sum

alternative form of gùm (“smelling bad”)


tik

tîk (canonical)
bîf (alternative)
tîm (alternative)


su

they (third person plural independent subject pronoun)

músù (3rd person plural indirect object enclitic pronoun)

sú (3rd person plural independent object pronoun)

-sù (3rd person plural possessive enclitic pronoun)


tim

alternative form of tîk (“something heavy falling”)


jugum

[d͡ʒɪ̀.ɡʷʊ́m]


cif

(of numbers or money) complete, fully counted


wul

alternative form of wulik (“black, dark blue”)


sarara

[sə̀.ɽə̀.ɽə̀]


ƙiri-ƙiri

/kʼí.ɽíː.kʼì.ɽìː/

[cʼɪ́.ɽíː.cʼɪ̀.ɽìː]

open(ly), shameless, flagrant, red-handed


ɗungum

[ɗɪ̀ŋ.ɡʷʊ́m]


tuɓur-tuɓur

[tɪ́.ɓʊ́r.tɪ̀.ɓʊ̀r]


wulik

Altered from the older form wuluk, due to either the influence of /l/ or possibly rhyming with siɗik.


zigidir

[zɪ̀.ɟɪ̀.dɪ́r]


butsu-butsu

[bʊ́.sʼúː.bʊ̀.sʼùː]


ɓalo-ɓalo

/ɓá.lóː.ɓà.lòː/

[ɓə́.lóː.ɓə̀.lòː]

large and round (only used for things which contain liquid)


sheƙeƙe

/ʃèː.kʼèː.kʼèː/

[ʃèː.cʼèː.cʼèː]


ɓaga-ɓaga

/ɓá.ɡáː.ɓà.ɡàː/

[ɓə́.ɡáː.ɓə̀.ɡàː]


raɓe-raɓe

/ɽá.ɓéː.ɽà.ɓèː/

[ɽə́.ɓéː.ɽə̀.ɓèː]


maƙo-maƙo

[mə̀.kʷʼòː.mə́.kʷʼóː]


cif-cif

[t͡ʃɪ́ɸ.t͡ʃɪ́p]

alternative form of cif (“complete (of numbers or money)”)


kam-kam

alternative form of kam (“firmly, tightly; adamant, insistent”)


ƙuƙut

[kʷʼʊ́.kʷʼʊ́t]

alternative form of ƙut (“intimate, close (of a relationship)”)


kwatsam

kwatsàm (canonical)
kwaràm (alternative)


kwaram

alternative form of kwatsàm (“suddenly”)


birjik

plentiful, abundant, scattered everywhere


warwar

wàr̃war̃ (canonical)
wàr̃was (alternative)
wànwar̃ (alternative)


warwas

alternative form of wàr̃war̃ (“falling flat on one's back”)


zundum

zùndum (canonical)
tsùndum (alternative)


tsundum

something not too big falling into water


jawur

[d͡ʒàː.wʊ́r]


jazur

[d͡ʒàː.zɪ́r]


fururu

[ɸʊ́.ɽɪ́.ɽɪ́]


tsalala

[sʼə́.lə́.lə́]


dukuku

[dɪ̀.kʷʊ̀.kʷʊ̀]


sukuku

[sɪ̀.kʷʊ̀.kʷʊ̀]


zaƙaƙa

[zə̀.kʼə̀.kʼə̀]


boɗoɗo

/bòː.ɗòː.ɗòː/

[bòː.ɗòː.ɗòː]


bonono

something thought to be secure that turns out not to be


zololo

zṑlṑlṑ (canonical)
tsṑlṑlṑ (alternative)


tsololo

[sʼòː.lòː.lòː]

alternative form of zṑlṑlṑ (“tall and thin, having a long neck”)


ɓelele

/ɓèː.lèː.lèː/

[ɓèː.lèː.lèː]


ƙerere

/kʼèː.ɽèː.ɽèː/

[cʼèː.ɽèː.ɽèː]

standing disrespectfully before a superior


galala

/ɡàː.làː.làː/

[ɡàː.làː.làː]


burɗunɗun

[bʊ̀r.ɗɪ̀n.ɗɪ̀ŋ]

Partial reduplication of bur̃ɗumī (“huge”), with a low tone pattern applied.


ɓangwalgwal

/ɓàn.ɡʷàl.ɡʷàl/

[ɓàŋ.ɡʷàl.ɡʷàl]

Partial reduplication of ɓangwalī (“large and round”), with a low tone pattern applied.

reduplication

solid, round, and fleshy (e.g., like a kola nut)


jimɓirɓir

[d͡ʒɪ̀m.ɓɪ̀r.ɓɪ̀r]

Partial reduplication of jimɓirmī (“heavy from being soaked”), with a low tone pattern applied.

large and heavy from being soaked or bloated


ƙursunsun

[kʷʼʊ̀ɽ.sɪ̀n.sɪ̀ŋ]


ramɓasɓas

Partial reduplication of r̃amɓashēshḕ (“huge, of a body”), with a low tone pattern applied.

large and bare (usually used to describe a bald head)


samɓalɓal

Partial reduplication of sàmɓal (“straight; tall”), with a low tone pattern applied.

straight and tall, slender (of a person)


buguzunzum

[bʊ̀.ɡʷʊ̀.zɪ̀n.zɪ̀m]

Partial reduplication from the same source as bùgùzunzùmī (“big, fat, untidy”), with a low tone pattern applied.

big, fat, untidy, hairy (mainly of women and animals)


fata-fata

[ɸə́.tə́.ɸə́.tə́]


kwata-kwata

[kʷə́.tə́.kʷə́.tə́]


rugu-rugu

/ɽú.ɡú.ɽú.ɡú/

[ɽɪ́.ɡʷʊ́.ɽɪ́.ɡʷʊ́]


wara-wara

[wə́.ɽə́.wə́.ɽə́]


dushi-dushi

[dɪ́.ʃɪ́.dɪ́.ʃɪ́]


buɗu-buɗu

[bʊ́.ɗɪ́.bʊ́.ɗɪ́]


caɓa-caɓa

/t͡ʃá.ɓá.t͡ʃá.ɓá/

[t͡ʃə́.ɓə́.t͡ʃə́.ɓə́]


caɓaɓa

/t͡ʃá.ɓá.ɓá/

[t͡ʃə́.ɓə́.ɓə́]


buɗuɗu

[bʊ́.ɗɪ́.ɗɪ́]


faca-faca

/fà.t͡ʃàː.fá.t͡ʃáː/

[ɸə̀.t͡ʃàː.ɸə́.t͡ʃáː]


cuku-cuku

/t͡ʃù.kùː.t͡ʃú.kúː/

[t͡ʃɪ̀.kʷùː.t͡ʃɪ́.kʷúː]


giɗi-giɗi

/ɡì.ɗìː.ɡí.ɗíː/

[ɟɪ̀.ɗìː.ɟɪ́.ɗíː]


jale-jale

[d͡ʒə̀.lèː.d͡ʒə́.léː]


wuƙi-wuƙi

[wʊ̀.cʼìː.wʊ́.cʼíː]


budum-budum

floundering (physicially or metaphorically)


cukun-cukun

[t͡ʃɪ́.kʷʊ́n.t͡ʃɪ̀.kʷʊ̀ŋ]


gatsal-gatsal

[ɡə́.sʼál.ɡə̀.sʼàl]