Akoose–English Dictionary


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edíkáDuala ?n.mod7greedinessSyn.adəŋ á chǒmekwôlmetɔg 1
eʼdimmedimn14/6misfortune, woe, curseEʼdim éʼtáné mə́ á ndáb-te.He encountered misfortune in his house.Cf.âdim
edim1eʼdimn7/81cone (of oil palm)Edim é dií éwóó ekud é mbíí áte.There are many nuts in a palm tree cone.2whole round fruit no longer on the tree
edim2eʼdimn7/8medicine for childhood sickness (contains achaŋ ányanyag)
edim3eʼdimn7/8tinedim é nnyɔgeʼdim bé nnyɔgn7/8tin of kernel oil
edimdimn.mod71foolishness2dullness
edímékəleʼdímékəln7/8spirit, short invisible people who can kill others, devilsEdímékəl ékáá Ebakwɛ́ɛ́ ndáb.A "spirit" seized Ebakwɛɛʼs house.Eʼdímékəl éʼwúɛʼ bad.Devils kill people.
edipɛn7something found (without effort)
edísaŋeʼdísaŋn7/8leaves, from yam
edogédogeʼdogédogn7/8shadowSyn.edəə́dəŋ 2
edog mengɔnɛ́n1dusk (when the sky is red), twilightEdog mengɔnɛ́ abídé.It is dusk.
edoke<âdogn7deceit, deceiving, cheatingEdoke éche nyíbɛlɛɛ́ á dyad-té hɛ́n, éebooʼɛ́.The cheating which you do here in town is not good.
edúbén7honour, respectAne mod awóó edúbé.That man is respected.Nzé ebagé wɛɛ́n edúbé, mə́ʼɛ ábɛ̄ wɛ.If you honour your friend, he will honour you too.Cf.âdúbe
edudun7foolishness
eʼdum1<âdum1n14growtheʼdum éʼ nzag e kɔfí,growth of the coffee farm.
eʼdum2<âdum2n14seizure, seizing
eʼdum3medumn14/6thorny tree produces fruits used to make kɔ̂ used for dancing stickles ?
eduneʼdunn7/8millionAkudé edun ehɔ́g ne éʼkə́lé éʼláán.He has one million three thousand.
edúneʼdúnn7/8blind snakeEdún é nyə̌ ésɔ́lé mə́ á ndáb.The blind snake has come into his house.
edúndɛ́ é nyə̌eʼdúndɛ́ éʼ nyə̌n7/8Calabar sand boaCalabaria reinhardtii
edyɛ́<âdyɛ́1n7eating, food
edyɛ́baábɛbedyɛ́baábɛn1/2MacKinnonʼs shrikeLanius mackinnoniAdé nɛ̂ mbyɛɛ, edyɛ́ yə̌lɛ.He is like the hawk, he betrays his brother. (Prov.)
eʼdyɛ́ɛnmedyɛ́ɛn<âdyɛ́1n14/6meat, fish, vegetables eaten with foodEʼdyɛ́ɛn éʼmáá á ndáb.There are no more food accompaniments in the house.
edyɛ́ mekii mékúbɛbedyɛ́ mekii mékúbɛn1/2kind of snake; confusing egg eaterDasypeltis confusa