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