Word List for Lendu

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Entry	Transcription	French	English	Notes
1	bà	obtenir	to get
2	ɓà	laisser	to leave/to let	ɓ is written "bb" in original document
3	ɓ̥à	être attaché	to be attached	ɓ̥ is written "b' " in original document
4	pà	balançoire	swing
5	bì	rouiller, brûler	to rust, to burn
6	ɓì	être rongé par les charençons	to be gnawed by weevils
7	ɓ̥ì	passer sous silence	to overlook
8	pì	abaisser	to lower
9	bò	saisir brusquement	grab suddenly
10	ɓò	diminuer en quantité	decrease in quantity
11	ɓ̥ò	attendre quelqu'un	wait for someone
12	pò	dire	to say
13	bɔ̀	couver	to sit on	ɔ is written as "o" in original, with a note
14	ɓɔ̀	accusation	accusation
15	ɓ̥ɔ̀	nom d'une rivière	name of a river
16	dà	passer	to pass
17	ddà	être long	to be long
18	d'à	être bon	to be good
19	tà	attraper	to catch
20	ddè	être verdoyant	to be green
21	d'è	contourner	to go round
22	dì	délimiter	to define a boundary
23	ddì	goûter	to taste
24	d'ì	couper	to cut
25	tì	parler	to talk
26	dì	chasser	to hunt
27	ddì	calme	calm
28	d'ì	autre	other
29	tì	sauter	to jump
30	ɟà	déformer les lèvres	to purse the lips	ɟ is written "dy" in original
31	ɟ̥à	tisser	weave	ɟ̥ is written "d'y" in original
32	jà	annoncer	announce
33	ɟě	vomir	to vomit
34	ɟ̥ě	regarder en biais	to look from a certain angle
35	jě	fendre en partie	to split in pieces
36	ɟɯ̀	bouger	to move	written "dyù" in original, with a note
37	ɟ̥ɵ̀	s'appuyer	to lean against	written "d'yù" in original, with a note
38	jù	arracher	to tear out
39	ɟ̥ɔ́	corne	horn, antler
40	ɟɔ́	finement	finely, delicately
41	jɔ́	chasser	to hunt
42	gà	ressuciter	to rise
43	gbà	mettre en jeu	to put in play
44	kpà	couper	to cut
45	kà	suffir	to be enough
46	gè	vin de palme	palm wine
47	gbē	plier	to fold
48	kpè	entaîner	entertain
49	kè	ceuillir	pick (fruit)
50	gbò	espèce d'animal sauvage	species of wild animal
51	gò	se taire	to shut up
52	kpò	se refroidir	to be colder
53	kò	s'agenouiller	to kneel
54	gbǔ	complètement	completely
55	ngǔ	froncer les sourcils	to frown
56	kpǔ	mot qui marque la désaprobation	a word that shows disagreement
57	ddrè	longtemps	a long time
58	dzè	pousser	to push
59	sɵ̀	doucement	slowly	written "sè" in original with a note
60	d'rè	être suffisant	to be enough
61	ddrr̀	attirer	to attract
62	dzz̀	pleurs	to cry
63	ss̀	préparer la bière	to make beer
64	d'rr̀	recouvrir de peinture	cover with paint
65	ddrì	espèce d'oiseau	bird species
66	dzì	l'autre côté	to other side
67	sì	venir	to come
68	d'rr̀	frotter	to rub
69	dzì	prendre	to take
70	b'hé	cavité	cavity
71	Bò	tout plein	full
72	BòkàBòkà	en petits morceaus (moudre, casser)	little pieces
73	brr̀	sauter, se précipiter	to jump, to hurry
74	brr̄	marmotte	groundhog
75	brr̀	sauter	to jump
76	zz̀	pondre	to lay
77	zž	traire	to milk
78	zz̀zź	buisson	a bush
79	zźzz̀	déchets	trash
80	thà	déchirer	to tear up
81	dhà	ranger	to store, to tie up
82	thè	avoir le hoquet	to have hiccups
83	dhè	mourir	to die
84	dhì	frapper	to hit
85	thì	soigner	to treat, to take care of
86	dhú	demander	to ask
87	thú	jurer	to swear
88	here there is a section missing from the word-list
89	ba	obtenir	to get
90	ke bà pàlátà djó nrǔ-sʉdha dhí lò pi dhó ròː	il a reçu la permission du chef d'arrêter les gens pour l'impôt	He had give the chief's permission to arrest people for the tax
91	ɓà	laisser	to leave/to let
92	nzǐ kǒ ɓa kò-làɨ mbǔ dhóthɨ nàː	ne laissons pas notre prochain aux mains des ennemis	don't leave our fellow man in the hands of the enemies
93	ɓ̥à	être attaché	to be attached
94	màshúà ɓ̥àɓ̥ǎ d'o nǎːró...	l'auto est bloquée dans la boue...	the car is stuck in the mud
95	pà	balançoire	to swing
96	nzǿ pà wɨ̌ː	les enfants se balancent	the children are swinging
97	bì	brûler	to burn
98	dza vò bìbǐː	la foudre a brûlé la maison	the lightning burned the house
99	ɓì	être rongépar les charençons	to be chewed by termites
100	gø̌dha ɓìɓǐ ná lò dhò, gø̌dhá 'ǒ njǔ nzǐː	parce que les haricots sont rongés par les charençons, ils n'ont pas bon goût
101	ɓ̥ì	passer sous silence	to overlook
102	ke le ɓ̥ì ɓ̥ǐ nzǐ ké là mbø̀ róː	on l'a passé sous silence pour qu'il ne reçoive pas d'argent	?
