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

kə́ßú
kìnðà
kə́ßú n. leather boot.
kiaddin adv. hardly; with difficulty.
kiâm n. 1) milk. 2) *maternal lineage. 3) *white liquid of certain plants.
kiámmá n. bush which has milky substance as sap.
kiáng ideo. see: gérò.
kiárì n. old man.
kiàrìðú nv2. kiàrǔkkì kiàrìjî v.intr. 1) become old (male).
gájáp/gə́jəṕ kiàrìðú ideo. *become very old. 2) *mature (plant).
kiáttú ; kiàttà. nv2. scrape; wipe off s.t. sticky (e.g a baby's bottom). kiáddə̀kkì kiáccì v.t.
kiáu ideo. ! see: ngàmðúsee: ngə̀rò.
kiáwù n. vein(s). syn: jʌ̂r, kùwú.
kíbbáðú ; kìbbàðà. nv2. become hard. kíbbájì v.intr.
kíbbáðúwú ; kìbbàðàà. nv2. make sure of s.t. syn: kìbbúdúwú. kíbbágə̀kkì kíbbájìyì v.t.
kîbbù adj. 1) hard; tough. kibbunju sukkude 2) certain; sure. 3) *avaricious; tight-fisted.
kídà n. work; job. syn: kédí.
kídà bówú n. pointless work.
kídà dúnòyè n. forced labour; hard work.
kídà jàmàlá; communal work.
kídà kùrómà n. supervisor; inspector; foreman?
kídà tà nv2. start work (trade or profession).
kìdàmá n. worker; industrious person.
kìdàrám n. working place; office.
kídà bòwáðà expr. (people are) in the midst of the work.
kìdàðú nv2. work (land). kìdǎkkì kìdàjî v.t.
kíláɽì n. eulogy; flattering praise. syn: áwúló, jə̀jə̀ktà.
kíláɽì bò nv2. enjoy praise from professional praise-singers.
kílìshí n. spicy dried meat. < H.
kìló n. kilogramme.
kímbá n. shrub whose seeds are used as a spice.
yâ kímbáyè; pepper plant.
kìmê adj. 1) red; brown.
kìmê cít/fít ideo. bright red.
kìmêràm n. red ink.
kìmèðú nv2. redden; make red. kìme¸kkì kìmèjî v.t.
kìmèðúwú nv2. become reddish. kìmèjíyì v.intr.
kìméɽí adj. reddish.
kímíðú ; kìmìðà. nv2. pulverise or crush s.t. with the hand; squirm; move about to get comfortable; in a
comfortable position. kímî kkì kímíjì v.t.; kìmìkímídú III
kímídúwú nv2. *cause to enter. syn: njàkkò.
kímíkímí n. sore behind ear where it joins head.
kìmîl n. piece of split cornstalk in which penis is placed after circumcision to aid healing.
kâmbà kìmîl njakko nv2. tie (child) up hand and foot.
kìmìldú nv2. hand-cuff; tie-up. kìmìlləḱkì kìmìljî v.t.
kímít ideo. see: tà.
kimittuwu nv2. constrain.
kímó n. hedgehog.
kímó tùksímà n. porcupine.
kíná n. bad smell; stink.
kíná njəńg ideo. syn: káinò.
kinadu nv2. stink.
kìnðà adj. *adoptive.
kìnðà bawa n. *step father.
kìnðà féro n. adopted daughter (born to spouse).
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