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ol-buáá n. Natural or man-made depression on the ground that temporarily stores water, depending on the season. Ɛshɔmɔ́ inkíshù áàòk olbuaá amʉ̂ ɛ́tɨ́pɨ́ká ɛncân ɛnkárɛ́ The cows have gone to drink water from the reservoir, because the rain has put water in it. See: ol-túrótó ‘Reservoir’; sɛ́rɛ́ ‘River’; l-baá [North] ‘Stream’.
l-kɛɛ́s [North] Nom sg: l-kɛ́ɛs. Acc pl: l-keesí. Nom pl: l-kéesí. n. [North] Arid land; desert. Syn: ol-púrkél ‘Arid land; desert’.
ɛ-láŋátá Nom sg: ɛ-laŋatá. Acc pl: ɨ-laŋát. Nom pl: ɨ-laŋát. n. 1 • Crossing point for a river, depression, or ridge; fording place.
2 • Female lover, girlfriend with whom one has a sexual relationship or affair. Usage: slang.
3 • [North] Relatives.
ɔ-láŋátá Male lover. See: láŋíé ‘Crossing place’; ɛ-sɨ́ntaní ‘Girlfriend’; en-coruét ‘Girlfriend’.
enk-oríóŋ2 Nom sg: enk-órìòŋ. Acc pl: ink-órìòŋì. n. 1 • Back; the part of a person's or animal's body that is on the opposite side from the chest, and which goes from the neck to the bottom of the spine or tail. Mɛdɔl ɔltʉ́ŋání entókì natíí enkoríóŋ. A person can not see what is on his back.
2 • The back side of sth.; e.g. opposite side of a house from where the entrance is.
3 • Non-palm side of hand, non-sole side of foot. orióŋ ɛ́ nkáíná Back of hand. Ɛ́tápéjó olconí liorióŋ ɛnkáɨ́ná ɛnkɨ́mà. The fire has burned the skin of the back of her hand. (Pk). orióŋ ɛ́ nkɛjʉ́ Top of foot.
4 • Outer part of something.
5 • Hilltop.
l-óìk lɛ́ nk-oríóŋ Backbone, bones of the back.
lákʉ́nyá lɛ́ nk-oríóŋ Spinal cord.
enk-oríóŋ ilomón Literal or surface meaning of one's words. See: atûâ ‘Inside’; ɛnk-ɔ́shɔ̀kɛ̀ ‘Stomach; hillside’; a-jɨ́ŋ enkoríóŋ ‘To stand behind, give support to someone’; ɛ-siadí ‘Back’.
l-orríán [North] [North] Nom sg: l-órríàn. [North] Acc pl: l-orrianí. [North] Nom pl: l-órrianí. n. [North] Swamp. See: ol-buáá ‘Swamp’.
m-pásò [North] n.prop. [North] Traditional name of Lake Turkana.
ɛ́m-pásô Nom sg: ɛm-pásô. n. 1 • Lake; large pool of water. Eturukúnyè oréyìèt ɔmɛtáà ɛ́mpásô tì oŋatá The river flowed until it formed a large pool of water on the plain.
2 • Low-lying rain clouds that normally look like mist; snow. See: ɛn-ampásò ‘Lake’; m-básù ‘Lake’; ɛ-naɨpɔ́shà ‘Lake’.