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talangyanadvplaingatʋnkwaa nyagɩ gin ma idon, gì we talangyan;This is a plain..
tamafr. var.taamavcatch up, meet (coming from the same direction)à san bilenbilen fɔ aà tama ɛna fɔ osele waanɩ, gɛtɛ an san sukuu lɛ aana eè ye oli ɛ bɛ tama wɔ ndòn.If you are fast enough you will catch up with her. When your mother meets you, she will punish you for staying out of school today.
tamtamadjbiological relationshipAma bɩrɛ en di nmɩ gbagba miinbi, mɔ Akosuwa bɩrɛ è di gɛ miinbi tamtamAma is not my real child, but Akosuwa is my biological child.
tanvpraiseoli fɔ wʋ tan;The farm is to be praised (should not be said, because it may turn to a curse.)
tànvlock, close intan dikwo fɔ safwɩ, gye dɩtana fɔ tan, eyurikurilɛ fɔ ɛ̀ tan dikwolock the door, close the door, the thief is in prison
tan-tanadjplentyɛ̀ ba anyan tan-tanHe has plenty of things.
tanafr. var.taanavopen, be opentana dɩtana fɔ àà gyu, dɩtana fɔ dɩ̀ tanaOpen the door and enter the room. The door is open.
tangafr. var.tangbavlying flat on the back face upɛkɔrɔkɔ ɛ tanga, ebi fɔ ɛ̀ dʋrɔ ɛ tangaThe rooster fell flat on his back. The child lay flat on his back.
tangbafr. var. oftanga
tangbalanfr. var.tantangbalan, tangalanpl.bɛtangbalanadj, na plate, wide and flatomini fɔ wʋ̀ dɔ tangbalan; ee dì tangalan anɩ;The thing is flat. He ate from the plate.
tanlafr. var.taala, talavamuse, entertainè de wɔ ɛɛ taala bʋnʋnHe uses her to entertain himself.
tanlalɛ-bʋnʋnfr. var.talalɛ-bʋnʋnnamusementà ba gɩnyan/ɛnɩ tanla-lɛ bʋnʋnDo you have something or someone to entertain you?
tantayɩfr. var.tayɩntayɩnadjugly, untrustworthy, wicked, uselessnya wɔ bʋnʋn tantayɩ fɔ, ete nyawɔ è di gɛ ɛnɩ tantayɩnHe has an ugly face. This man is wicked and untrustworthy.
tarafr. var.taaravsprout, make a cracking noiseà bɛɛgɩ mango woyon fɔ wuu biri wʋ tara, bʋbɔlɛ bù gyu ɔtan fɔ bʋʋ tara para-paraA trimmed mango tree sprouts again. Salt makes a cracking noise when put into fire.
tarabɩ-tarabɩadjnice and round (tomatoes)afɛɛran nyayɩ ì we tarabɩ-tarabɩThe garden eggs are nice and round.
taragɩfr. var.tɛrɛgɩvto analyse or research deep into a casebɛ taragɩ tutu diiku daanɩ fɔ be we gɛtɛ bekpena na wolo wɔThey researched into the death of the old man and found out that he was killed by his ancestors.
taramafr. var. oftɛrɛma
tasanmetal bowl, pan
tasɩfr. var.tɔsɩvselect, pick outtasɩ ataa ye amɔrɔ yaabi fɔ yaanɩ, bɛ tasɩ be tiri bɛnɩ gɛtɛ baà gyegeye tɩɩ bʋnʋn fɔ gɛ.Pick out the small stones from the rice. Our leaders have been handpicked.
tatafr. var.edon bʋnʋn ma gamapl.bɛtatanswordmiindon fɔ wù di tataMy knife is a sword.
tatarataadjflat surfaceduyu tatarata anlɛ gɛyakʋn, duyu tatarata anlɛ akɔ-pʋnSomeone's head is as flat as the floor. Cow-dung also looks flat because it drops from above and flattens.


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