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burn
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transitive verb
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intr. employ passive; fig. of desire etc., the heart burned zuciya ta kuna
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burning
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participle
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adj. majfura; b. disease kona, kone, kona or kuna
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burnt
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past participle
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konane, fem. konana, pl. konanu; spec. b. food, n. kamzo, kanzo or amzo; b. all over, adv. kurmus f 207
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burst
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transitive and intransitive verb
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fa(s)he or pa(s)he
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bury
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transitive verb
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bisne or birna; spec. to b. in the earth as locusts do their eggs turubude
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burying-place
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noun
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see burial-place
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bush
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noun
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spec. thorny b. goboddo or kobòdò, sarkàki or sirkàkia; thick-foliaged b. used as food ṣukuki; b. with white flowers
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bush-cat, the stinking
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noun
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dambiri
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bush-goat
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noun
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bachia
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business
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noun
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(= trade, commerce) chinki, shag(g)a'ali, sheg(g)elē, shug(g)elē or shag(g)al, pl. shugulgula, bukata
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business
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noun
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gen. (= concern) bukata
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butcher
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noun
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mafauchi or mahauchi
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butcher
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transitive verb
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= to slaughter animals in technical sense yin fawa
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butchery
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noun
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tech. = slaughtering of animals fawa
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butt
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intransitive verb
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tunkuda
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butter
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noun
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gen. whether animal or vegetable mai
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butter
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noun
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cow b. main shanu, dungul(l)i, turde
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butter-tree
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noun
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the shea-butter tree, i.e. bassia parkii, kadanya; shea-butter, i.e. its thick butter-like oil, main kadanya, main kade
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butterfly
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noun
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bamota or bamaavuta, kwaro; the expr. litafin allah, lit. writing of god, is often used to designate the butterfly; cf. tadawal allah
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buttock
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noun
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gato
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button
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noun
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makubli or makul(l)i
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buy
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verb
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saye, sayi, sai, saida, sayo
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buyer
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noun
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maiasaye, pl. masusaye
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buzz
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noun
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am(m)o
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buzz
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intransitive verb
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am(m)o or yin am(m)o
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buzzard
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noun
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neke, mekiya or mikiya, pl. mekiye
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cackle
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intransitive verb
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kẽrkera, kirkira a 29
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cage
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noun
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akurike, pl. akurikai, gid(d)an tsuntsua, a cage for fowl (= a hencoop) akuriken kaza
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cake
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noun
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c. of rice and guinea-corn mas(s)a; c. of wheat flour and honey fankasu; c. of bean flour and oil soto; c. of oil, honey and rice or wheat tsatsafa; cakes of rice and guinea-corn coll. wene
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calabash
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noun
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gora, pl. gorina, kworia; spec. small c. kumbu; long necked c. used as water-bottle kurku; c. finger-basin kwachia; c. strainer raria; tree, fruit of which is formed into small calabashes kukuki
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calamity
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noun
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(= distress, adversity) machiaki, masifa, mayata d 61, wahal(i)a or wahal(l)a; a c. (= a distressing or adverse thing or event) abin mugu or mugun abu
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calculate
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verb
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(= to compute, reckon) kedaya, yin lisafi, the latter is also commonly applied to commercial or other accounts, bills, etc
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calculation
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noun
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(= act of computing or reckoning) kedaya, kidda, kididiga
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calculation
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noun
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(= sum or amount reached by c.) kedaya, kidda, kididiga, lisafi, the last commonly applied to accounts, bills, etc., cf. prec.; beyond c. (= incalculable, innumerable) su fi kedaya
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caldron
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noun
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tukunia
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calf
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noun
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i.e. of the leg sharaba
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calf
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noun
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(= young of large animal) da, connective dan, pl. yaya or ya, connect. yayan or yan, coll. pl. dia, connect. dian
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calf
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noun
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(= young of cow) marak(k)i or mareki, fem. maruk(k)a, pl. narak(k)au; spec. a young female c. karsana
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calico
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noun
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alkamura; white c. for making tobes mahamudi
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call
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transitive verb
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(= to summon) kir(r)a and kir(r)aye; to c. or summon to where the speaker is, and also simply to c. kir(r)awo; to c. in the sense of to name kir(r)a suna; to express 'called' = named or entitled, cf. following: a man called bube woni mutum sunansa bube, a great man who was called the madaki baba anache mashi madaki g 4, calling out, verbal n. kir(r)a, calling of fowls ságara a 29
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calm
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noun
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(= absence of wind, still weather) natsu; also used fig. in the sense of relaxation or rest; c. after a storm shiriru or shiru
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calm
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transitive verb
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(= to appease) lalashi or lilashi
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calumniate
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verb
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chi baya or chimbaya
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calumny
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noun
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chimbaya
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camel
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noun
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rakumi, pl. rakuma which also = the female c.; the female c. tagua, pl. taguai; spec. large male c. amale or amali, kutunku; smell of c. funi; the constellation of the c. tagua
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camp
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noun
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halting ground of travellers etc. zungo, cf. seq
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camp
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noun
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(in the military sense) sansan(i); camping-place, n. wurin sabka or sapka
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camphor
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noun
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kafur
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can
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noun
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see pitcher
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cane
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noun
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gora, pl. gororo or gorina; spec. water-cane burugu; small species of c. kuruki; sort of bamboo c. kwangi; sugar c. takanda or takanta
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cane
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noun
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(= walking-stick) sanda, pl. sanduna
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cannibal
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noun
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jan mayi
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cannibal
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noun
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c. tribes of s. e. hausaland yam-yam
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cannon
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noun
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madafa, pl. madafa
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canoe
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noun
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jirigi or jirgi, pl. jirage; c. cover rumpa, pl. rumfuna; c. paddles filafile or fulafule; c. paddle used as a rudder matuki; cf. seq
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canoe, to paddle a c.
