nye1to do, to commit, to perform, to act, to deal with, to make (restr., cf. basi v.)Nye ase fi ze la.Act as if you do not know (i.e. pretend you are innocent).Ba miena nye dila.They all did so.nye wa-biokto commit a crime, (Chr.) to commit a sinnye kuubto perform the funeral ceremoniesnyeka v.n.doing, deed, action, behaviour, conduct, character, manners, nature of a person (restr.)Ba nyeka ale toa ase baasa la.Their behaviour is as bad as that of dogs.2to happenKa boan ale nye Abil logni?What has happened to Abil's car?3to eat (restr.), to take (restr., only used for solid food,)Nye lam te mu.Take meat and give it to me.4to punishNya, Naawen ale nye mu.Look, God has punished me.nye...basi(lit. to punish and leave) to curse, to abandonNaawen ale nye mu basi.God has cursed me.nye-bokaliving conditionsGhana tengka po nye-boka a tagri yeg-yega.In Ghana living conditions have changed very much.nye...kalikto perform the greeting ceremoniesTi nye wa kalik-a.We greeted him (in the traditional way).nye (kukeri)to make an effort, to try (hard), to do well, to take troubleFaa nye ain fi nye dila.You take pains to do this.nye kaasito do wrongWa nye kaasi.He has done wrong.nye kpierito fail completely, to despair, (euph.) to die...bala miena n bag a nag Sandema, ate ba nye a kpieri.They were all unable to beat Sandema, they (tried and) failed.nye-kpieka [m m m] v.n.total failure, (euph.) deathNye-kpieka pa wa.Death took him. He died.nye magsito behaveBan nye magsi ya.They did not behave wellnye nnato do or be like this (can be used for all adverbs/ideophones; often nye nna remains untranslated)Wa nye nna mirr taam nyin.He left very quicklynye noai yengto come to an agreement, to co-operate (cf. noai yeng) nye ngwuli (a wuli)to be quick, to make haste, to hurry upnye-nyaka [l l l] v.n.temptation (trad. and Chr.)Ni puusi Naawen ain ni kan jo nye-nyaka po.Pray to God that you do not fall into temptation.nye...sagto displayWa nye wa yam sag.He displayed his wisdom.nye..tia (=te..tia)to welcomeMi nye wa tia.I welcomed him.nye se cf. nyeese.
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