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chaste, (adj.).... ôyun-têmar-barminga (da).
chastise, (v.t.) 1.... . . ab-päre (ke). 2. two or more... . tar-mâli (ke). chatter, (v.i.). . . . ed-wi (ke); yâbngachâm (ke).
chatterbox, (s.). . . . ed-winga-tâpa (da). cheat, (v.t.). . . . âr-îtai-chî (ke). cheek, (s.). .ig-âb (da). See App. ii. cheer, (v.t.) comfort, encourage... lêje (ke). (v.i.) applaud. . . . ōto-âli (ke); ōto-yêla (ke).
cherish, (v.t.). . . . öko-jeng'e (ke); ōkojeng'ge (ke). C
cheroot, (s.).... mötnga (da). (A modern word. See roll.)
chest, (s.) 1. thorax. . . . ôt-chälma (da); ôt-kûg (da). 2. deep-chested... ôt-kûk-dôga (da). 3. narrow-chested....ôt-kûk-kinab (da).
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child, (s.).... ab-liga (da). See App. vii. children, (s.) 1..... ligala; balag. 2. having one or more (said of either parent) ....ûn-ba (da). 3. (with reference to the father) (a) whether male or of both sexes
..arat-ôdila; (b) whether female or of both sexes. . . . ông-ba; (da). 4. (with reference to the mother) (a) whether male or of both sexes. . . . at-êtila; at-wêjila; (b) whether female or of both sexes.. ar-ba (da). I saw your children here yesterday (addressing a mother): wai dô dilla ng'at-wejila karin igbådigre.
child-birth, (8.).... ad-ginnga (da). Woi's wife died in child-birth: wôi l'ab-pail adginnga len okolire.
childhood, (s.). . . . ab-liga-l'îdal (da); abliga-y ôma (da). (signifying respectively the time and state of being a child).
childish, (adj.). . . . . abliga-naikan. See like.
childless, (adj.) 1. never having had a child. . . . ab-lûga (da); ûnba-yaba (da); 2. having no living child... ligala-garatlôglik; (lit. "children-ground-present", i.e. buried.) See ground and presence.
chilly, (adj.). . . . gûrba (da).
chin, (s.).... Aka-âdal (da). chink, (s.). jâg (da). chip of quartz, (s.). .. . tōlma-l'öko-tûg (da).
chew, (v.t.).... gânnga (ke).
chief, (8.) 1. head of a small community ...mai-ola. [His wife .... chân-ola]. Did you see the chief? an ngô mai (ola) l'igbâdigre? 2. head of a large community . . . . mai'igla (da). [His wife . . . . chân. igla (da)]. These two chiefs are head-...ig-wōd-l'ôt-dêreka (da). chiefs: kât'maiag' ikpor máiag' itiklā (da). 3. one possessing most authority in a tribe ...ôt-yûbur (da).
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chips, (8.).... See bit and fragment (of wood).
choke, (v.t.) 1. throttle... âkà-pêtemi (ke). 2. block up, stop up. . . . . âr-nät (ke). 3. (vi.) in swallowing food... âkan-tôai (ke).
choose, (v.t.)..,.ôt-nân (ke); ôt-gene (ke); ar-låp (ke).
chop, (v.t.)....ôt-hop (ke).
chorus, (s.) singing together; râmidchàu (da).
chrysalis (or nymph) of Cerambyx heros.
churlish, (adj.).... öko-dübunga-ba. cicada beetle, (s.)... rengiti (da). cicatrix, (s.) 1. if raised.... bōrta (da). 2. if not raised. . . . gâda (da). The prefixes ông, ar, ab, ôt, etc., according to location. See App. ii.
cigarette. See cheroot.
cincture, (8.) round the waist...Arêtainga (da). See charm and ornaments, (personal).
einders, (s.).... âr-pid (da); âr-pij (da). eircle, (s.). kōr (da). circular, (adj.) as a ring.... kōrnga (da). See round.
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o, indolent; ; pole; d, pot; a, awful; di, boil.
civilized, (p.a.)... chàugala-walagare. (lit. "grown up as a native of India. ") See grow and native.
elaim, (v.t.).... 8t-titân (ke).