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cease
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verb
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daina or dena, intr
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ceaselessly
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adverb
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kulyaushe
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ceil
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transitive verb
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yabe
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ceiled
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participle
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adj. yababe, fem. yababa, pl. yababu
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celebrate
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transitive verb
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(= to praise, honour) yab(b)o, yin yab(b)o
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celebrated
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participle
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adj. yeb(b)abe, fem. yeb(b)aba, pl. yeb(b)abu
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celebrity
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noun
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yab(b)o
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celestial
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adjective
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maisama, applied to god, a 2
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centipede
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noun
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shanshani, pl. shanshanu, buzuzu, kadan-dunia
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centre
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noun
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tsak(k)a, tsak(k)ia; spec. c. on the inside of thatch roof kondo or kwando
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certain
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adjective
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1. (= assured, true)
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certainly
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adverb
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v. da gaskia, enche, hakika, labudda, tubbas; c. is expressed also by means of tabbata
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certainty
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noun
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gaskia
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certificate
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noun
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laya
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certified
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participle
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adj. shaidade, fem. shaidada, pl. shaidadu
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certify
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verb
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hakikanta
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cesspit
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noun
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salga, pl. salgagi
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chafe
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intransitive verb
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(= to feel irritated) jin haushi; he chafed at this ya ji haushin wonan
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chaff
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noun
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dusa, kaikai, soshia; small piece of c. tsinki or zinke, pl. tsinkai or zinka
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chagrin
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noun
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haushi
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chain
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noun
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sarka or surka, pl. sarka or sarkoki; coll. chains saari; c. armour sulke, mari, pl. marurua
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chair
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noun
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kushera; take a c. ka zamna abissa kushera; karaga
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chalk
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noun
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alzibbus; c. or white earth used for bleaching thread alli
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chamber
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noun
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daki, pl. dakuna; very small c. or closet loloki, pl. lolokai
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chamberlain
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noun
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madaki
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chameleon
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noun
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hawainya or hawainya
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chance
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noun
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see accident
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change
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transitive verb
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tr. maida, maïshe, sake, sake, saké or saki
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change
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transitive verb
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intr. mayesda, rikida, jirikita, the last referring to any c. of position whether material or figurative
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change
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transitive verb
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for the engl. c. hausa very often has the weaker expr. become zama, kowa
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changed
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participle
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sauyaye, fem. sauyaya, pl. sauyayi; sakake, fem. sakakiya, pl. sakaku; rikidada, fem. rikidadia, pl. rikidadu
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chapter
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noun
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(= division of a book) kai, sura, pl. surori
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character
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noun
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(= disposition) hal(l)i
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character
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noun
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(= good repute) suna; he bears a high c. sunansa nagari ne, cf. fame
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character
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noun
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to have a certain c. is expressed by means of v. tarika
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characteristic
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noun
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hal(l)i, pl. hal(l)ai
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charcoal
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noun
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gavori or goi, pl. gawayé, not used of burning c. for which cf. 2
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charcoal
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noun
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burning c. garwashi, pl. garwashoshi
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charcoal
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noun
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charcoal-tree, a small tree kiriya, from which is made smith's c. garwashin kiriya
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charge
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verb
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(= to load) chik(k)a or dora
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charge
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verb
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(= to command) hakunche, hakumta
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charge
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verb
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(= to rush on, to attack) fadi (bissa, bissa ga or) abissa
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charity
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noun
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see alms
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charm
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noun
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1. gen. whether written or of any other kind magani, laya, hatumi or katumi, bara; sunan allah (lit. the name of god), this is used of various charms which are written on a smooth board, the ink from which is washed off and swallowed
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charmer, snake-
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noun
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gardi or gerdi, pl. gardawa or gerdawa, turdi, pl. turdawa
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chase
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noun
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(= hunting) farauta
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chase
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verb
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(= to hunt) yin farauta
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chase
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verb
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(= to drive away) kore
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chaste
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adjective
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tsalla
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chastise
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transitive verb
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kãda, see castigate
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chat
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noun
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and v. see conversation, converse
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cheap
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adjective
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da araha, buhu; it is c. shina da araha
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cheapness
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noun
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araha
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cheat
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verb
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chin riba, chin kura, rikiche or rikichi, zambache or zambata
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cheat
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noun
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(= fraud) kura, riba, rikichi or rikiche
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cheat
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noun
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(= one who cheats) machikura, pl. machikura; maichin kura; mairiba, pl. masuriba or mairiba da kura; maizambachi or maizambata
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cheating
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noun
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kura, see prec
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check
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verb
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(= reprove) kwaba, kwobé
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check
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verb
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(= hinder, restrain) han(n)a
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cheek
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noun
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kumchi, pl. kum(m)atu; hair on the cheeks saje or saji
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cheer
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verb
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bada murua, yin murua
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cheese
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noun
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chukumaara
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chew
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verb
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tr. tamna, tona, tsuk(k)e
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chewed
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participle
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tumanne, fem. tumanana, pl. tumanau
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chicken
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noun
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tsako, tsiako, chikako; dantsako or dantsiako, pl. yantsako
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chicken
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noun
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coll. yanchikako
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chief
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noun
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baba
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child
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noun
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(= son or daughter) da, connect. dan, fem. dia, pl. yaya, yayaye and ya, connect. yan; yaro, pl. yara (lit. lad) less frequent
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child
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noun
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(= young person) yaro, pl. yara, kuruchia or kurichia
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child
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noun
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a very young c., an infant up to one year of age jariri, jarili or
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childhood
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noun
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yarinta, yaranchi
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childish
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adjective
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da hal(l)in yaro
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childishness
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noun
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hal(l)in yaro, hal(l)in kankanta, kuruchia or kurichia
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chill
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noun
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funturu, especially that felt at night
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chin
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noun
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haɓa, pl. habobi; double c. maroro or malolo
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china
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noun
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geogr. sin
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chisel
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noun
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kurufi; spec. c. for cutting iron furufi
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choke
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transitive and intransitive verb
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makure; to cause to c. sumanche or sumanche
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choler
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noun
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see anger
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choose
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verb
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zabe, zaba, zabi; spec. to c. out one or more pieces of anything (= to select) wari
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christian, a.
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noun
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annas(g)ara, also used as coll. pl. christians
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christianity
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noun
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addinin annas-(g)ara
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church, i.e. a place of worship
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noun
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masallachi, pl. masallatai
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churn
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verb
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burka, tunkui mono
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cicatrice
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noun
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tubbo, tombo or tabo
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cinders
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noun
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garwashi, pl. garwashoshi
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circle
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noun
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guda
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circuit, to make the c. of
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transitive verb
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kewoye or kewayi, yin kewoye
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circumcise
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verb
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yin kachia or yenke kachia
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circumcision
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noun
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kachia; spec. the ceremonial used at c. sal-lataawa
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cistern, large
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noun
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bingi, kurduduf(f)i, kunduduf(f)i or kududuf(f)i
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citizen
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noun
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dan gari, pl. yan gari
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city
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noun
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birni, pl. birane or birnua, used of large and walled towns, while gari, pl. garurua and garigarua, is applied to less important and to country towns
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civet-cat
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noun
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mag(y)en tental; frankincense obtained from the c. turare
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claim
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noun
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alhaki
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claim
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transitive verb
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(= to demand as one's own) nema
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clamber
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verb
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see ascend
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clamour
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noun
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(= loud outcry) kururua, dum(m)i
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clamour
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verb
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(= to cry aloud) yin kururua
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clan
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noun
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dengi, denga or deg(g)i, pl. dengogi; iri, pl. irare
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