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 />
dnari<br />
n. Tree<br />
Daniellia oliveri<br />
dnashyawun n. Pot for women to use in fetching water<br />
dnasna ? ?<br />
dnati v. to live long<br />
dnawe excl. Hurry up!<br />
dnawe n. Cowardice<br />
dnawun n. ant-hill<br />
dnukpyi n. Leopard?<br />
dnutsu n. Kusu<br />
Rufous nile Rat<br />
arvicanthus niloticus rufinus<br />
dnuwa n. Spirit in the form of a snake owned by possessor of sheri 'vision'. Children<br />
are fed to it and the owner's affairs then prosper.<br />
do v. to shock (as an electric fish)<br />
do egu v.p. to bark<br />
emwi do egu kpe geri the dog is barking at the stranger<br />
do v. to cut stalks as in guinea-corn harvest<br />
dobwi n. Anything mixed up<br />
dobwi n. Granary -any type<br />
dobwi keto n. A wall built around the base of a granary with openings to allow poultry to<br />
pass in and out<br />
dodo n. Filthy place, especially near a bathroom<br />
dodo n. mud<br />
dodo adv. Possibly<br />
dogbe n. Resemblance<br />
dogo n. horse<br />
dogo nadyi n. Large biting fly<br />
dogu v. to bark (dog)<br />
emwi dogu the dog is barking<br />
dokari n. junior brother<br />
mi dokari dna e Kaduna My junior brother is in Kaduna<br />
doncigbya n. foul gutter, sewer, dirty place<br />
donkiya a. Carefree attitude<br />
wo sun e∫o donkiya You do things without thinking of the consequences<br />
we donkiya e You are carefree<br />
dozhi pron. Another<br />
du v. to beat, strike (s.o.)<br />
du v. to enter<br />
du v. to prepare soup with meat or fish<br />
dudu n. Star-apple,<br />
Chrysophylla albida.<br />
Fruits eaten from February-April<br />
dugba n. large hoe used for breaking yam-hills<br />
dugo n. entrance-house to compound. A multi-purpose building for people to sit and<br />
chat. Men gather there in case of a death or other event.<br />
duku n. Lute.<br />
A 2-stringed lute with a gourd body. The same as molu.<br />
dukya n. Wealth, riches<br />
dukari n. Rich person<br />
dungu(lu) n. long, thin tubular gourd (
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