b
blood, liquid [of insect]
be easy, easy to
badness, evil
beads
be thin {not thick}
bread
boil [liquid]
book
baboon
bothering a lot, giving a hard time
in expression 'ɔ̀dɨ̀ ^MB^' 'cause a lot of trouble'
birthplace
bedroom, sleeping area
become emaciated
barb [of spear]
be troublesome
'boule'; standard Chadian food, like huge dumpling shaped with a gourd and served with sauce
be flat, have no air
blood
brick mould
branch of river
bark [of tree]
be slender
bale of animal feed {grasses and leaves dried and tied}; fodder
beak
bow and arrow
be agitated
bony; having little meat
be fresh (milk)
bucket or gourd used to fetch water at well
be or become ripe
because
belly button
baggage, [one's] things
be infected (sore)
burnt field
bullet {lit: eye of the rifle}
be an epicurean, lover of fine foods
blacksmith
beg for
be very full
because of
blow, play [flute, whistle, etc.]
be very full
beggar
be tough (meat), have a lot of gristle
be thick, heavy (food)
bright, intelligent person
butcher
boss, employer
bearer of the news of a death
bearer of the news of a death
be long for (distance)
be thin
be thin and hard
break down
be careful
always in negative
be scaly
bother
be broad-chested
be bright (cloth)
be big and fat (said with small things)
blister beetle [Mylabris sp.]
bodies contain drug cantharidin, which causes skin blisters
be cured
bump, knotty growth {on body}
be stuffed, very full
be hot
very uncommon
be soft, ripe, mushy (fruit)
be destructive
be unfired (pot)
bracelet
be sweaty
brush [paint, etc.] on, paint on
bellows {for blacksmith}
be extremely gummy or slimy
become lost, be lost
be upset, agitated
be stiff, heavy
be shriveled and burned
be full
be ripe
burn [mouth] (spicy food)
barbed fish spear or harpoon
big one [hoofed animal]
beer house, local bar
birth place, country of origin
by chance, by coincidence
be wound, wrapped; be tangled
bedege subgroup of Mbay
found principally in cantonate of Dembo; dialect has many differences
be thick with dirt, mud
see also 'bùr'
beginning, start of
be impossible, very difficult
be big and round
be quiet; fine (sound)
burn, burn down
be buried, stuck in
because of [s.t. said]
bandage
bowleggedness
be greasy (meat), have a lot oil
Bata {name of village cluster in Bekourou cantonate}
only place where Bata dialect of Mbay is spoken
brick
bite, sting
boasting
be numerous
board, plank
be extremely hard
bamboo, bamboo-like reed
be debauched, sleep around
be as hard as a rock
bicycle
bowl made of black clay, used to serve 'boule' or sauce
see also 'hánjɨ́/jóo' 'black clay';^^ 'clay pot'
bed made of sticks tied together with leather
see also 'kāgɨ̄-tɨ̄rá'
be/become clear
be sharp, be pointed
be cured, get better
blanket
be tasty (milk or milk-like drink)
bottle
be raspy, rough (voice)
bran
be twisted (mouth or lip)
blazing hot
braid
branches of bushes
be very dry
be torn into pieces
bonus, extra portion given to buyer at time of purchase
be split in two
bitterness
be emaciated
bonus, extra portion given to buyer at time of purchase
bill [of money]
big toe
belt
bachelor, unmarried woman
butterfly, moth
badly cooked (tuber)
bottom, lower part
break of day
bark of tree
bread made from manioc flour
be all torn up, in shreds
back [of cooked chicken]
be {emphatic}
be unable to differentiate tastes
subj. is 'tà [dèē]' '[s.o.'s] mouth'
be twisted, curved, twisty, crooked
broom
bit {for horse}
butcher
bracelet
baldness
'ɔ̀r̄ hālābā' 'be bald'
bother
be nauseous
be tangled, become tangled
be flat, having no air (tire)
branch of river
Bouna {Day town northwest of Moissala}
become lost
breast of goat {considered most delicious portion}
body {biblical}
be fat, solid
breaking off friendship
in expression 'ɔ̀r̄ [dèē] ^MB^' 'end friendship with [s.o.]'
