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 />
epyawo n. Salary<br />
epyi n. slap see epmi (above)<br />
ere n. standard-wing nightjar<br />
ere n. deceit<br />
profit cf. riba<br />
ere n. sleep<br />
ere n. size, diameter<br />
ere n. fatness<br />
eri n. habit, character<br />
esa n. net. Used to carry pots etc.<br />
esa n. time. Also as an affix -sa in compounds<br />
ese n. wind, breeze, air<br />
cold<br />
cold (in head)<br />
good fortune (idiom) ese la ke he nu lit. the breeze has hit you i.e. you are<br />
enjoying life. see also seke<br />
ese n. sitting down<br />
esha n. a large river fish<br />
eshi n. Black liquid from boiled locust-bean pods used for sealing floors<br />
eshni n. giant cricket<br />
eshni n. waist, hips<br />
eshya n. Fish, large<br />
eshya n. Bamboo cane<br />
Smoking-pipe<br />
Pole used to punt canoes made of bamboo<br />
eshya n. Bell. Any struck metal that makes a noise. Also applied to ankle rattles.<br />
eshya n. personal shrine within the house that protects the family<br />
eshya n. sacrifice<br />
esna n. Grass sp. used for thatching<br />
esni n. Charm believed to increase the quality of food<br />
esni n. Metal<br />
esni n. trap<br />
esni a ezhe won a the hare has been caught in the trap<br />
esni n. treetop<br />
ma gnu esni I climbed to the top of the tree<br />
esnu n. breath, life, beating of lungs<br />
esobeje a. aggressive<br />
esu n. bee<br />
esu n. honey<br />
esu ∫ala n. bee hive<br />
esu namanama n. Swarm of bees that is lodged in a tree<br />
esugo adv. Tomorrow<br />
adv. Yesterday<br />
eta n. Kick<br />
mi ga ce eta I fought with a kick<br />
eta n. debt<br />
ete n. Grass species<br />
A species of grass that is cut and mixed with mud to strengthen it for<br />
building purposes<br />
ete n. Mulch for planting yam<br />
ete n. Rubber<br />
Plastic<br />
Plastic container<br />
Catapult<br />
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