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gába n. bush, forest. syn. kibira. bura gába wild cat. himar gába zebra.

gábil v.t. meet. v.rf. meet. Ína bi-lîm badûm kan háí fí. We will meet (again) if we are alive.

gáfas n. trap.

gáh(a)wa n. coffee.

gagamba n. mole. syn. fúkó, lufar dîs.

gái (Arch. gáid) v.i. 1) sit (down). 2) be (exist). Naná dé gí-gái kefín? How does the mint look like?

gála n. hill, mountain.

galí (var. gǎl) conj. that (complement clause marker). prep. named. kabíla al gí nadí gǎl Núbi a tribe called Nubi.

gálam (pl.) n. pen.

ganamóyo (var. galamóyo, kalamóyo; pl.) n. goat.

ganáya n. singer.

ganzáb n. money. syn. fulûs, gurûsh, pésa, sénte.

gâr n. bottom. gar éna glaring eye. gar gúruma bottom of the water pot. gar ída back of the hand.

gára n. pumpkin. korofo gára pumpkin leaf.

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

gásab n. (edible) cane. gasab súkar sugar cane.

gási adj. difficult, hard.

gât n. qat. syn. mairúngi, miráa.

gáta v.t. 1) cut, split. gáta shéder dé cut the tree. sekîn al má-gí-gáta a knife which does not cut. 2) cross. K-ěna gáta síka. Let us cross the road. 3) drink (alcohol). gáta chír drink gin. gáta wara backbite Gí-gatá war-éna. We are backbitten. gata ráha n. a ritual of cutting grass tied around a bride.

gebíla n. tribe, ethnic group. syn. kabíla.

gedîm n. old, ancient. míla gedîm old tradition.

gédim v.t. present, take (someone).

gé(i)ru v.t. change. Ána géru gézma dé. I changed the shoes. v.i. change. Latá géru. The weather has changed.

gélba (pl.) n. heart. gelba góu strong-hearted. Gélba tô áswe. He is dark-hearted.

gému v.t. v.rf. be pretentious. Máta gému íta. Don’t be pretentious.

géni (var. gên) v.i. sit, live, be (exist). aux. continue, go on.

gerî adj. close (ma, min to). gerî în near here. adv. soon, almost. Án-gerî kě tála. It is about time for me to leave. gerî sába séna almost seven years.

gês(h) (var. gés(h)i) n. grass. syn. hashîsh.

gésim v.t. divide, part, share. gésim badûm v.rf. divide, part oneselves.

géz(i)ma (var. géjima) n. shoe(s).

gí- (var. gú-, gá-, g-) nonpunctual (progressive, habitual) aspectual marker. Sáa dé án-gú-rúa. Now I am leaving. Tá-gí-nûm saa kám? What time do you (usually) sleep? Íta gí-rúdu. You have accepted. Jua dúl má-gí-sibú fádi. Funeral house should never be left empty (someone must attend the deceased).

giáfa (pl. -în) adj. beautiful.

gibêl adv. before a while.

gidâm adv. in front, ahead, developed. Fí lúfra gidâm. There is a hole ahead. Béle dé gí-rúa gidâm. The country is developing. Anâs dé kútu (or wedí) béle dé gidâm. The people developed the country. gidam, gidâm ta prep. in front of. Ó-aibísh-ána gidam difanâ. He made me ashamed in front of the guests. Gidâm ta báhar fí júa ta sultân. On the other side of the river, you will find the sultan’s house.

gidída (var. gǐ(d)da; pl. -â, -ân) n. chicken. gǐdda mária hen. gǐdda rági cock (syn. dîk). gid(i)da wádi n. guinea fowl.

gídu v.t. pierce, needle. gídu adân pierce the ear. gídu tábaga/kúta make tabaga/kuta (Nubi handwoven flat basket and lid). v.i. 1) be pierced, get a hole. Gézma taí gídu. My shoe got a hole. 2) arrive. Naré ítakum gídu mitên? When did you arrive today? syn. fíka, rásul, wósul.

gíldu (var. gíldi, jíldu) n. body. syn. gísim.

gíli (var. jíli) n. skin.

gǐnta n. anus, ass. azôl al gǐnta tô sakâr dé parochial (narrow-minded) person.

gísim n. body. syn. gíldu.

girân see jirân.

gírfa n. bark (of the tree).

gíri n. baboon. syn. baâm.

gírígírí adj. spotted.

gizáza (var. jizáza, zajája) n. bottle. syn. chúpa.

gobul prep. before. Salâm gobul kalam. Greetings before talking. conj. before.

gódógódó adj. thin, slender, weak (body). ayân ta gódógódó AIDS.

godorû n. pig. syn. khinzîr.

godûm n. chin. syn. nyékém.

góful(u) v.t. close, shut. v.rf. close, shut. syn. sídu.

gǒgǒ n. craw.

góho v.i. cough. n. cough.

golóli n. marble (toy). syn. bantá.

gólom v.t. cheat, deceive.

gomboría n. dove.

gómolo n. louse.

gondûr n. ant hill.

gǒnya n. frog.

gorogoro n. tin. syn. mkébe.

goromú n. catfish.

góu adj. strong, hard, frozen, difficult. tála góu freeze, be hard.

goza n. goza witchcraft ritual (by sacrificing cows, goats, etc.).

gúa n. power, force. ma gúa by force, forcibly.

guâl n. liar. ajôl guâl je íta such a liar like you.

guála n. lie.

guâm adv. shortly, in a hurry.

gúd(u)ra n. power, ability, potentials.

gúfó n. basket, cage.

Gulú n. Gulu city (in northern Uganda).

gulúba n. hippopotamus.

gûm v.i. stand, get up. Ó-gûm min nûm. He got up from sleep. gûm min bámbara stand up from the stool.

gumâr n. gambling (cards).

gumâs n. clothes.

gúna n. song. syn. kungú.

gurâ(b) n. tick.

gurdûm adj. round.

gur(u)bába (var. kur(u)bába) n. gurbaba, Nubi women’s dress.

gurugúrú n. cave, tunnel.

gúruma n. (water) pot.

gurûn n. horn. ab-gurûn n. rhinoceros. syn. kíngílo.

gurúsa n. gurusa, Nubi pancake, leavened flat bread (staple food). gurusa dîn Nubi pancake (sweats). gurusa anjéra injera (Ethiopian staple food).

gurûs(h) n. money. syn. fulûs, ganzáb, pésa, sénte.

gús(h)u v.t. sweep.

gúsu v.t. search, look for.

gwánda n. cassava.