j

January.

Jesus.

July.

June.

we (prefixed to verbs beginning with a vowel; see also kɨ̀-,-jɨ̀,-jɨ́).

cut, break [s.t. soft].

type of fishing net.

type of net made of grass.

all over (trembling).

butcher.

all over (trembling) (desc. of ndàdɨ̄,ndèw,èw).

without strength.

type of sauce made from gòwúr̄ squash.

slowly and wretchedly (run).

Muslim full-length male robe made of very light white cloth.

suffering, misery (see also múr̀, dāng).

type of small kob [Kobus sp.].

oesophagus.

Adam's apple.

male rival {for a woman}.

oesophagus.

Adam's apple.

type of gourd [Lagenaria sp.] (see also ngóo,gàl̄).

important (person).

with little weight, lightly (walk).

lightly (land).

wide open (mouth).

type of broom made of branches {used to sweep ground of compounds} (jár-jálī also possible; see also jár-jálī).

leafless and bare (tree).

devil (jábɨ̀r is also possible).

no, absolutely not.

hunting dog, lycaoninae [Lycaon pictus].

chop up [meat with bones].

useless thing or activity.

with a hop (jump).

high (jump).

type of beer.

faraway {implies desire to leave}.

protruding, a lot (stick out).

bit {for horse}.

camel (jámàl is also possible).

rim of bicycle (see also sèrjōo).

badly (torn).

large basket {normally woven of jìngā or jìngā grass}.

thoroughly (strain).

carefully (tie).

completely (squeeze, milk).

type of plant.

broom.

hard (squeeze); carefully (milk).

bud [of certain plants].

lightly (land).

unsteadily (walk) {used with ɗà,tò,ndì}.

completely (tear), badly (torn).

gigantically (big).

in peace, alone.

spirits (only in expression dīl-dōw-gɨ̄ kɨ̀ à 'ancestral spirits').

type of gourd; spoon made from it.

Geography.

pure, unmixed.

indicating 'no' (shake head).

indicating 'no' (shake head).

slowly, carefully (=jén-jén is also common).

indicating 'no' (shake head).

perfectly (even).

truth.

bead necklace worn by girls undergoing initiation.

nonsensically (pl. jìlɨ̀m-jìlɨ̀m).

type of plant [Sesbania pachycarpa].

one foot, then the other (landing on the ground).

onion.

Arab male robe.

cry of kingfisher.

partially crushed pieces of grain.

jeans, bluejeans.

both feet landing together; descr. of ùdɨ̀.

inattentive, careless (in expression kùm dèē ndà à 'be inattentive, not watch what's happening').

badly cooked (in expression tò à 'be badly cooked').

neatly, finely (cut).

Thursday (normally preceded by ndɔ̄ɔ̄ 'day').

type of tree [Pericopsis laxiflora].

emaciated.

stomach interior, innards, guts.

wild millet that produces no grain.

Adam's apple.

pot, bowl or recipient made of hánjɨ́ clay.

pelvis.

large clay pot, formerly partially buried and used for beer; now replaced by gídɨ̀r.

cast aluminum pot {locally made from melted aluminum roofing}.

type of venereal disease.

in groups (in expression ndà bɨ̀rà à).

protruding, completely (stick out).

in silence.

in large groups (after one another).

to shreds (torn) (in expression ṵ̀ṵ̄ jùng-jùng 'be torn up').

chains.

with tears streaming (desc. of nō̰o̰).

dripping out (liquid flow).

with stripes.

type of black monkey.

yoke.

extremely (acidic, tangy) (desc. of màsɨ̄).

thoroughly (split).

getting away (flee).

old worn out [cloth].

furiously (boil).

Friday (normally preceded by ndɔ̄ɔ̄ 'day').

type of black field bird {probably glossy-backed drongo}.

type of long-tailed black field bird.

thoroughly (squeeze, wring out), etc..

with a thud (hit with spear).

very (thin stomach).

thoroughly (tear, rip, cut through).

skirt.

hold on to [things].

caracal.

grab with hand, seize.

police.

type of tree with long thorns and with small oval yellowish fruit [Balanites aegyptiaca].

hand.

from, away from [s.o. or s.t.].

eight.

branch {of tree}.

sleeve, shirtsleeve.

nine.

sleeveless Muslim robe.

such is [noun], so that is.

small plastic bracelet.

whip made of branches used in initiation ceremony.

pile of dirt covering hole of animal or insect.

weave (see also hétɨ̄).

two.

a little, a few.

useless, worthless, foolish.

tightly (hold).

sincere, trustworthy.

pouch [of bird].

upper stomach.

long and hanging.

matted (hair) (desc. of ṵ̀ṵ̄).

chains, chain.

diamonds {suit in cards}.

how stupid!.

pile of dirt blocking outside of animal or insect hole.