A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench
A DICTIONARY GBARI LANGUAGE - Roger Blench
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 />
wyigbe n. thief<br />
wyicere n. Gritty pieces of guinea-corn chaff. Used as a food and stuck to winnowing<br />
trays in decorative patterns<br />
wyire n. Woman's waist ring, thread with beads, charms etc.<br />
wyishango n. skink (H. kulba)<br />
wyisni n. guinea-corn heads after the seeds are removed<br />
wyitango n. hawk<br />
wyiyacane n. day after tomorrow or day before yesterday.<br />
wyizosa n. sunset<br />
wyowyo n. cold<br />
nuwa wo wyowyo the water is [feels] cold<br />
Y.<br />
ya v. to lose<br />
ma ewo ya I lost some money<br />
ya v. to let go, leave off cf. la..ya<br />
ya v. to begin<br />
ba ya ewyi Îo they began to thresh the guinea-corn<br />
yaatugopa n. headtie<br />
yaci(re) v. to lie down<br />
yaga n. Alligator pepper<br />
Aframomum melegueta<br />
yagbegbere n. tree-root<br />
yago(r)i n. uncle<br />
Mother's brother<br />
yagwe n. Mother's senior sister<br />
Yaji p.n. Yoruba language or person<br />
yakna n. Rope made from twisted palm fronds and used to climb palm trees<br />
yako n. pawpaw<br />
Carica papaya<br />
See also kambulu<br />
yangbade n. Guinea-yam cultivar<br />
Early maturing<br />
yari n. Underskirt<br />
A wraparound cloth with ties used by women beneath the wrapper<br />
yashi(se) v. to sit down<br />
ma yashise e rena I sat down on the mat<br />
yashi kuya v.p. to squat<br />
ye v. to like<br />
to want<br />
to need<br />
to adore<br />
yedobo v. to love one another<br />
yence n. Semen<br />
yekna (Z.) v. to gather<br />
yekun n. agama lizard<br />
yelo adv. this year<br />
yi pron. we/us<br />
yi v. to tighten<br />
ma fewun yi I tightened the cord around the brush<br />
yi v. to call (someone)<br />
yi..n v. to be<br />
Musa yi za jiji n Musa is dark-skinned<br />
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