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a-baábaàaá, pl. mmaábaàaá n maiden, young woman (married or unmarried) |
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a-baákõsñm n history |
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a-barimaáa, pl. mmarimaáa n young boy, lad, teenager |
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a-bñánkwan n palm nut soup |
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a-busþæpanän, pl. abusþæmpanän n family head |
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a-desþæé n learning, study, lesson |
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a-dwaá!däe n trading, commerce, buying and selling |
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a-dweáne n mind, thought, intention, idea, opinion |
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a-fuáo, pl. mfuáo n farm, plantation |
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a-godeáñ n toy |
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a-gopraáma n play-ground |
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a-gorõá, pl. ngorõá n game, play |
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a-hemfäe n chief's house, palace |
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a-henkuáro n town where the king resides, capital town |
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a-húnaá, pl. nhúnaá n clay pot for storing water, palm-wine or palm-oil |
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a-hüõdeán n strength, health, power, might, valour |
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a-kontaabuáo n calculating, maths, computing, accounting |
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a-kuraáase, pl. nkuraáase n village |
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a-kwadwoárõ n laziness |
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a-kyñádeñ n gift, present, offering |
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a-kyä pp. behind, outside |
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a-näm n 1. face 2. front |
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a-seáñ pp under, bottom |
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a-sñnhuánu n unimportant case/matter |
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a-woáfoõ n parents |
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a-woáõ n birth |
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bisaá v ask, question, put a question to |
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bõá korõnoá v+compl. steal |
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bõá mmõáden v+compl. try, make strenuous effort |
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bueá v open, uncover |
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Burofoá kaása n English (language) |
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daaádaàa red. v deceive, swindle |
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dadeáñ n iron, metal |
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dadewaá n nail, spike |
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deà baá ser. v bring |
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deà maá ser. v give, hand over |
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dõá v farm, clear farmland, weed |
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dweáne v think |
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e-muá pp. in (In spoken as well as written language, the vowel is deleted and only 'm' is heard or written) |
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ñ-faám n soil, ground, floor |
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ñ-fìri sñâ conj. because, since |
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ñá-nneàñ part. then; ok; if that is the case (then…) |
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fì / fìri aseá (fìti aseá) phr. v begin, commence, start |
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firä v take, receive, or buy (goods) on credit |
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gyaá v leave behind, separate from |
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gyeá dä ser. v believe, trust in |
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húaá v be in need, be poor, be necessary |
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hoáro, redupl. hohoáro v wash (esp. by repeated rubbing), rinse, cleanse |
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hwieá v pour, spill |
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hyeá v burn, incinerate |
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kæé bõá muá / kæé bõám phr. v put together, unite |
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kaáma, kaámaàkaáma adv. fine, nice |
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kaán, redupl. kenkaán v 1. count, reckon, number 2. read |
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kasaákaàsaá red. v 1. talk noisly, chatter 2. quarrel, dispute 3. complain |
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korõnoá n theft, stealing |
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kõá anäm phr. v move forward, develop |
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kwaá v rub or polish the floor with red clay |
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m-fasoõá n gain, profit, benefit, advantage |
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m-fitäaàseáñ n beginning |
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m-maranäm!foáõ n lawyer |
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m-moaá n help, assistance |
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m-poámmaà n window, shutter |
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neàa ñkøékæ hüé phrase and so on, and so forth, etc. |
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nimdeñá n knowledge, wisdom |
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nokoárñ n truth, faithfulness |
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n-habammaá n leaves of different trees |
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n-kõsoõá n progress, development |
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n-kyerñákyeàrñá n teaching, lesson, seminar |
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o-fäewuraà, pl. ofäewuraànoám n landlord, landlady |
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o-húaá n poverty, want, necessity |
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o-húaáni, pl. ahúaáfoõ n poor person |
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o-näpa, pl. nnäpa n human being |
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õ-boaáfoõ, pl. aboaáfoõ n helper, benefactor |
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õ-daadaáafoõ, pl. adaadaáafoõ / nnadaáafoõ n deceiver, swindler |
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õ-heámmaáa, pl. aheámmaáa n queen, queen mother |
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õ-kràaákyeànä, pl. akràaákyeàfoáõ n literate or educated person, government employee, clerk |
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õ-kwadwofoáõ, pl. akwadwofoáõ n lazy person |
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õ-maánàpanän, pl. amaánàmpanämfoõ n chief; head of state, president |
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õ-maán, pl. amaán n nation, country |
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õ-panän, pl. mpanän/mpanämfoõ n elder, older person, adult |
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õ-pofonä, pl. apofofoáõ n fisherman (deep sea), sailor |
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paá v 1. remove 2. be naked, nude |
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Päeàsieá n first-born, personal name |
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sieá v hide, keep secret, keep money at a bank |
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teáa v scream, shout at |
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täa soá phr. v step on, speed |
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toá guá ser. v throw away |
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weárñà n consciousness, intellect |
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wieá v finish, complete, close |
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wuá v die, decease |