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Mbang subgroup of Mbay.

Mbay.

nomadic Fulani {known as cattle herdsmen and milk sellers}.

March.

Mongo, Mbay Doba {Sara people living in area around Doba}.

god of initiation.

Moundou {largest city in southern Chad, prefect capital of Ngambay regions}.

Mundang {people inhabiting area near Lere as well as across the border in Cameroon}.

Manja {ethnic group living in northern Central African Republic}.

Moissala.

Maro {Ngam capital, 80 kms. east of Moissala}.

Mugo subgroup of Mbay {mostly in Central Africa, but with a few villages in Koldaga and Gon cantons}.

countless, millions of.

breast.

tsetse fly.

garden {near home}.

disease of breasts causing milk to be bitter.

excitedly; in a panic; extremely upset.

rock, stone.

anvil.

rock, stone.

with clatter (teeth) (desc. of ndà 'clatter [teeth]')

chief, king (only in games; in Sar, mbàng = chief).

game of cards.

honeycomb (followed by insect, such as tèjɨ̀ 'bee').

be thin, svelte.

check [net/trap] {for catch}.

mistake identity of.

noisily (chew) (desc. of sà).

very (flat) (desc. of làa).

straighten.

brightly (shine, sparkle).

extremely (thin).

in the village, to the village {as opposed to the town or city}.

for a long time {requires a continuation -- can not end clause}.

cross-legged.

type of tree [Ficus sp.].

chief, head.

be troublesome.

narrow.

stick out [lower lip] (obj. is tà [dèē] '[s.o.'s] lip).

old broken-down thing {normally with vehicle or s.t. used in transport}.

of average (width).

decant, pour {in such a way that the sediment at bottom of the liquid does not come out}.

carefully (examine,look at).

choose, select.

in orderly fashion (line up).

exchange, change.

thick pulpy juice.

completely (dried up).

completely (melt).

extremely (mushy).

all of it (drink).

in a rash (desc. of tèē).

extremely (shiny,bright).

suddenly (quiet) (in expression gà dɨ̀bà à 'become suddenly quiet').

for no real reason (go about).

shove, push forcefully.

dizzily (in expression kùm [dèē] lā à) sneakily (in expression lā dɔ̀ [yá̰a̰] à)

fin [of fish].

loudly (make noise; bark).

thickly (cook).

in a rash (break out) (desc. of tèē).

with a buzz; humming noise of crowd (cry, shout, buzz).

fragrant; pleasant (smell).

deaf-mute.

be extremely (fat).

extremely (heavy).

twist.

heavily (fall {heavy living thing}).

milk; wring out; etc..

hair parting device.

cry of finch.

thoroughly (shrink, thin).

terribly (insult).

all of it (drink).

categorically (refuse s.o.) (desc. of ìbɨ̀).

bouncy, spongy.

shelter at riverside for people waiting for pirogue.

extremely (wide).

in a panic (run).

type of dance borrowed from the Ngam.

slipperiness; slippery (in expression ɔ̀r̄ à 'be slippery').

type of trap, consisting of heavy log or clay club hung from tree, which falls on prey.

between; distance between.

area between fingers; skin between fingers.

excessive weight, fat of [s.o.].

cheek.

carefully (hide).

deaf-mute.

flat (in expression ndà à 'be flat').

loudly (roar, shout, etc.)

loudly (shout, cry out).

flat.

thoroughly (wipe).

have a [blood] blister (part of body) (obj. is mósɨ́ 'blood').

in abundance (be).

be ripe.

in foam (rise up).

with a sucking sound.

bend [plant].

long and ugly (snout).

carefully, tightly (take with fingers).

'boule'; standard Chadian food, like huge dumpling shaped with a gourd and served with sauce.

be punctured, have a hole.

start [s.t.] running.

heavily (walk on, step on, etc.)

tightly (tie).

with a bubbling noise (cook).

completely (rotten).

hard (hit).

finely grind (flour).

common waterbuck, defassa [Kobus ellipsiprymnus].

totally incapacitating, completely overcoming.

completely (overcome with sleep).

squeeze liquid from.

quickly (comb).

have many holes, be very punctured.

propose.

evil, greed.

lap, space between legs.

guest, visitor.

gap between hearthstones into which small logs are inserted.

completely (change, take s.t. out).

wickedness, meanness, wickedness.

small stool.

peanut butter.

beard.

type of small tree [Lonchocarpus laxiflorus].

public announcement (lā à to announce publicly).

old and beat up; hunk-of-junk.

paper; book, books.

refuse.

be good.

pit trap.

ear, ears.

password.

massage.

squeeze [s.t. with liquid].

type of sauce made without flour, and without okra or 'gum'.

brains.

put together [pasty stuff] to form larger ball of it.

type of tree [Moringa oleifera], leaves used in sauce.

grass fencing.

fruit of parkia africana.

humid.

snake magician; magician.

collective hunt.

spring {of water}.

old and beat up, wrecked.

hollow, hollow place.

