A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench

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A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition Roger Blench and Musa Doma kpnamkpna n. diarrhoea vomit cholera kpnamkpna(na) n. millipede kpnanyi n. nine kpninu n. sheep kpnowi n. six kpnubwa n. ear kpokposun n. Bone in phrases. cf. ewye kpokposun Kpoto p.n. Ebira person or language (
A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition Roger Blench and Musa Doma kundo n. A drink made from pulverised guinea-corn and spice. Corresponds to Hausa kunnu kungbiri a. A whole kungbwi a. Small kunti n. stump of a tree origin root source kupaso n. Disease. A stomach complaint common in children. Et. contraction of kubi aso (q.v.) kureshin v. to wake up ma kureshin labmelabme I woke up early in the morning kurya n. antelope kusu n. pig kusu'go n. pig-pen kuta n. stone kuti n. forest kutungbari n. Tree sp. kutunku n. Dwarf kuya n. Squatting position apology appeasement kuyari a. packed away kuyi n. orphan?? kwala n. Baobab, Adansonia digitata kwalanta n. coconut kwankwa n. Hammer (especially used to sharpen hoe-blades) kwankware n. gecko kwari nabutsi n. small, biting insect et. 'Kwali scorpion' kwàsákwàsá n. Pied crow kwoge n. Tree sp. kya v. to chop (with cleaver, axe) esp. meat to beat mercilessly idiom. kyaku a. open, something practical kyikyikiri a. all L. la v. to take to lift from the ground to harvest mi la atsi I am harvesting yams to hit to become spoilt (of children) la v. initial verb prefixing an order or instruction la gi wo give him (it) la lo ∫´la you should go to the funeral ceremony là to open (book but not door etc.) Musa wa ekpa la Musa opened the book la ekpa dye yi dye foto wye Open the book so we can see the pictures to unwrap -36-
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