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Hajaray, people from mountainous area around Mongo {Kenga, Dajo, etc.}

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

Hausa {Nigerian people with colony in Moissala}.

Hor-man subgroup of Sar whose origins are not Sara (see also Yìlìm,Tùníyà).

so! well, well! {menacing}.

whip made of leather.

orphan (normally ngōn hàl).

one's own thing (in expression yá̰a̰-à 'property').

scooper for water in pirogue.

species of sheep {foreign origin}.

water monster (two sorts: hàng-dèē and hàng-dèē). river sorcerer.

type of river sorcerer who catches people (see hàng).

water monster.

all (white).

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

whisper about, talk behind one's back about.

galago.

galago.

badly (itch) (desc. of ndò̰ō̰).

character.

in disorder (spread out to dry).

type of tree [Moringa oleifera].

type of dark clay (see also jóo 'clay pots').

cause craziness in (yá̰a̰ à [dèē] '[s.o.] to go crazy').

now.

perfectly (white).

several types of fish characterized by crooked nose.

fish with round snout [Marcusenius isidori].

type of small fish [Campylomormyrus tamandua].

with a cracking sound (split).

extremely (long,tall).

terribly (emaciated) (desc. of lóō).

paddle.

which, that, who, whom {introduces subordinate clauses in interrogative sentences} (see also kɨ́,ń-há̰,ń,kàń).

what?! {surprise}.

metal part of a tool.

with a rip (tear), badly (torn).

bow-wow {sound of dog barking}.

quickly and suddenly (leave).

quickly (yawn).

weave {while tying together} (see also jō 'weave').

already.

hey! {to attract attention}.

ha-ha-ha {laugh of important person}.

type of poisonous snake.

sound made by owl.

blister, have blisters (subj. normally hands or feet).

congratulate, praise.

mane.

fire.

time when people gather around fireside and hear stories, proverbs, riddles, etc..

torch of bunch of straw (see ngèl 'bunch of straw').

perfectly (white) (desc. of ndàa).

vast and empty.

be dented, smashed (see hówɨ̄l).

news of.

news of.

hollow place.

dry river, river bed, gully.

gully, low area where water has been (loc: hól-màn̄ tɨ́ or hól-màn̄ tɨ́).

hole.

hole, ditch, rut (shortened form of hól-ɓēe).

be dented.

cool off {by tossing [liquid] up in a gourd and catching it}.

personally.

thoroughly (take off).

extremely (deep).

dent; crash in (hòĺ is also possible).

extremely (wide).

rapidly (swing around in circles).

type of edible tuber {taste similar to apple} [Raphionacme brownii].

with a snap, jerk (pull out).

quickly (come out).

thick and (long).

dragging along (pull {s.t. heavy}).

worthless, useless (hùu-hùu for emphasis).

misshaped and (long) (desc. of ngāl).

sound of flapping wings {large birds}.

foam (ɓà húlùḿ 'to foam').

beer residue after second brew.

foam.

give new leaves (plant).

eat [s.t. raw].

only, nothing but.

flower of.

sound made by pants when s.o. is walking.

getting away, escaping.

all, all of it/them (à-à 'all of them').

with a crack (split).

noisily (take large portions with finger}.

baldness (ɔ̀r̄ hālābā 'be bald').

iron, metal.

sheath, scabbard.

type of tall grass [Rottboellia exaltata].

herd, lead, direct.

hearthstone.

perform [rites].

and.

too, also.

carcass, body.

armhole [of a tool], normally made of metal.

saliva (always followed by tà 'mouth').

white-wash.

block of wood used to manacle insane person or criminal; shackles.

car.

empty.

hollow piece of [s.t.].

small white shell used to tell fortunes.

surprise, catch off guard.

catch, grab, etc.

broken hoe, piece of hoe.

heavy eater.

with a strut (walk).

slick, slipperiness (in expression hɔ̀r-hɔ̀tɨ̀ hɔ̀ lā [dèē] '[s.o.] to slip and fall').

suddenly (appear).

light.

sister-in-law (reciprocal relationship between a man's wife and his sisters).

float [on net].

respect.

catch, grab, seize (hɨ́wá - 1st person sing. and 2nd person). attack [s.o.] (a disease). perch. arrest. look good on (clothes).

type of fish [Polypterus].

type of fish [Polypterus].

chick.