Akan Teleteaching Course

Unit 8.6: 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-daámfo, pl. nnaámfo / nnaámfonom n friend

a-dähõ n courtyard, compound

A-nuám n personal name (5th born child)

A-saaseaás!æé n personal name ("there is no ground left [to bury you]")

a-sñmmõneá, pl. nsñmmõneá n bad news; bad or evil deed

A-taá n male name (twin)

A-taá kumaaá n junior male twin

A-taá !paánin n male name (the first of two male twins)

A-taaá n female name (twin)

A-taaá kumaaá n junior female twin

A-taaá !paánin n senior female twin

a-woáda n birthday

a-yñyñdeáñ n gift, donation, offering

Aè-gyeman n personal name

Aé-naàneá n personal name (4th born child)

Baduá n male name (10th child of a mother)

Baduá!waáa n female name (10th child of a mother)

Boànsu n personal name

bõá abaáso v+compl. congratulate sb. for an extraordinary deed

bõá/toá mmeraneá v+compl. call sb. by a special name honouring him

deà färi ser. v forgive, pardon

deà kõá ser. v bring, go with, take away

deà kõá maá ser. v bring to sb.

deà kyñá ser. v pardon, forgive

deà toá dwaá ser. v+compl. make public, state openly

deà twaá ser. v cut (with)

deà yñá ser. v use for, do with

Dõnkõá n personal name (slave)

Duá!kþé n personal name (11th born child)

dwaneá kõá ser. v flee into

fì / fìri kõá ser. v go away, leave, depart

hwäe guá ser. v pour on, out; spill, shed

kaaá, pl. nkaawaá n ring, finger-ring

maá amoá v+compl. wish some one well, congratulate

Maáanu n female name (second daughter from the same mother)

Maánàsaá n personal name (third daughter from the same mother)

Maå!nuá n personal name (second son from the same mother)

Mená!sæé n personal name (third son born to the same mother)

moá interj. well done! congratulations!

m-maaküé màmaáakü phrase one by one, one after the other, singly

m-meraneá n appellation, by-name, nickname

Nyameáama n personal name (for a sickly or premature child)

Nyameá!kyñá n personal name (gift from God)

Nyankamagoá n personal name (for a child born after "Tawia")

N-kroá!maá n personal name (9th born child)

n-kwæé n life

N-súæé n personal name (6th born child)

N-süén n male name (7th born child)

N-süé!waáa n female name (7th born child)

N-tikuáma n name of one of the sons of Ananse

O-bämàpñá n personal name (for an unwanted child)

o-busuanä, pl. abusuafoáõ n relative, family member, extended relations

O-poáku n personal name

Ïè-kyere n personal name

pñà asñám v+compl. 1. be inquisitive 2. like sb.

pñteáa, pl. mpñteáa n gold ring

Päeàsieá n first-born, personal name

pueá v come forth, appear

sõá hwñá ser. v 1. taste 2. test, examine

sumä!naá n 1. sweepings, rubbish 2. personal name

Taá!wäa n personal name (for a child born after twins)

tuàmä v be able, can

toá dän v+compl. name a child

toá guá ser. v throw away

v 1. take away, remove, take out 2. shave, have a hair cut

-waá, -waáa dim. designates females or small things


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