Z

za (var. ja, ze, je) prep. like, as. Dé kebîr ja dé. This is as big as this. Ajôl ja ána jedé, ána má-ágder káfu ajôl. Someone like me cannot frighten a man. conj. as. za kán ána kélem ne íta as I have told you.

zabîb n. raisin.

zagâl (var. zagûl, jagâl, jagûl) conj. (looking) as if. adv. seemingly. Taasîl, íta gí-kábas ána, zagâl. To tell the truth, it seems like you are cheating me. zagâl ta prep. (looking) like.

záhab n. gold.

záid(i) adv. 1) more. záidi ta mía more than hundred. 2) very (much). syn. búmara, seíseídé.

zajája see gizáza.

zakaráti n. ululation. zákaratu (var. zákarati, jákaratu) v.i. ululate.

zalân (var. jalân) v.i. be angry, get angry. Ó-gí-zalân sáa kúlu. He is always angry. zalanísha v.t. make (someone) angry. syn. kasirísha, zálzal.

zalgûn (var. zalgûl) adj. purple. syn. kákobé.

zálzal v.t. make (someone) angry. syn. zalanísha, kasirísha.

zamân (var. jamân) n. old time. muda zamân old time. adv. in old time, earlier.

záman n. time. syn. wákti.

zambaráu n. plum, damson.

zarâf (var. jirâf) n. giraffe.

zarára (var. jarára) n. button.

zedé (var. jedé) adv. so, like this. fi zedé therefore, that is why, given that.

zeitûn n. olive. syn. mpáfu.

zeríba (var. jeríba) n. compound (of houses).

zîb (var. jíbi) n. penis. syn. kúka, mbolokí.

zíbda n. butter. syn. siági.

zídu v.t. add, do more. Ína bi-zídu wónus. We will talk more. v.i. increase.

zinâ n. adultery (sin).

zúkma n. influenza.