aiyen

ko-a (transitive verb) (Serere) to tie; to knot; to bind (as when making a roof or granary); to fasten; to bind (to a promise or to secrecy); to pack up; to bind (as of certain foods), cause constipation. aiyen baa ba: to tie firmly or tightly. aiyen ekingok: to say nothing about what you know. koyen iboro kon kolot: pack up and go. ejaas nuk?ayenitos eong angajep: I am bound to secrecy. emuogo ejeni aiyen akoik: cassava is good food for diarrhoea, that is, it binds the stomach. aiyen otuja: to imprison. eyenit lolo aberu etau: the woman has tied a rope round herself on account of pain. aiyen imugug: to die; to pass away. cp. aimur