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compassion
noun
tausai or tausaye, sauna; to feel c. jin or yin tausai
compel
verb
yin tilas, sa tilas, tilasa, tilasda
complain
verb
yin kururua
complaint
noun
(= loud expression of grief, pain, etc.) kururua
complaint
noun
(= sickness) chiwo, chiuta or chuta
complaint
noun
(= a grievance, a cause of c.) kara; and so
complement
noun
chik(k)a, abin chik(k)awa, gayalwachi
complete
transitive verb
gam(m)a f 256, fisa, and in a less strict sense = to bring to an end kare
complete
adjective
chik(k)ache, fem. chik(k)aka, plur. chik(k)aku
complete
adjective
(of number) ba gaire
completion
noun
chik(k)awa, kamal; note of c. placed at end of composition iyaka
compose
transitive verb
(of an author) yi
compose
transitive verb
(= to settle or decide a dispute) sadda, raba
comprehend
verb
(= to understand) fahimta or fahumta, ji
compress
transitive verb
matse, matsi, mache, dankira
compute
verb
see calculate
comrade
noun
kama, pl. kamanu, aboki, pl. abokai
conceal
transitive verb
rufe, rufi or rife; boye, boiye or boji; kawatshi
concealed
participle
rufafe, fem. rufafa, pl. rufafu; boiyeye, fem. boiyeya, pl. boiyeyu
concealment
noun
boya or boya, boiyiwaa; place of c. maboyga, wurin boiyiwaa b 98; cf. ambush
conceals, one who, e.g. the truth
noun
mainrufe, pl. masarufe
concede
transitive verb
(= to agree to) yerda
concede
transitive verb
(= to yield up) ber(i) or ber
conceive
transitive verb
(of thought) tamaha
conceive
transitive verb
(of the female sex) haifu, samu chik(k)i
concern
noun
see affair and business
concerned about, be
verb
kull(a) constr. with da or ga
concerning
preposition
bis(e)a ga, with prons. gare; du
conclude
transitive verb
see complete and completed
concord
noun
saduwa; cf. agree
concubine
noun
sadaka, wahaia
condemn
transitive verb
ka(s)he, kashi or kis(a), kada, bada laifi, laifa, kusanchi
condemnation
noun
kayeswa cf. seq., allahci, lalata, the last quite general = perdition
condemned, to be
verb
kayes
condition
noun
(= state) zama, zamanchi
condition
noun
(= terms) sharudda
conduct
transitive verb
(= to lead, bring) kai
conduct, letter of safe-
noun
wotikan lamuni
confectionery
noun
allewa
confer
verb
(= to consult together) yin shawara
confer
verb
(= give, bestow) ba, bada
confess
verb
furuchi, furchi or huruchi
confession
noun
furuchi, furchi or huruchi
confidence
noun
(= reliance, trust) amana, aminchi, amunchiwa, amuntsiwa, dangana, saduda or shaduda; to have c. in dangana, dogare, saduda or shaduda
confine
noun
(= boundary) iyaka
confined, to be
verb
(of women) haifu
conflagration
noun
gobara, turnuka
conflict
noun
fad(d)a, fama, yaki
conflict
intransitive verb
kar(r)a, kar(r)o and yin kar(r)o
confluence
noun
of rivers, magangami
confounded, to be
verb
sandare or sadare
confuse
transitive verb
(= to confound or perplex) dame or dama, daffa
confused, to be
verb
damu; daffa kai and sha kai
confusedly
adverb
damai
confusion
noun
(of mind) danasa, marbika, damua
congeal
intransitive verb
chibaru
congratulate
transitive verb
barka, gaishe, gaida
congregate
intransitive verb
taru
congregation
noun
jama'a, jam'u f 3
conjoin
transitive verb
gam(m)a
connections
noun
coll. kibanta, dengi, denga or deg(g)i, pl. dengoji, q.v
conquer
transitive verb
(= to acquire by war) chi
conquer
transitive verb
(= to overcome) i and ima, yin nas(a)ara, yin nas(a)archi
consciousness
noun
tunane (a. particip. form), fem. tunana, pl. tunanu, is used substantively = thought, consciousness
consent
verb
yerda, bada yerji, ji, so
consequence
noun
(= effect)
consequence
noun
(= importance)
consider
verb
gen. tsokachi and yin tsokachi a 77, tuna and tunane with da
consider
verb
(of a council, deliberation) yin shawora
consideration
noun
(= deliberation) shawora
consideration
noun
(= importance)
consolation
noun
hankuri, hankura or hakora, sainyin zuciya
console
transitive verb
bada hankuri; to be consoled jin sainyi
consort
noun
see companion, comrade
consort
noun
(of married people) miji, mijî, fem. mata
conspiracy, to form a
verb
gam(m)a
conspire
intransitive verb
yin baki daia
constantly
adverb
koyaushe, kul-(l)um, kulyaushe
constrain
transitive verb
tilada; cf. compel, force
construct
transitive verb
gen. yi
construct
transitive verb
spec. of roads gina
consul
noun
gamsul
consult
verb
intr. (= to deliberate) yin shawora, yin roshi
consult
verb
tr. v. yin shawora constr. with ma, ga, da
consultation
noun
shawora, roshi
consume
transitive verb
(used of fire) las(a), ka(s)he, kona, kome
consume
transitive verb
(generally) chi, chida, chainye, chinye
contain
transitive verb
see hold
contaminate
transitive verb
yin kasanta
contemplate
transitive verb
see consider
contempt
noun
rena; cf. despise
contemptuous
adjective
see proud
contemptuously, treat
intransitive verb
tsaki
contend
transitive verb
see fight, strive
content
adjective
kosa(s)he, pl. kosas(s)u; to be c. koshi
content
transitive verb
koshada
contention
noun
(= disputing) hayania, hania, musuwa; cf. strife
contest
noun
see contention
continually
adverb
see constantly
continuance
noun
tabbatava, dawama; where is a state of c.? enna zama na dawama? c 15; long c. tsawa, tsawanta