Words

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baḳʷl - plant, grass, vegetation (CDG 101)
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baḳʷala - to sprout, to shoot forth, to grow (CDG 100)
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baḳʷˁa - to be useful, benefit, tp have advantage, to be appropriate (CDG 99)
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baḳʷˁa - to scratch, to tear (CDG 100)
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bakaya - to weep (CDG 94)
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balˁa - to eat (CDG 95)
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balbala - become old (CDG 95)
reduplicated root
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balḫa - to be sharp (CDG 95)
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balla - to spoil, to ruin, to destroy; to mix, to confuse; to moisten, to wet (CDG 96)
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balaṣa - to be shrewd, cunning, smart (CDG 97)

Leslau states (CDG 97) that the meaning ‘cheat, shrewd’ is secondary to ‘exceed’.