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ethnic group living near Ndele in Central African Republic; their language.

Ruto {neighbors of the Ngam}.

shelter with straw roof and no sides, used to rest under.

radio.

platform used as bed, formerly used to permit farmers to guard fields at night.

with a jerk (desc. of ɓà).

with a cracking noise (sparkle,etc.)

gourd used for fetching millet beer (interior not coated with clay ndɨ̀bà).

badly (stick, catch {thorn}).

tie up several times {bedege accent}.

with loud crunching noise (break {things that crunch}).

open wide.

extremely (thin) (in expression ɓòō [dèē] sà à '[s.o.] become thin').

completely (tear up, tear).

with a loud slurp (sip, drink).

suddenly (get up, rise).

for good, permanently.

extremely (hot).

intelligence (in expression kùm [dèē] jà ráw to be intelligent).

ready to break, completely worn out (with ɗà).

carefully (fold).

be bruised, scraped.

well (growing) (desc. of ɓà).

disapprovingly (look, examine).

perfectly (fit).

pluck [a bird] (freq. of rètɨ̀).

with a sharp noise (break).

mushiness, wet flesh [of certain fruits].

all over (break out in rash) (desc. of tèē).

with difficulty (cut).

jagged (ɗāa rìgɨ̀-rìgɨ̀ 'be jagged').

with a clap in unison (hit hands).

nowhere, faraway (in expression kɨ̄ ndān ɗóo tɨ́ à 'on the road in the middle of nowhere')

spotted (desc. of ndàng).

finish.

lifelessly (fall).

be wide, spacious (interior).

balancing it (take [s.t. heavy]).

(long) and hanging down.

with a slurp (sip [s.t. hot]).

unacceptable, intolerable.

rapids, whirlpool, strong current.

be worn down (s.t. hard).

rub.

hunt for small animals {done right after bush fire}.

back and forth (in expression ɓà lòo à 'march back and forth').

male underpants {tied on sides}.

hard (hit,whip {as with branch whip}).

rice.

extremely (strong) (in expression màn̄ [yá̰a̰] sà à 'be tasteless').

early (in expression kè-sḭ́ḭ à 'early in the morning').

completely (cold, cool {food}).

to the brim (fill).

pretending not to see (ùn kùm-ǹ à 'look the other way').

unimportant (plural: ríw-ríw).

with a slurp (drink [s.t. hot]).

break up, cut in many places.

badly (bite).

hard (hit with s.t.)

from right to left, all around (look) (desc. of òō).

at dawn.

type of woman's jacket or blouse.

be too big for.

hard, with a tug (pull).

pound [s.t. fresh and thick].

alert, wide-open (in expression kùm [dèē] jà à 'be worldly wise, nobody's fool).

badly (constipated) (desc. of ɗìi).

direct (in expression èl tàa gāng à 'tell the direct truth').

back and forth without moving head.

be fat and soft and bouncy.

with a crunching sound (crush; chew).

bump into, crash into.

heavily (fall [s.t. long or tall]).

type of short black horse, excellent runner.

char, burn [food].

completely (crushed).

heavily (sweat).

shadowy, dark.

slightly (hot).

very (tasty) (desc. of bùtò).

supple.

beehive.

completely (overcome) (desc. of dúdɨ̄).

suddenly (start running).

blankly (eyes).

completely (dry).

extremely (knock-kneed).

trunk of, body of.

expression of threat {in expression tà-í tɔ̄ɔ̄ rúm à òō.}

heavily; with force (bump, crash).

all, all of it/them.

much (too big for).

finely (ground).

pound, grind into flour [s.t. with no shell {such as bɨ̀nā bran or bɨ̀nā 'partially broken grain'}].

with a snap (cut through).

with a bang (explode, go off).

pretending one doesn't see (in expression ùn kùm-ǹ à 'pretend not to see').

beehive.

scratch.

be hard to work (field), difficult to plow.

type of plant [Tephrosia bracteolata].

type of small plant.

type of plant.

crush [s.t. living, fruit, etc.].

be quick, nimble.

split {in two}, cut, break, crack.

by, near.

The fixed translation

anger; being upset; anxiousness.

suffering.

filaria.

happiness, joy; celebration.

excellent.

shame.

truth; correctness.

big strong one.

impossible.

lean, be leaning (tree).

type of squash [Lagenaria siceraria].

scum (on river water).

be pug-nosed.

loudly (crackle).

type of tree [Terminalia sp.].

type of tree.

unable to stand, having no strength.

rice.

perfectly (smooth).

faint.

slightly (hot).

stretching out (pull out, come up).

with swollen stomach (s.t. dead) (in expression ɓày à 'have a swollen stomach').