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A DICTIONARY OF MADA, A PLATEAU LANGUAGE ... - Roger Blench

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Mada dictionary: Main text<br />

Singular Plural PoS C English Hausa Examples, other information<br />

də̀ conj. and, if, when, but wān də̀ kpənyɛ̀n nə̄ gu zǒ ngwɔn who if agrees let him raise<br />

(his) hand<br />

də̄ dār mə̀tər də̄ dār n. t fan-palm giginya Borassus aethiopium<br />

də̄ dārglō — n. rainbow bakan gizo kyɛn də̄ dārglō mū see rainbow that<br />

də̀dè n. g grass sp.<br />

də̀dǔn lə̄ də̄ dun lə n. tp flower of locust tree Parkia biglobosa<br />

də̀gba conj. if not yə də̄ gba sē ənə̀mē yo it if-not be like this<br />

də̀mgbà rě də̄ mgbà re n. tp palm midrib<br />

də̀mgbà shɔ́ də̄ mgbà shɔ́ n. beehive<br />

də̄ mū — n. da calf of cow<br />

də̄ n — n. boundary tə̄ te də̄ n bə̄ kəywə̀ we make boundary with each other<br />

də̀n dən n. t tree sp. kálgóó Piliostigma reticulatum<br />

də̀də̀n n. g grass sp.<br />

də̀nggàn n. m reedbuck antelope Redunca redunca<br />

mi side-blown horn from this<br />

cf. mplɔ̄ n. played together with the panpipes for festive occasions<br />

antelope<br />

də̀ntswe n. middle, between, centre tsakiya nggə̄ kre ə də̀ntswe mə̄ nē I stand in the centre or midst of people<br />

də̌ r dər n. heart zuciya<br />

də̌ r cīnji v.a lit. heart black’ – to be<br />

nggə̄ sē bə̄ dər cīnji I be with heart black<br />

unhappy<br />

də̀rè n. whitlow (this appears only on dan damina<br />

the leg)<br />

cf. ryɛ̄ n. də̀rè là nan Sātī whitlow cont. do Sati<br />

də̀r — v. to swim pito tə̄ là dər mə̀sər we cont. swim water<br />

də̌ r kə̄ kla v.a to be happy, joyous lit. ‘heart white’ nggə̄ sē bə̄ dər kə̄ kla I be with heart white<br />

də̌ r ngàr v.a to be angry lit. ‘heart break’ də̌ r là ngar nggə̀ heart cont. break me<br />

dərsù dərsu n. b red-eyed dove Streptopelia semitorquata<br />

də̀sē conj. if idan də̀sē wə̄ lə la nyə̄ yo if you will neg. come not<br />

də̀tswē conj. so that ... də̀tswē yə man nyə sū tswetswe ... so.that it (pl) then come<br />

reach quickly<br />

do mə̀dō n. market kasuwa mbrε sē do Ndəywan tomorrow is market-day Andaha do ywə̄<br />

sē sen? market cost is how.much?<br />

dō do v. to sing yi waka nggə̄ là do sεn I am singing a song<br />

doglō doglo v. to stand up, to arise tashi doglō krè ndè get up stand upright<br />

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