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verb
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tuka, the participial n. of which is tukawa
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canter
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intransitive verb
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jigerbibi, kokofa or kokwafa
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cap
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noun
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tagia; spec. a white c. worn inside fez fula; a blue or black c. fula saki; c. of red cloth with tassel = fez faladara or fuladara
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capture
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transitive verb
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1. (= to catch or
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caravan
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noun
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aiyari; chief of a c. jaji; head-man of a c., who walks behind it madugu, pl. madugawa; guide or forerunner of a c. jagaba or shugaba, pl. jagabai or shugabai
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carcass
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noun
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gawa, pl. gawaweki
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care
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noun
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(= heed) rua in neg. and interrog. clauses
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care
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noun
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(= sorrow) machiachi or machiata; matamache coll
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care for
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verb
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(= to heed, regard) waivaiya, kulla or kullata or yin kulla; to c. for (= to pay attention to and so beware of) tuna, yin hankuri; all of these verbs except the first govern an object by means of prep. da
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careful
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adjective
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(= heedful) maihankali; to be c. see care
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carefully
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adverb
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(= heedfully, prudently) da hankali
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carefully
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adverb
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(= attentively) sar(r)ai
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careless
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adjective
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(= imprudent) marashankali; (= inattentive to work) mailalachi; spec. of one who breaks or injures what he gets mabukachi
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carelessly
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adverb
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babu hankali, da lalachi, da lalafanchi, da sakafchi; to act c. through absence of mind shagakichi
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carelessness
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noun
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(= indifference, idleness) lalachi, lalafanchi
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caress
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noun
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lalaba
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caress
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verb
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yin lalaba
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cargo
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noun
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kaia or kaya
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carpenter
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noun
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maasaski, pl. masasaka
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carpet
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noun
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kilishi
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carrier
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noun
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gen. maixaya, mai-kawo; spec. hired c. alaro, dan alaro; head or chief c. sarkin alaro; a trader who carries his goods on his head dan garumfa; money paid to carriers sufuri, sufurchi
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carry
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transitive verb
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kai, shid(d)i, the latter constr. with da; to c. in shig(g)a da, shiggo da (lit. to enter with)
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case
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noun
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(= receptacle, cover) gid(d)a
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case
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noun
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(= state or condition) zama
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case
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noun
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(= event, thing) abu
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cast
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transitive verb
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jefa; to c. aside yesda, yedda, yashe; to c. out (= throw out) jefa da, jefas, jefasda, jefa, jefashe; (= to expel as from the mind, the throne, etc.) fidda, fit(a with da, fishe
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castigate
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transitive verb
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(= punish) falasa, palasa
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castigate
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transitive verb
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(= beat) buga, bubuga
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castigation
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noun
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1. (= punishment) falasa, palasa
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castle
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noun
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kasru
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cat
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noun
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(= tame c.) kenwa, keanwa or kyanwa, pl. kenunna and kenwai, mag(g)i, mus(s)a, pl. mus(s)oshi
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cat
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noun
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spec. bush-c. dambiri; large bush-c. or small leopard tawarwara; civet-c. mag(g)i tental; wild c. kenwat, mazoro also spelt masaru, masuru, musuru, muzuiri and muzuuru, jimolo
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cataract
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noun
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(of the eye) hakia or hekia
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catch
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transitive verb
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kama, kamu, ruski; to c. cold
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caterpillar, hairy
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noun
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kis(s)aka, kulba
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cattle
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noun
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coll. dabba or dabbo, pl. dabboni or dabbobi; (= cows) shanu
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caught
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participle
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adj. (of a fire) gaasashe, fem. gaasashia, pl. gaasashu
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cause
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transitive verb
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sa, ba or bada, maida, yi; these are construed as follows: i caused him to laugh na bashi daria, he caused me to fear ya bani tsoro, he caused him to sleep ya sashi shi kwanche or ya maidashi shi kwanche
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cause
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noun
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(= positive origin or ground) guzu or gusu, sab-(b)abi, sub(b)abi or subub(b)i; without c. babu sab(b)abi
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cause
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noun
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(= reason adduced in proof or explanation) dalili
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causeless
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adjective
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babu sab(b)abi
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caution
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noun
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(= prudent care) hankali
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cautious
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noun
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da hankali; to be c. yin hankali
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cavalry
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noun
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garikine; c. with shields garki or garikine; c. with shields barda, pl. baradine; collection of c. har(r)i, kangar
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cave
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noun
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kogo, pl. koguna
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