A dictionary of Manga, a Kanuri language of Eastern ... - Roger Blench
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újè<br />
buîà adj. permanently unlucky; jinxed.<br />
bújè n. baggy trousers.<br />
bújì n. mat.<br />
bújì bûl gn. undecorated, plain mat.<br />
bújì jô gn. mat (multicoloured).<br />
bújì kàjîmbè gn. grass mat.<br />
bújì kàlàrús ; bújì kàlèrəṕ. gn. mat with a single coloured strip down the middle.<br />
bújì kóndà gn. thicker white mat (heavy duty).<br />
bújì kórkór gn. circular mat.<br />
bújì kùràbàrí gn. large mat.<br />
bújì màməń ; bújì màməĺ. gn. mat woven in strips and sewn together.<br />
bújì ngànjìkáwí gn. extremely well-woven mat made with thin strips <strong>of</strong> palm leaves.<br />
bújì tákúrí gn. small round mat.<br />
bùjìmá n. maker <strong>of</strong> mats; mat seller.<br />
búk ideo. see: báktú; yùrò.<br />
búkúkúl adj. round.<br />
bûl adj. 1) white. 2) clean.<br />
bûl fák ideo. snow white.<br />
bûl shál ideo. absolutely clean.<br />
búlðù n. hyena.<br />
bùlðú nv2. become white.<br />
bùlðùgəŕé n. side by side.<br />
bùlðùngìsú n. striped hyena. syn: ngísù.<br />
búlè n. small water jar.<br />
búljù n. tree. (Boscia senegalensis).<br />
búllàm n. Laughing Dove. Streptopelia senegalensis.<br />
bûllàm n. linen.<br />
bùllàrá adj. <strong>of</strong>f-white; cream.<br />
búlló n. fertile spot where wood etc. has previously been burnt.<br />
bùlóngù n. sausage tree. big tree with long dangling inedible fruit. (Kigelia africana).<br />
búlú n. leaves for sauce (baobab).<br />
búlú káskásí; syn: kèwúlú.<br />
búlú jònjòɽí n. tasteless sauce made with baobab leaves.<br />
bùlùbùlù n. mucus coming from mouth.<br />
bùlùngùstú nv2. go mouldy. syn: táðú. bùlùngùssî v.intr.<br />
bùlúsú n. unpopular with opposite sex; person no-one wants to marry.<br />
bùlùsùðú bùlùsǔkkì bùlùsùjî nv2. become unloved.<br />
bùnàràm n. s.t. on which one sleeps. see: bəǹàràm.<br />
búndì n. wild animal.<br />
búndì kúrà n. lion. syn: ngâm.<br />
búndúwù n. rifle; fire-arm.<br />
búndúwù cìjəńà expr. the rifle fired.<br />
búné n. night.<br />
búné fárái ideo. all night long.<br />
bùnèðú nv2. become night. bùnèjî v.intr.<br />
búngói adj. see: dágə̀l.<br />
búngòi n. insect emitting a bad smell (generally found on calabash plants).<br />
búngól adj. huge.<br />
búngúl ideo. see: kòlðú.<br />
bùngúl see: mándá. adj.<br />
búnì n. fish.<br />
búnì tà nv2. fish.<br />
búnì tàmà n. fisherman.<br />
búnì<br />
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