103	dà	passer	to pass
104	d'yø̌ dà 'í ɓù nǎ mbléː	la souris est passée dans ce trou-ci	the mouse passed by this hole
105	ddà	être long,	to be long
106	fʉ́ nga ddà che 'igá ròː	cet endroit est à une grande distance d'ici	this place is far from here
107	d'à	être bon	to be good
108	dzɨ̀ d'ànì che sókò nǎː	le prix est bon marché	the price is good
109	tà	attraper, contaminer	to catch/contaminate
110	Djúgù nà má rǎ rò dhè sì tà ma rò chu nàː	en allant à Djugu, je suis tombé malade en route	on the drive to Djugu, I got sick on the road
111	dì	délimiter	to define a boundary
112	ádì tsú dzznàː	enfonce le poteau dans le sol	he drove a post into the ground
113	ddì	goûter	to taste food
114	áddì ri-dzɨ̌ ddì mǎ cheː	goûte, même un peu	taste, just a little
115	d'ì	couper	to cut
116	ke d'ǐ ndì ró mbɨ krʉ́ː	il acoupe tous ses liens	he cut all his ties
117	tì	parler	to speak
118	tí lé ti ri d'è sinì nzáː	ce n'est ni la fin ou le début de l'affaire	this isn't the end or the beginning of the matter
119	ɟù	bouger	to move
120	ke ró rǔ ɟʉ̌nì ɟǔː	son étoffe "danse"	his "dance" cloth
121	ɟ̥ù	s'appuyer	to lean against
122	ke ɟ̥ʉ̀ ndì dza-ɨ́-kpà róː	?
123	jù	arracher	to pull
124	í dza-ká-ɨ́ ká 'àɨ́e jù?	qui arraché de la paille de cette maison-ci?	who was pulled from the hay of that house
125	kprř	mis en pièces	put in a room
126	ke ró rǔ-nga kpa thǎkprřkprřː	ils ont déchiré ses vêtements en morceaux	they have torn their clothes into bits
127	gbrr̀	en titubant	staggering
128	ké ra gbrr̀ː	il marche en titubant	he walked with a stagger
129	gà	ressusciter	to resuscitate
130	ke gà gǎː	il est ressuscité	he was resuscitated
131	gbà	mettre en jeu	to put in play
132	ágnà ma ní nrǔ kǎ cheːróː	joue le jeu de hasard avec moi, car tu gagnes facilement	Play a game of chance with me, since you will win easily
133	kpà	couper	cut
134	ásì ma-djǒ-ká kpàː	viens me couper les cheveux	come and cut my hair
135	kà	suffir	to be enough
136	ddɨ kà kǎː	çà suffit	it is enough
137	gè	vin de palme	palm wine
138	ni ká jø̀ gè fø̀yǎ ngʉ lò tǐ ri?	as-tu bu du vin de palme pour parler ainsi?	have you drunk palm wine to speak like this?
139	gbē	plier	fold
140	ké mbø̀ nǎnga gbě gbě sànzø̀ djòː	il est en train de courber du fer pour en faire un sanzo	?
141	kpè	entraîner	entertain
142	zǎ-dɨ̌-ná-ke zǎ kpèngʉ́e tsó nà hwɨː	l'animal avait entraîné le chasseur très loin dans la brousse	the animal has led the hunter very far into the bush
143	kè	ceuillir	to pick
144	ákè tsú-kpa rò ddìː	ceuille un fruit	to pick fruit
145	ddrr̀	attirer	to entice
146	fʉ́ sǐngba ke ddrr̀ kpákpánga nàː	il a séduit la jeune fille	he has seduced the young girl
147	zz̀	pondre	to lay
148	ǒ zz̀ ɓɨː	la poule a pondu un oeuf	the hen has laid an egg
149	zž	traire	to milk
150	azz tsi-ba	trais la vache	he is milking the cow
151	zz̀zź	buisson	bush
152	zźzz̀	déchets	scraps
153	áɓʉ̌ wa zźzz̀ djø̀ dhòː	donne les déchets de la bière au porc	give the scraps of food to the pig
154	brr̀	sauter	to jump
155	lɨ̌ brr̀‿nì dzz djò kprɨ̀	le singe est tombé sur le sol	the monkey is falling to the ground
156	brr̄	marmotte	groundhog
157	ke pǐ brr̄ː	il a attrapé une marmotte	he was catching a groundhog