M - m

macaw n. dyabaa
machete n. how
machete, handleless n. sengee how
machete, weed with a vt. wai2
machine oil, lubricating n. masini oli
machine, sewing n. nai masini
magic n. tofuu
magical medicine n. obiya
magical power for fighting feti (kofu) obiya
magician n. tofuuman
maintain vt. solugu
maize n. kalu
major avenging spirit n. gaan kunu
major city n. foto2
majority n. gaanse
make vt. meke1 (1)
make a cup of coffee vt. meke kofi
make an agreement meke mofu
· vt. kuudei (1)
make an announcement bali basiya
make an oath vt. sweli1 (1)
make an uproar vi. toko (1)
make empty boasts nyan mofu
make fat vt. fatu (5)
make joke of meke sipowtu
make pregnant gi bee
make trouble vi. toko (1)
malaria n. malaliya
malarial mosquito n. malaliya makisita
male n. manengee
· · manpikin (2)
male adulterer toobi sama
male, be a sexually impotent vi. lan (2)
male born on Friday n. Kofi1
male born on Monday n. Kodyo
male born on Saturday n. Kwami
male born on Sunday n. Kwasi1
male born on Thursday n. Yaw
male born on Tuesday n. Kwamina
male born on Wednesday n. Kwaku
male chin n. baiba
male church members n. baala1 (3)
male cousin n. baala1 (2)
male friend n. baa(la) mati
male genitalia n. pipi
male loincloth n. kamisa
male nurse n. opasi
male schoolteacher n. mesiti
mama n. mama2 (1)
mammary gland n. bobi
man n. dada (2)
· · man1 (1)
· · manengee
· · manpikin (1)
-man n. man1 (3)
man, become an adult wei kamisa
man, have sexual relations didon anga man
· teke man
man, Javanese n. paye
man of good deeds n. duman
man, sexually impotent go a baka mongo
man, young n. kiyoo
manacle n. bui (3)
manatee n. se kaw
· · seku
manger n. baki
mango n. manyan
manifest vi. subi (2)
manner n. fa (3)
· · fasi1
manner indicated, in the adv. so
manners n. manii
manners, have bad (abi) lagi manii
many adj. somen
· · tyaipi
many, be so vi. ipi (1)
many, how interr. onmen
many places n. peesi peesi
many small adj. pikin pikin
many, so many adj. somen somen
Marail guan n. maain
marble n. yowka
margarine n. botoo
mark n. maiki (2)
mark, place a vt. maiki (1)
mark, reach a vi. kaba (2)
past"}marker, anterior or past aux. v. be
marker, continuative aspect func. e
marker, emphatic func. na1 (2)
marker for questions interr. on
marker, future aux. v. o
marker, irrealis aux. v. sa2
marker, negation func.
marker, new information conj. ma2 (2)
marker, polite func. baa2
marker, reflexive n. seefi2 (2)
market, (big) n. wowoyo
market section baka wowoyo
Maroon n. Lowe Nengee
Maroon, Boni n. Boni Nengee
Maroon freedom fighter n. Boni
Maroons, descendant of n. Busi (Kondee) Nengee
Maroons, insulting term for n. dyuka
Maroons, Kwinti n. Kwinti (1)
Marowijne district n. Maawina
marriage, arrange a poti mofu a boliman
marriage, arranged naki bee
marriage, break up vi. paati2 (3)
marriage, propose akisi sama
· begi man
· begi man
· begi uman
marriage, propose a woman for poti mofu
marriage, wife of arranged poti mofu uman
· poti mofu uman
married man, mistress of waka uman
marry libi anga uman
· vt. toow
marsh bird n. anamu
marsh plant sp. n. mokomoko
Mary n. Maliya
mash vt. masi1 (1)
mashed plantain n. tonton2
massage vt. ali (3)
· · masi1 (3)
massage body vt. ali sikin (1)
· · ali sikin
masse, run en booko kon
Master n. Masaa1 (1)
master n. dataa (2)
mat, floor n. mata3
mat, sleeping n. daagi
mat to wipe feet n. sibi futu koosi
Matawai n. Matawai
Matawai area n. Matawai (liba)
Matawai language n. Matawai (tongo)
Matawai people n. Matawai sama
match box n. swalufu dosu
