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-â plural marker. dirishâ windows.

ába v.t. refuse.

ábadan adv. never.

abât (var. abáti; pl.) n. armpit. tete abáti armpit.

abelú adj. fool. syn. awîr, bang’bang’, keshîm, nítin. ábelu v.t. fool.

ábia adj. white. ábia léng’ snow-white.

ábidu v.t. start, begin. Ána ábidu kázi dé. I started this job. v.i. start, begin. Kázi ábidu. The job has started. syn. ánza. abídu, bidáya n. start, beginning. min abídu from the beginning.

ábin v.t. build. ábin júa build a house. abîn n. building (something).

ábóbó n. dumb, speech-impared person.

ab(u) relative clause and attributive marker. nominal prefix. ab-danâm wasp. ab-degî butterfly, moth (syn. arapápa). ab-gáda tortoise. ab-gurûn rhinoceros (syn. kíngílo). ab-jebén (var. ab-jubén) sodom apple. ab-jíndi cockroach (syn. ménde). ab-kambúti spider (syn. ankabût). ab-kamsîn millipede. ab-keréng’ crippled (one-legged) person. ab-sebî octopus. ab-seregên earthworm (syn. dudu mátara). ab-shôk hedgehog. ab-tida catapult. syn. fentîl. ab-titi owl.

abú (pl.) n. father. syn. babá.

abúba (var. ǎ(b)ba) n. grandmother, elder lady. abba kachínchín a kind of bird.

ábudu v.t. worship.

áb(u)la v.t. swallow. abla debíba heron.

áburu v.t. 1) taste. 2) try. syn. jaríbu.

ádab n. manners.

adân n. ear. adân tinîn two ears.

(a)dángá n. bow.

ádi v.t. bite.

adîl (var. adíli) adj. straightforward, right.

ádul(u) v.t. make (create), arrange, fix. Ádulu-kum bakân dé séme. Clean up the place. Kedé ína ádul lim bádu taáni. Let us arrange another meeting.

áfin v.i. smell. adj. smelly. afîn n. smell. afin aragân sweat smell.

áf(i)ya Sw. n. health.

áfoyó n. hare, rabbit. syn. árnab.

áfuku v.t. blow. Yalâ gá-áfuku balûn. Children are blowing balloons. Ána áfuku mushumáa kě mútu. I blew candles to extinguish. v.i. blow. Lobû gá-áfuku. The wind is blowing.

áfura n. dig.

áf(u)rus(h)(u) v.t. furnish, arrange. Rúa áfurush bakan nûm. Go and spread your bed.

ágara v.t. 1) read. 2) study. syn. álim. garáya n. study.

ág(i)der aux. can, be able. Tá-ágder gáta séder dé? Can you cut the tree? Tá-b-ǎgder béba móyo dé? Will you be able to carry the water? syn. wéza.

ágif see wógif.

ágil n. intelligence, mind. Ágil taí mubérjil. I am confused.

ágilib(u) v.t. 1) turn (over). Ágilib chapáti dé. Flip the chapati over. 2) fry. ágilib gwánda fry cassava. v.i. turn. Ó-ágilib majnûn. He turned mad.

ágrab n. scorpion.

áhal n. family.

aí intj. yes. syn. ayúwa, náam.

ái det. any. ái hája anything. syn. yoyóte.

aibísha Sw. v.t. make ashamed. ó-aibísh-ána he made me ashamed.

áin(a) v.t. see, look at. tá-áina you see. syn. shúfu.

ajâk adj. huge, giant (person).

ajamâ (var. ajumâ) n. people.

ájibu v.t. please.

áju see ázu.

ákadar adj. green.

akêr adj. better. syn. áksen.

ákil n. food. rákab ákil cook food.

áksen adj. better, best. syn. akêr.

áktib(u) (var. áktif(u), kátib(u), kátif(u)) v.t. write. áktib faltá write down.

akû (var. akú, pl. akwána, akwanâ) n. sibling, brother, sister. akú mária sister (= úkti). yakhúi intj. brother. yakutí intj. sister. ak(ú)-wê, ak(ú)-wé-wê intj. hi, hello.

ákulu v.t. eat. Polisâ gá-ákulu hóngo milân. The policemen take a lot of bribe.

ákunusu v.t. sweep. ákunusu júa sweep inside the house.

akwána see akú.

al relative clause marker. that, which, what. Kélem kalâm al fijua gélba táki. Tell what is in your heart. attributive marker. matúnda al kwês good fruits.

álab(u) v.t. play, dance. álabu mpíra play soccer. v.i. play, dance. líib n. play.

álbis(u) (var. lébis) v.t. 1) wear. 2) dress.

álib(u) v.t. milk.

álagu v.t. attack. Món-álag-ína fi síka. They attacked us on the road.

álim v.t. teach. Ána gí-álim rutan Núbi. I teach Nubi language. v.rf. learn, study. Ána gí álim ána rutan Núbi.

álf num. thousand. álf tinîn u tamánia u ishirîn two thousand and twenty-eight. syn. élfu.

Álla n. Allah, the God. Álla bárik (also Álla ibárik). God bless. syn. Ráb, Rábbana.

almâs n. diamond.

als(h)an (var. as(h)an) conj. because, since. syn. kalam, mishan, shor.

áma conj. or. syn. áú, wala.

amaí n. brother-in-law. syn. amatí.

ámal n. act, behavior. Ámal ta azôl dé batâl. This person’s behavior is bad.

amatí n. sister-in-law. syn. amaí.

ámer adj. red.

ámin v.i. believe (ma in). Ána ámin ma Rábbana. I believe in God.

am(i)yân (pl. -în) adj. blind. n. blind person. skûl ta amyanîn blind school.

