jo1to enter, to walk (step, go) in (into)Asuom taam a jo tanggbain po.Mr. Hare passed on and entered a tanggbain (e.g. a sacred grove).Wa jo yeni kiri.He became a member of the house (lit.: He entered [the] foundation of the house).jo dokto enter a room2to start, to begin (restr.)N dan nueri sukuuri, mi le ga jo tuima Ankara.When I have completed school, I will start work in Accra.jo goomto begin to sleep, to start sleeping3to put on (clothes or a hat), to dressMaa jo n gatanga.I am putting on clothes. I am dressing.jo gatato join the army (lit. to put on clothes)Felisanga a bas ba kama, ate ba maa jo gata.The whites released them (from slavery) and helped them to join the army.4(restr.:) to have a good, successful harvest (refers only to fruit growing in the soil, e.g. groundnuts, yams, potatoes etc.), to germinate (in the ground)Wa sungkpaamu a jam jo kama.He had a good harvest of groundnuts.N jo yaba.I enjoy (take part in, experience) the market.Yaba jo.The market has started (there is already full activity).Yaba a jo da dina?On which day is market?5to infectjo nying(lit. to enter the body) to infectBiaka a duag yogsuk po, ate bobla jo ka nying.The dog lay at a wet place (lit. in wetness) and boble-worms infected him.jo nyingto sufferFi dan mob taasini ate fi mawa jam, ku le jo fi nying.If you break a cup and your mother comes, you will suffer.jo nuruto join sb., to render a service to sb.Fi dan jo nuru ni bag kpa a zuag kama.If you join sb. in farming, you (both) can farm better.jo chaabto mix up, to be (make) complicated, to get entangled, to entangle, to ensnareNipo-nisomowa a pani miika jo chaab.The old woman plaited (a rope) and the rope got entangled.jo...kirito give oneself up toWa jo yeni kiri.He gave himself up to the house (became a member of the house)joka v. n.enteringKu ale jam paari wa joka la, wa yaa jo.When it was her turn in the queue (lit. when she had reached her entering), she entered.-- Cf. also maa-joaroa n.
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