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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 />

ferisa n. dawn<br />

fewun n. broom<br />

fi v. to be inside (with plural subject) (cf. dna) N.B. notice that the subject is<br />

often singular as plurality is marked by the verb)<br />

etsu fi ebo the rats are in the hole<br />

fi...ejni v.p. to greet<br />

ma zhi efa, he fi me ejin m I came back from the farm but you did not greet<br />

me<br />

fi v. to wear (clothes that must be pulled on, as trousers, socks, shoes)<br />

fiba v. to wrestle<br />

fibaba v. to grope<br />

to explore with hands<br />

fi∫edo v. to cause confusion<br />

fibere v. to grow seeds???<br />

finilo n. Hidden or undisclosed thing<br />

fna v. to cause fear (ghosts do this)<br />

to make afraid<br />

fna v. to whiten<br />

fna v. to make a hole<br />

fnado v. to join<br />

to tie<br />

to fuse together<br />

to entangle<br />

fni v. to sweep<br />

fnifnii a. compressed<br />

fnina a.<br />

fnu v. to flicker<br />

fnu v. to shine (moon)<br />

fnu v. to fly<br />

elu ta efnu the bird is flying<br />

fnuna n. brightness<br />

foma n. Fishing net -clap-net (

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