k' [kan, g', watokan, watikan] when; which, that, who (conjunction;
7p);
[ka] [verb link auxiliary] (auxiliary; 15)kaa to come; by extension: to arrive [low
tone, long "a"];
to remove, to take away
[high tone] (verb; 2p, 6, 8p)
kaabe, kaaba chin, beard
(noun; 10, 20p)
kaabi (long nosed) mongoose [mammal]
(noun; 5 list)
kaan, kaan, kaana [*]: sharp [low tone]
(adjective; 12p)
kaan, kaano, kaana [*]: agreeable,
pleasing, good tasting [tone from high to low]
(adjective; 9p);
kaan .. se pleases (9p)
kaani to be happy (verb; 12);
sweetness, happiness (noun; 12)
kaarey wandey pink-backed pelican [bird]
(noun; 5 list)
kaati to wail, to cry out in distress
(verb; 21)
kaatiyan, kaatiyaŋo wailing, yelling,
shouting (noun; 12)
kaayan, kaayaŋo arrival, coming; return
(noun; 7p)
kabu to count, to number (verb; 7p)
kagi to itch, to scratch (verb; 22)
kaïdiya ize red velvet mite [animal]
(noun; 5 list)
kaji, kajo nerve, root, sinew (noun; 10, 20p)
kala until, except (conjunction; 7p)
Kala me! Of course!; Only just!; Nothing
but! (interjection; 18)
kalam, kalamo pen, pencil (noun; 7p)
kali garden; vegetable garden (noun; 7)
kalima a formal accusation, indictment
(noun; 24p)
kalma hoe [agricultural tool] (noun; 8)
kamba [see kambe]: to turn aside,
to leave the path, to wander, to go astray [by one's
own fault] [tone from high to low] (verb; 22)
kambe, kamba arm [tone from high to low]
(noun; 10, 20p)
kamba ga sandi to be tight fisted
(expression; 8p)
kamba ŋwaro ga on the right hand site
(adverb; 20)
kamba waw ga on the left hand site (adverb;
20)
kambe gollo elbow (noun, 10)
kamb'ize, kamb'izo finger (noun; 10, 20p)
kan [k', g', watokan, watikan] when; which, that, who (conjunction;
7p)
kanandi, kanando pile, heap [one of
several similar]
(noun; 11p)
kande [#] to bring [literally: to come
with]; to give (verb; 4p)
kangaw smaller Doum palm, has semi-edible
nuts (noun; 16p)
kange, kanga knee (noun; 10, 20p)
kangey, kangeyo horse picket [or for any
domestic animal] [high tone]; three stones for
cooking tripod [tone goes down] (noun; 22)
kani to lie down, to rest, to go to bed
(verb; 1p)
kaniyan do sleeping place (noun; 7)
kankam, kankamante, kankamanta [*]:
narrow, squeezed (adjective; 5p)
kanu [kaan]: good, favourable (adjective;
8); to please (verb)
kaŋ to fall (verb; 1p)
kaŋ [kan] when; which, that, who (conjunction;
7p)
kar to strike, to hit (verb; 2p)
karay crocodile [reptile] (noun; 5 list)
karé (Nile) crocodile [reptile] (noun; 5
list)
karga chair, wooden chair, by extension:
throne [as only chiefs had a wooden seat with a
back; others had stools]
(noun; 9p, 24)
kari, karo light, brightness (noun; 23p)
karre, karra throat not neck (noun; 10, 20p)
karu to climb, to mount [intransitive];
to ride [domestic animal, bike, etc.] (verb; 2p)
kasu, kaso jail (noun; 15p)
katawa [tawa]: native ball made of stripes
of cloth or of string (noun; 22)
katibi unit of 5 francs in counting money
unit of 5 francs in counting money (noun; 8p)
kawi "donu" dissolved in water and milk
(noun; 24p)
kawye, kawya out of village, hamlet [may
be larger or small] (noun; 17p)
kay to stop [motion], to stand [not to
rise], be upright and stationary [tone from high to
low]; to weave [tone ?]
