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ENGLISH-BOLE WORDLIST A

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grain, coarsely pounded ng�j�<br />

grain, soaked s�ri<br />

grain(s) d�íya<br />

grains, unripe (millet, maize) r�lta<br />

grainy taste<br />

granary d�daf���, g�re, íy�wo<br />

granary, buried ngalle<br />

grandfather d�sh�ti<br />

grandmother kakaka<br />

grandmother = granddaughter d�yati<br />

grandparents = grandchildren d�kk�,<br />

d�kk�ti<br />

grandson d�sh�ti<br />

grasscutter g�maki<br />

grasses (see also ‘plants’, ‘trees’) s�r�<br />

general term for grasses and weeds,<br />

w�k� Phragmites australis (reed<br />

grass), sinsini Alysicarpus vaginalis,<br />

sinsini y�y� = sinsini zirk�<br />

Alysicarpus vaginalis (moneywort?),<br />

�w�k� Andropogon gayanus (gamba<br />

grass), m���aki Cenchrus biflorus,<br />

C. ciliaris(burr grass ), m���aki<br />

kosum Cyathula prostrata;<br />

Indigofera nummulariifolia (burr<br />

grass), ��re Cymbopogon giganteus,<br />

kasar Cynodon dactylon (dub grass),<br />

k�j�j� = (Ng) k�j�j� b�n� Cypera<br />

rotundus (nut grass), k�j�j� d‰sho<br />

Cypera rotundus (type?), d�kin d�k�<br />

Dactyloctenium aegyptiaca (comb<br />

fringe grass), nz�wura Digitaria<br />

debilis; D. velutina, sh�nk�fa d˘z�m<br />

Echinochloa pyramidalis (antelope<br />

grass), d�nshikiri Eleusine indica<br />

(fowlfoot), bambut� Eragrostis spp.<br />

or Panicum spp. (broom grasses ),<br />

b�s�t� Eragrostis spp. or Panicum<br />

spp. (broom grasses), suwo Imperata<br />

cylindrica (spear-grass), d�nk�i =<br />

d�nkui Mitracarpus hirtus (button<br />

grass), d�k��� Monocymbium<br />

ceresiiforme (oatgrass), gom�iri<br />

Oxytenanthera abyssinica (bamboo),<br />

ab�r�m Panicum laetum, puro<br />

Pennisetum polystachyon, P.<br />

pedicellatum, P. Subangustum, p�rel<br />

English-Bole Wordlist 191<br />

= perel Rottboellia exaltata<br />

(itchgrass), ��ri Saccarum<br />

spontaneum, gotig�jje Tribulus<br />

terrestris (caltrop, puncture vine),<br />

m�re Urelytrum giganteum (vetiver),<br />

��kk� thatch grass<br />

grasses (unidentified type) az�n �d�,<br />

b�mb�l�, b�du, b�y� ka�ar, dimíyi,<br />

g�mpirit, gondi mokiri,<br />

g�s�g�sung�, jimu, k�kk�y�m�di,<br />

lem�e, m���aki g�r�, mokiro,<br />

nd�ze, ndond�liy�, popol,<br />

sh�ngad�, yay�shi, íy�la y�ro<br />

gratis sar�i<br />

grave b�re<br />

gravel k�shak�<br />

graveyard b�i b�re, b�i mbal�<br />

grazing d�yi = d�íi = d�i = d�yi<br />

grease m�r, sh��or<br />

greasiness d�n�<br />

greasy nd�kk�m<br />

greed z�l�m�, w�li<br />

greedy person an ndul�m<br />

green alg�ji, bibiy� k�shi<br />

green (not ripe) g�r�n�<br />

greenish tut�r�<br />

greeting bark�, Bund�, k�l�, s�l�m<br />

grey butb�to = b�to-b�to<br />

griddle kelek�<br />

griffon nj�m�k� = njzm�k�<br />

grind �ssu, r�ppu<br />

grind wet substance l�n�u<br />

grinding stone b�ni<br />

grinding stone (old) bini-b�ni, kuíyíya<br />

grinding stone shaper p��i<br />

grinding stone, top anku<br />

gristle ng�rasi<br />

groan �mpu<br />

groom an kai b�n�m p‰yo, ang�,<br />

m�kki<br />

groom (a horse) j�j�nu<br />

ground w�li = �li<br />

ground, hard p�l�li<br />

groundnuts, immature ngar�o<br />

group lepe<br />

group movement, do g�r�nu<br />

grow m˘ru

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