A dictionary of Manga, a Kanuri language of Eastern ... - Roger Blench

célè
cî
célè n. rectangular flower bed.
cènjá n. see: cànjá.
céu n. direction.
cə̀gàlé n. mat from millet stalks.
cəǵáptú ; cə̀gàptà. nv2. cəǵámmə̀kkì cəǵápcì v.t. 1) catch in hand(s). 2) beckon with hand (to come).
cə́jəḱtú ; cə̀jə̀ktà. nv2. prod. cə́jəńgə̀kkì cə́jəḱcì v.intr.
cə́jəḱtúwú ; cə̀jə̀ktàà. nv2. cə́jəḱkə̀kkì cə́jəḱcìyì v.t. I 1) bang on ground. 2) shake up and down (settle
the contents); compact.
cə̀jûngùmà n. choosey (finicky) person or animal.
cəḱ adj. straight.
— ideo. see: dàðúsee: lèðú.
cəḱkò adv. straight ahead.
cəĺáp ideo. noise made by dog lapping water; slurp.
cəĺəḿ adj. black.
cəĺəḿ fə́t ; cəĺəḿ fə́dəḱ. adj. jet black.
cə̀lə̀mcəĺəḿ adj. blackish.
— n. twilight?
cə̀lə̀mðú nv2. blacken; become blackish. cə̀lə̀mməḱkì cə̀lə̀mjî v.intr.
cə̀lə̀mðúwú nv2. blacken. cə̀lə̀mjíyì v.t.
cǝ̂m ; cîm. adj. 1) bitter. 2) stingy.
cǝ̂m fák adj. very bitter.
cə̀mrám n. bile.
cəńjəḿè n. story; tale. syn: ngísímè.
cəṕ ideo. exact (of numbers).
cəṕtú ; cə̀ptà. nv2. lance (with hot scissor blade). cəḿmə̀kkì cəṕcì v.t.
cəṕtúwú ; cə̀ptàà. nv2. forget. syn: ngèstú. cəṕkə̀kkì cəṕcìyì v.t.
fə́dəḿ cəṕtúwú gv. forget completely.
cəŕ ideo. see: káusùsee: ngâ.
cə̀ràmðú nv2. pull off leaves from branch; grains from millet head (with downward movement towards the
person). cə̀ràmməḱkì cə̀ràmjî v.t.
cə̀ráttú ; cə̀ràttà. nv2. scrape clean (waterpot or calabash). cə̀ráddə̀kkì cə̀ráccì v.t.
cəŕə́t ideo. see: kárwù kàmðàà.
cə́ɽán ideo. see: yàkkò.
cəś
cî
1) ideo. see: kálðúsee: yàkkòsee: yàmbò.
n. 1) mouth.
cî bâà adj. s.o. who doesn't talk.
cî dôià adj. bigmouth; insolent; fast talking; talking too much.
cî fèðéà adj. blabbermouth.
cî kàmbôià adj. fast/fluent speaker.
cî kùrwówùà adj. slow/laborious speaker.
cî ngâà n. big mouth; insolent; fast talker.
cî njàkkò nv2. butt in.
cî tìlóà adj. having the same opinion.
cî tìlórò adv. all at once.
cî tùlùwò nv2. take back/withdraw what said.
cî yìndíà adj. agree verbally; two-faced; lying?
cîà adj. talks too much.
cîní sím sím cə̀dî expr. my mouth is watering.
kúlúk cînjú kájəǹní ; múdú cînjú kájəǹní; wáá cînjú kájəǹní. phr.
wáá cînjúyè gùréðú gn. 2) mouthful (of food). 3) part; share (inheritance). 4) turn.
cî cîrò diò n. turn and turn about (do).
cìmá n. co-wife whose turn it is that day. 5) entrance; mouth of bottle. 6) end.
cî dàjíràm n. extreme limit. 7) edge. 8) muzzle.
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