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• babafather; bûbiräwo, babiräle, id.; n.-p. pl. babaji; dim. Babi- rayel; hú ma, your father ; bam- ma, curse a man by his father; baba-sûdu, bäba-süduen, foster- father; Baba Kasimu, the Pro- phet Muhammad; babe ladde, the lon; babiraga, father- hond.
• hunamake an oath; swear; hunaytre, kunayiy, an oath, swearing; hunagere feure, per- jury; hunana, swear to; hunna and hunina, make to swear; huira, hunora, swear by; mi hunirake yonki am, swear by my life; humirana, make swear by.; cover; make a cover for;huna, cover; malie a cover tor; hümu kafahi ma, make a coverhmu kafahi ma, make a cover for your sword; hünüzeo (laral),for your sword; kúnüzco (laral), leather worker; see hira.
• dawaink; dawa mlodiha, red ink; daweara, dazeaji, inkpot; dazea ma l'i, your ink is spoiled (by being too watery).; make an carly start to go somewhere; daw a wara jango, come carly to-morrow; dawarde (Mbor.), fresh pasture; cf. naure; dauna, make to start early; dafta, make an early slarl to come back home; daftinirgel, the gown sent to a bride on the second occasion of her r'un- ning home;daudaure, very early.; be selfish; overlook in distributioo presents: daudo.distributing presents; daudo, mniser; daure, miserliness; Ie- fusal to give of what one is cat- ing.
• dayadigidum, be distant; mi wari diga dagidum, I have cone from afar; dûina, accompany a traveller for some distance; take to a distance; put at a distance; dagira, be distant from; ndayirka, distance.; daidum, be light, not heavy; be lazy, slow; be weak; düye- ndam, laziness; daido, lazy one ; weakling; ta jungo ma diga, do not be slow over it; dayol, palsy; aina, make light; dairi and dagiri, be weaker tban.
• dômacontract; shrivel; ndi- werou ma gomi, your corm has shrivelled up; doma-galangijo, sunken-cheeked.
• gegegigoi, a cow with a white body and a black face. gogewäwol, gügewaji, whiskers. gogaye, strong sun at the end of the rains; la samnu pucht ma; ngendam
• hayamake the fingers crack; tû tohku hayugo bili ma, dont keep on making your fingers crack.
• maraslap (syn. maska); ma- razca, mardjt, a slap(on the face); warla, slap back.
• hattidivination; halli ma a fyi do mi jabai, I do not believe in this divination you have cast.
• malaistr, ma'i malai
• dabaredabariji, plun, stratagem; device; trick; arrangement; system; dabare ma firli, your scheme was useless.