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Yilim subgroup of Sar whose origins are not Sara (see also Tùníyà,Hōr-màn̄).

Igbo, Nigerian.

Nigerian, Igbo.

hippopotamus.

friend! oh friend!.

wide-mouthed with surprise.

syphilis.

wide rimmed straw hat with pointed leather top.

desperately unhappy and upset.

be greasy, fatty.

filter used in manufacture of millet beer (woven (jō) using stem of leaf of palm tree (jō); also used to clean spice (jō).

all over, a lot (tremble).

sound of pedaling (bicycle) (desc. of àl̄).

elder.

leave, leave behind.

swinging, slowly (open).

gristle (in meat).

immediately, suddenly (release, let go).

completely (enter, get in).

with an extremely (sharp) point.

vagabond, wanderer.

suddenly, quickly (rise, get up).

burn.

into a little slice (cut).

extremely (clean); perfectly (clear).

completely (destroy, ruined) (desc. of yāngtɨ̄;).

into long and thin pieces.

balance [s.t. on head].

quietly (stalk, sneak about).

pulling out gummy sauce.

question particle for emphatic (composed of yɨ́ ḛ à;).

astonish, surprise.

thing; something, anything.

reward, compensation.

reserve, stash.

hat.

reserves.

inheritance.

customs.

merchandise.

nonsense, lies.

scissors.

gift.

watch; clock.

wristwatch; clock.

flock, animals {raised}.

jewelry and decorative wear for girl undergoing initiation.

millet, sorghum (generic term; see also wàā, gɔ̀jɨ̀, tā̰y, wòpɨ̀, bèr).

rites, fetishes, traditions.

outsider, foreigner.

tool.

underwear.

food to dip in drink.

abundance, s.t. cheap.

food.

pillow.

strainer (see also sàn̄).

food prepared by a woman who is having her period.

snack.

seat, chair.

wealth.

shoes.

clothes.

possessions, worldly goods. things one has worked for.

ace (cards).

type of tree [Ficus dekdekena].

bird.

tool for carving or shaping wood.

make nauseous.

dried mucus around eyes.

sticking up or out (à-à for plural subj.).

slowly and with an exaggerated strut (walk) (desc. of ndīyā).

filth.

extremely (bitter).

secretly, sneakily.

in bubbling fashion (flow).

lieutenant.

cure [disease, person] (medicine).

shake water on [grains] {using hands}.

brightly (shining).

melt.

oh no! gosh!.

this,that {indicates surprise or strong emphasis}.

what!.

indicates that condition discussed is unreal.

indicates disagreement with something said previously.

missing target, not achieving goal.

off guard (in expression hūr [dèē] à 'catch [s.o.] off guard').

basket for holding fish.

rat, mouse.

type of large grey house rat which has invaded Mbay area from Central Africa.

cane rat [Thryonomys swinderianus].

cracked (broken).

shake, move.

narrow.

perfectly (cool); extremely (cold); no longer hot.

extremely (tired) (in expression rō [dèē] òy à '[s.o.] be extremely tired').

nonetheless.

type of small fish [Schilbe uranoscopus].

strong alcoholic drink made from manioc.

any of various seeded grasses [Eragrostis sp.].

type of grass.

shake [s.t. standing].

oil.

smiling (gō à 'to smile').

thin and (tall).

extremely (numerous) (desc. of bà̰y).

extremely (greasy, oily).

type of poisonous snake.

wide (open).

suddenly, quickly (open).

badly (throbbing {sore}).

snare made from hair of animal tail.

desire, urge.

completely (fall apart).

sobbing heartily (desc. of nō̰o̰).

hard (shake once).

mosquito.

numerous and fine.

a little bit (take, pinch).

type of grass [Schizachyrium sanguineum].

hibiscus [Hibiscus sabdariffa].

extremely (tiny).

red hibiscus, fruit of which is used to make a tangy drink.

hibiscus whose white fruit is used in sauce tá̰a̰.

type of large-leafed dark violet hibiscus whose bark is used in making rope [hibiscus cannabinus].

tearfully (cry).

with a slice (cut).

idiot! stupid!.

The fixed translation with any mangled suffix corrected.

comic person.

reddish center of bitter cassava.

disease caused by poisoning, resulting in liquid coming out of anus.

game - team tries to get other team to laugh.

game similar to tug-of-war.

sleeping sickness.

cure (medicine).

fruit of karite tree.

tree bark used to fix holes in pirogues.

stark (naked); extremely (dark), pitch, perfectly (black).

exclamation of surprise or anger.

carefully (pour).

end of clause marker, the interrogative form of yé.

there (in expression kɨ̄ à kɨ̄ làā 'here and there').

oil.

butter, butter milk.

heavily (walk).

badly (leak).

gently (flow); back and forth (crawl), etc..

a lot (itch).

quickly (enter).

quickly (enter).

game where one hides something in one's hand.

carefully (hide).

drizzle (rain).

just missing; barely missing (desc. of ndà).

bright (red).

set [a trap].

hot coals (complement is always hòr 'fire).

be thin, skinny; become thin, skinny.

disease caused by violation of taboos concerning male ceremonial dances (dà-kóy).

type of edible root similar to gèl.

type of frog.

destroy.

detest [food, thing].

of, belonging to (in numerous expressions; see also lò).

type of vine [Cissus populnea].

early morning sun.

direct towards.

noise of crowd; din.

detest [food, thing].

yellow wasp (see also gùmbā,bìrbḭ̀).

dangerous person or thing; dangerous.

plastic sandals.

type of millet beer made with no leavening.

type of tree [Anogeissus leiocarpus].

fall apart (s.t. rotting).

type of tree.

be sweet.

get [s.t./s.o.] wet.

dissolve.

razor.

bother, annoy.

type of fish [Distichodus rostratus].

soak.

yes {answer to call, used by women}.

type of small white termite.

dirtiness; dirt.

porcupine.

with short steps (walk,run).

extremely (tall).

carefully (hide).

completely, well (cooked).

extremely (loose) (desc. of yéē).

completely (soaked).

be loose.

thickly (boil).

slightly (bitter) (desc. of àtɨ̄).

type of grass [Schizachyrium sanguineum].

cry for no reason, be a crier.

porcupine.

(desc. of yṵ́r̄).

desire for, urge for.

with sobs (cry).

grumble, mutter.

brightly (shine).

a huge amount (swallow).