A dictionary of Manga, a Kanuri language of Eastern ... - Roger Blench
A dictionary of Manga, a Kanuri language of Eastern ... - Roger Blench
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túm<br />
úwù<br />
túm ideo. see: fúðú.<br />
tùmbú adj. rest <strong>of</strong> s.t. cut. bir tumbu<br />
˜tùmbùðú nv2. *cut completely.<br />
tùmòðúwú nv2. cause to finish. see: tàmòðúwú. < A. tùmògəḱkì tùmòjíyì v.t.<br />
túndúk ideo. see: cúró.<br />
tùngùrùmðú nv2. kneel down. tùngùrùmməḱkì tùngùrùmjî v.intr.<br />
túnó n. sore; abcess; ulcer.<br />
túnó kàngúwù n. chronic tropical ulcer that doesn't heal.<br />
túnó kàrwî n. stye.<br />
túnó kúrà n. cancer; normally kills. syn: kànnúwásí.<br />
túnó ngúdò n. abcess <strong>of</strong> horse.<br />
túntú n. tassle. tuntu jawaye<br />
tùnùsíyà n. type <strong>of</strong> hat (from Tunisia?).<br />
túr ideo. see: léðú.<br />
tùrðú nv2. stop; halt (animals). syn: kàlðú. tùrnəḱkì tùrjî v.t.<br />
túrì adj. 1) lean meat. 2) lean person. 3) poor person. syn: dérì, ngʌ̂mdù.<br />
tùrîs n. tourist.<br />
túrjè n. metal ring or rope through bull's nose.<br />
tùrjèrám n. septum <strong>of</strong> bull.<br />
tùrnə̀bîs n. screwdriver.<br />
túrnò n. fire-blackened deposit on outside <strong>of</strong> pot.<br />
tùròktùròk n. mixture <strong>of</strong> colours (on animals, cloth).<br />
túrúrú adj. *little (hole).<br />
túrúrúwú ; túrárá? n. ant hill.<br />
tùrúrúwù n. epileptic fit.<br />
tùrùrùwùmá n. epileptic person.<br />
túɽú n. rebellion.<br />
túɽúmà n. rebel.<br />
tùɽú n. 1) small mouthed clay water jar. 2) pink ball protruding from camel's mouth. 3) round black 'spot'<br />
on cola-nut (small 'cyst' on cola-nut).<br />
túsà n. fart; "break wind". syn: káríyí. from: (vulg).<br />
tùssáðú ; tùssàðà. nv2. mix together. tùssâkkì tùssájì v.t.<br />
tùssànó n. mixture.<br />
tústú ; tústà. nv2. pound (in mortar) to separate bran from grain. syn: bà. tússə̀kkì tússì v.t.<br />
dîm dîm dîm tústú ideo. noise <strong>of</strong> pestle.<br />
məŕəḱ məŕəḱ tústú ideo.<br />
tùstú nv2. tùssəḱkì tùssî v.intr. 1) rest; remain.<br />
sái tùssíyà expr. see you later! 2)<br />
túsù n. dot indicating pause (Koran).<br />
túßà n. repentance.<br />
túwál n. beach.<br />
túwótùwò n. learning by heart through repetition.<br />
tùwùlwúlà n. kidney.<br />
ú see: wú. pron.<br />
úwù num. five.<br />
U - u<br />
21/11/2007 <strong>Manga</strong> — English Dictionary 153