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baada prep. after. baada dhúhri afternoon. baada tákum after you. conj. after.

baádhi Sw. n. some. baádhi tǒmon some of them.

baâm n. baboon. syn. gíri.

bâb (pl.) n. door, (small) gate.

babá n. dad, father. syn. abú. babá sakâr, aku babá n. father’s brother.

babûr (var. bobûr) n. steam ship.

bádu(m) (var. badûm) pron. each other. Úmon íbu badûm (= Úmon íbu úmon). They love each other.

bágara (pl. -â) n. cow, cattle.

báhar n. (wide) river, sea.

bakan conj. when.

bakân (pl. -â) n. 1) place. bakan nâr fireplace (= jíko, ludáya). 2) it (formal subject in weather sentence). Bakân gí-séksek. It is drizzling. syn. latá. bakân wái adv. together. Lîm ítakum bakân wái. Get together. syn. sáwa.

bákna see bátina.

baksîs n. tip.

bákti n. luck. bákti batâl bad luck.

balûn Eng. n. balloon.

bámbara (pl. -ân) n. stool. bambara morofoî praying mantis.

bámia n. okra, ladyfinger.

banâ see biníya.

bang’bang’ adj. fool. syn. abelú, awîr, keshîm, nítin.

bangíli Eng./Sw. n. bracelet, bangle.

bángírí (var. bwángírí) n. jaw.

bánjá Ga. n. debt. dên úo bánjá lend him money.

bantá n. marble (toy). syn. gololí.

bantaka(h)úra n. albino.

barâ adv. 1) just, only, Mária nâdé gí-wéledu welê barâ. That woman has only boys. Úo mâ asâs barâ, úo kamân kwês fi rakábu. She is not only beautiful, but also good at cooking. syn. tú.2) by oneself, on one’s own. Bâb dé fáta úo barâ. The door automatically opened. bara barâ adj. different. syn. tafauti tafaúti.

bára adv. out (min of). rúa bára go out. n. outside.

Bari n. Bari people, Bari clan (among Nubi community).

bári adj. cold, cool.

bárik v.t. bless. Rábbana bárik úo ma gurûsh milân. The God blessed him with a lot of money. Mǎmad barik-úo. Muhammad was blessed.

bâs see bês.

básala n. onion.

báta n. duck. syn. uzîn.

batâl adj. bad. adv. badly. Maalîm dé gí-dúgu yalâ batâl kabsá. This teacher terribly hits the children.

batanía n. blanket. syn. brengíti.

báteris n. dry cell.

bát(i)na (var. bákna; pl.) n. belly, stomach. waja bátna stomachache. batna ída palm (of the hand).

bê (pl.) n. house. bura bê domesticated cat.

béba Sw. v.t. carry. syn. árfa.

bedên (var. badên) adv. later, afterwards.

bédir(i) adv. early.

bégi see já.

béina n. between. fustu béina teína among us. Min béina ta dé u dé, yatú yǎ áksen? Among this and this, which is better?

belía adj. lazy. syn. kisilân.

bên v.i. 1) look, appear, seem. Pícha dé gí-bên ásue. This picture looks dark. Gí-bên na ána jagâl úo guwála. It seems to me that it is a lie. 2) appear (not absent). Ó-má-gí-bên. He does not appear.

bendéra n. banner, flag.

béredu v.i. take a shower. syn. hámamu. berédu n. bathing. ndóo ta berédu bucket for bathing.

bérjil v.t. confuse. v.i. be confused. mubérjil adj. confused.

bês (var. bâs) adv. just. syn. tú.

bi- (var. bu-, ba-, b-`) potential modality marker.

biashára Sw. n. business. syn. tijára.

bilá n. trumpet.

bíla prep. without. bíla lísa conj. before (followed by a negative sentence). bíla lísa tá-má-já before you arrive. syn. kabla.

bimá(a)na prep. means, in the meaning of. ‘Wán-iléven’ bimáana Nubiâ. ‘One-elevens’ means Nubis.

binádum n. human being. syn. binadámu, insân.

binadámu Sw. n. human being. syn. binádum, insân.

binía (pl. banâ) n. girl.

bío v.t. buy.

bîr (var. bíri) n. (water) well.

biringá n. snail, shellfish.

biringánya Sw. n. eggplant.

bíris(h) n. (woven) mat. dúfuru bírish weave a mat.

bis(h)ês(h) (var. bis(h)és(h)i) adv. slowly.

biskût (var. biskúti) n. biscuit.

bóda Eng. n. border. syn. hudûd, mpáka.

bǒda (var. boúda) n. mosquito.

bodobodo adj. flabby, springy.

bóflo n. loaf. mkati bóflo loaf-shaped bread.

bogoya (var. bogoyo) Ga. n. banana plantain. syn. lobolo, mémvu, ndízi.

boî adj. far (min from).

bói (pl. boyâ) n. boy (servant, waiter).

bó(o)ju v.t. cool.

bókoboko v.i. have blisters. Ída tô bókoboko. His hands have blisters. bokobóko n. blister.

boló n. quiver.

Bómbo n. Bombo (the largest Nubi center in Uganda, 21 miles north to Kampala).

bonûr n. mug.

bontolôn see mondolôn.

bórókó n. throat.

botibóti n. rowboat.

boúda (var. bǒda) n. mosquito.

bráza intj. brother. Kefín bráza? How are you brother? syn. akuwê.

brengíti n. blanket. syn. batanía.

búchari Eng. n. butchery. syn. dukan lâm.

bujâ see buzâ.

búku (pl. -ân, -anâ) n. book. syn. kitâb.

búk(u)ra adv. tomorrow. syn. sabâ.

búlu (var. bûl) v.i. urinate, pee. K-ǎn rúa bûl. Let me go to pee. n. urination, pee. kis búlu bladder.

bumára adv. very much. syn. seíseídé, záid.

bumbú n. breast, milk (child language). syn. súdur.

bún n. coffee (beans).

bungú n. horn (instrument).

búnia n. blow, punch. Úo dúgu ána búnia. He gave me a blow.

bût n. boot, trunk (on the car).

búra (pl.) n. cat. syn. kedîs, pusí.

burtukâl (var. burtugâl) n. orange. syn. machúnga.

burûj n. burgle.

buzâ¹ (var. busâ) n. buzaa, traditional bear (to be distilled for wáragi). syn. súri.

buzâ² (var. bujâ) n. saliva. buza kásma saliva. tûb buzâ spit.

bwángírí see bángírí.

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