machete used

mɓoma má pɔ̄    

a large machete old

ekɛŋ    

machoiran young    

isese á yéndá

giant machoiran  

mɔɓɛ má yéndá, diɓɔ́ lá mukókó, mwáŋga-tóndó, eniŋga, eyiŋga

machoiran (or search-shit) of sea and freshwater

nyatá

madness

diɓóa lá njou, m̀pambilán má ɓɔ́ŋgɔ́

be reached to madness  

ɓóa njou,   mulópō mú pambilán

few words about magical conceptions and practices

diɓobɛ lá ngábī, jaŋgá lá ndifo, jīɓa, ká,   lemba, milópō má ɓéma ɓá ŋgábī, munyáŋgadí má ŋgɔkɔ́lɔ, ndimsí, ndiŋkaŋ,   ndɔndɔki, ŋgádi á bulú, ŋgádi á mudumbu, ŋgáló, ŋgámbī, ŋgábī á   muse, ŋgámbī á tɔ́ŋgɔ, ŋgan, ŋganga, ŋgínya, ŋgɔkɔ́lɔ á mbena, njɛ́ŋgúlán,   píndí, wámbwa, wúɓa á ɓedímo, síma  

be mutilating  - ɛmɛyɛ

he got an interview for the job

a kusí  ndoŋgámɛn á ekwálī ónyólá eɓoló

Body hygiene

diɓóŋgó lá nyólo

maintenance q. or sth.   

dibóŋgó   

maintain  

ɓóŋgwa, ɓoŋgwɛlɛ

talk

kwálea, kwálisanɛ

maintain   fire  

sɔsɛlɛ wéá

make dirty  

kwésɛ mbindo

make significant  

kwésɛ diɓáŋgo

go to q.    

timbisɛlɛ moto

mature man  - mbela á moto

hunting manatee  -  ɓɔŋgí

mandible  - nyáso

a species

mukálá á   tándá, ɓoneɓelɛ á tándá   

Hard inside the   mangrove  

pɛ́u

mangrove erected   in open water  

timbo

decoction of   mangrove éoorce  

ɓokɔŋgɔ́

q to make.

pɔŋgea, lúlea

one who makes

mupɔŋgɛ́, mupɔŋgedi

how to make   

epɔŋgedi

Action manufacture

ɓopɔŋgɔ́-pɔŋgɔ

many    

jǐta, mwā, bwambí, ekíndi,   jɔsɔ, nkondo, mbilɛ, yɔ̌yɔ̌    

use many sth.   

ītanɛ   

be many   

íta, nyiŋga, tuta

make many  

nyiŋgisɛ, tutisɛ

many in one place  

mbiŋgo, ná mwa-mwamwa, ná   pū, ná tutɛ̄, ná wísai, ná wísɛ́-wísɛ

marc after cooking palm nuts - musáká

a greenish pond water - ewɔnɔnɔ

to mark  

máka

q to score.

