A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench

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A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition Roger Blench and Musa Doma tswaago n. smithy tswaagomi n. shards of metal that fly off when a blacksmith hammers Tswadu p.n. Title. Corresponds to Hausa Madaki Traditional title of the man who stands second to the chief (
A Dictionary of the Gbari Language Trial Edition Roger Blench and Musa Doma to taste wo v. to beat someone with a stick wo v. to extract from liquid (water, oil) ma kala wo I took out the bean-cake [from the oil] wo pron. he she it wo kawu v.p. to be dry ede awo kawu the cloth is dry wodye pron. himself herself itself wogaba num. twelve wogaca num. thirty wogagbma num. eleven wogema num. forty wona int. How? he wo na? How do you feel? How much? [money] woshi num. twenty woshya v. to feel to pain ebe a ka mi, ebwa ma woshya ge A knife cut me, hurting my finger wowe a. new wozasunsun v. kindness to another person wo wozasunsun he is kind to other people wu v. to kill nagberi á nakpa wu the hunter killed a monkey to anaesthetise likita wa wo kakpa wu de eki ke kpe e mesa the doctor aneasthetised my leg before operating on it. wulu a. morally wrong wun v. to possess wuncece n. Cotton ready for spinning wunfu n. Cotton wool wurere n. Ululation, sharp sound wuri a. small wya!, wyi!, wyua! excl. Expression of annoyance or despair wyangba n. Exudate from the eye caused by disease or malnutrition wyango n. sun day wyangosa n. afternoon wyebwa adv. forward, in front lo wyebwa go forward! katakpukpu shi emi bwari wyebwa the motorbike is front of the house wyebyibyi n. wickedness wyegma n. Affection wyekoko n. shelled cob of maize wyeknu n. agama lizard wyeniwyeni adv. in a hurry he yi wyeniwyeni? Are you in a hurry? wyenpe n. sweat wyesungo n. sweat-fly wyenuwa n. Tears wyi v. to steal -52-
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