i

be.

swear one's innocence.

fan (see also bèl̄ 'fan').

be acidic or slightly bitter (desc: gìsɨ̀rìii). be unable to differentiate tastes (subj. is tà [dèē] '[s.o.'s] mouth').

escape [s.o.] (words, ideas, names).

last a long time.

be black, dark; become black, dark-colored.

suck (see also njúū).

be dark, cloudy (in expression ndīi à 'the sky is dark and cloudy').

squeeze, force.

Hisan Habre {president of Chad during period when dictionary was written}.

sip, fan, etc..

dry up.

be the one who (m-ḭ̄ḭ 'i am the one who', m-ḭ̄ḭ 'you are the one who', etc.). have {à kɨ̀ [yá̰a̰] 'have [s.t.]}. emphatic pronoun {has pronominal meaning, but conjugated as verb}. be {emphatic}.

if, if it occurs that (ḭ̄ḭ-lā in 1st person sing. and 2nd person).

that, that event spoken of.

perfume.

you {subj. sing. or pl.}

you are (second person of ḭ̀ḭ̄).