A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench

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A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition Roger Blench and Musa Doma gnazabo v. to backbite, slander gni v. to pull, to stretch gnigne v. to stand up gnigo (Z.) n. eagle (cf. S. egni) gniyagunya n. Fish species gnyagnya n. Mass of disorderly objects, mess ewyi zhi gnyagnya zha The sorghum is a mess gnyi v. to draw water gnyingo n. market gnu v. to take effect (of hunger) miwun gun mi lo I am hungry to get an impulse to take hold of s.o. to come upon s.o. gnu v. to make fit (as in tailoring) gnu v. to climb gnu v. to mount to go up to ascend gnu v. to ride (horse) gnudna v. to teach s.o. a lesson gnudna v. to engage in s.t. in earnest gnuri n. Handicapped person go..dna..lo v. put s.t. inside go etsi hni dna mi lo Put this yam inside for me godo n. Handwoven cloth used for bedsheet or wrapper gogbe v. to accept to agree to assent gogoi n. Tree with edible fruit gokni v. to choose gokni v. to climb on to gokni n. Enclosure for goats and sheep golo n. Action of going golo n. cola-nut (
A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition Roger Blench and Musa Doma Young corms eaten by children gula n. bottle-gourd gulo n. Sandbank in large river gulu n. vulture (cf. H.) gulu nya do emi dyi ba? Do vultures drive away each other when eating faeces? Meaning -one should not blame another person for some vices one is also guilty of gulu n. bark of tree guma n. Sick person guna int. how many? he yi ebwe guna na? How many calabashes do you have? guna n. heat eba guna it is hot gunbwa v. to be complete (for countable things) gunje n. Non-violent madman gunma n. Sickness gunma (Z.) n. Bag used to go to farm, made from reeds (cf. Su. bwasa) guri n. large hoe for making mounds (cf. zugo guri) guri n. Tree Mahogany. guya n. to open me da wa kpako guya My father opened the door gwaagwa n. Guinea-yam cultivar. A dark-skinned variety that is high-yielding and good for pounding gwo v. to receive to collect gwo v. to grind (cereals) a gwo ewyi e inji lo they grind the guinea-corn at the mill Gwodo n. A 'play' done by women gwodo n. Something plentiful gwoma v. to go round, to patrol gwontsutsu n. Something unexpected gyaazun excl. Calm down! gyade n. Catfish gyegye n. Gorge of a river gyezunsa n. evening H. habi excl. Good morning! hankaka (Z.) n. Pied crow, (
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