Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 6.7: 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.

aá-dñánà na interrog. emph. why

a-kenkaán n reading

boaá v lie, tell a lie; be mistaken

boaá v help, aid, assist

bonnäayñ n ingratitude, ungratefulness

bõá bõáõàl v+compl. play football

bõá mpaáeñ v+compl. pray, pour libation

braà! v come! (Imp. of "baá")

deà v take, do sth with (used to denote instrumentality, negative is faá)

deà färi ser. v forgive, pardon

dä akyä / akyäre phr. v follow after

dä anäm v+compl. go first, lead

dä atoárõ v+compl. tell lies

dä nkwaseasñám v+compl. act foolishly

dä nokoárñ v+compl. be honest, speak the truth

dä nseákuro v+compl. gossip, be nosy

eánti conj. therefore

fià / fiàri adä v+compl. go out

foáro v move upward, go up, climb

gyaáeà v drop, cease

gyeá dä ser. v believe, trust in

gyinaá v stand, stop, come to a stop

hwehwñá red. v look for, search for

hwñá soá phr. v oversee, take care of

hyiraá v bless

kæé kyerñá ser. v inform, tell

kaeá v remember, recall

kõá asuáo v fetch water

kõá soá phr. v 1. continue, go on 2. progress, develop

kuám / kþé v kill, murder

n-kyñán n side, near

paá kyñáw v+compl. beg, entreat, ask pardon

sñábe interj. term of apology (used to excuse an improper or indecent expression) excuse me, allow me to say

sràñá v beg, ask, request

suroá v be afraid of, fear

tafraákyñ n term of apology (used to excuse an improper or indecent expression, or by a person who involuntarily happens to incommode another)

teà aseá phr. v understand, comprehend

teà nkæé v+compl. feel, feel like

täe v listen

toáaà soá phr. v continue, go on

tuá kwaán v+compl. travel, go on a journey

waeá imp. used as reinforcement of imperatives, "got it", "do you hear"

weá v 1. gnaw, nibble 2. chew

yäe adv fine, much, a lot , well


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