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a-baaá, pl. mmaaá n rod, whip, stick |
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a-boá!boáano n open place in front of a house |
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a-boáfuo n anger, temper |
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a-brabõá n life |
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a-haá!yõá n hunting |
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a-hüédeñ n personal property, possessions |
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a-hüsiesäe n preparation |
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a-kuraáa, pl. nkuraáa n village |
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a-kwankõgyaá n accompanying on one's way |
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a-kyäri, akyärikyiri adv far away place, distant, far behind |
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a-nä birä n+v be dark |
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aà-nka conj. then, in that case. (The word is put at head of a sentence to express: 1. past event 2. imaginary or unreal event expressed in a conditional sentence) |
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a-nkyñá koáraa phrase not long after |
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a-noá sä n+v end, stop speaking |
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a-nomaáa n bird |
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aá-ra part. even, just, this very |
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a-saá n dance |
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a-saaseá, pl. nsaaseá n land, ground, soil, earth, farm land |
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a-sæé!maán n world of the dead, the beyond |
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a-yaán n drumming |
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a-yäe n funeral |
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a-yäeyñ n making a funeral |
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baabä adv. some place, somewhere |
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baaküéyñ n unity, cooperation |
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baanuá num. two, both (only with humans) |
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bäem adv. again |
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bõá hyireá v+compl. smear with clay |
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buá v 1. bend, fold, curve 2. crack, break, cut 3. fall down (of buildings, trees, of things standing straight) |
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daá bä phr. one day, once upon a time |
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daámmirifua dueá interj. my condolences (for a chief or an important person) |
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daneá v turn, change, alter, transform, change into |
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deàñ part. as for |
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dñá, dññdñá, dñdñáñdñ adj. be agreeable, pleasant, delicious, sweet (of food, drinks or music) |
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dä afeá/mfeáñ v+compl. be x years old, be of a certain age, reach the age |
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dä awerñhoáõ v+compl. be sad, mourn |
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dä nkünäm v+compl. win, gain victory, be victorious, pass an exam, triumph |
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dibeaá n position |
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dueá n appeasing or consoling interjection, said to a person who has hurt himself or met an accident |
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e-wäaàseá n world |
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e-wuá!raá n bush, rubbish |
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ñ-berñá, pl. mmerñá n time, period, season; mmerñá often means the manner or condition of life |
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ñ-fæé, pl. afæé n 1. half of a thing 2. other side of an object or place |
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faá soá phr. v go about, proceed |
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guá soá phr. v be in the process of doing sth. |
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gyeádie [gyädie] n faith, belief, trust |
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haá v trouble, disturb, annoy |
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hweá soá phr. v hasten to |
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hweàe n nothing, anything (used only in negative constructions) |
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hyñá deán v+adv. hold firm, hold fast, be strong (said to a mourner, like "my condolences") |
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hyñá nkuáran v+compl. encourage |
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hyireá n white clay |
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kaá baabä/kaá hõá v+compl. 1. remain, stay at a place 2. (idiom.) die |
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kaneá teàte noá phrase in the olden days, in former times |
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koásñ interj. sorry! pity! |
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kõáben n 1. scarlet, crimson, pink 2. funeral cloth of this colour |
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kuntunkunä n dark-coloured funeral cloth |
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naà má!moám conj. especially, particularly |
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ntwomaá n red soil, ochre |
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nyamesoám n religion, worship |
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ná-kü adj. alone, only |
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n-künimdäe n triumphing, winning, gaining the victory |
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n-nawõátwe n week |
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o-bä prn. someone |
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o-päeàsäe, pl. mpäeàsäe n eldest child in a family, first-born |
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o-wufoáõ, pl. awufoáõ n dead person, the dead |
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o-wuáo n death |
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õ-bõmmõfoáõ, pl. abõmmõáfoõ n hunter |
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õ-braá n 1. life 2. behaviour, pattern |
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õ-dõáfo, pl. adõáfo, adõáfonom n friend, beloved, lover (in a speech adõáfonom means dear listeners) |
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Ï-kannä, pl. Akanfoáõ n member of the Akan people's group |
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paá muá phr. v be absent |
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prñküé pñá adv. suddenly, all at once, in a second, unexpectedly |
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sä v stand, get down, descend (from a car) |
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sieásìeá hüé phr. v dress up, get ready, prepare |
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soám boá v+compl. be of value, honourable |
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soáma v send, be sent on an errand, dispatch a messenger |
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teà aseá phr. v live |
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tätìreá adj. important |
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toá dwoám v+compl. sing, make music |
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twøé asüé v+compl. punish |
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twentwñán ne naán aseá red. v linger |
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wõà hüé kwaán v+compl. have the right, be allowed |
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wuára muá phr. v enter, go in |
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yaaákõ interj. sorry! my condolences! |
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yeraá v 1. go astray, loose one's way 2. be lost |
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yñá kæé v+compl. be expensive, lit. "make/cause debt" |
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yñá ntñám v+adv hurry |
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yä adä v+compl. 1. bring to light, manifest, reveal, disclose 2. dismiss, terminate |
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yä täri v+compl. shave |