grab a handful and squeeze.

incapacitate, overcome [s.o.] (sleep).

stuff, cram into.

sweetsop, sugar apple.

muddy area or place; mud.

handle, wooden center of spear.

thickly (cook {meat in water}).

be in terrible, be completed wrecked.

break up [bones].

basket for carrying peanuts, millet, etc..

measure.

among, between.

swarm.

extremely (bent, twisted).

heavily (fall) {person or heavy animal}.

heavily (fall).

claim [s.t. of s.o. else].

brutally, violently (hit, fall).

well (cleaned out); perfectly (clean).

be twisted (foot, tire, wheel, etc.) (subj. normally njà).

squeeze out; massage.

slowly, gradually, bit by bit (come out).

extremely (slimy, gummy).

pleasantly (in expression ndò̰ō̰ à 'be pleasantly sweet and tangy').

voraciously.

in large quantities (pour off one's body).

in a disorganized fashion (gather).

completely (set) (in expression kàdɨ̀ ùdɨ̀ à 'the sun has completely gone down').

thoroughly (wipe).

second piece of cotton cloth folded under the first (see párdɨ̀).

baboon.

friend, companion.

a, a certain. other, another.

enemy.

sometimes.

someone who has undergone something with one.

friend, companion.

companion of trip.

someone with whom one underwent initiation.

walking companion.

enemy (pl. màdɨ̄-ngé-tàa-gɨ̄).

neighbor.

large store.

desire to/for, urge to/for.

be bad.

be good, pleasant, tasty, etc..

book.

edible caterpillar found in karite trees.

type of yam {possibly [Xanthosoma mafaffa]}.

fried dough.

great ones [of activity].

modern, western style dance.

modern, western style dance.

peanuts grilled in ashes and hot sand.

be pretty, attractive (girl, woman).

type of plant which grows on grass fencing [Momordica sp.].

shiver.

type of edible tuber [Amorphophallus sp.].

ankle rings worn be male ceremonial dancers (dà-kóy-gɨ̄).

water.

non-alcoholic drink made from millet bran.

light upper part of [beer].

ponds caused by rain filling gullies during rainy season.

sauce or other liquid which has no salt.

marsh, flooded area.

pond or small lake found in forest.

snot, wet mucus {from nose}.

millet water made by soaking 'small millet' (tā̰y) in water to soften it (when grain changes color, water can be drunk).

water for making 'boule'.

saliva.

cow, cattle, ox.

crocodile, caiman.

type of palm tree [Borassus aethiopum] (young roots (njābɨ̄rā) edible; leaf used in making baskets and filters).

torn up (cut, sore, body part).

Tuesday (normally preceded by ndɔ̄ɔ̄).

Wednesday (normally preceded by ndɔ̄ɔ̄).

white cloth used for burying people.

shoes.

hook used to fetch bucket that has fallen in well.

thank you; thank goodness; enjoy your food.

I don't care, I don't give a hoot.

anteater {giant ground pangolin}.

same type.

tripe, stomach.

same type.

type of net.

type of small drum.

factory. machine.

armpit.

be sour tasting, acidic (see also àtɨ̄).

tamerind tree [Tamarindus indica].

type of vine.

when?.

mattress.

cleverness, trickiness.

inside out.

badly (cut up, sore).

insist (normally with gàsɨ̀).

resist [death, sickness].

type of small dove [long-tailed dove].

small dove with long tail [long-tailed dove].

tape recorder.

character; significance.

for a long time.

badly (worn down {s.t. sharp}).

all of them, all of it.

good spirits (in expression òō à-á 'be in good spirits').

all of it (eat).

for a long time.

slowly (eat).

type of weed.

teacher in koranic school.

tobacco [Nicotiana sp.].

hair parting tool {sharp single pronged, with cylindrical wooden handle}.

place with no water; arid area (in expression dànàng à 'area without water').

mango; mango tree [Mangifera indica].

extremely (curly).

extremely (thin and stretched out).

bread.

completely (black).

totally, completely, absolutely (emphasizes sentence}.

in the past.

long time, for a long time, a long time ago.

kitty cat {informal}.

cockroach.

corn.

cure [s.o., disease].

please.

spirit of ancestors.

in peace, peacefully.

beads.

type of small tree.

lightning {expression used in oath of innocence}.

extremely (cross-eyed) (desc. of ndɔ̄ĺ).

squeeze [food] {together with another food}.

meningitis.

type of insect {known for eating a lot}.

Wednesday (normally preceded by ndɔ̄ɔ̄).

thank you.

teacher {female - in elementary school}.

but (French mais).

spur.

mooch, stand about waiting for food.

huge river turtle (see also bōĺ).

tick.

spurs.

cockroach.

extremely (short).

slowly (eat).

flashing once.

with a flash (lightning).

meter.

teacher {elementary school}.

extremely (small); be tiny.

baa {sound of goat}.

May.