makea moto

the married man

muɓáedi

married woman

múto núɓáɓɛ

marry

ɓā, ɓáɓɛ

seek to marry

sémbea diɓā

to be married  

momé a ɓái

be married  

múto a ɓáɓɛ, a tómbédi ó diɓā

to marry

ɓánɛ̌

said marrying man  

ɓā

marry said of Oly   

ɓāɓɛ

to marry

ɓālɛ

s to marry

ɓānɛ̌

be the first to marry a woman

ɓɔ́kɔ

be married first gr   

ɓɔ́kɔɓɛlɛ

bring women in the marital home

tómbɛlɛ   múto

market

ɓedaŋgwédí, muyɔmbɔ, walea

walk with strength

ɓekíndi

slow march

lɔndɔ lá tɛnki-tɛnki

marshland   

misaka

a swampy bush

m̀panjo

mashed taro - esuɓáka

mask

muɓɔtɛ́ ekale, eleké, eloŋ, njimbidí

a masked man  

moto nú ɓɔtí ekalé

woven mat -  ebúmbu, kwalá-kwala

the side. maternal   -  epasi á dimɔsɛ́

ripen  - óusɛ, ólisɛ

unripe  -  etoŋgo, elɛŋgɛ-lɛŋgɛ, esɛŋgɛ-sɛŋgɛ, mbɔti

which is not mature  -   etɔndɛ

meal   without meat or   fish   

ɗá lá tětē

Sharing a meal that everyone brings

dibóndokó

meal   without work   counterparty  

ɓoɗáɗa

wedding meal   

ndémá lá diɓā

mealy   

mbumbú,   múŋgúlú-muŋgulu,múŋgúdú-muŋgudu, ná búsú-busu

the five senses   

mabíɛ mátánu

which has no meaning  

eyósɛlɛ

words without meaning

eyósɛ́lɛ́ á ɓwambo

say things that have no meaning

yósa-yósanɛ   ɓwambo

find a way to do sth.

weka mwano

magic way   

dibúé, mombálɛ

way to protect against the “mbakí”

njúm-ɓwelé, njou-ɓwelé

means against theft   

njou

means against disease  

njinj'á mbwɛ

means against snake bite

niá, niyá

give a small measure - túsɛ

    

will   measure

mɛnɛnɛ

to measure

mɛnsɛ

is   measured with q.

kóbisanɛ

who likes   to measure with q.  

kóbisan

meat            nyama ní ɓayáɓɛ

meatus  mulómbá má toi, sɔŋgɔ á toi

meatus urinary    dipɔndí lá eyǒ

meconium       diŋgo

mediator         muwáledi

 

Medicine        dibiɛ lá myaŋga

medium ( finger) muné má ɓwaɓá

meeting   jǎkɔtɔnɛ̌, ndoŋgámɛ́n, mítin      

Assembly Church

cɔci, ndoŋgámɛn á eɓasi

Assembly to make a public investigation of the   cause of misfortune  

esa  

hold a public meeting

tɔpɔ kisses, ekwámwáto

the memorial

ɗále lá jɔŋgɛlɛ  

remember  - ɔŋgɛlɛ

net mesh

dísɔ lá epésɛ

mesh   at the location

dísɔ lá ɓwám

mesh   upside  

dísɔ   lá ɓobé  

PHONE voice mail.

mwɛndi my ɗói

mess. written PHONE. (sms)

mwɛndi   má ɓetilédí

meter  -  méta

metal     eyɛi

microphone     ekɔisɛn á ɗói

                                                                                                                                    70 - ekɔísɛn-ɗói   

middle       tétěn, mutéta

amid  -  ótéten á…

milk   

manyɔ́ŋgɔ, mílíki

breastmilk

manyɔŋgɔ má nyaŋgó á múna

looks good   

diɓɔ́kí

look green around the

teŋga

gray mine  

myɔbi

to frown

nyúŋgwa, kɛtɛ

make a dismissive mine  

ɗéla, ɗélɛ ɓosó

be very miserable  

tíɓa-tíɓánɛ

make miserable  

tíbisɛ

a man miserable  

mushataka, mushataki má moto

a great misfortune  

ndiŋkaŋ

the responsibility of a misfortune  

eɓɛkɛlɛjɛ̌m

the misfortune of losing her husband

dika

woe from the smell of civet

dikindó

have the misfortune      

ɓéwa, ɓɛ́nɛ mayǎ   má ɓoɓé

bring misery

ɓéusɛ

mislead

dimbɛlɛ, pimbea

to park

déŋgea, pambilanɛ, pimbea  

s to mislead  

déŋgɛlɛ, pimbisanɛ

to miss  

súbisɛ, tonsɛ

have standing to miss    

súbisanɛ

q miss.    

