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          Acholiproperty conceptageaged/agetiyoto age.TRnnnsdOdonga 2005:xtiito be old.INTnnnisSavage 1955:24
          Acholiproperty conceptageaged/agetiyoto age.TRnnnseOdonga 2005:xmutiioldnnnesSavage 1955:24
          Acholiproperty conceptcolorblack/blackencidblackensuniiOdonga 2005:41cɔ́ɔ̀lblack, darkusnuuCrazzolara 1955:27cidublacken.TRdunseMalandra 1957:58@mucidblackeneddunesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptcolorblue/make blueòmöö́yâ(dark) bluensnnnCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptcolorbrown/make brownbokbecoming brown or red; reddening/browning (verbal noun)suinnOdonga 2005:28kwaàrred, brownusunnCrazzolara 1955:52bokkebecoming brown.INTdusnnOdonga 2005:28
          Acholiproperty conceptcolorgreen/make greentwɔɔ̀rɔ̀greennsnnnCrazzolara 1955:27
          Acholiproperty conceptcolorred/reddenbokbecoming brown or red; reddening/browning (verbal noun)slliiOdonga 2005:28bokto be red.INTlsluuSavage 1955:3bokto become redllseeMalandra 1955:99bokoto make reddueseMalandra 1955:99@mubokreddeneddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptcolorred/reddenbokbecoming brown or red; reddening/browning (verbal noun)slnuiOdonga 2005:28bokto be red.INTlsunuSavage 1955:3mallebecome red.INTuusnuOdonga 2005:150@mubokreddenedduunsCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptcolorwhite/whitentarto be whitensnnnMalandra 1955:11
          Acholiproperty conceptdimensiondeep/deepentutto be deepnsnnnMalandra 1957:104, Crazzolara 1955:52
          Acholiproperty conceptdimensionlarge/big/enlargemedadd, increasesuiiiOdonga 2005:151díìtgreat, big, old (of person)usuuuCrazzolara 1955:51meddeenlarge.REF; to increase, grow bigger, or larger/further away.INTduseeMalandra 1957:126, Odonga 2005:151meddoenlarge.TR; to add to, increase.TRdueseMalandra 1957:126, Odonga 2005:151@mumedenlargeddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptdimensionlong/lengthenborto be longnsnnnMalandra 1957:201, Crazzolara 1955:51
          Acholiproperty conceptdimensionshort/shortenjuŋsqueeze or make smallsuliiOdonga 2005:90ceèkshort; to be short.INTusuuuCrazzolara 1955:51, Odu 1999:8juŋshrivel, shrink, shorten.INTluseeOdonga 2005:90juŋŋoshortening, reducing the size.TRdueseOdonga 2005:90ojuŋcontracted, reduced in sizedueesOdonga 2005:195
          Acholiproperty conceptdimensionsmall/shrunk/shrinkjuŋsqueeze or make smallsuiiiOdonga 2005:90tidito be smallusuuuMalandra 1957:278, Crazzolara 1955:51juŋŋeshrink.INTduseeMalandra 1957:273juŋŋoshortening, reducing the size.TRdueseOdonga 2005:90ojuŋcontracted, reduced in sizedueesOdonga 2005:195
          Acholiproperty conceptdimensiontall/height/heightenboòrlong, high, distant (of place and time)nsnnnCrazzolara 1955:51
          Acholiproperty conceptdimensionwide/widengwormake widesuiiiOdonga 2005:81lacto be wideusuuuMalandra 1957:326, Crazzolara 1955:52gwooreto be widened.REFduseeMalandra 1955:94gworoto make wider (enlarge from within)dueseMalandra 1955:94@mugworwideneddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensityangry/anger@kecosllniOdonga 2005:ixkecoto be angrylslnuMalandra 1957:40kecoto get angry, excited.INTllsneSavage 1955:10@mukecoangeredduensCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensitycalm/calmedkweeto become quiet, calm, cold, compose oneselfslliiOdonga 2005:113kweèto be calm, moderate.NEUlsluuCrazzolara 1955:130kweto become quiet, calm.INTllseeSavage 1955:12kweyoto quiet, pacify.TRdueseSavage 1955:12@mukweecalmeddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensityembarrassed/embarrass@dwalsnniiOdonga 2005:ixdwaàlòto embarrass.TRdnnseCrazzolara 1955:110@mudwalembarrasseddnnesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensityentertained/entertain@nuŋsnniiOdonga 2005:ixnuŋoto entertaindnnseMalandra 1955:96@munuŋentertaineddnnesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensityentertained/entertain@ceksnniiOdonga 2005:ixcekkoto entertain.TRdnnseOdonga 2005:39@mucekentertaineddnnesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensityfrightened/frighten, scared/scare@poslnilOdonga 2005:ixpoto be startled.INTlsnulSavage 1955:22poyoto startle, frighten.TRdunsuSavage 1955:22poto be startled.INTllnusSavage 1955:22
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensityfrightened/frighten, scared/scarebwaŋterrifying, overwhelming.NsnniiOdonga 2005:33bwaŋŋoto terrify, overwhelm.TRdnnseOdonga 2005:33@mubwaŋterrifieddnnesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensityhurt/hurt@balsnniiOdonga 2005:ixbalohurt.TRdnnseMalandra 1957:171@mubalhurtdnnesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensitypleased/please@pwosniiiOdonga 2005:ixpwoyoplease.INTdnsleMalandra 1957:234pwoyoplease.TRdnlseMalandra 1957:234@mupwoypleaseddneesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensitysad/sadden, depressed/depresskumuto be sadnsnnnMalandra 1957:263
