Durorp-English Dictionary

Chch

40 Chch cha (adv) that e.g. Eta chai cha N ning ndai? Is this the clothes that I saw? chaai (v) tear; torn especially a paper or leaf; scratch; scratched e.g. 1. Bek kwen ongo or be chai bunkwet bumi. Tell your child not to tear my books. 2. Ket aranga or chaai nne baikait kpekpe na anyiri a bunoort bumorng bor. See how he/she has scratched my body all with those his/her long nails. chaam (n) a medium sized fish with a small mouth and something like craw-craw on the nose; hence the pidgin name of “craw-craw nose” chaani (v) untie e.g. a person who has been bound up with ropes, or a bundle or a tied bag chaang (v) urinate chaap (n) animal; meat; convulsion chaap a disaing (n) buttock chaari (v) yawn (repeatedly) e.g. Or tornghor u chaari; u keni ngha or kwaka u rat. He is beginning to yawn; it seems he is about to sleep. chabi (v) split open; tear apart chai (prep) this e.g. A kwaka eta chai? Are you looking for this clothes ? chain (v) answer e.g. Orbasi or chain akam omi. God has answered my prayer. chaina (v) greet; salute; thank chiani (n) one e.g. Chaap chaini. One animal. chaka (v) castrate; reduce the quantity of, subtract from e.g. 1. Or kwaka u chaka ebia emorng. He wants to castrate his dog. 2. U kaini ngha be chaka borkor be. It looks like this food has be reduced. chama (v) squeeze (once or briefly) cham (v) squeeze (continuously) chamana (n) cuddle, embrace 41 e.g. Quai I chamana. Come and let us embrace. chana (inf.v) plan (especially to do something) e.g. A chana u quai? Did you plan to come? chang (v) give; dedicate e.g. 1. Chang mmi. Give me. 2. Chang daikwai dai a akam. Dedicate this day to prayers. chang ataip (v) exaggerate; overstate; overrate chang…itaim (v) advise e.g. U normi u chang ben baingo itaim. It is good to advise your children. chang...korou (v) give weight to; (figuratively) add value to; give credibility to; validate authenticate chang ubor (v) shake hands with e.g. Chang mmi ubor. Shake hands with me. chang…ududu (v) permit; authorise; empower e.g. 1. Mmi N chang aye ududu. I am the one that permited him/her. changhana (v) dry something e.g. Changhana ita ingo a dukwaing. Dry your clothes in the Sun. changhi (v) get dry; will not give e.g. Ita nyor I tornghor u changhi. Those clothes are beginning to get dry. (adj) dry e.g. Ita imorng I na changhi. His/her clothes are not yet dry. changhi changhi (adj) dry e.g. Ikwang nyor I rere ning ndior i changhichanghi? Why are the leaves appreaing so dry? chani (v) untie e.g. a bundle; open up e.g. a zipped or tied bag; unscrew; unveil, unfold e.g. a parcel chap urum (n) a beast (derogatory) chari (v) yawn; make a statement clear by bringing out the hidden parts chau (adj) many; much e.g. Bene, bu chau! People, so many! chawa (v) for a child to feed on or suck the breast; to suck, for example an orange. 42 e.g. Ntem omi quo or chawa mumbi kpat or tap niet dio. This my friend sucked until he reached ten years. chawara (v) for a mother to breast-feed a child e.g. Ekese a baton be na chawara ben bembe kpat be woora niet niwan. Many mothers suckle their children until they approach two years. chaawi (adj) many; not many e.g. 1. Bene be chaawi kpai enor chai. There are too many people in this house. 2. Ita imi I chaawi daing a orkebe omi. My clothes are not many again in my box. (v) scratch (continuously, with the nails) e.g. Kpara chaawi mmi. Don’t scratch me. chawi (v) scratch (momentarily, with the nails) e.g. Kpara a chawi nne. Don’t scratch me. chaya (v) tear; tore,torn; stratch, scratched (momentarily) e.g. 1. Or chaya kobobiri ka nkwet keni kport. He tore one sheet of paper only. 2. Anwha or chaya aye. A cat has scratched him. chee (v) gossip, gossiped; backbite, backbit; backstab, backstabbed e.g. Or ya u chee bene. He/she likes to gossip people. cheek (v...