sɛŋgulanɛ moto

the  fact of lacking mutual ment

njɛŋgúlán

mix  

ula, pulisanɛ, puŋgwa, sɔbisanɛ

be mixed  

pulisanɛ

mix with sth .   

puŋgwanɛ

be mixed with sth.  

pulisanɛ

mocking laughter  -  lɔ lá musénjá

take a model - kɛ́ pátan

monkey species. with white figure - musao má kéma

71 - kéma     

monogamous    momé á m̀pɔŋgɔ

mother

nyaŋgó

in-law   mother  

nyaŋgó nyá diɓā

my   mother

inyí, íyo  

wear mourning      q.,

ɓɔ́tɔ malɛɓo     

making   ceremonies mourning

pɔŋgisɛ kwédī         

wait for the   public ation of mourning

kúdumanɛ kwédī    

clothes mourning      widow  

ɓeyáŋgáyaŋga

have water in the   mouth

minya malɔ́di    

q make. the mouth water

miŋsɛ malɔ́di        

make small mouth

núta mudumbu

the little mouse - musɔnjɛ má púe

will move

sóusɛ nyólo      

still moving

ná kwɛ́ŋkwɛ́ŋ

move  

kɛ́nɛ, tápa muléma, sóusɛ

to be touched

ɓwá maniá

be emotional  

sóusanɛ

mow

kɛ́tɛlɛ , sɛ́njɛ

Action mowing   

musɛ́njɛ́ko   

mud  

diɓō, esaka, mutama, mulɔɓɔ, milɔpí, mulɔɓɔlɔɓɔ, ntam

mud in which grow   mangroves

mbumbɛ

muddy water -  elɔ́ndɛlɛ̄

to multiply - tɔndɛlɛ

murder   -  pɔŋgɔ eɓwán

the flesh of muscles  

muson

without muscle

ḿpadi

muscle of the chest and back

malɔ́kɔ

making them tremble   

kóma malɔ́kɔ ná byobyo

make them tremble slightly

pɛpilanɛ malɔ́kɔ

strong and muscular – ŋgúmbu

edible mushroom

esusu      

white edible mushroom

ŋgokɛlɛ          

music   

musíki

musical instrument (harp)  

mudende

musical instrument bell-shaped

mukéŋ

mute
njou á dimumé,   emumɛlɛ, mbúké
make   silent
mumɛ

mysterious

njɔlandi, ndimsí

disease   mysterious   

diɓóa lá njɔlandi

things mysterious  

ɓema, mambo má ndimsí

naked

musamba, mukwásá,   mɔ̌sɔ́

bare oorps

mɔ̌sɔ́ má   nyólo  

cult name

dina lá Jěŋgū

name given to girl came after stillborn

ewésɛ

a narrow passage  

ŋgeá á mwéndé mɔ̌, pálán

a narrow opening

son á dipɔndí

be narrow  

kókamɛ, wálamɛnɛ

make narrow  

kókɛ

nasal canal

mɓɔmɓɔdi á mpemba , mɓɔdimɓɔdi á mpemba,   njɔŋgɔ á mpemba

nasse

eliŋga, eyau, eyawo, ilombá

wicker creels   

ndemba á milɔ́ŋgɔ́

trap with a neck  

sɛŋgé lá ndemba

small   trap

musɔ́ŋ

trap with trigger vertical trap

esusa

wide   trap piriformis  

éla

creel shrimp

ekúlá, isɛl, ɔkúl

put creels

tɛ́ eliŋgá

origin  

ɓeɓayédí, mbondo

origin of war

mbondo á bilá

sth. of unknown origin

kɔŋgɛ

a distant origin  

ná ɓaí, bayí

navel infection -   ŋgondo, ŋgondo á mutɔ́di

ɓákamɛ,   ɓɛɓɛ, ɓɛɓɛ-ɓɛɓɛ

very close  

ɓɛɓɛ-ɓɛɓɛ

to stand by sth.  

