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káttáwàr<br />

káßàsù<br />

káttáwàr n. 1) pigeon. 2) colour <strong>of</strong> a pigeon. 3)<br />

— n. shrub sp. (Combretum).<br />

káttè n. 1) distance between two places. 2) relation.<br />

kàttèkàtté n. *environment. see: persons, etc.<br />

kàttî n. earth; soil.<br />

kàttî bûl n. whitewash.<br />

kàttìmá n. mason; maker <strong>of</strong> mud bricks; carrier <strong>of</strong> 'banco'.<br />

kàttìá adj. sandy.<br />

káttó n. afterbirth (<strong>of</strong> an animal?); placenta. syn: kwâ kúrà.<br />

káttú n. horse hair; donkey hair. syn: kàmbúdù.<br />

kàttú n. trap for birds made with horse hair.<br />

kàttúwù n. lie. syn: bə́ɽì, káryí.<br />

kàttùwùmá n. liar.<br />

kàttùwùðú nv2. become a lie; become untrue. kàttùwùjî v.intr.<br />

ìsàkàttùwùðúwú nv2. contradict; declare to be untrue. ìsàkàttùwǔkkì ìsàkàttùwújî v.t.<br />

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

kàtùnó see: kàðùnó. n.<br />

kâu see: káusú. n.<br />

kʌû n. 1) stone; rock.<br />

kʌûà adj. stony.<br />

kʌû timiyé ; timin kâuà. n. tartar; plaque. 2) mountain; rocky hill.<br />

kʌû gə̀ptúràm; sling.<br />

kâu sìllòwù n. form <strong>of</strong> capital punishment (buried up to neck in ground horses ride over person).<br />

kàudí n. shade.<br />

kàudí ləḿəś ideo. deep shade.<br />

kʌûlà n. place in the sun.<br />

kàuðú nv2. *be patient (<strong>of</strong> important person). v.intr.<br />

káulá n. 1) bush sp. (Combretum). 2) *name given to a region in the central part <strong>of</strong> Diffa department.<br />

káuláðú ; kàulàðà. nv2. rinse a bowl to get out the sediment. syn: jàláðú, sə̀rálðú, sùwàlðú. káulâkkì<br />

káulájî v.t.<br />

kʌûrì n. tomb; grave. syn: káwàr.<br />

kàurìlá n. cemetery; burial ground. syn: kàwàrdí. see: kàwàrlá.<br />

káusù ; kâu. n. heat <strong>of</strong> the sun.<br />

káusù cəŕ/yír/yír/jəŕ? ideo. baking hot.<br />

kàusùðú nv2. kàusùjî v.intr. 1) become day; become day. 2) rise (<strong>of</strong> sun).<br />

káßá n. clap.<br />

káßá jàðà nv2. clap.<br />

kàwáà n. *palm's width.<br />

kàwádà n. place where women do fûl or place where bury bule with ashes.<br />

kawak n. multiple.<br />

kàwáktú ; kàwàktà. nv2. scoop out s.t. s<strong>of</strong>t usu. with instrument. kàwángə̀kkì kàwákcì v.t.<br />

kàwàktú nv2. multiply; increase. kàwàngəḱkì kàwàkcî v.t.<br />

ríwà kàwàkcəńà expr. pr<strong>of</strong>it has doubled.<br />

sî kàwàktú nv2.<br />

kàwángé n. spur-wing goose.<br />

káwár n. Slender-billed Weaver. Ploceus luteolus.<br />

káwàr n. grave. syn: kʌûrì. < A.<br />

kàwárà n. 1) *composition <strong>of</strong> herbal medicines. 2) *jar in which one prepares herbal medicine. 3)<br />

kàwàràðú nv2. *prepare a herbal potion.<br />

kàwàrdí n. cemetry. syn: kàurìlá kàwàrlá.<br />

kàwàrðú nv2. *make a raised place on a tomb to mark the spot. < A. kàwàrnəḱkì kàwàrjî v.intr.<br />

kàwàrlá n. cemetry; graveyard. syn: kàurìlá, kàwàrdí.<br />

káßàsù n. *non-aggressive.<br />

21/11/2007 <strong>Manga</strong> — English Dictionary 75

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