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càmbú<br />

cèjènó<br />

càmbə̀ɽé njàkkò; miss out (words in conversation), (cultivation in field) | deliberate action or result?<br />

càmbú n. muzzle.<br />

cáməǹ see: cámùn. n.<br />

càməǹðú see: càmùnðú. nv2.<br />

cámmó n. crowd.<br />

càmmòrám n. meeting place.<br />

cámùn ; cáməǹ; càmùnó. n. similarity; resemblance.<br />

— adj. similar.<br />

cámùn hák adj. identical.<br />

càmùnðú nv2. resemblance; similarity. càmùnnəḱkì càmùnjî v.t.<br />

cán ideo. see: bə̀ɽîn.<br />

càncàmmó n. collection.<br />

càngáà n. make-shift hut <strong>of</strong> millet stalks.<br />

càngáàrò lèðú gn. go <strong>of</strong>f to a make-shift hut <strong>of</strong> millet stalks to pursue Koranic studies.<br />

cángácángá n.<br />

càngáljàm n. type <strong>of</strong> <strong>Kanuri</strong> woman's hairstyle.<br />

cángàm n. well-digging tool; chopping tool.<br />

cángàu n. tuberculosis.<br />

cànjá ; cénjá. n. hip.<br />

cánjì n. 1) change.< E. 2) relocation?<br />

cànjìmá n. 1) replacement. 2) money-changer.<br />

cànjìðú nv2. cànjǔkkì cànjìjî v.t. 1) change. 2) transfer.<br />

cáp ideo. see: ìngî, yìmbə̀ɽò.<br />

cáp ideo. see: bà.<br />

càptáðú ; càptàðà. nv2. sell <strong>of</strong>f. càptâkkì càptájì v.t.<br />

cáptú ; càptà. nv2. gather together; accumulate. cámmə̀kkì cápcì v.t.<br />

təŕəḿ cáptú gn.<br />

càptú nv2. search. càmməḱkì càpcî v.t.<br />

cár ideo. see: ngámdùsee: kîbbù.<br />

cárái ideo. see: dàðú.<br />

cárák ideo. see: dàðú.<br />

cárðú ; càrðà. nv2. throb (with pain). cárjì v.intr.<br />

cârè adj. a short while ago/previously.<br />

cárjáp n. cracking open <strong>of</strong> feet.<br />

càrnó n. throbbing pain.<br />

cárwò n. snake (non-poisonous, yellowish).<br />

cáɽáng ideo. see: fàrdú.<br />

cáɽémá adv. fortunately.<br />

cáɽí n. double pannier <strong>of</strong> open ropework (put on donkeys).<br />

càɽìcáɽí ; *jê càɽìcáɽí. n. net.<br />

càɽí n. millet whitened through soaking in water.<br />

cás ideo. see: tústú.<br />

cátkádù n. purple glossy starling?<br />

cáucáu see: cáccáu. adj.<br />

cáßàk n. cloud (which obscures sun at any time <strong>of</strong> day).<br />

cáßál n. puddle.<br />

cáwáláktú nv2. see: cáwúləḱtú.<br />

càwálðú ; càwàðà. càwálðəḱkì càwálðì v.t. III nv2. splash about.<br />

càwàné n. make small purchases in kind.<br />

cáwúləḱ ideo. incoherent; confused.<br />

cáwúləḱtú ; càwùlə̀ktà; cáwáláktú. nv2. talk incoherently. syn: tə̀rwáðú. cáwúləńgə̀kkì cáwúləḱcì v.intr.<br />

céjéðú ; cèjèðà. nv2. decant. céjêkkì céjéjì v.t.<br />

cèjènó n. decanted liquid.<br />

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