match stick n. tiki swalufu
· · swalufu tiki
match to ignite fire n. swalufu
matriclan n. lo1
matriclan Beei, people from n. Beeisama
· · Beeisama
matriclan Misidyan, people from n. Misidyan sama
matriclan sp., Aukan n. Dyu Akuba
· · Beei1
· · Dikan
· · Kumpai
· · Lape
· · Misidyan
· · Otoo
· · Pata
· · Pedii
· · Piika
· · Pinasi
matrilineage n. bee (3)
· · mama bee
· · mama pikin
matrilineage, Aukan n. Lebi Musu
· · Peegudu sama
matrilineage of the Aukan n. Nyan Fai
matrilineal curse n. kunu (1)
matter, kernel of a mama fu wan toli
· a mama fu wan toli
matter, no conj. winsi1
mature kisi bobi
mature, be vi. bigi (2)
matured (for females) kisi uman
matured (for males) kisi manengee
maturity, arrived at a desired vi. kisi1 (4)
maybe adv. kande
· · wegi2
me pn. mi (1)
meadow n. sabana
meal n. tee2 (2)
meal, call someone from puu wan sama a tee
meal, prepare a sete tafaa
meal with only rice n. soso alisi
meanwhile conj. namo3
measure, beyond pasa maiki
measuring stick n. doin tiki
· · maiki tiki
meat n. meti1 (2)
· · sitimofu
· · titiyo
· · totoo
meat of a fruit n. nyanyan1 (4)
meat of coconut n. kokoonoto nyanyan
meat, salted n. sawtu meti
meat smell, reek of raw vi. lala (4)
meddle vt. mumui (1)
meddle in somebody's business diki a ini wan sama toli
mediation n. taki1 (2)
medicinally, treat vt. deesi (3)
medicine n. bita (2)
· · deesi (1)
medicine, folk n. busi deesi
· · obiya
medicine man n. obiyaman
medicine, prepare herbal masi guun uwii
· meke guun uwii
medicine, take vt. deesi (2)
· · diingi (2)
medicine, take bitter diingi bita
meet vi. miti1 (2)
meetings, formal interlocutor at n. pikiman
melon, water- n. wataamun
melt vi. sumutu
members, female church n. sesite (2)
· · sisa (3)
members, male church n. baala1 (3)
memory, have a bad feegete ede
· lasi ede
menopause wan uman doo koti
menstruate go a doo
· kisi futu
· go a mun osu
· kisi mun siki
· go a se
menstruating female n. futuman
menstruation n. mun siki
menstruation, end of komoto a doo
menstruation hut n. mun osu
menstruation shelter n. mun osu
mentally handicapped adv. don don
· · don don
mentally handicapped child gadu pikin
mentally handicapped person n. tone
mercy bun ati
· begi wan sama
mermaid n. Wataa Mama
mess up vt. molusu
message n. bosikopu
· · mofu (3)
message, broadcast a paati mofu
message, pass on lolo wan bosikopu go moo faawe
messed up life n. fanya libi
messenger n. bosikopuman
Messiah n. Kelestesi
messiness, ideophone describing ideo. fanyaa (2)
messy, be vi. fanya
messy, make very vt. fanya fanya
trunk"}metal chest or trunk n. toombo1
metal, lead n. loto2
mete out vt. poti (3)
meter n. meiti
meter, centi- n. sentimeiti
meter, kilo- n. kilomeiti
meticulous, be vi. fini (2)
middle n. mindii (1)
midget n. akwenda2
· · bakuu2
· · sandopi
midnight n. mindii neti
midnight, after n. gaan neti
midst of, in the prep. ini (2)
midway adv. afupasi
midwife mekeman
military personnel n. milite
milk n. meliki (1)
milk, breast n. bobi meliki
milk cattle vt. meliki (2)
milk, condensed n. dileti meliki
milk, cow's n. kaw meliki
milk, powdered n. puili meliki
milk the cow vt. meliki kaw
latex"}milky sap or latex n. balata (2)
mill, rumor mofu kolanti
million n. miliyun
millipede n. goongoo
mine pn. mi (2)
miner, gold n. gowtuman
mingle vt. mokisa (1)
miracle n. foondoo sani
· · wonduu
miraculous sign n. maiki (3)
mirror n. sipikii2
· · luku fesi sipikii
miscarriage lasi bee
miscarry towe bee
miscount vt. abaa (3)
mishandle vt. mesaandi
miss vt. abaa (3)
· · misi1 (1)