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensitysick/sickentwoolook after or take care ofslniiOdonga 2005:259twoòto be sick.NEU, diseased/ill/sicklsnuuCrazzolara 1955:129, Odonga 2005:259twoyoto suffer from; to care for a sick person.TRdunseOdonga 2005:260@mutwoosickeneddunesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensitysurprised/surprise@noŋsnniiOdonga 2005:ixnoŋosurprise.TRdnnseMalandra 1957:294@munoŋsurpriseddnnesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensitytired/tire@olsuliiOdonga 2005:ixderto be tired.INTusuuuSavage 1955:6olto become tired.INTluseeSavage 1955:20oloto fatigue, tire.TRdueseSavage 1955:20@muoltireddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty concepthuman propensityworried/worry@cansuiiiOdonga 2005:ixcabbeto be anxioususuuuMalandra 1957:329canoworry.INTdusleMalandra 1957:329canoworry.TRdulseMalandra 1957:329@mucanworrieddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertyclean/cleanleŋmake free, clear obstaclesslniiOdonga 2005:135leèŋclear, clean, purelsnuuCrazzolara 1955:52leŋoclean.TRdunseMalandra 1957:79@muleŋcleaneddunesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertyclean/cleanlilpolish, cleansniiiOdonga 2005:137lilleto clean themselves.INTdnseeOdonga 2005:137lilloto clean.TRdneseOdonga 2005:137@mulilcleaneddneesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertyclear/clearleŋmake free, clear obstaclessliiiOdonga 2005:135leèŋclear, clean, pure; to be cleanlsuuuCrazzolara 1955:52, Malandra 1957:79leŋoto clear (of obstacles).INTdusleMalandra 1957:80leŋoto clear of obstacles.TRdulseSavage 1955:14, Malandra 1957:80@muleŋcleareddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertycold/make coldŋëë̀ccold, moistnsnnnCrazzolara 1955:52
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertycool/coolkweecool, freezesuniiOdonga 2005:113ŋicto be cold, coolusnuuMalandra 1955:10kweyoto cool downdunseMalandra 1957:93@mukwecooleddunesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertydirty/dirty@cidsuniiOdonga 2005:ixmacoldirtyusnuuMalandra 1957:111cidodirty.TRdunseMalandra 1957:111@muciddirtieddunesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertydry/drytwoodryness.NsuliiOdonga 2005:259mútwɔɔ̀dry (dried)dseelCrazzolara 1955:56twooto get dryleseeMalandra 1957:120, Savage 1955:25twoyoto dry.TRdeeseSavage 1955:25mútwɔɔ̀dry (dried)dleesCrazzolara 1955:56
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertyhard/harden, tough/toughenjiŋharden, tighen, invigoratesuliiOdonga 2005:87tekto be strong, hard.INTusuuuMalandra 1955:7jiŋto become hard.INTluseeMalandra 1955:99jiŋŋoto make rigid, make muscles tight.TRdueseOdonga 2005:87@mujiŋhardeneddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertyhard/harden, tough/toughentyeŋto make roughsuninOdonga 2005:260nwaàŋtoughusnunCrazzolara 1955:52tyeŋŋoto make rough.TRdunsnOdonga 2005:261
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertyhot/heat up@lyetslniiOdonga 2005:ixlyethotlsnuuSavage 1955:15lyetoheat.TRdunseMalandra 1957:165@mulyetheateddunesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertysharp/sharpenyetsharpensuniiOdonga 2005:278bë́ë̀tpointed, sharpusnuuCrazzolara 1955:52yettoto sharpen, cut to a point.TRdunseOdonga 2005:278@muyetsharpeneddunesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertysharp/sharpenpaksharpensnniiOdonga 2005:210pakkoto sharpen/sharpening.TRdnnseOdonga 2005:210@mupaksharpeneddnnesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertysmooth/smoothcweerscrape, planesuiiiOdonga 2005:49pwotto be smoothusuuuMalandra 1957:278cwerosmooth.INTduseeMalandra 1957:278cweroto scrape, smooth.TRdueseSavage 1955:6@mucweersmootheddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertysoft/softenyomto be softnsnnuMalandra 1955:10ŋëë̀thas become softCrazzolara 1955:131
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertystraight/straightentwenystraighten, make straightsuiiiOdonga 2005:257atirstraight, true, just, lengthwiseusuuuSavage 1955:2twenynyeto stretch.INTduseeOdonga 2005:257twenynyoto straighten.TRdueseOdonga 2005:257@mutwenystraighteneddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertystrong/strengthentekbe strongsliiiKitching 1932:17tekto be strong, hard.INTlsuuuMalandra 1955:7teggito become strong.REFduseeMalandra 1955:94teg(i)oto strengthendueseMalandra 1955:94@mutekstrengtheneddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertysweet/sweetenlimsweetnsnunSavage 1955:14wayo dogsweeten.TRnunsnMalandra 1957:295
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertytight/tighten@jenysuniiOdonga 2005:ixdëë̀ŋnarrow, tightusnuuCrazzolara 1955:52jenynyoto tighten.TRdunseOdonga 2005:86@mujenytighteneddunesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertywarm/warmmurwarm or heatsiiiiOdonga 2005:158mor-morlukewarmdseeeSavage 1955:16murrowarmed.INTdesleOdonga 2005:158murroto warm.TR; warming or heating.TRdelseSavage 1955:16, Odonga 2005:158@mumurwarmeddeeesCrazzolara 1955:55
          Acholiproperty conceptphysical propertyweak/weaken@jwiksuliiOdonga 2005:ixgoroto be weakusuuuMalandra 1955:102jwikto shrivel, shrink, become weak.INTluseeSavage 1955:10jwikoto emaciate, weaken.TRdueseSavage 1955:10@mujwikweakeneddueesCrazzolara 1955:55
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