Indulgences

1. Woro

   Kola nut

   Usage

   A West African nut that is chewed and also given as a gift

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses wòro as kola nut; the word wóro (thigh) has the same spelling and differs only in tone.

2. Bɛnɛdɛgɛ

   Sweet balls of millet and peanut

   Usage

   A sweet made of pounded flour and peanuts

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses bɛ̀nɛdɛgɛ as sweet balls, a treat of millet flour and pounded peanuts with seasonings.

3. Didɛgɛ

   Honey cake of toasted flour

   Usage

   A sweet made of honey and toasted flour

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses dídɛgɛ as a cake of honey and toasted flour, with gato as a synonym.

4. Furufuru

   Small fritter

   Usage

   A small fried snack

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses fùrufuru as a small fritter, with fùrumɛ as a synonym. Other words share the spelling (blister, boil over), so context decides.

5. Furumɛ

   Galette (flat cake)

   Usage

   A flat baked or fried cake

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses fùrumɛ as galette; synonyms are ngoloki and tufilen.

6. Ngoloki

   Ngoloki (hunters' galette)

   Usage

   A flat cake carried on hunts

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses ngólǒkí as a galette for hunters.

7. Gato

   Cake

   Usage

   A French loanword for cake

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses gato as cake and cites a Kibaru newspaper sentence with the plural gatow.

8. Bɔnbɔn

   Candy

   Usage

   Sweet candy

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses bɔ̀nbɔn as candy, with àluwa as a synonym.

9. Bisiki

   Biscuit

   Usage

   A French loanword for biscuit

   Grammar Note

   The dictionary glosses bísiki as biscuit, with the variant bisikiri.

10. Singɔmin

    Chewing gum

    Usage

    Gum for chewing

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses singɔmin as chewing gum.

11. Sigarɛti

    Cigarette

    Usage

    A French loanword for cigarette

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses sìgarɛti as cigarette, with the variant sìgɛrɛti.

12. Grɛn

    Grin (circle of friends who gather for tea)

    Usage

    A group of friends who meet to drink tea and talk

    Grammar Note

    The dictionary glosses grɛ́n as a grin, a group of friends who gather to drink tea together.

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