black natron used as medicine
boldly, with nerve or audacity
in expression 'gāng ^MB^' 'has the nerve to'
by or through him/her/it
brain disease {causing person to act foolishly}
known for hard head and making trouble
burning around base of tree to kill it
be torn up
barely (escape, avoid)
'tèē tà [yá̰a̰]' 'escape [s.t.]'
brain disease
said to cause cerebral bleeding; great hunters are especially prone to it
big sore on knee
be strong and muscular
be strong
be unclear, hard to understand
be heavy to/on
bean dish prepared with leaf
bother, annoy
bale of grasses, vines, etc. used as animal feed
be wet
bother, trouble
blouse
bogeyman, mythical monster used to threaten children
be very full
be somewhat acidic; tangy
bicycle
be long and straight
be worried, upset
be very fat
be extremely full
be unlucky
in expression 'nò̰ [dèē] ^MB^' '[s.o.] to be unlucky'
blow out, off, on
be tepid, somewhat warm
be extremely slim
be very hard
blade of [grass]
bottle
ball of sesame formed with sugar water and sold by Arabic women
be short for
badly cooked
in expression 'tò ^MB^' 'be badly cooked'
be destroyed, ruined
be hot
bright (white)
be completely twisted
become night to
bunch of small fish
broken hoe, piece of hoe
lit: take the debt for the 'boule'
bile
beer residue after second brew
basket for carrying peanuts, millet, etc.
be very thick
bad fortune
beans
between; distance between
be twisted (foot, tire, wheel, etc.)
subj. normally 'njà'
be crazy
bad fortune
be extremely light
be foolish
be extremely (thick)
be heavy and limp
booming (thunder)
desc. of 'ndīi kōo'
be filthy, disgusting
be open
bottle cap/cover
bend of river, river section
bottom; thick part of [stem]
begin to grow (plants)
bother; suffering
bucket
bicycle
be not branching (tree, branch, log, etc.)
beeswax
bedbug
be hot to, make [s.o.] feel hot
brush, brush off
brush, brush off
be hurtful, painful; cause pain
bushbuck [Tragelaphus scriptus]
become next day on [s.o.]
break {into sections}
break up, cut in many places
be loose in
be staring blankly
better
obj. form of personal pronominal affixes can follow 'só-'
be burned, charred
beehive
can take insect as complement
beehive
bump into, crash into
be big and ugly
bicycle tire rim used by children to push with stick while running
see also 'jándɨ̀r'
beat furiously (heart)
be missing (plural subj.)
freq. of 'nà̰l̄/nà̰ā̰'; normally with ^^
bend [s.t.] {in sev. places}
be full
be aggressive
bend [one's body], bend down
bicycle tube
brother-in-law {reciprocal relationship between a woman's husband and her brother}
board
board
be out of joint
beat [s.o.] {at cards}, win
branch {of tree}
be dark, be nighttime
be white
beard around mouth
bunch of leaves used for fetishes or traditional medicine
Bekonje subgroup of Mbay {dialect said to be similar to Bedege dialect}
found in southern part of Dembo canton and in Central Africa
back of pirogue
bow-wow {sound of dog barking}
Beju, dominant dialect of Mbay
both feet landing together; descr. of ^^
blister beetle
Bagirmi {Muslim people related to the Sara living between Sarh and Njamena in areas near Bousso
big strong fellow, 'muscle man'
lit: one with chest hair
be hard to work (field), difficult to plow
bushy (tail)
in expression 'ndūu ^MB^' 'be bushy'
badly cooked
be curled up; wilted {fig.}
bud [of certain plants]
badly (torn)
be closed
be more than
be dry, dried, parched
butter, butter milk
boil away (liquid)
