akor

ko-o (transitive verb) to cultivate (soil); to dig (in general); to farm. ekoriei ngesi akemisiri: she/he cultivates her/his garden. cp. aidat: to turn the soil roughly; to plough raw soil. ailobo: to level out; to equalize the soil or plough the second time. aibok acok: to make little heaps for planting sweet potatoes. aiwe: to sow (seeds). aikurukur: to rake under the seed or cover the seed with earth by driving a herd of cattle through the sown field. aicap eduan: to weed. aisak: to harvest grain (such as millet, sorghum, rice). aikut emaido: to harvest groundnuts - to dig up groundnuts. aikur acok: to dig out sweet potatoes. ailem epaaba: to pick cotton. aipac emaido: to unhusk the groundnuts; to shell.