شٞبِيئُو
šebíˀoʰ (du. šebiˀóti, pl. šᵉbɛ)
basic morphological information

n. (f.)

gum
десна
لِثة
LS 424; CSOL I 657
text examples

a. tóˀo ṣéroʰ fe ˁáḷeʰ wa-ŝáraḥ tos šeḷɛbíˁoʰ ménhi šebíˀoʰ ‘When I had a toothache and had my tooth pulled out, my gum started to hurt’ (field notes)

b. fɔ́ne be-zamán yeˁóumor ˁážeʰ šker keʰ mes šebíˀoʰ ḥóuroʰ ‘In earlier times, it was said about a woman: “It is beautiful if her gums are black”’ (field notes)

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