May.

booming (thunder) (desc. of ndīi kōo).

kerchief, handkerchief.

cotton buyer, agent from cotton company.

throwing knife.

carefully; tightly (tie).

be strong and muscular.

lightly (touch, pinch).

very (thick).

sound of cat, 'miaow'.

very (small) {in expression ngōn à 'very small'}.

five.

moped, small motorcycle.

flycatcher.

python.

bark [of tree].

Wednesday (normally preceded by ndɔ̄ɔ̄).

motorcycle.

sickness, sick. injury, injured, hurt. Expr: ngè-mòtɨ̀ (=ngè-mò̰y) -sick person, infirm person. Expr: ngè-njà-mòtɨ̀ -cripple

sickly person.

sickness, disease.

test by feeling.

motor.

wristwatch.

motor.

cry of weaver kɨ́lē-kàsɨ̀.

blood.

start of pregnancy (with verb ùn or ùn).

risking life of (in expression à [dèē] húl̄-á 'take one's life into one's hands, risk one's life').

woman's period that is painful.

type of skin ulcer. thing that lasts a long time.

type of tree [Amblygonocarpus andongensis].

with a grunt.

bleach, white powder used to whiten clothes.

vagina.

a lot (increase in volume).

extremely (large).

a handful, in large quantities (grab).

wrestling.

wildcat.

parent-in-law, son-in-law {mutual relationship between married man and his wife's parents}.

terrifically (big/fat} (can be desc. of bòo).

type of grass [Imperata cylandrica].

blind person {from birth} (see also ngè-kùm-tɔ̄ɔ̄).

corner.

beans.

kidney.

type of bean with light brown grain.

kidney.

type of bean with small red grain, planted twice in one season [Vigna unguiculata].

type of bean with spotted grain.

type of bean with brown and white grain, considered very sweet.

type of bean with fat white grain.

type of bean with brownish grain.

type of plant.

type of plant.

type of garden bean with very fat white grain [Mucuna pruriens].

type of bean with light-colored grain.

type of bean with small black grain (commonly used in sauce gùmsɨ̀).

type of bean with small red grain.

type of bean.

type of beans with grey grains.

a lot (increase in volume).

all, all of it/them.

all, all of it/them.

brick mould.

extremely (short) (desc. of gɔ̀jɨ̀).

perfectly (black).

small bottle.

bale of animal feed {grasses and leaves dried and tied}; fodder.

pitch (black) (desc. of ìl).

suffering; trouble (see also dāng).

street vendors (merchants of cigarettes, sugar, etc.).

terrific thief.

type of dance {done by the Kan}.

doubt.

vulture.

type of large vulture.

type of vulture.

fried dough of manioc flour.

bell-like rings worn by girls being initiated during initiation dance.

bell-like rings worn by girls being initiated.

spear with barbs.

plover.

type of tree [Gardenia erubescens] (rare alternate to kɨ́-māsī used in songs).

type of tree [Parkia africana].

type of tree.

desire for, urge for.

razor.

render [justice].

instigate, agitate.

on guard.

be narrow.

edible root of water lily ɓàlà [Nymphaea guineensis] (smooth round green tuber).

type of caterpillar (njúwá) that eats young millet sprouts.

small painful infection in foot {which requires being dug out}.

mold (ɓà à=hɔ̀ à 'be mouldy').

be thick, broad.

type of plant (rare alternant of kɨ́-mōng).

be big and strong, robust.

troublemaker {lit: I saw I told them}.

type of fish [Ophiocephalus obscurus].

lie in wait for; be after, trying to catch.

filth, dirt.

food with doughy uncooked center.

penis (see also bār).

extremely (tired).

intelligent (in expression kùm-á mbùjɨ̀ à 'be intelligent').

November.

completely gone, etc. (with verb ùdɨ̀).

eat [s.t. chewable] (see also nīńg, mṵ̄ŕ, à̰ӯ, ò̰o̰).

goiter.

be short and strong.

type of short horse.

type of large lizard (varan).

wildcat.

wrestling (ɔ̀r̄ dèē à 'wrestle with s.o.').

in single file.

head cloth.

minister.

branch of river.

sideburns, beard on side of face.

hunter, fisherman, or warrior who uses magic as primary tool.

machine; factory.

three.

good fortune.

gossip, troublesome talk.

out of sight, gone for good (desc. of dùbɨ̄ and dùbɨ̄).

taste, flavor.

be broad-chested.

old person.

filth, dirt (hɔ̀ à 'be filthy').

type of large rodent.

I (m- before vowels; can be pronounced m- or m- when following vowel).

never stopping (in expression sà yá̰a̰ ò̰o̰ kɔ̄ɔ́ mṵ̀ӯ 'never stop eating').

grass, weeds; straw.

type of grass.

type of short snake.

completely (come off).

very (strong).

pitifully (moan).

sound of lion roaring.

type of tree [Vitex doniana].

eat, lick [a flour or powder] (see also sà, nīńg, à̰ӯ, ò̰o̰, mɔ̄kɨ̄).

yes.

well!.