ámrugu v.t. 1) take out. Ána bi-ámrugu gurus min gúfó. I will take out money from the basket. 2) produce, create. Fáktori yatú yǎ gá-ámrugu Ómo? Which factory produces Omo? v.i. go out.

ámsuku v.t. catch, hold, take.

ám(u)la v.t. fill. Ámla móyo fi bermîl. Fill the steel drum with water. v.i. fill. Bermîl ámla ma móyo. The steel drum was filled with water. ámula morû do a favor.

ámuru v.t. build up. v.i. be built up. Dúnia ámuru férteku. The world develops and declines.

án- see ána.

-ân plural marker. buk-ân books.

ána (var. án-) pron. I, me.

-anâ plural marker. haj-anâ things.

anâs see azôl.

angúftu n. porcupine.

angúlútú n. tadpole.

ankabût n. spider. syn. ab-kambúti.

anyanya n. lacquer (tree).

ánza v.t. start, begin. v.i. start, begin.

árab (pl. -â) n. Arab.

árabi n. Arabic.

arabía n. car. syn. gári, mótoka, siára.

aragân n. sweat.

aránta n. deceiver, con man.

arapápa n. butterfly.

árba num. four. sháhar ta árba April.

arbatáshar num. fourteen.

arbeîn num. forty.

árbutu see róbutu.

ardé n. tamarind.

árfa v.t. 1) carry. syn. béba. 2) raise. Árfa îs fô. Raise your voice. Árfa gǐnta táki min bámbara. Get your ass off the chair.

árfu (var. áruf) v.t. know. aux. know (how to do), often. Mária nâdé árfu zalân. That lady is always angry.

áridu v.t. oppose.

ár(i)ja v.t. 1) return, give back. Lě íta má-g-árja na ána kalâm? Why aren’t you responding me? 2) do again. Íta bi-árija já? Will you come again? v.i. return, go back, come back.

árimu v.t. throw.

aríng’ónyí adj. stiff. Úo kútu sokol dé tála aríng’ónyí. He made this stiff.

arîs (var. la(a)rîs) n. bridegroom. syn. ragi arûs.

árnab (var. árnam) n. hare, rabbit. Íta árnam záid. What a sly you are!

Árúá (var. Arúa) n. Arua (Ugandan town).

áruf see árfu.

arûs n. bride. syn. mara arûs, mara arîs.

ása (var. áse) adv. now. ása dé, áse-dé now. syn. sáa dé.

ásab n. vein.

asáda (pl.) n. beggar.

ásadu v.t. 1) ask (a question). Tá-áju ásadu sunú? What do you want to ask? syn. ásalu. 2) ask for, beg. Ána ásadu íta pésa. I asked you for money. anâs ta asad-asadu pésa beggars.

ásalu v.t. ask (a question). ásalu suâl ask a question.

asánti Sw. intj. thank you. asánti-kum thank you all. syn. shúkran.

asâs (var. asási; pl. asasîn) adj. beautiful. banâ asasîn beautiful girls. syn. giáfa. n. beauty. ásas(u) v.t. do beautifully. Món-má-gá-ásas azân. They do not practice a beautiful adhan.

áse see ása.

áset(i) n. lion. syn. símba.

ás(h)ara num. ten. sháhar ta áshara October.

ás(h)(u)rubu v.t. drink. Án-gí-avóid ashurubu merísa. I avoid drinking alcohol. as(h)(u)rúbu n. drinking. moyo ashurúbu drinking water.

áshri Arch. v.t. sell. syn. úza.

ásiki v.t. accuse, complain (na/fi to), scold, sue. Maalîm ásiki nyerekû. The teacher scolded the child. Fulân ásik-ána fi polísi. Someone complained to the police about me.

ásil adj. original, pure. rutân ásil pure language. syn. taasîl.

ásker (pl. -ía) n. soldier, watchman, askari.

áskut v.i. be silent, shut up. Áksen k-ěta áskut. You would better shut up.

ásma (Arch. ísma, pl. asmâ) n. name. Ásma táki munú? What is your name?

ás(u)we adj. black, dark. Binía dé ásue ja dar sási. This girl is as black as the back of sasi.

ás(u)ma v.t. 1) hear, listen. 2) feel. Sáa dé ó-gá-ásuma séme. He feels better now.

atá adv. but (not), on the contrary (not), not at all. Ána kélem, atá úmon ába. I told, but they refused. Íta rúa na Yakûb? – Atá, ána má-rúwa. Did you go to Yakub? – Not at all, I did not.

áta prep. even. áta ána even me.

átaku v.t. laugh at. v.i. laugh.

átanu v.t. 1) grind. 2) stab.

atará see tará.

ateresá n. deaf person.

at(u)rûn n. lye. syn. kómbo.

áú conj. or. syn. áma, wala.

áun(u) v.t. help. syn. sáadu, saidía.

áwá n. paternal aunt.

awáfi intj. sorry (pl. awáfi-(ta)kum). syn. póle.

awajá adj. crooked. Kalamâ tô kúlu awajá. His words are all crooked.

awal-umbári see under umbári.

awîr adj. fool. syn. abelú, bang’bang’, keshîm, nítin. áwir v.t. fool.

ayân adj. sick. n. sickness.

ayúwa intj. yes. syn. aí, náam.

azôl (var. ajôl; pl. anâs people) n. man, person (regardless of gender), one. Asâs ta azôl fi éna ta azôl al gí-shúfu. One’s beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

ázu (var. aju, Arch. áuzu) v.t. want. Ajú úmon na chîf. They are called to the chief. dáwa ta áju medicine for craving.