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fàktú<br />

fárák<br />

kə̀lâ fàktà nv2. 1) *meet each other. syn: tàdò. 2) *gather together (people).<br />

fàktú nv2. touch (with flat <strong>of</strong> hand). fàngəḱkì fàkcî v.t.<br />

fàktúràm n. stopper, plug, bung, bottle top.<br />

fál 1) ideo. see: nàmðú. 2)<br />

— ideo. see: ìngî.<br />

fál num. one. syn: tìló.<br />

fálá n. flood water.<br />

fàlá see: tásà. adj. oval.<br />

fálái ideo. *wide. see: fə̀rámðú; káðú.<br />

kalwu falai gn. one gown.<br />

fàlài n. one <strong>of</strong> a pair. kalwu falai suno falai fal<br />

súnó fàlài fál n. one shoe.<br />

fàláiðú ; fàlàiðà. nv2. lead a solitary existence. fàláiðə̀kkì fàláiðì v.t. III<br />

fàláiðúwú nv2. make s.o. leave society; make s.o. lead a solitary existence. fàláigə̀kkì fàláijìyì v.t. II<br />

fàlàláðú nv2. overflow (water). fàlàlájì v.intr.<br />

fálálái adj. *light.<br />

fàlàm n. 1) one half <strong>of</strong> two-sided load. 2) lump <strong>of</strong> staple (gúdá).<br />

fálámðú ; fàlàmðà. nv2. *walk with difficulty; wobbly legged. fálámmə̀kkì fálámjì v.intr.<br />

fálðú ; fàlðà. nv2. fállə̀kkì fáljì v.t. 1) break open; split.<br />

fák/fás fálðú ideo. split. 2) cross over.<br />

fàlðú nv2. change (e.g. clothes, money); switch; exchange. fàlləḱkì fàljî v.t.<br />

fàlðúràm n. ford; crossing place.<br />

fálfàl n. type <strong>of</strong> fish.<br />

fàlfàɽí n. small pieces <strong>of</strong> split wood; chippings?<br />

fàlló n. *break; piece broken <strong>of</strong>f s.t.<br />

fàlló n. top <strong>of</strong> hut. fallo fàljʌî they change the top <strong>of</strong> the hut<br />

fálwú n. lake <strong>of</strong> collected rain water; pond.<br />

fám ideo. see: yìmbə̀ɽò.<br />

fâm 1) n. *traditional medicine containing ink washed from a slate to make more intelligent. < A. 2)<br />

— n. 'pound' equal to 2 naira. syn: féfà.< E.<br />

fámbàlàm n. stocks.<br />

fámbàlàmrò njàkkò nv2. put in the stocks.<br />

fàmé n. area without path.<br />

fándí n. 1) income. 2) anything gained.<br />

fàndò nv1. fàndəḱkì cùwàndî v.t. 1) get; receive; obtain. 2) reach (destination).<br />

tùwànðò nv1. be available; be obtainable. túwànðî v.intr.<br />

fàndònàmbù n. check.<br />

fànðú nv2. fǎkkì fànjî v.t. 1) hear; listen?; understand. 2) obey (advice). 3) feel.<br />

fáu/fiáu/miáu fànðú ideo. taste; smell.<br />

wái wái wái wái fànðú ideo. feel throbbing pain.<br />

mílmíl fànðú ideo. feel sharp pain on skin (bites).<br />

ìsàfànðúwú nv2. inform s.o. syn: ìsàfàdúðúwú, ìsànòðúwú. ìsàfàngəḱkì ìsàfànjìyî v.t.<br />

fànéfàné n. hearsay; rumours.<br />

fáng ideo. see: fə̀rəḿðú.<br />

fángàmí n. stirrup.<br />

fánkà n. electric fan.< E.<br />

fànkàsú ; fàngàsú. n. brown wheat doughnut (without yeast).<br />

fànké n. doughnut (with yeast).<br />

fànnàlèwá n. species <strong>of</strong> the cassia tree (ci ingiyen).<br />

fár ideo. *ripping. see: lólóðú see: kárdú.<br />

fàràfàràðú nv2. *grope (in the dark) to look for s.t. syn: fàtə̀ràðú, fàwàttú. fàràfàrǎkkì fàràfàràjî v.t.<br />

fárái ideo. *late. see: búné.<br />

fárák 1) adj. wide; open; roomy; spacious.<br />

21/11/2007 <strong>Manga</strong> — English Dictionary 37

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