g
great ones [of activity]
God {chr.}
gossip, troublesome talk
game of cards
gap between hearthstones into which small logs are inserted
garden {near home}
goddess of rain
game played with peanut shells {similar to ^^}
grain of sand
game played with rocks in holes {exactly like tic-tac-toe}
God bless you! {said when s.o. sneezes}
greedy, selfish person
gossip, person who gossips
great thief
game played by children in which they form a circle
grandchild; descendent
gourd, calabash
grandchild
game similar to hide-and-seek
game played with toy spear
garbage pile; trash heap
get wet
good fortune
grill {in sand}
granary
government treasury (from where salaries are paid)
lit: granary of money
gold earrings
gums
girlfriend
genuine, real
gnaw, nibble
get caught on, stuck to
gasoline
currently imported from Nigeria
grasshopper, locust (very large, edible)
game played with karite nuts
gleaning; freeloading
go for, go to find/get
God
gonorrhea
goalkeeper {soccer}
galago (type of animal)
game played with rocks in holes in the ground
guest house
good fortune
grandchild
getting away, escaping
in expression 'à̰ӯ káɓáng' 'run and get away'
god of the dead
great eater or drinker {fig.}
grasshopper
goiter
grasshopper {generic}
greed, evil, wickedness
get down; squat down; crouch down
grilled ground nuts
{gives emphasis to succession, continual
desc. of 'gō nà̰ā̰-tɨ́, gír nà̰ā̰-tɨ́'
give [password]
gourd used to collect fish
game where one hides something in one's hand
glutton
glutton
go in search of
gill [of fish]
glasses
garment with long sleeves
gather together, put together
game played with pieces in holes in ground
like 'bìrì-bāa', but played with different pieces
get down, take or bring down
Gor {Sara people living in area around Bodo, more commonly called the ^^}
gourd used for fetching millet beer
interior not coated with clay 'ndɨ̀bà'
green, slightly wet (firewood)
subj. is 'kàm [yá̰a̰]' 'the interior of [s.t.]'
gift
give {as a gift}
galago
government
getting away, escaping far away
getting away, escaping
ganglion, infection in one part of body caused by wound in nearby area
gourd used by lion men to roar
good fortune
galago
greed, avarice
gorilla
grow up, grow big
gas passed
glue
grunt
go away, be gone (ailment)
game
ground, earth; territory
ground, earth; territory
great-grandchild
going
getting away, escaping
glass, cup
groping about, feeling one's way
garlic
get rid of, get out [acidity or bitterness of plants]
game similar to tug-of-war
greasy
godfather of [boy being initiated]
german
gurgling (water)
game with rocks played in holes {of Central African origin}
godfather of initiation
grasshopper
grab with hand, seize
giraffe
genet
gather [grass]
by tying it together
goal {soccer}
in expression 'lā bíì' 'make a goal'
grenade, hand grenade
game {played by girls}
game - team tries to get other team to laugh
gourd of this vine {useless except as toy}
gully, low area where water has been
loc: 'hól-màn̄ tɨ́/hól-ó' or ^^
groups of same type
in expression 'kɨ̀ ^MB^' 'in groups of same type'
guard, sentinel
goalie {soccer}
good spirits
in expression 'òō ^MB^-á' 'be in good spirits'
gristle (in meat)
groundnuts
ground nuts [Voandzeia subterranea]
go down (swelling)
gasoline
god of fortune, 'guardian angel'
grouped in circle
guinea fowl
Goliath heron
great white egret [Egretta alba]
giving little (bear fruit), here and there
gift, present
grass fencing
Gore {large town 140 kms. west of Moissala, center for Laka and Kaba}
Gundi {Tumak capital, north of Koumra}
Gbaya {Central African people}
goiter
great-grandchild
Geography
grab with hand, seize
Gulay {Sara people living in area north of Koumra, centered around Donamanga}; language of these people
great one
god of magic, traditional god.
gill [of fish].
glass, cup.