ɓákamɛ na lambo

necessary   

mwényá, púla

sth. necessary  

lambo lá mwényá

be necessary  

púla

neck   

ɗɔ lá nyíŋgó, mbúsa á nyíŋgó

neck of the goat  

ekɛŋ, ikɛŋ á   mbódi

necklace old       

etɔkɔlɔkɔ á   musáŋgá; dikɔndi

black necklace old   

timbo

the need

také

be in need

taka

sewing needle    

ndɔndɔki á mbaŋgó

knitting needle

mwasó

for needle stick for making mats

jɔŋgɔ

neglect  

ɓaŋgisanɛ, ɓola dimɛŋgí, dimbea, tona, yúkisɛ

be overlooked

yúka, yúkamɛ

to neglect  

dimbɛlɛ

neglected  

epátáki, kwasé, muyan     

a neglected man

epátáki á moto,   mukwasé-kwase

negligent

ɓosuka, bosupú, diyúké, njuké, njusubé, soalúké,   njɛmbu

cast the net-hawk   

kóma mbúnjá

net-hawk small mesh   

mbúnjá á ɓelóló

net-hawk to medium mesh

mbúnja á ɓepa

net-hawk large mesh

mbúnjá á sípi

large net-hawk BC. thick ropes

dijyóŋga

small-mesh cast net for Fish eries

ɓatá

filetépervier for deepwater

joŋgga

net-hawk many of which come together to make the big   sen

munaŋga

small-mesh cast net to catch birds  

njalé

new

pényá, pɛ́, pɛ́tɛ́, pɛ́tɛ́ŋgɛ́

again  

pɛ́

again

pɛ́tɛ́, pɛ́tɛ́ŋgɛ́

a great sound  

dinjololo, njololo, ekemékemɛ moose njumba, eduŋgu    

make noise  

tɔ , tɔisɛ

make a noise

pɔŋgɔ elaŋ

make a slight   noise

kúkulanɛ, totulanɛ

make a confused   noise

tɔtɔnɛ

make a sound with the lips or teeth to show his   displeasure

sɔ́mbɔ masoŋgá

sound of the sea

eduŋgú á madíɓá

sound of the   tide  

njumba á masɔŋgɔ̂

 

not

sí, sětɔ,   tǒm̀, tǒmtǒm̀

not at all

tǒmtǒm̀

not

taŋgá

the missteps

mbɛi

walk with small steps

ɗaŋgwa ná seɓe-seɓe

testify under the oath  

kana sɔŋgɔ

make an oath   

kansɛ sɔŋgɔ

fulfill a vow

lóndisɛ sɔŋgɔ

oath of submission   

núŋgɛ   poloŋgo

highlight  - ɗókwɛlɛ

to occupy

kápa, páka, wálamɛnɛ

be very busy

wálamɛnɛ jǐta

make busy

ká pisɛ

s occupy sth.

ombwea, wíŋgilanɛ   lambo

Odour  

enumba

smell   of   man

eyǔtí   

the aroma

mwámbí, pwɛpwɛ

good smell sth. roasted

káŋgó

be in   good odor

numbisanɛ

bad smell  

eɓáŋɓaŋ, enumba á ndiwá

a strong odor making breathing difficult

ekɛdikɛdi

smell   particular fish

lɛ̌ŋgɛ́

smell   the musk gland of the civet

dikindó

odor   ammoniacal urine

ekáŋkaŋ á   mísanji

off

dímsɛ, dúnsɛ

s extinguish   

díma     

be off    

día

 

an offensive response  - etíá á jǎlaɓɛ́

offspring of the same mother - dinyaŋgó, ɓonyaŋgó

often

ŋgedi iwɔ́, ŋgedi jǐta, jǐta lá póndá

often do sth.

yɔkɔ bola

have   often sth.    

