bɛɛri

Baatonum

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɛ̄ɛ̄.lī/, /bɛ̄ɛ̄.rī/

Verb

bɛɛri (past tense bɛɛra, present continuous bɛɛrimɔ, habitual tense bɛɛra, imperative tense bɛɛrio)

  1. (intransitive) to glide; to hover

Usage notes
  • A class 2 verb because the past tense is formed by changing the final vowel of the word to "a"

Derived terms
  • bɛɛribu (“the act of hovering”)
  • bɛɛrisia (causative form)

References
  • Barassounon, Pierre, Biɔ, Sanu, Biɔ, Thébault, Goragui, Léonard, Soutar, Jean (2021 February 17) Dictionnaire Baatonum‎, Philadelphia: SIL International
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