkness
tw
small
tnn dyi
to touch
t
ashes
ti ny
when?
t-k
ash heap
t-p
ashes
t-w
kind of animal (weasel)
t
large fork (to kill fish)
t dyi
to touch something
t nyu
to desire something
to
war
t
to send
to give
to allow
t e
to return something
t
to listen
t gbo
to listen to
t dy
to send to someone
t g k
to send punishment on
t j
to point to
t wuu
to command
t wuu gbo
to send word to someone
too
hill
too-
hilly country
t
to bear (fruit)
t-c
fruit tree
too-k-ny
human being
to-u-u
victory
to-gbo-z-
booty
spoils from war
tn
to dip a thing into something
ton c- gboi
to correspond by letter
tn
to send to a certain place
tn gbo
to send with
ton-pn-hw
fortified town
to-pn-nan
fortress
t-kp
island
ton-vӯn-
weapon
ton-vӯn- -ny
armor bearer
ton-vӯn-
armor
to-vӯn-nan
place for war
ton-vӯn-p
place for war
to-v-ny
warrior
t
to roof something
t
salt
t-n-j
index finger
tm gbo
to claim something
tm se
to lie
tm on
to be far
tm dya
to be tall
tm m
to be deep
tmn se min
to lie concerning
tmn bin
to be far from a place
tmn gboi
to be far apart
tm-tm
length
t (t)
other
t
saliva
t-
judge
t-m
pledge (in borrowing)
t-p
kind of bird (owl)
t
to awake someone
t dyi
to shake (no object)
to be excited (a town)
V, v top
ṽ
billy goat
v
green leaf
v
to curse
v
beard
whiskers
vin
far away
vn
big
oldest
vn-vn
very big
v
to weep
v
to hide
v dy
to hide from
v-d
hiding place
v-k
secretly
v-nan
hiding place
v-xw
hiding place
v-v
weeping
v-w
dirge
v dy
to be plentiful
v-v
plenty
v
to fight
tail
v dy
to try
v gbo
to fight against
v m
to be hungry
v-gb
tail
vn gbo
to fight one another
vӯn dy
to fight over someone
vӯn xwan dyi
to fight playfully (man and woman)
vs
verse
v-v
fighting
v dyi
to wave something (e.g. a sling)
v-v
fuzzy (to touch)
v
foam
W, w top
wa
they
them
to break
w
to blaze up (fire)
to fly
to jump
w k
to forsake
w
! (marker for surprise)
wa
their
wa-
insects
w-s-kp
ribs
w
to break down
to break (a law)
w i
to fall to the ground
w dy dya
to catch sight of
w kin
to cover with a cloth
w dyi
to fall down in ruin
to rest
to spill
w gma
to break the law
w n
to become extinct
w p
to throw outside
w wuu
to deliver a message
(hw) w zaa dn
to bother ons conscience
to condemn
waa
kind of animal (coney)
w
quickly
w
openly
honestly
clearly
w-
shirt
wn ei
to be scattered around something
wn dyi
to spill something
wn kin
to break down upon
wn m
to enter
wa
before the sight of
w̯n
wine
wn dyi dyi
to jump up and down
wn dyi
to crush
to crumble
to smash
wίn dy kin
to ignore a matter needed to be addressed
wίn dyi
to tie to something
w̯n-t
wine flask
wk
side
wn
beside
w
day
w
full of
little
dear
weema
rabbit
w-c
willow tree
w
just a few
w-c
sap (of a certain tree)
w
to be sick
sickness
w
to be broken
w
small red headed lizard
w-w
lightning
w-w
song
w
anyhow
w k
nevertheless
wā
please
wïn dy
to be suitable for each other
wn dyi
to be crushed
to be broken
wޯn
to be right (in doing something)
w-w
by all means
w
thorn
w-c
thistles
w
money
wii
goat
w-
bag of money
w-kp
debt
w
sorrow
grief
w-k-n-nan
mercy seat (on ark of the covenant)
wn
at the side of
at the edge of
win
along side of (a road)
wn-kp-kp
sorrow
grief
wk
week
w
to be born
to appear
w dy
to be good looking
w gb
to prosper
w m
to be healthy
w nyn
to wake up
w xwn
to rise (sun)
to appear
woo
head of grain
w-n
born of the same father
w-n
born of the same mother
wn
to give birth to
wn dy
to appear to
wn-
mother that bears one
wn-ny
parent
w-ny
relative
w-w
birthday
wo-wo
heat
w
to agree
to hear
w j
to hear about something
w min
to understand
w ny
to smell
w wn dyi
to hear from someone
w
mouth
edge
w-
cave (often for divining)
w
long
wԯn gbo
to agree to something
wԯn m
to confess
to repent
wԯn w
to sing responsively
wn
to wash something in a certain place
w-kp
lips
w-nm--
good tasting food
w
to wash something
w-pa-ny
medium (in a cave)
w-w
window
w
to sound (bell)
wuu
word
language
w
to speak
w gbo
to speak to someone
w-b
scar (of a burn)
wuu-i-i
promise
vow
wuu-k-ny
ruler
wuu-nyu-nyu
obeying
wuun-jaa-jaa
disobeying
wuun-jaa-ny
disobedient person
wuun-z-ny
translator
wuu-wn-dn-ny
prophet
Xw, xw top
xwa
hand
xwa dyai aa-
easy thing
xw
bush
xw xwi-dyi-sn-w
scapegoat
xw-
monitor lizard
xw-kp
forest
xw-pa-ny
hunter
xwn-pn-
weapon for hunting
xw-v
wild greens
xw-xwi-nm
wild animal
xwa-ku-ku
weight
xwan
in the hand of
xwa-w
handful
xw-xw
short
xw-d
tribe
family
xw
a burning desire
xw
corpse
xw
scales of fish
xw
how?
