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

dìnà
dóngóldòngòl
dìnà adj. old; worn out (of things). syn: yápsà.
dínàr n. gold. < A.
dìnðú nv2. wear out; be worn out; get old (things). dìnjî v.intr.
dìngélðú ; dìngèlðà. nv2. hit hard (with stick). syn: déngérðú, kówóðú. dìngéllə̀kkì dìngéljì v.t.
diò nv1. do; make. díkkì cə̀dî v.t.
díp ideo. see: tà.
díp ideo. see: báktú.
dír ideo. see: kòlðú.
dírðú ; dìrðà. nv2. cut into strips (meat). dírnə̀kkì dírjì v.t.
díríðú ; dìrìðà. nv2. go around. dírîkkì díríjì v.t.
kə̀lâní díríjì nv2. *have an attack of vertigo.
kəǹdáwù tia díríjəńà nv2. conceive; miss a month.
dìrìnə̀mkəĺlé n. *circuit.
dìrìnó n. *contour.
diû n. wooden beam.
dìwàdìwá n. large traditional undergown with big sleeves.
díßì adj. 1) bad. 2) wicked. 3) dirty (of hands or body).
díßì dànó adj. exceptionally bad.
dìwínò n. date palm. (phoenix dactylifera).
diwinomi p.n. date.
díßìro adv. badly.
dìßìyìndí n. meeting together of two wrongdoers.
díwù n. end of hot season (when preparations for farming are made); humid but not raining.
díwù n. grandchild.
dìwùðú nv2. *become the time just before rainy season. dìwùjî v.intr.
díwùràm 1) n. rust.
díwùràm cijəgəna adj. rust attack; made rusty. 2)
— n. eyelid disease (red).
dìwùrí n. great-grandchild.
díyà n. blood money paid to relatives of person murdered/killed.
dìyé interrog. 1) indeed!; you don't say! 2) *affirmation of an action.
dìyínò ; dìwínò. n. date.
dódìn n. recurrence of disease.
dòdó n. inside of eyelid.
dódók adj. small; portable; easy to handle. syn: də́ddəṕ.
dòðú nv2. invite. dǒkkì dòjî v.t.
dôi adj. quick; swift. doi fit quick as a flash
dôirò ; dôidôirò. adv. swiftly; quickly.
dók n. damask linen.
dòkkôr n. hop.
dókó n. porter.
dólè n. force; obligation.
dólèrò adv. obligatorily.
dòlèðú nv2. become obligatory. dòlèjî v.intr.
dóm ideo. see: gəǹáðú.
dóndì adj. ill; sick.
dòndìlá adj. sickly; permanently sick.
dòndìðú nv2. get sick; fall ill. dòndǔkkì dòndìjî v.intr.
dòngó n. wrapping ones legs around (s.o. or donkey).
dòngó njàkkò ; dòngó kə̀léðúwú. nv2. wrap ones legs around.
dóngól ideo. see: kòlðú.
dóngòl n. long rope for tethering cattle in a line.
dóngóldòngòl ; róngólròngòl. adj. large and round. syn: dəḿbóldə̀mbòl.
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