(verb; 13p, 23p)
Kay! exclamation of disgust, surprise,
warning, disapproval (interjection; 15)
kay, kayo grandparents [sometimes refers
to more remote ancesters] [low tone] (noun; 26p)
kay alboro grandfather (noun; 26p)
kay wayboro grandmother (noun; 26p)
kayandi to cause to stop, to cause to
stand (verb; 19p)
kaydiya rainy season, farming season
(noun; 25p)
kaymi art or trade, art of of weaving
(noun; 23p)
kayna, kayniyo, kayna [*]: little, small
(adjective; 5p)
kayna-kayna very small amount, very little
(adverb; 18)
kaynayan smallness (noun; 25)
kayne, kayno younger brother or sister [or
other close relative] (noun; 7p)
kayn'ize child of one's younger sister or
brother (noun; 26p)
kmbiti spurred tortoise [reptile] (noun; 5
list)
kociya small child, baby [may be relative
to older person, not strictly according to size]
(noun; 21)
koda youngest child [when no more
expected] (noun; 26p)
kogné [kuregé] squirrel [mammal] (noun; 5
list)
kokoro last, final (adverb; 17p)
kokoro banda in the last place, last of all,
at last
(adverb; 17p, 24)
kokoro banda wanta [bananta, banda wane] last
(ordinal; number 24)
kolkoti, kolkoto corn, maize (noun; 8p)
kollo cricket [animal] (noun; 5 list)
kolnay [tantabal] pigeon [bird] (noun; 5
list)
kolwen vinaceous dove [bird] (noun; 5
list)
kolwen gubba touraco [bird] (noun; 5 list)
kolwen kirya speckled pigeon [bird] (noun;
5 list)
koma hump (noun; 16p)
komakoni hump backer, hunch back person
(noun; 16p)
komni savannah monitor [reptile] (noun; 5
list)
konda [#] (~): to take [literally: to go with;
tone from high to low] (verb; 5p)
konde stepmother (noun; 26p)
kondjandjé millipede [animal] (noun; 5
list)
kondo, konda back of skull, occiput [high
tone]
(noun; 10, 20p)
kongu, kongo leaf of "kangaw" palm tree
(noun; 23p)
konu naked, empty, alone (adjective; 25p)
korbe, korbo ring for finger or ear or
nose; circle (noun; 21)
korboto [koroboto] frog [reptile] (noun; 5 list)
korfo, korfa rope (noun; 23p)
koroboto [korboto] frog [reptile] (noun; 5 list)
koron burning (adjective)
kortu [kottu] to tear, to rip (verb; 11p)
kortu-kortu to rip to pieces, to rend
repeatedly (verb; 18)
kosongu, kosongo commotion, racket (noun;
21)
kotikoti (northern red-billed) hornbill
[bird] (noun; 5 list)
koto [toko] to cough [tone from low to
high] (verb; 16p)
koto, kota cough [tone from low to high]
(noun;16p)
kottu [kortu] to tear, to rip (verb; 11p)
kottu-kottu to rip to pieces, to rend
repeatedly (verb; 18)
kourkour ball python [reptile] (noun; 5
list)
koy to go [high tone] (verb; 1p)
Koy fa! Get out of here!; Scram!
(interjection; 18)
koy ce ga: to walk, to go on foot (verb; 12)
koy, koyo chief, master; owner, possessor
[high tone]
(noun; 6p, 11p)
koyne again [with negative: no more]
(adverb; 7p)
koysa great egret [bird] (noun; 5 list)
koytarey, koytara chieftaincy, kingdom,
ruler ship (noun; 22)
ku become big [waist] (verb)
ku, kuku, kuko [*]: tall, long (adjective;
5p)
kubanda to encounter, to meet by change
(verb; 12p)
kubey to meet, to encounter [tone from low
to high] (verb; 9p)
kubey, kubeyo darkness [high tone] (noun; 4p)
kubeyni welcome [greeting] (interjection;
9)
kubu gorwa stone partridge [bird] (noun; 5
list)
kudaku, kaduko sweet potato (noun)
kufu, [?] lung (noun, 10)
kuku owl [bird] (noun; 5 list)
see also ku
kulu each, every [with singular nouns],
all [with plural nouns] (adverb; 7p, 12)
hay kulu:
everything; nothing; anything (depending on context)
(pronoun; 9)
kumbakumba flea [animal] (noun; 5 list)
kuna inside, within [use sparingly; high
tone] [see bine kuna] (preposition; 4p);
within, inside (adverb; 20)
kuna [dafe, wayborotaray] vagina [offensive]
(noun, 10)
kungu to be full, satisfied [food]
[French: "rassasier"]
(verb; 18p)
kunta blanket, coverlet (noun; 15p)
kunu hedgehog [mammal] (noun; 5 list)
kurba to row [a boat] [to] (verb; 5)
kuregé [kogné] squirrel [mammal] (noun; 5
list)
kuri, kuro blood (noun; 10, 20p)
kurnye, kurnyo husband (noun; 26p)
kuru to pasture, to shepherd (verb; 18p)
kusa hand forged nail, any large nail
(noun; 16p)
kusu, kuso pan, cooking pot (noun; 9);
taba kusu: pipe [literally: tobacco cooking
pot] (noun 24p)
Kutubi [ŋwa ka kungu] first day on new
lunar year (noun; 25)
kuuru, kuuro skin, leather (noun; 10, 20p)
kuyan depth; height, length; waist-size
(noun; 7, 25)
kwara [see kware] village, town,
compound [of several houses; high tone] (noun; 1p)
kware, kware, kwara [*]: white [tone from
high to low] (adjective; 9p)
kwarey da gabi kwarey: with a
strong hand (adverb; 18)
kwataku, kwatako board, plank (noun; 12p)
kway, kwayo upper garment, sewed [as
shirt, dress, blouse, jacket, etc.] (noun; 6p) |