miss someone angii fu si wan sama
· angii fu si wan sama
mist n. bwuingi
· · dampu
mistake n. fowtu (2)
· · misiteiki
Mister n. Masaa1 (2)
· · Omu1
mistreat vt. mesaandi
mistress of married man waka uman
mite n. sika
mix vt. mokisa (1)
mixed blood n. basaa
· · dogala
· · mokisa sama
moan vi. dyeme
mock meke sani gi sama
· vt. deleigi
Moengo, town of n. Mongo1
mold n. buku4
mole cricket gadu pikin
· n. dikidiki
mollify vt. boigi2 (1)
moments ago, few adv. pasi pasi
Monday n. monde
Monday, female born on n. Adyuba
Monday, male born on n. Kodyo
money n. moni
· · sensi1 (2)
money, beg for vt. begi (4)
money, exchange for smaller units of vt. booko (2)
monkey, black spider n. kwata
monkey, Red howler n. adongwa
· · babun2
· · tobiloli
monkey, Squirrel n. mongii
monkey, Tufted capuchin n. kesikesi
monosodium glutamate n. aginamoto
monster, jungle n. Busi Mama
month n. mun (1)
month, next n. taa mun
months after delivery, three n. meke osu
moon n. manti
· · mun (2)
moon phase n. mun kenki
moonlighting baka finga
moral n. dipi1 (3)
moral of a story dipi toli
morally loose, be vi. ganda (3)
morally stumble misi futu
Moravian Church n. Anitii
Moravian Church Reverend n. Dominei
more n. moo (1)
more, a bit a fika wan pikin sani fu Gadu
· a fika wan pikin sani fu Gadu
· a fika wan pikin sani fu Gadu
more, not any ideo. kodo
morning n. mamanten
morning greeting (U) Molugu oo!
· interj. molugu
morning, wake up in the opo na amaka
mortar n. mata2
mortuary n. kee osu
Mosaic Law n. Dyuweiti
mosquito n. makisita
mosquito bush n. sumee uwii
mosquito, malarial n. malaliya makisita
mosquito net n. gaiden
· · kalambu
moth n. mitimiti
mother n. mama2 (1)
mother, step- n. kweki mama
mother tongue mama bee tongo
· mama bee tongo
mother-in-law n. main (1)
motionless, ideophone ideo. pii2
motor n. muntolu
motor, outboard n. masini (1)
motorbike n. bolomu
motorized canoe n. muntolu boto
motorized dugout n. masini boto
mount (to fertilize) vt. paata2
mountain n. beligi
· · mongo2
mourn vt. low (1)
mourn with someone tyali anga wan sama
mourner of dead spouse n. baakaman2
mourning n. adyumadye
mourning, come out of puu baaka
mourning of dead n. baaka (5)
· · low (2)
mourning period, celebrate the end of the vi. Bookode (2)
mourning, place into poti a baaka
mourning, state of de a baaka
mourning, undergo tyai baaka
mouse, common house n. moisi moisi
mouse, poor as a church Ai pina enke keliki alata.
mouse, poor as church Ai pina enke keliki alata.
mouth n. mofu (1)
mouth during sleep, spin in the n. mofu wataa
mouth, hair around baiba mofu
· n. uwii mofu
mouth sore n. soo mofu
mouth, wash out your sibi i mofu a doti
mouth waters wan sama mofu e booko wataa
· wan sama neki e lon
move (one's residence) vi. foloisi
move out of way vi. wai3
move over vi. diipi (1)
movie (theater) n. kino
Mr. n. Baa1
· · Da1
· · Masaa1 (2)
· · Omu1
· · Papa1
Mrs. n. Ma1
· · Mama1
· · Sa1
MSG n. aginamoto
much earlier adv. fosi fosi
much less adv. lasitan
mud n. tokotoko (2)
muddy, be vi. tokotoko (1)
mulatto n. maata
multiplied by prep. leisi2 (2)
· · toon2 (2)
building"}multistory house or building n. sodoo osu
murderer n. kiiman
muscles dugu dugu meti
Muscovy duck n. busi dokisi
mushroom n. buku4
music n. poku
· · singi (2)
music record n. palati
musical instrument n. saka3
must aux. v. mu
mute adj. babaw
mute (as a person) n. babawman
mutter a complaint vi. kuutu kuutu
mutual enemies n. feyantiman
my pn. mi (2)
myself pn. miseefi
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