xw
fishing hook
xwި-nm
four footed animals with paws
xw-gb
coffin
xw-gm
grave
xwܯn bin
to be close to
xwܯn i dyi
to be close to the ground (animal)
xwܯn dyi
to be near
xwa
interior
north
xw
stomach
womb
xw
door
xwi
under
xw-k
belly
width (of a ship)
xw-t܋n
threshold (of a door)
xw-dy
orphan
xwnn
within
meaning
xwnn-
guts
xwnn-dy
offspring
xwnn-z-
born father
xwnn-z-
born mother
xwnn-z-dy
offspring
Z, z top
z
to remove
z b
to reconcile
z
to take away (right there)
z n
to dig out
z da
to point out
to show
z d
to behead
z
to take away (farther away)
z dyi
to take away completely
z f
to take away ons life
z wuu
to answer
z n
to quarrel
z n dyi
to take of ons clothes
z n dyi
to not listen to
z dyn
to bury
z fee dyi
to reveal
to peel something
z g
to raise from the dead
z hw
to take from among (cut off)
z hwuu
to uproot
z kin nyn d
to take away reproach
z k
to skin
z kpa
to avenge
to repay
z kpaan
to draw (a sword)
z kpa
to take revenge for someone
z kpee
to discipline
z m
to take something out of something
z min
to take from within
z n w
to wean
z n-n-tn
to take away thirst
z n
to save from drowning
z nyn
to greet someone
to wake someone up
z pn
to invent
to bring about
z sa
to sacrifice
z wuu k
to order
to command
z wuun
to read
to interpret
z xwa
to take away from someone
z xwaan
to present something
z xwai
to take everything from someone
z xwnn
to tell the meaning of
z xwnn m
to explain
zaa
palaver
zaa kp
to be guilty
zaa n
to be guilty
zaa w dn
to be guilty
zaa-d-w
accusation
zaa-dn-w-w
guilt
z-n
quarrel
zaa-w-po-ny
judge
Zg
April
zan dn
to increase in number
to multiply
to prosper
zan dy
to separate something into two pieces
(hw) zan dyi
to feel at ease
zan gbo
to distinguish
to separate
zan gboi
to separate
zan kin
to explain
zan m
to increase
to prosper
zan nyn
to greet each other
zn da
to reveal
zn da
to remove
zn n dyi
to refuse to admit
to pretend not to hear
zn dy
to disguise oneself
to alter
zn gana xwa
to take by force
zn hw
to lead astray
zn kpa kin
to get revenge on someone
zn kpa
to take revenge on someone
zn sa
to sacrifice at
zn xwn
to present something to someone
zn zn
to despise
zk
shaker (for music)
zse-ny
witness
z-wuu-da
dictionary
zea nyn
to gossip about someone
z
thunder
z
to count something
z
today
zin
long
zޯn m
to turn into
z-kp
crack of thunder
zn
dirt
to stumble
to slip
zn xwan dyi
to escape from someone
zi
to pass (time)
to flow
zi dy
to surpass
zi dyi
to pass away
to pass (in town)
to forget about a matter
zi dyin
to pass by something
zi gbo
to join with someone
zi k
to chase someone
zi kin
to pass over (water)
zi w
to overcome
z-g
big species of bat
z gbo
to change
z gboi
to exchange for something else
(hw) zn dyin
to be in a daze
zn hw m
to pass back and forth between two places
zn m
to be in a commotion
zn dyi
to pass against
to go from place to place
zn gb
to pass on the side of
zn hwn gbo
to show partiality
zn k
to pass through
zn kin
to forgive
zn m
to pass through
zn ti
to waste time
Zn-Kin-hw
Passover
zii-ny
people passing by
zimii
fish
z-z
red
orange
z-
kind of lizard
zoo
loudly
z
year
daybreak
to break (day)
z wn k
at dawn
z wn vn
just before dawn
z
to ask for
z
under
to become rotten
zn
to request something from someone
zin
to the south
zԋn-cޯn-nan
courtroom
zn-
request
zn-w-pn-nan
court house
z
crop of chicken
z
kind of bird (heron)
zӺ
the day after tomorrow
z
a long time ago
z-
request
z
hoof (of animal)
zuu-
foolish thing
z-k
skin to carry things (of a particular animal)
zo
thanks
zo-po-ny-
thank offering
zo-po-po
thanksgiving
zo-po-w
song of praise or thanksgiving
z
spirit
shadow
z kp
to attract someone
zz-t
summer
24 March 2005