Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 5.7: Vocabulary

Numerals -> numeral chart

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.

aá-f!eái adv. now, at present; after that, then

a-feá, pl. mfeáñ n year

a-hoádoõ adj. different; several

a-huhuáro de n+v feel warm

a-katuaá n salary

a-mpaá adv. true, certain, sure

a-wõá n cold, chill

a-wõá de n+v be cold, feel cold

beàbree, bebrebee adj. much, many

beáre v redden, become or make red or yellow

boáro stat. v be more

brñá v grow or get (perf. to be) tired

brñáoào adj. softly, quietly

daá!daá adj. old (of things)

daàdaà adv. already

deàñ part. as for

deàn, dendeán, dendeándeàn adj./adv hard, strong

dñá, dññdñá, dñdñáñdñ adj. delicious, sweet (of food, drinks or music)

diá afeá/mfeáñ v+compl. be x years old

diánn adj. silent, quiet

doádo adj. too many

dõà stat. v be deep

dõáõsü stat. v be many, much; be enough

duá / duá!ruá v reach, arrive

duáru, duáruduáru adj. heavy

ñ-boáõ, pl. aboáõ n 1. stone, rock 2. price

ñ-dõán, pl. nnõán n bell

ñ-fæé, pl. afæé n half of a thing

ñ-kõám deà n+v be hungry

ñ-noá prn.emph. it, its

ñ-nsñá sñâ conj. must not

ñ-sñ sñâ conj. must; have to

fñà adj./adv. fine, pretty, nice, beautiful

haánn, intens. haánnn adj. clear, light, bright

hþé, hþhþé, hþhþéþhþ adj. fearful, frightful, terrible

hyeà, hyeehyeá, hyeàhyeáeáhyeá adj. hot

kaá akyiá(ri) v+compl. 1. remain or stay behind 2. be late

kakrakaá, kaàkrakaa adj. large, bulky, great

kakraá, pl. nkakraánàkakraá adj./adv. little, small, few

keátekete, pl. nkeátenàkeáte adj. very small, little

keátewa, pl. nkeátewa adj./adv. small, little, tiny (of a person or things)

kñseáñ, pl. akñseáñ, akñseáaàkñseá adj. big, large, huge

koáraa, koárakora, koárakorakora adv not at all, merely (in neg. utterances only)

koárokoro/koárokorowa adj./adv. round and small

kõntõnkyeá adj. bent, crooked, curved

kõàõõ adj./adv. very red, violet; intensified form of kõkõõá

kroánkron adj. holy, pure

kuárukuruwa, pl. nkuárukuruwa adj. round, oval

kyñán v surpass, exceed, be larger than; (used in the comparative form)

mmeárñ, mmerñmmeárñà, mmerñmmeárñmmerñ adj. soft, tender

m-prñànsæ adv. three times

m-prñànu adv. twice, two times, second time

naàm, namnaám, namnaámnam adv sharp

neàa rel. part. 1. he who, he that, that which 2. the place where

nyiáni v grow, grow old

n-tñám, ntñámntñm, ntñámntñmntñm adj./adv. quick, quickly

n-tomaá n cloth

n-toásoõ n addition, extra, bonus

o-dwadiniá, pl. adwadifoáõ n trader, seller

õ-noá prn.emph. he, she, him, her, it, their (for inanimate things)

paá hüé v pass, strip

paàa adv. very good, excellent

paápaá n goodness

paàpaà, pl. mpaàpaà n fan

pæèpæé, pl. mpæèpæé n palm branch

paàpaá, pl. paàpaánoám n father

paá, paápa, papaáaàpaá adj. good

pñán, pl. mpñán n occasion, times (when used after a locative, itcorresponds to the English "once, already, before, at an earlier time'')

pñásewa, pl. mpñásewa n pesewa, coin (100p make a cedi)

piài adv. much, many, very

prñákü adv. once, at once, one time

sæé v 1. end, come to an end; 2. get dark

seán / seáne v surpass, excel, exceed (used in comparative constructions)

sesæé red. v change, exchange

søésø v reckon, calculate, compute

sñeá v spoil, destroy, damage, be out of order

siádià n cedi

sieásiàeá hüé phr. v dress up, get ready, prepare

simmaá n minute

süè stat. v be big, large, huge

süèno stat. v be different

sukõám de n+v be thirsty

taàn, tantaán, tantaántan adj./adv ugly, disgusting

teá soá phr. v reduce the price

teánten adj. high, tall, long

tiáa, tiáatiàaá, tiáatiatiàaá adj. short

tõá soá phr. v be next, follow, come after

tuaá v pay

tuntumá adj. dark, black

waà / waàre v be long, tall; be far

yareá stat. v be sick, be ill

yaá, yaayaá, yayaáaya adj. painful


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