Durorp-English Dictionary

Bb

16 Bb ba (v) take; own; marry; use e.g.1. Duwom dor du ka ba ngo ini iwang? How long will that job take you? 2. Ba ekpa chor cha a kpemi mmi. Own the bag you borrowed from me. 3. Or kwaka u ba mmi. He/she wants to marry me. 4. Ba munork mor. Use that salt. (adv) that; what e.g. 1. Biain ba N kwaka ndai. This is the thing that I want/have been searcing for. 2. N ning biain ba N kwaka. I have seen what I want/have been searcing for. (prep) of e.g. Ben ba onerom quor ndai. These are the children of that man. (adv) since e.g M ba mana N na ning enyi a mini. Since I was born I have not seen a hippopotamus. (conj) before e.g. Chooya a ba quai. Bathe before you come. baaba (v) lean against. e.g. Baba a dubut. Lean against the wall. baabi (v) peel off or detach continuously (especially objects with flat surfaces); palpitate e.g. 1. Kpara baabi coong ka kainaii kor. Don’t peel off the bark of that tree. 1. Kpara sai esin e baabi mmi. Don’t make my heart to palpitate. baabi esin (v) panic baabiri (v) palpitating baakara (v) make wet e.g. Kwen kwor or baakara mmi kpat. That child has wet me completely. baakpak (n) poor people; the poor e.g. Nyangha bakpak. Help the poor. baama (n) mothers e.g. Baama baibon ndai. These are our mothers. baat (v) stand; halt e.g. Baat mandior. Stand/halt there. baat taak (v) stall, stalled; halt, halted baba (v) add; follow behind; born after; support; second babi (v) peel off, detach (done quickly, especially to objects with flat surfaces) 17 baboong (n) the people of Aboong babuka (n) craftsmen; architects; artists, talents babukoi (n) fishermen babukpaan (n) selfshish people ba buqun (v) get or become pregnant e.g. Or ka ba buqun. She will become pregnant. (adj) pregnant e.g. Or ba buqun. She is pregnant. bacha (pro) people’s e.g. Ben ba bacha. People’s children. badukpak (n) poor or impoverished people (adj) poor; impoverished bafat (n) twins bai (pro) these; these ones e.g. Ben baimi bai ka yeu uromo umbe. These my children will pass their exams. (v) praise; congratulate; commend; worship; extol; honor e.g. U normi u bai ben be nuu u but ainain. It is good to commend children who aim for success. baibon (pro) our; ours (for plural possessions) e.g. 1. Borkor baibon ndai. These are our things. 2. Bene baibon ndai. These are our people. baikait (n) body baikait a? (v) how are you? baikait baingo a? (v) how are you? baikait baingo (pro) yourself baima (v) accept, accepted; agree, agreed; admit, admitted; consent, consented; believe, believed e.g. 1. M baima. I accept/I have accepted 2. M baima a Omuna Obasi. I believe in the Lord God. baimi (pro) my; mine (for plural possessions) e.g. Ben baimi ndai. These are my children. bain (v) put an injunction bainaii (n) trees; sticks e.g. N tou ekese a bainaii a dokon daimi. I have planted many trees in my farm. baingo (pro) your, yours (singular pronoun for plural possessions) e.g. 1. Borkor baingo ndai? Are these your things? 18 2. Beken baingo be quai. Your visitors have come. baikpiya (n) orphans baira (v) light; illuminate e.g. Mbork, baira dion dor. Please, light that lamp/fire. bairere (v) raise, raise up; take up; promote; exalt bairuk (adj) another (for nouns beginning with “be”, “ba”, “bor” or “bo”); some e.g. 1. Borkor bairuk ndai. Here are other things. 2. Bene bairuk bai kaik tatana kor. Some people have gone that way. baisit (n) babysitters bait (v) climb especially a tree, a hill or mountain; ascend, rise e.g. e.g. A keme u bait kenaii kor? Can you climb that tree? baisin (n) livers bak (adj) fresh; young e.g.1. I kwaka chaap a bak. I want fresh meat. 2. O re kwen a bak. He/she is a young child. baka (adj) wet, drenched e.g. Ita nyi i baka. These clothes are wet. baka baka (adj) soaking wet e.g. O dioni quai na ita i baka baka. He came in with clothes wet. bakaka (n) giant pangolins (a specified number of) bakang...