Akan Teleteaching Course


Unit 3.8: Vocabulary

-> Indications of time (months, weeks, days, etc.)

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-deáñ n thing, matter
aá-dñánà interrog. why?
a-dõá n weeding, farming
A-duá n male name
a-konnwaá n chair
a-manneáñ n mission, message
a-niá / aniáwa n eye, eyeball
a-nõpaá n morning
a-nwummeárñ n evening
a-sõáre n church, worship
a-wiaá n 1. sun 2. afternoon
a-yaresaábeáa n clinic, hospital
beárñ bñán interrog. what time, when
boá v beat
bõá v strike, hit hard
bõá nkõmmõá v+compl. converse, talk, discuss
bõneá n bad, evil
bràñá v bring
buá bñá v+compl. tell a proverb
daà aseá phr. v thank
daà bñán interrog. what day, when
daabiá part. no
diá v eat
diá dwaá v+compl. go shopping, trade
dõá v love, have affection for
dwareá v 1. bathe, wash oneself 2. swim
e-buáo n cage, nest
e-dwaá n market
E-fiáada n Friday
e-tuáo n gun, firearm
Ñ-beánada n Tuesday
ñ-deáñn? interrog. what?
Ñ-dwoáada n Monday
ñ-nnñá n today
ñ-nnoára n yesterday
faá v take, take away
føé v sip, lap, suck (out)
fñám v lend, borrow
firaá / furaá v put on, wear, cover (of traditional attire and kente only; for European dress and footwear use hyñá.)
goá / goáro v play, amuse oneself
guá v fall, pour down
gyeá v take, accept, receive
hþé / hþénþ v see
hwñá v look at, observe
hyñá v 1. stick (fast), 2. wear, put on European clothing (for cloth, kente, use "firaá")
hyiaá v meet, come together
kæé v speak, say, tell
kenkaán v read
kõá v go, move
kõá asõáre v+compl. go to church
kõá ayaresaábeáa v+compl. go to hospital
kõá dwaám v+compl.+pp. go to the market
kõá sitõáõ v+compl. go to a shop
kõá sukuáuà v+compl. go to school
kura v grasp, clutch, hold firmly
Kwasiáada n Sunday
kyeá / kyeáre v catch, apprehend, arrest
kyerñá v show, teach
kyñá v give away, make a present
kyñá / kyñáre v last, stay a long time, delay
maá v give, hand over
maneá v send, post, transmit
meàeá v eat to the full, be satisfied
Meámeáneda n Saturday
nanáso conj. but
noaá aduaneá v cook, prepare a meal
noám v drink
nunuá tiárim red. v+n comb the hair
nyaá v get, receive, obtain
õ-baáa, pl. mmaáa n woman, female
õ-bariáma, pl. mmariáma n man, male
õ-hõáhoõ, pl. ahõáhoõ n stranger, guest
õ-kyeána n tomorrow
paáaànooá n bread
v 1. wish 2. like, love, be fond of
pràaá v sweep, clean
saá v dance
seeseái adv. now, at this moment
sitõáõ / sotõáõ n (Egl.) store, shop
stat. v be big, large
sõreá v rise, get up
sraá v visit
sþé v weep, cry
sþaá v learn
sukuáuà n (Engl.) school
teá v pluck, tear (off) 
te v hear, speak a language
tenaá aseá phr. v sit down
toá v throw, fling
tõá v buy, purchase
tõán v sell
tuá v uproot, dig up
twaá v cut
twøé v pull, draw
twerñá v write
woá v bear, give birth to
wõá fufuáo v pound fufu
Wukuáada n Wednesday
Yaáwoáada n Thursday
yñá v be good, enough
yñá v do, make
yñá adwuáma v+compl. work, be occupied

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