yɔkɔnɛ lambo

do often do   

yɔkisɛ

Palm oil  

mǔla má malɛ́ndɛ́, má mbálɛ

oil Peanut   

mǔla má ŋgɔndɔ́

olive oil

mǔla má njabi

oil palm     

manyaŋga

make the oil palm  

tumba manyaŋga

one who makes an ointment

mutumbɛ, mutumbedi á manyaŋga

ɓodun, mutɛmbí, mutɛpu

very old age

ná kɔkɔti, ná kɔkɔtɔ

for old people and   trees  

mudun

old to an object

edun , idun , ditúru, ɓotúdu, nitúdu

sth. old

ekɔkɔlɔ   

being old  

duna    

make old

dunsɛ

to omit  

dímbɛlɛ

omit   intentionally

káŋtanɛ

on the table

ómɔ́ny á téɓedi

he sits on the bench  

a jái ó bɛ́nji

on your mind

epélele, etɔlɔlɔ, kɔkɔ,   myákan má nyíngó, ndɔ́kī, nyiŋgó

be stubborn

ɓɛ́ mulópō

once     

ɓosó-ɓosó , ó   póndá  á ɓosó, kwaŋ, ó ponda á   kwaŋ, ó póndá ní tómbi, ó koɓá na    ŋgíndí

the days of old    

ŋgíndí

a , one

ewɔ́, diwɔ́,   ewɔ́, iwɔ́, pɔ́

some

mɔ̌, ɓɔ̌, byɔ̌,   lɔ̌ myɔ̌, miwɔ̌

open  

télámɛ

to be open   

télám

be wide open

ná tíndindi, ná   wólolo

open

télɛ, wúta, ánya, duɓwa, kámsɛ, kwámsɛ

make open  

télisɛ

open with sth.  

télanɛ

open to q.   

télɛyɛ

s open   

pambwa, télamɛ

open wide   

nyásɛ

open the mouth  

ɓáwa

open wide    

wanja mudumbu

open his mouth without saying anything  

ɓɛkɛ mudumbu

open an umbrella

kwámsɛ mbuledi

that oppresses - enyɔsɔn

Oracle used by women with trash

ŋgámbí á musɛ,   ediɛdiɛ

one w ho consults the oracle

musɛsɛ́ ŋgámbí

one who interprets the oracle   

ŋgan

consult the oracle  

kóma, sɛsɛ ŋgámbí

orange

epumá éndɛ́nɛ

eating an orange    

nyɔ́ epumá

Orange color

musɔnɔ má epumá

orchitis  

epipí á nyaŋgwɛ

chronic orchitis  

dibindi díndɛ́nɛ

drink the ordeal poison

nyɔ́ kwa

succumb to the ordeal  

kɔ́ kwa

innocent out of the ordeal

súa kwa

order sth.  

léɛ, ɓola ndaki ó janda

the hostess control   employees  

nyaŋgó á mbóa a manea   ɓaútú ɓáó

she barks like a dog   

a maɗóma-ɗómánɛ ka mbɔ́

order  

ɓeanédí, byanédí, ɗói

arrange

sáŋgilanɛ

arrange   for q.

ɓókea

organize   with   sth.      

ɓókanɛ

to   organize   

ɓókisɛ

Jacob's staff from Orion -  mwendi má Ewóndo

out   to q.   

búsea

out   av. q.   

búsanɛ, nyúkwanɛ

is   out

núkwɛ

make   out

bémsɛ, búsisɛ, kɛ́kɛ, núkwɛlɛ, ɔ̌ɓɔ

get out of prison  

tɛmɛ ó ɓeɓoa

outside the dugout

mbúsa á ɓɔ́lɔ

the child plays at court

múna a moka   loko ó eɓóko

ovation

mikemsan, ésimo

make a ovasion to q.

kemsanɛ moto

pass over the q head.   

kata mulópō má   mbɔ́

pass over the blood of the family  

katanɛ mayǎ má mbia

be overwhelmed -  yɔkɔmɛ