A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench
A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench
A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench
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A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition <strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Blench</strong> and Musa Doma<br />
D.<br />
da v. to walk<br />
da v. to be in favour of s.o. (of a court case)<br />
da v. to be sweet<br />
biskit da the biscuit is sweet<br />
to be satisfying<br />
to be strong (alcohol, tobacco)<br />
to be potent<br />
da v. to take (a certain direction)<br />
to follow (a direction)<br />
da v. to soak in water<br />
da v. to dab<br />
da v. to say<br />
to speak<br />
da v. to suck up<br />
ma da nuwa I am sucking up water<br />
da'mi v.p. to apply oil (to a cut)<br />
da egbe v.p. to call on the ancestors to take you back (a form of traditional suicide)<br />
et. 'give mouth'<br />
nyigbango wa wodye da egbe the old woman called on the ancestors<br />
dabmisa n. dragon-fly<br />
dabye v. to mumble<br />
to make an unintelligible speech (us. hum.)<br />
dada n. meat (a word only used when talking to children)<br />
dada a. Low<br />
cimwa hni yi dada the tree is low<br />
dada (Z.) n. Father<br />
Father's brother<br />
dagba 1. n. Elephant<br />
Guinea-yam cultivar.<br />
A large yam with a dark outer skin<br />
dagba nuwa ni n. Hippopotamus<br />
dagbari n. Senior brother<br />
cousin<br />
dambei n. butterfly<br />
dambei n. shadow<br />
Dambei p.n. Masquerade<br />
dami v. to dab on (esp. medicinal ointment)<br />
dami v. to be kind<br />
damusa n. leopard (H.!)<br />
danda n. enjoyment<br />
dandasa n. Time of one's life<br />
dasun v. to rest<br />
nyigo dasun tu e rena the girl is resting on the mat<br />
datsna n. Funny thing cf. etsna laughter<br />
datu v. to follow<br />
to come after<br />
dawye v. to become accustomed to<br />
dazna n. walking<br />
de(de) v. to be unexpected,<br />
ma dede ga wo.. I unexpectedly heard that..<br />
to be a surprise<br />
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