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Afulo gba, n ku zu. | Impossible, I will not steal. |
agbaa | noon, twelve o'clock; zenith |
agbadudu | leaves of an edible shrub, used in broth |
ago | velvet cloth |
agogo | watch; clock |
agufu | interpreter |
ai | no |
akabiya | disease that causes rough patches in the skin |
akarma | drummer |
akunta | accountant |
akpaaku | dock |
akpaɣila | cold, shivering |
alaamiisi | Thursday |
ala? | how much? |
di ba ala? | how many? |
alaafee | pineapple |
alakli | last Wednesday in the month |
alaamu | omen |
alaha | cheap price |
alahali | red yam |
alahari | Sunday |
alahachi | sin |
alahachilan | sinner |
alahaziba | wonder, amazement |
alaka | trouble |
alala | how much for each? |
alali | cowardice |
alali | pure; real |
alali | lawful; legitimate |
alamyalam | No one knows |
O mali akabiya. | He has 'akabiya.' |
Aku! Gbonalana di o ba yili. | The regent has succeeded his father. |
Yalli maa niŋ ma alahaziba. | The matter amazes me. |
Motuka yiɣirgu mali alahaziba pam. | The aeroplane is very wonderful. |
O nya alaka pam. | He has had much trouble. |
Be niŋ o alaka. | They punished him. |
O niŋ alali. | He is cowardly. |
Doliŋo nyela anzinfa alali. | This is real silver. |
O bi alali. | His legitimate child. |
Alaraba | Wednesday |
alacheɣu | large bird which feeds principally on grasshoppers |
alcheba | cape with a hood |
alchiidiri | bucket |
Alchiyama | the last day; the resurrection day; the judgement day |
alebo | disgraceful act |
aleji | palm kernel oil |
aleefu | spinach |
aleewa | honey cooked until hard, sold as a sweet |
alegeeta | shawm |
alehitama | doubtful |
aleluyani | Assemblies of God church |
alfa | Muslim priest; one versed in the Koran |
alfaani | usefulness |
alfaani | grace; blessing |
alfoni | picture |
algaya | exceptionally |
alhaji | a pilgrim who has been to Mecca |
alibarika | blessing; grace |
O niŋ ma aleewa. | He played a trick on me. |
Di mali alfaani. | It is useful. |
Naawuni ni niŋ alfaani niŋ a bihi ni. | May God bless your children. |
Di viella algaya. | It is exceptionally beautiful. |
aliguufu | little |
aliheeri | gift |
aliheeri | kindness |
alikaalimi | pencil, pen |
alikaule | covenant, promise, bond, contract |
alikota | helicopter |
alikundoŋ | long cassock |
aliŋgurma | big horse |
aliwalla | ablution |
aliwurti | joker; a comedian |
alizama | conversation |
alizanda | heaven; paradise |
alizimba | Friday |
alizini | spirit; genie |
alizini | disposition or mood |
alizimbieɣu | evil spirit |
alkalami | pen, pencil or anything used for writing |
alkali | judge |
alkali | soothsayer |
alkali | a literate |
alkali | Muslim priest |
alkauli | promise |
alkauli | pledge |
alkudoŋ | grey baft |
Alkuraan | the Koran |
alleeɣi | palm-oil |
almaZiri | a student of the Koran |
alobu | plague |
alobu | epidemic |
alobu | calamity |
alobu | good luck |
alobulana | a lucky person |
N chaŋmi tu o d-alizin'suŋ. | I met him in a good disposition. |
O d-alizin'bieɣu n-yiɣsi. | He is in a bad mood. |
A d-alobu na be nyaaŋa. | Your good luck is still to come. |
alsahilana | joker; jester |
aluura | reddish dye |
aluura | teak tree |