Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 2.8: 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-bñán palm nut, palm tree
a-borõbñán pineapple
a-buroán maize
a-daákaán box, suitcase
a-dwuáman work, business, profession
a-føén comb
a-goo!interj. utterance one makes before entering a room or house
a-hahammoánoadj. green
a-koákõn domestifowl; chicken
a-koákõsraàdeáñn yellow
a-kwaáaàbaáinterj. welcome!
a-maángoàn mango fruit, mango tree
a-meeinterj. come in, please!
a-nkaaán orange
a-nomaáan bird
a-säkyìreán sugar
a-taadeáñn European type dress
baáv come
baaküénum. one (1)
baásìkeren (Engl.) bicycle
bayeárñn yam
besøén cola nut; cola nut tree
boákìtin (Engl.) bucket
braà muá! phrase enter, come in!
bruáuàadj. blue
daáv 1. lie, lie down 2. sleep
dorõbanän (Engl.) driver
dõákoàtan (Engl.) medical doctor
e-bäprn. a, an, some, a bit, a few
ñ-kyñá(w)n hat
ñ-naámn meat, flesh, fish
ñ-poánon 1. table 2. door
fafa(dialect As. paàpa) nfan
adj./adv. fine, pretty, nice, beautiful
fñfñáadj./adv.red. very beautiful
fätaaadj./adv. white, pure, clean
foáforõadv./adj. new, (an)other
fufuáon fufu
gyeeánen onion
hwaán a? interrog. who?
hyñáñàten (Engl.) shirt
kaneáaán 1. lantern 2. (electric) light
kasaáv speak, talk
keátekyen train, railway
kñtñán mat
kosuaán egg
kõáv 1. go, move 2. go or move away, depart, leave
kõkõõáadj./adv. red, violet, orange, light or dark brown
kõákõõkõonoma. sound of knocking on a door
kubeán coconut, coconut palm
kwaduán banana, plant and fruit
kyiniiñán umbrella, parasol
lõáreàn (Engl.) lorry
m-fñánàsereán window
m-paán bed
m-paboaán sandal, shoe
nanteáv 1. walk, go on foot
neáv be, be identical with
nñáñseà(nä)n (Engl.) nurse
nä / näe part this is, these are; here is, here are
noáart. that, the
nyaánsaán knowledge, wisdom
nyinaáan all, the whole, the lot, total, sum
n-kaáteáñn peanut, groundnut
n-seásæèn change, balance
o-bibinän African, black person
o-kuánun husband
O-nyameán God
õ-dwaánn sheep
õ-heánen chief, king
õ-kraán cat
õ-kraámann dog
õ-kuanän farmer
õ-kwaánn 1. road, way 2. permission
õ-kyerñkyerñnän teacher
õ-patuáon owl
õ-seákaánn knife, cutlass, machete
õ-sõáfoõn priest, pastor
õ-sþanän student
õ-yeáren wife
paáyaàn avocado
püév refuse
praeñán broom, brush
saáfeva. saáfoa n key
samänan soap
sikaán money, gold
sumiäñn pillow
teántenadj. high, tall, long
toá soá phr. v add
tuntumáadj. dark, black
wa / ware v be long, tall, far
wareáv marry
stat. v 1. be at a place, exist, 2. have
stat. v be 

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