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ká<br />

kàsífàn<br />

káɽgà n. type <strong>of</strong> small stone?<br />

káɽì n. pus.<br />

káɽì càptà nv2.<br />

káɽì kòlðà nv2. 2)<br />

— n.<br />

káɽì 1) n. money given to musicians by placing it on their foreheads.<br />

kàɽìðú nv2. gone bad; pussy. kàɽìjî v.intr.<br />

kàɽílán ; kàɽínnám? adj. *<strong>of</strong> less importance; a small quantity.<br />

káɽímà n. meaning. syn: mààná. from: (Ar?).<br />

kàɽímbó n. bush. (leptadenia lanelifolia spartum); (leptadenia pyrotechnica).<br />

kàɽìmí n. traditional vaccination against smallpox.<br />

káɽímì n. charcoal.<br />

kàɽímò n. camel; dromedary.<br />

kàɽímò dágə̀l n.<br />

kàɽímò kíɽì n.<br />

kàɽímò kùðúngù n. small camel.<br />

kàɽímò kúwúlé n.<br />

kàɽímò ngwáànà n. young camel.<br />

kàɽìtúnó ; kàɽìsúnó. n. fontanel; s<strong>of</strong>t spot on baby's head.<br />

kàɽìtúnóràm ; kàɽìsúnóràm. n. fontanel.<br />

káɽíwí n. wooden handle (hoe, axe).<br />

kàɽíyì ; kàɽî. n. thorn; pricker?<br />

kás ideo. see: nàmðú.<br />

kásá n. illness. syn: kásúwá. see: kásúwásee: kúndóndì.<br />

kàsádà n. permission; agreement; consent. kasadanəmmin fannəmro ngagəkki<br />

kàsàðú nv2. divide into piles. kàsǎkkì kàsàjî v.t.<br />

kásàdù n. application; industry.<br />

kàsàdùmá n. hard worker; industrious person.<br />

kásálà n. bathing. < A.<br />

kàsàlàrám n. bathroom; place for washing oneself; toilet.<br />

kásálðú ; kàsàlðà. nv2. chop s.o.'s head <strong>of</strong>f; kill with a sword. kásállə̀kkì kásáljì v.t.<br />

kàsàlðú nv2. < A. kàsàlləḱkì kàsàljî v.t. 1) bathe s.o.; wash s.o.'s entire body. 2) *to tell s.o. the truth<br />

about their own faults.<br />

— nv2. wash oneself. III<br />

kàsâm n. 1) air; gas.<br />

kàsâm njà nv2. go out for a breath <strong>of</strong> fresh air. 2) breeze; wind; coolness.<br />

kàsâm fáá/sáá kádíò ideo. a refreshing breeze came. 3) cold; cough. 4) improvement.<br />

kàsâm fàndò nv2. 5) liberty (<strong>of</strong> captive).<br />

kàsàmrám n. 1) window. 2)<br />

kásár n. screen-like mat <strong>of</strong> horizontally-tied grasses usu. hung in doorways.<br />

kásárðú ; kàsàrðà. nv2. *tie reeds with straw. kásárnə̀kkì kásárjì v.t.<br />

kàsásì n. *shrub used as medicine against dysentery.<br />

kàsàttú nv2. agree; accept; believe; consent. syn: àrdìðú. kàsàddəḱkì kàsàccî v.t.<br />

Alàà kàsàttú expr. *place self in the hands <strong>of</strong> God.<br />

kàsàttùnàmbú n. disapproval.<br />

kàsáu n. 1) bad - fatal cough. 2) tuberculosis.<br />

kàsêt n. cassette.<br />

ràdíyò kàsêttà; radio cassette player. syn: têp.<br />

kásəḿbá n. fatigue.<br />

kâsəǹ expr. except. Alan katun mʌi gʌde bawo wûn kâtùn<br />

kàsiâ n. fonio. (digitaria exilis). syn: bəŕásà.<br />

kàsífàn ; kàsíwàn. n. pain from old injury.<br />

kàsífàn cijəgəna nv2.<br />

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