be sweet
be wet, become wet
barefoot
in expression 'ṵ̀ṵ̄ ^MB^' 'go barefoot'
bar
baa {sound of goat}
be painful to, bothersome to
be astonishing, surprising, amazing
be hot, warm
uncommon variant of 'tíngā'
be cured, better (disease)
brightly (shining)
be molded, formed, shaped
bless {obj. follows ^^}
baggage, luggage
be fat
be a mob or crowd, be very numerous
be hot
be in terrible, be completed wrecked
basket for holding fish
branch {of tree}
bed, stick bed
boom; with a loud boom
beginning
beginning
back of eye
bald part of monkey's rump
bunch of leaves used in potions or fetishes
be huge
bell-like rings worn by girls being initiated
believe, think
be
be dark, cloudy
in expression 'ndīi ^MB^' 'the sky is dark and cloudy'
be hard
banana
base {in games}
button
blacksmith
Bebo Pen {Gor town near Bediondo}
boyfriend
balancing it (take [s.t. heavy])
desc. of ^^
be extremely dry, hard to swallow
beautiful woman
blinking one's eyes {intentionally}
in expression 'ndà kùm-ǹ ^MB^' 'blink one's eyes'
bead necklace worn by girls undergoing initiation
bra
brains
bra
beat [grain] {in order to separate grain from stalk}
beer made of 'small millet' {less strong than normal beer} {lit: the death of Chad}
be able to
bridle
be elegant (clothes)
blurry, unclear
in expression 'kùm [dèē] gà ^MB^' '[s.o.] to not see clearly'
be worn down (s.t. hard)
badly (throbbing {sore})
normally ^^ 'sore is thumping in slight pain'
boil [s.t. thick]
button, buttons
bleach, white powder used to whiten clothes
bean dish
bumpy, uneven
bend [plant]
be stunned
subj. always 'kùm [dèē]' '[s.o.'s] eyes'
bend [plant]
be too weak to stand
bull
Bande {Central African people}
normally mixed with Gbaya and not differentiated from them by the Mbay.
bar
baby bees in hive
baby bees in hive
break up [bones]
booming loudly (thunder)
desc. of 'ndīi ndán̄g'
broken up grains of millet
beans
big town, city {as opposed to village, country}
Bediondo {town near Doba, center of Mbay-Bediondo}
Bodo {principal Gor town, south of Doba}
lit: hunger overturned
black kite
be long and ugly
bad tasting
but
French 'mais'
badly (shock); loudly (thunder, yell at)
back and forth without moving head
back and forth
in expression 'ɓà lòo ^MB^' 'march back and forth'
before dark, before the sun goes down
be constipated
Bahai faith
Beboro {major town on road between Moissala and Koumra; capital of Nar canton; Mbays refer to it as ^^}
Beboro {major town on road between Moissala and Koumra; capital of Nar canton}
Bedaya {important Sar town between Koumra and Sarh}
bunch of small fish
be thick, broad
Barh-ko river {between Koumra and Sarh}
biceps
braggart
bicycle with no brakes
lit: pushes the corpse up out of the way
bicycle with no brakes
lit: refuses to greet
be proud; boast; be careful
be short and strong
bright (red)
bad (hernia)
in expression 'ngónjɨ́ ɓà [déē] ^MB^' [s.o.] to have a hernia'
be bothersome
be wrapped around
belt
broom, hand broom; grass from which broom is made
battery (as for flashlights)
be clear
black natron used as medicine.
be dented, smashed (see hówɨ̄l).
be red, reddish, orange.
bring up again (obj: kàm dèē) ?? w record). remind (obj: kàm dèē). Expr: kɨ̄lē kàm [dèē] -remind [s.o.].
because of (see kɨ̀tɔ̄).
brutally, violently (hit, fall).
be worn down (s.t. hard).
be hot to.
bicycle.
boo-hoo (sound of crying: descr. of nō̰o).
bed made of sticks tied together with leather (see also kāgɨ̄-tɨ̄rá).