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Some Descriptive Verbs and Adjectives

 

Descriptive Verbs

 

Adjectives

Sanra              ‘to be fat’
Tínínrín            ‘to be thin’
Kúrú                ‘to be short’
Ga                   ‘to be tall’
Kéré                ‘to be small’    
Tóbi                 ‘to be big’
Burú                ‘to be bad’
Dára                ‘to be good’    
Dúdú               ‘to be dark/black’
Funfun             ‘to be white’
Pupa                ‘to be fair/red’ 
Tutù                 ‘to be cold’
Tuntun             ‘to be new’
Gz                   ‘to be foolish’

Sísanra                      ‘fat’
Títínínrín                    ‘thin/skinny’
Kíkúrú / Kúkuru         ‘short’
Gíga                            ‘tall’
Kékeré                       ‘small’
Títóbi                           ‘big’
Bíburú / Búburú         ‘bad’
Dídára                         ‘good’
Dúdú                           ‘dark or black’
Funfun                        ‘white’
Pupa                            ‘fair or red’
Tutù                             ‘cold’
Tuntun                         ‘new’   
Gígz                            ‘foolish’    
  
     

                       

Nominal forms:

 

Zle                             lazy person    
Zd|                            stupid person 
Onígberaga               proud person
Onígaaru         disrespectful/pompous
Oníwárawàra             impatient person
Ikà                               wicked person           
Onínú burúkú            bad person
Zkánjúwà                  greedy person
Zdàl|                          betrayer / traitor
Alágbára            powerful/strong person

Òxìx}                          hard working person
Vl<gb<n                      wise person
Onírèlè                        humble person
Onítcríba                     respectful person
Onísùúrù                     patient person
Aláàánú                       kind person
Onínú rere                   good person
Onít|l<rùn                   content person
Alágídí                         stubborn person
Arcwà 
                         beautiful person