Comments:kumaNwayɛʔl sa raw meat; cf. kusɔNwayɛʔl.
Entry:kummaʔ, -kums-/-kum-
Grammar:vt.
Meaning:avenge oneself one someone, get back at someone.
Entry:kupmaʔ, -kupt-/-kup-
Grammar:vt.
Meaning:'take under one's wing', afford maternal protection (in addition to fowl, also said of dogs protecting their pups, goats protecting their kids, wolves their whelps, and so forth; only said facetiously of human beings)
Comments:kuptusiba [The chicken] took [her chicks] under her wing; kumaklakuptu [Blacky's mother] went to stand by Blacky (her puppy).
Entry:kusanumaʔ, kusa-nur-/kusa-nu-
Grammar:vi.
Meaning:be fun, be easy, go well
Derivation:[< numaʔ be good]
Comments:kusanurɛrɔya:mbɔkhaʔsuʔmǝna We completed the tasks with great ease; cf. kusaphɛmmaʔ.
Entry:kusaphɛmmaʔ, kusa-phɛʔr-/kusa-phɛn-
Grammar:vi.
Meaning:be a disappointment, not be any fun, be difficult, be arduous
Comments: performed by men at wedding ceremonies, the kye:la:Nmaʔ is a stately and solemn dance consisting of synchronized stepping patterns performed by a group of two or more men whilst pounding the kye: (q.v.); the men take shifts performing the dance because the dance must be performed continuously throughout the duration of the marriage which lasts three days.
Entry:lɛ:Nmaʔ, -lɛ:ks-/-lɛ:N-
Grammar:vt.
Meaning:1) clear (land), chop down; 2) cause to disperse
Comments:1) ya:kkhaʔlɛ:ksu He cleared the jungle 2) mǝna-haʔlɛ:ks-u-N-si-N (man-p disperse-3P-1sA-nsP-1sA) I drove all the people away.
Meaning:smear, rub, rub in, daub, overpaint, esp. whitewash or redwash houses with pigmented clay and manure (eg.,kham-ille, cwaʔl-ille with clay, with water)
Comments:piʔlhi-nukha:msɔʔ-maʔ-aNhim-haʔlɛ:N-maʔbo:N (manure-and clay mix by hand-INF-and house-p smear-INF EXIG) Manure and clay must be mixed and the houses recoated; cf. lɛ:Nmaʔ.
Entry:limaʔ, -lis-/-li-
Grammar:vt.
Meaning:insert one's hands into something
Comments:ahukʔinsuʔwaʔo:lisuNba I stuck my hand into the bag; cuNdzi:ktɛ,kɛhukʔinkɛgo:dziʔo:lisɛʔ! It has turned cold. Stick your hands in your pocketś; cf. li:mmaʔ.
