pol-polm msharp, biting, trenchant, talkativeWa noai a de nna polpol a biisi nna yegayega.His mouth is sharp and talks too much. He is very talkative.Gebika a de nna pol-pol.The knife is sharp.
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polipoli1to think, to believe, to consider, to suppose, to assume, to be of the opinionTama koma pok ale jam ta puuk, ate ba yaa poli ain nipoowa ale biag ka bi-naling.Our ancestors' wife was pregnant, and they thought (supposed) that the woman would give birth to a good (or: beautiful) child.Maa poli ain fi wen alaa yaa seka.I believe that your wen wants a shrine (lit. wants building).Wa yaa poli wa popola ayen...Then she thought by herself that...polika v.n.thought, supposition, opinion, assumption, device; prayer before a sacrifice (syn. porungka?)2to rememberN choroawa ale nag mu dii la, n diem a poli.I can still remember how my husband beat me.3to imagine, to fancy, to visualize, to pictureFi bag a poli wanide?Can you imagine this (thing)?poli basika(cf. basi to leave) fantasy, fancy, imagination 4to hopeMaa poli ain wa le jam.I hope he will come.5to worryAma a poli ka wa ale wa nya ngandiinta ate wa bisinga la.Ama is worried about how to get food for her children.polika(during a sacrifice: saying one’s intention for or the cause of the sacrifice)popoli n.
polisipolisipolesi1to be pointed, to be sharpSauku noani polisi a nala.The end (lit. mouth) of the planting stick is well pointed (lit. pointed and nice).2to sharpen, to make pointedN le polisi n gebika kantuengkade.This afternoon I will sharpen my knife.3to be inquisitiveNipoowa a ween wa biika ain wa polisi ka yega.The woman told her son not to be too inquisitive.
pomto knock (against), to collide, to knock togetherBa zuimanga pom chaab.Their heads knocked against each other.
pompiikm lpompiikapompiisapump (of a bicycle; at a borehole etc.)Pompiik nyiam a te ká nyingyogsa.Water from a pump (a borehole) is healthy (gives health).Nurwa pa pompiik a pompi wa bicycle.The man took a pump to pump his bicycle.
Engl. pump
pon-magil m mpon-magni [l m h]pon-maga [l m m]scissorsPa pon-magni, ate n che (poni) pokogni zuku.Bring the scissors that I can shave the widow's head.pon-maga ngayetwo pairs of scissors
ponam m"sweet" yam (milder than the ordinary yam)Ama diem dig pona te ti.Yesterday Ama cooked pona for us.
poniponito shave (head or beard), to cut off hair completelyWa poni wa zuku.He shaved his head.(zuk) pondoa [m m] n.a., pl. pondoaba"shaver" (person), hairdresser, barber(Prov.) Fi dan la zuk, fi la ka ku pondoa.If you laugh at a head, you laugh at the person who shaved it.poning n.
poningl mponingka [l l m]ponsa [l m] or ponisa [l l m]small sharp knife used e.g. for shaving (cf. gebik big knife), razor, (mod.:) scissors (cf. also pon-magi n.)(Prov.) Fi dan poni nur zuk ale poning, wa chum a poni fi zuk ale ka takabi.When you shave a man's head with a knife (razor), the next day he will shave your head with a potsherd.
poni v.
pontapɔnta; m mpontangaweevil (vermin which eat grain)N nan-gaang langka ponta le piisi.In my field behind the house there are a lot of weevils.
ponghpongku [h h]pontapound (old unit of money; today still used for two cedis)ponta pi ale sula pisiye10 pounds 20 shillingsN da wusum ponta naaning.I bought the horse for eight pounds.Engl. pound
pooinpo:in; mpooini [m h]pooma [m m]pimpleWa ninanga ta ka pooma.There are pimples on his face.poom-bisa [l m l]small blisters on the skin (appear after sweating)
pooml1recently, a short time ago, in the immediate past; (often untranslated or translated by the tense; in contrast to daam, two or more days ago, poom often refers to an event of the same day)Bisanga poom a diini nangkpiengka po.The children were playing in the cattle-yard.2always, usually, (transl.:) whenever, to be used toWa poom a kpalim ka dii.That is how he always fights. 3alreadyWa poom be ya.He is already lost.4evenFi daam poom le wa kama.Some days ago you even insulted him.5more than ever, all the moreWa poom din basi, ate wa nye dila ain wa faari wa.More than ever he ordered him to do this and to marry her.dan poomeven if, though, althoughN dan poom kaa yaa wa, maa zuli wa.Although I do not like him, I respect him.
poom-biikl lmpoom-biika [l l m]poom-bisa [l m]small pimple or blister that may appear after sweatingWulim dan boro, poom-bisa ala nyini mu.When I sweat (lit. when there is sweat), I come out in small pimples (lit. small pimples come out).pooin (pimple), biik (child)
poorito divide, to separate, to detach, to sever, to segregateAte ba bai me poori kal Kanjag.And some of them separated (from the others) and settled at Kanjaga.
poosidi1poosini, poosik, def. poosika, poosuk, def. poosukupoosisa, poosa, poosu(k)ta1spoilt, pampered, favouriteNaawa a da wusum pieluk a te wa bi-poosini.The chief has bought a white horse for his favourite child.bi-poosidi [h h h h]favourite or spoilt childja-poosidi [l l m l], pl. ngan-poosa [l m l]spoilt creature2rotten (e.g. things on the tampoi), decayed, fertile (e.g. for soil mixed with manure or rotten plants)Pa ngan-poosanga a nyo talim po.Put the rotten things (e.g. of the rubbish heap) onto the field.Dagbana tengka ka teng poosuk.The Dagomba area is fertile (lit. ...is a fertile land).ginggelung poosuk(lit.) rotten tongue (disease)poagi v., poosim n.
poosimh hpoosimupoosinta1manure (including green manure), dung, rotten thing(s)Vaari poosim nangkpiengka po ta ga basi talimu zuk.Collect manure from the cattle-yard and put it on the field.2dirt (also fig.), bad character, nastinessBiika ta poosim.The child has a bad character. The child is nasty.
poagi v., poosuk n.
poosukm mpoosuku / poosumupoosapoosumfertilizer, manure (general term)Poosuk ka bibaam.Manure is a fertilizer.Wuuta, nambenta buo-bina ka poosum.Grasses, cow-dung and a goat’s droppings are fertilizers.Cf. nanbaam (dung from animals); bibaam (includes chemical fertilizer)
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