A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench

A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition Roger Blench and Musa Doma
gidigidi adv. Frequently
gido n. witchweed
Striga senegalensis
gigbe v. to ask around for s.t.
mi pyise bwi, mi gigbe I lost my hen so I asked around for it.
gigi n. Bean.
A type of long-podded brown bean that used to be planted at the foot of
dead trees. They could be eaten, although they are now rarely cultivated.
When somebody was cured of measles, they used to grind up the beans and
rub them into the body of the patient.Yam-bean?
ginni n. mortar
gito v. to reduce strength
wa wando gito He has weakened the trousers
to loosen
giwyi n. Plant sp. [found in river]
gmaya v. to fall (inanimate objects)
to break
gna v. to surpass
to be excessive
to be too much
jagba a gna enyi hni there is too much pepper in the soup
gna n. to say
to speak
gna v. to divide,
to share out
to distribute
gnabe n. person who leads in collective farmwork
gnabe v. to discriminate in a family group according to closeness of relationship
gnado v. to split
gnagbe v. to see off (visitor)
to dismiss
to say farewell
gnagna v. to be excessive
gnagnagna a. salty
gnagnagna a. painful
tormenting
disturbed
gnami v. to spread??
gnamignami n. mason-wasp,
Belenogaster griseus
Sacrifice during pregnancy necessary for those who have tampered with the
wasp in their childhood. Failure to perform it means their newly born
children will not survive.
gnamita n. place where pots are fired
gnana n. to be strong
na gnana wo to be stronger than
gnapi a. too wide
gnari n. cheek
gnasnu n. to do to excess,
to overdo
to be unfair to
gnatipe n. Side of face
Temple
gnaya n. wood used to fire pot
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