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zaa
zɑɑ
🔊
n
odour, smell
2.3.4
Smell
záa
zɑɑ
🔊
v
1
cry, weep
3.5.6.5
Cry, tear
2
squeak (of wheel)
2.3.2.3
Types of sounds
3
smell (neutral)
2.3
Sense, perceive
zàa
zɑɑ
🔊
v
steal
6.8.9.1
Steal
zaa ŋkyɛ
zɑ́ɑ́ ŋkjǣ
n
snake - long, moves in trees, brown Yellow-throated tree snake
Thrasops flavigularis
1.6.1.3.1
Snake
zaiŋ
zɑ̃ĩ
Pers;i
you (all)
9.2.3
Pronouns
zaŋ
zɑŋ
n
yard of a god
9.7.2
Name of a place
4.9.8.2
Place of worship
zaŋfɛ
zɑ̃ fæ
n
grass
1.5.3
Grass, herb, vine
ze
zɛ
Pers;i
him, her, it
9.2.3
Pronouns
zee
zee
prt
repeat
zée
zee
v
repeat
zéeŋ
zẽ
1
Vstat
many
9.2.1
Adjectives
2
v
increase
zei
zei
🔊
n
face
2.1.1
Head
zèi
zei
🔊
zei
v
1
peel
5.2.1.2.1
Remove shell, skin
2
remove skin of a fruit with a thin, soft skin (ie. pear or mango)
5.2.1.2.1
Remove shell, skin
zéɨ
1
zɛə
v
laugh at, make fun of
3.5.1.8.3
Mock
zéɨ
2
zeə
v
play (child's play)
4.2.7
Play, fun
zèŋ
zɛ̃
v
pierce
5.4.6
Ritual scar
zeŋʼ
zɛ̃ʔɛ̃
n
stopper, plug
7.3.6.1
Shut, close
zéŋʼ
1
ndʒɛ̃ʔɛ̃
🔊
v
protect by charm
4.9.4.1
Sorcery
zéŋʼ
2
zɛ̃ʔɛ̃
🔊
v
domesticate, tame
6.3.1
Domesticated animal
zèŋʼ
zɛ̃ʔɛ̃
🔊
v
perspire, sweat
2.2.6
Sweat
zɛ́
zæ
v
1
easy to do
2
hurry, come quickly
Zɛzɛ nzu yooŋ.
Come now and eat.
3
smart (catches on quickly)
3.2.1.3
Intelligent
4
strong (wine), wine that has fermented for months.
Yiʼ zɛ mɨlouʼ.
This is strong wine.
zí
zi
🔊
v
know (something or someone)
3.2.3
Know
zì
zi
🔊
v
taboo, restricted
zì ŋki
ʒi ŋki
v
fast, voluntarily go without food
zìeŋ
zĩɛ̃
v
harden (of achu only)
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