Dictionnaire Mbay

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Nar {Sara people, neighbors of Mbay living between Moissala and Koumra in villages around Beboro}.

Nà̰r

Ndjamena {capital of Chad}.

Njàménà

Ngalo {Day town, canton capital north of Moissala}.

Ngàlóō

Ngam {Sara people, neighbors to the east of Mbay, principal inhabitants of subprecture of Maro}.

Ngàm̄

Ngambay {Sara people, principal inhabitants of area around Moundou}.

Ngàmbáy

Ngoka - small Mbay subgroup.

Ngō-kàa

Ngum - tiny Mbay subgroup (found only in villages around Ngúmú).

Ngúm

Nigerian, Igbo.

Yēmɨ̄r

Nile perch [Lates niloticus].

kèsèng

November {lit: why does my mother call me (as there's plenty to eat)}.

kó̰o̰-ḿ-kɔ́r̄-m̄-kɨ̀-ɗí

November.

ɓòdɨ̀-nā̰a̰-kāgɨ̄-mbōl

November.

Nòbámbɨ̀r

November.

mɔ́r-m̄-bà̰ā̰

nail.

póndē

name given to child whose father had to win his wife from among many rivals.

Hòr-yòo

name of star near the moon.

tɨ́gá-m̄-gà-ī

name of town, capital of the Day canton encompassing towns of Bouna and Bengoro.

Báráa

name often given to youngest child.

Ngóy-dɨ́

name used collectively for two insects {kúr̄-wúl̄-sàr̄ and kúr̄-wúl̄-sàr̄} that attack the nut crop.

dùdɨ̄

name, call.

kún̄

name.

tɔ̄ɔ̄

nape, back of the neck.

gō

nape, back of the neck.

gár-gō

narrow (waist).

ɗáng-ɗáng

narrow hole in ground made for planting peanuts.

dùwà

narrow.

yél-yél

narrow.

mbèngɨ̀rḛ̀ḛḛ

nasal hemorrhage.

gɔ̀l-kɨ́-ndà-dɔ̀

native.

kɨ́-ɓēe

natron.

kàtɨ̄-ngílē

natron.

ngílē

nausea.

kɔ́ɔ́-sɔ̀l̄

nausea.

kɔ́ɔ́-kèdɨ̄

near, nearby.

ngɔ̀r

neatly (cut through).

bátɨ́

neatly (spit).

tɨ́lɨ́lɨ́

neatly, cleanly.

sápɨ́

neatly, finely (cut).

jíḿ

neck.

kɔ́ɔ́

necklace (person wearing necklace takes locative suffix: séǹ-kɨ́-kɔ́ɔ́-ḿ tɨ́ 'my necklace').

séǹ-kɨ́-kɔ́ɔ́

needle {both for sewing and injections}.

líbɨ̀r

neighbor.

màdɨ̄-ɓēe

net.

bándɨ́

never stopping (in expression sà yá̰a̰ ò̰o̰ kɔ̄ɔ́ mṵ̀ӯ 'never stop eating').

mṵ̀ӯ

never, not at all.

bátɨ́

never.

bíríng

never.

bítɨ́

news of the death of someone.

kɨ̀là-yòo

news of.

hòӯ

news of.

hòӯ-tàa

next to.

kàdɨ̀

next year.

bɔ̀r̄

nickname, pet name used for fooling around.

tɔ̄ɔ̄-ɓòdɨ̀

night, nighttime.

ndɔ̄ɔ́

nightjar.

léw

nine (see dɔ̀-jī-kɨ́rā).

dà-jī-kɨ́rā

nine.

jī-kɨ́rā

nineteen.

kɨ̀lá-gìdɨ̀-kɨ́-jī-kɨ́rā

ninety.

dɔ̀-jī-kɨ́rā

nipple.

tà-mbàa

no matter what, regardless of obstacles.

bítɨ́

no, absolutely not.

jágɨ́

no.

á̰-à̰

no.

á̰à̰a̰

noise [of s.t.].

káa

noise of crowd; din.

yēl

noise of, sound of; news of.

ká̰a̰

noisily (break {as a gourd}).

njɔ́kɨ́

noisily (chew) (desc. of sà).

mbájɨ́-mbájɨ́

noisily (take large portions with finger}.

húyúḿ

noisily (walk, go).

bùr

nomadic Fulani {known as cattle herdsmen and milk sellers}.

Mbōrōrō

nomadic Muslim herder.

dùm-sùwà

non-alcoholic beer.

kàsɨ̀-kɨ́-sɔ̀l̄

non-alcoholic drink made from millet bran.

màn̄-bɨ̀nā

non-alcoholic drink made with millet bran.

làḿ

non-alcoholic millet drink (àmtábàjɨ̀ also possible).

àmtáwàjɨ̀

non-alcoholic millet drink {made with flour and sugar}.

kùndɨ́

non-swimmer (optional complement dèē).

ɗùtɨ̀

nonetheless.

yéǹ-tā̰má̰

nonsense, lies.

yá̰a̰-gɨ̄

nonsensically (pl. jìlɨ̀m-jìlɨ̀m).

jìlɨ̀m

normal sized (person) (often with gɔ̀jɨ̀).

dàn-dèē

north.

súmá

nose.

kɔ́n

nostrils.

bɨ̀lò-kɔ́n

not be any.

gòtóo

not completely (dry {s.t. that was wet}).

hàw

not completely (ripe) (desc. of ndōgɨ̄).

wòr-wòr

not full (container); be half full (subj. is tà [yá̰a̰] 'opening [of container]').

gól

not yet.

lìsá

not.

àĺ

notebook.

kàyéè

now you see!.

àhá̰à̰

now you see!.

à̰a̰a̰

now, at this moment.

tā

now, immediately.

ásà

now, it's now that (clause following must end in yé).

dáabà

now, right now.

tà-jī-gɨ̄-làā

now, right now.

tà-jī-gɨ̄-nḛ̀ḛ̄

now, since then; from now on {indicates a change from first clause to second clause}.

gògɨ́-nḛ̀ḛ̄

now, since then; from now on {indicates a change from first clause to second clause}.

gògɨ́-làā

now.

hásà

nowhere, faraway (in expression kɨ̄ ndān ɗóo tɨ́ à 'on the road in the middle of nowhere')

rìkɨ̀

number of.

kɔ̄r

numerous (in public place).

ním

numerous and fine.

yíng-yíng

numerous things; great numbers of.

kósɨ̄

nurse; hospital aide.

ámpɨ̀rmē

nut field {either peanuts, groundnuts, or both}.

wúl̄-dà-dɨ̀là

nut of karite tree (see kḭ̄yā̰ 'karite tree', kḭ̄yā̰ karite fruit').

ɗɔ̄ý

nylon rope for nets.

ngōŕ

snack, something to eat.

kɨ́-tà-ǹ-tɨ́

snack.

yá̰a̰-ndà-tà

snail shell.

kújɨ́-làpɨ̀

snail.

làpɨ̀

snake magician; magician.

mbōlí

snake.

līi

snare made from hair of animal tail.

yìī

snare.

gàḿ

sneeze (ùdɨ̀/ùdɨ̀ 'to sneeze').

kɨ́-dìsé

snoring (kɨ̀rà̰ is also possible).

kɨ̀nà

snot, wet mucus {from nose}.

màn̄-kɔ́n

snout.

ngúl̄-tà