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tenisi
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interrupt, stop something, suppress -katiza interrompre, supprimer
Báotenisia ka nyɔngɔ.
One (attempts to) interrupt a dispute.
tete
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jaja
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crayfish kosakosa écrevisse
Batete bánde basu.
Crayfish are fish.
tetemana₁
v
be thick kuwa -zito avoir une épaisseur
Nkeke á mbongo atetemani phɛlɛ.
Elephant skin is thick.
tetemana₂
v
go straight, have courage, be rigid se tenir droit
tetemisa
v
reinforce, defend
tɛa á mani
n
sunrise kucha lever du soleil
tɛa₁
v
sprout -ota pousser
Mbenɔ nde beokona mbo ka ciko, áɔtɛa.
When we sow seed in the fields, it sprouts.
tɛa₂
v
forge kufua chuma forger
tɛba
v
anger, provoke -chukiza embêter
tɛbha
v
laugh -cheka rire
Tɛbha á ka nyɔngɔ ambe aɔbɔngɛi.
You laugh at a situation if it pleases you.
tɛbhɛ
n
black-cheeked white-nosed monkey aina ya tumbili cercopithèque ascagne
Cercopithecus ascanius (Audebert)
tɛbhɛag
v
mock -iga se moquer
tɛbhɛan
v
ridicule each other -chekana se plaisenter l'un l'autre
Baniki báonjokoa na báɔtɛbhɛana.
The children play and ridicule each other.
tɛkɔɛ
n
snake species aina ya nyoka sorte de serpent
Batɛkɔɛ báɔgɔtana na báosakɔana phɔtɔ.
The tɛkɔɛ bite each other and heal again.
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njɔka
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tɛnda-tɛnda
n
cutting vine aina ya kamba uumiza sorte de corde tranchante
tɛndɛkisa
v
begin to cut a field or weave a panier, circumscribe -anza kutena kwa shamba ao kuanza kufuma débuter à débroussailler ou tisser un panier
Boko bátɛndɛkisi ciko.
The men have begun to cut a field.
tɛnga
v
incise a palm to make wine -gema inciser un palmier
Ntɔa-makana aɔtɛnga makana.
The owner of a palm incises the sap (wine).
tɛngisa
v
arrange, line up -panga ranger, disposer
Báɔtɛngisa mbeka ka mbua.
One lines up pots in the rain.
tɛta
n
dryer, drying rack fasi ya kausha vitu séchoir
Bake báobhisa nkɛkɛ ka tɛta.
Women put manioc on the drying rack.
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tɛtɛaga
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chop small branches -kata matawi madogo couper de petites branches
Boko bákpangi tɛtɛaga á ciko.
The men are starting to chop up branches in the field.
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tease -cheka plaisanter
tɛtɛɛ
n
new circumcision master's hat kofia ya mwenye kutohiri mwa mpya chapeau d'un nouveau mɛna-ganja
tɛtɔa
v
hatch -vunja yai éclore
tia₁
v
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rub -sugua frotter
Mbenɔ ésokosa, beotia nyamasu ka tokisa a nkiki.
When washing, we rub the body in order to lift off the grime.
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hurt (trans.) -uma provoquer douleur
tia₂
v
turn -geuza tourner
tiba
v
push -sukuma pousser
Aoba notibi mbungu, áobhomoka.
If you push a pitcher, it crashes.
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