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Dictionary Zarma - English

 

Ŋ / ŋ (ng)

  ŋwa {ŋwaa; ŋa ngwa} \ŋwaa\ // (L4)
(v.) to eat
ŋwa ka kungu \\ (n.) first day on new lunar year (L25) [Kutubi]
.. na .. ŋwa \\ (v.) to conquer, to destroy (L23);  
alwaati ŋwa \\ (v.) to waste time, to use up time (L23);  
amana ŋwa \\ (v.) to betray a trust, to betray confidence, to break faith (L23);  
koytarey ŋwa \\ (v.) to obtain a chieftaincy, to take over a kingdom, to become king (L23);
nooru ŋwa \\ (v.) to wast money, to spent money (L23);  
riba ŋwa \\ (v.) to lose profit or gain, to eat up profit or gain (L23)
  ŋwaaray {ngwaaray, ŋaarey} \ŋwaa ray\ // (L10)
(v.) to beg, to ask insistently, to plead
  ŋwaarayko, ŋwaaraykwa {ŋaareykow, ŋaareykwa} \\ //
(n.) beggar; petitioner; 'griot'
  ŋwaarayyaŋ, ŋwaarayyaŋo {ŋaareyyoŋ, ŋaareyyoŋo} \ŋwaa ray yaŋ, ŋwaa ray yaŋ o\ //
(n.) intercession
  ŋwaari, ŋwaaro {ngwari, ngwaro; ŋaari, ŋaaro} \ŋwaa ri\ // (L4)
(n.) food, victuals
kambe ŋwaaro, kamba ŋwaaro \\ (n.) left
kamba ŋwaaro gaa \\ (adv.) on the right hand side (L20)
  ŋwaayandi, ŋwaayando {ŋaayendi, ŋaayendo} \ŋwaa yan di\ //
(v.) to nourish, to feed
  ŋwe, ŋweyo \\ //
(n.) hind (female deer)
   

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