Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 11.5: Vocabulary

Note: The word items in the red area are compulsory for the Final Exam and have thus to be learnt by heart; whereas the words in the white area are also to be learnt but their active mastery won't be required for the Final Exam.

a-katoaá n edible melon, fruit and seed

a-koaá, pl. nkoaá n 1. servant, slave 2. guy, fellow

a-maámmerñ n tradition, custom

a-nimuonyaám n glory, dignity

a-somdwoeñá n peace, traquillity, silence

a-tetekwaàaá, pl. ntetekwaàaá n old fashioned, conservative, stupid, unwise

a-toásodeñ n ingredient, spices

A-wuradeá n God Almighty, Lord, master

baabäara adv. everywhere, anywhere, nowhere (in negative constructions)

bñà venitive form of "baá" denoting movement towards the speaker

biribäara adv. anything, everything, (in negative constructions) nothing

boaá anoá v+compl. gather, collect together, put in order, organise

bõá dän v+compl. call or mention sb.'s name

bõátõ, pl. mmõátõ n sack, bag, pocket

deà guá ser. v put in, cast, throw down; pour into, upon

deà hyñá akyä ser. v put on the back, i.e. carry on the back (child)

dä asñám v+compl. settle dispute

dä ntñánàtñá v+compl. sneak, hide, observe (from a hidden place)

e-bä prn. a, an, some, a bit, a few

e-dwaádaá n market day

ñ-faám n soil, ground, floor

ñá-nnaà adv. then, at that time, after this

hüé tõá n+v have peace of mind, be at rest, become satisfied

hweá faám v+compl. fall down

hweteá v scatter, scratch

hyñá akyä v+compl. carry or be carried on the back

hyñá muá phr. v put in

kyäni v go round, rove, rumble, tour

mâ-moám adv. rather, rather than, preferably, instead, than, but

ne hüé tõá no phrase (s)he becomes satisfied

n-kõán!muá n top (of tree)

õ-kwaseaá, pl. nkwaseafoáõ n fool, idiot, stupid person

õ-nyansæfoáõ, pl. anyansæfoáõ n wise person, intelligent person

saán v return, go or come back

saán baá v come back

saán kõá ser. v go back

sesæé v collect

sñán v hang, be hanging

sñáneàa adv. manner, how

sä soá kõá ser. v go, begin a journey, set about a journey

taám v 1. take or lift up 2. clasp round, wrestle

taáre v 1. plaster 2. seal, paste up

teántam red. v wrestle

toaá, pl. ntoaá n calabash, gourd, bottle

trñá v spread

tuámä n authority, power

tuàmä v be able, can

Wukuáo n Wednesday (short form of Wukuáada)


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