A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench

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A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition Roger Blench and Musa Doma dnari n. Tree Daniellia oliveri dnashyawun n. Pot for women to use in fetching water dnasna ? ? dnati v. to live long dnawe excl. Hurry up! dnawe n. Cowardice dnawun n. ant-hill dnukpyi n. Leopard? dnutsu n. Kusu Rufous nile Rat arvicanthus niloticus rufinus dnuwa n. Spirit in the form of a snake owned by possessor of sheri 'vision'. Children are fed to it and the owner's affairs then prosper. do v. to shock (as an electric fish) do egu v.p. to bark emwi do egu kpe geri the dog is barking at the stranger do v. to cut stalks as in guinea-corn harvest dobwi n. Anything mixed up dobwi n. Granary -any type dobwi keto n. A wall built around the base of a granary with openings to allow poultry to pass in and out dodo n. Filthy place, especially near a bathroom dodo n. mud dodo adv. Possibly dogbe n. Resemblance dogo n. horse dogo nadyi n. Large biting fly dogu v. to bark (dog) emwi dogu the dog is barking dokari n. junior brother mi dokari dna e Kaduna My junior brother is in Kaduna doncigbya n. foul gutter, sewer, dirty place donkiya a. Carefree attitude wo sun e∫o donkiya You do things without thinking of the consequences we donkiya e You are carefree dozhi pron. Another du v. to beat, strike (s.o.) du v. to enter du v. to prepare soup with meat or fish dudu n. Star-apple, Chrysophylla albida. Fruits eaten from February-April dugba n. large hoe used for breaking yam-hills dugo n. entrance-house to compound. A multi-purpose building for people to sit and chat. Men gather there in case of a death or other event. duku n. Lute. A 2-stringed lute with a gourd body. The same as molu. dukya n. Wealth, riches dukari n. Rich person dungu(lu) n. long, thin tubular gourd (
A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition Roger Blench and Musa Doma duruga n. Sesame, black, Sesamum radiatum. A type grown for its leaves; the seeds are not eaten. duwa n. Prayer (usually Christian) (
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