nyonoɲonɔ; m mnyonowanyam1owner, possessor, holder, bearer, custodian, proprietor, sb. responsible for sth., lord (also Chr.), master (also mod.); in compound nouns also: leader, head, representative... (cf. yeri-nyono)(Prov.) Wari dan kaasi, di kperi di nyono.If something is spoilt, its owner is perplexed.dok-nyonosb. responsible for a household (female or male), head of a householdkui nyonoowner of a hoe (sooroa and taaroa not possible)syntaaroa2parent (father or mother)(Prov.) Nur kan chali wa nyono nyeka tuem-oa.One does not fear one's parent's harshness.(Curse:) Mi pa wari miena nyon ka nyamma nisa po.I put everything into the hands of those who are responsible (mentioning ancestors or tanggbana would be too dangerous)ning nyono [h m m]supreme leader, commander, chairmanNa Ndanai le jam chim Dagbama tomu ning-nyonowa.Na Ndanai became the supreme leader of the Dagomba army.3nyono is used to form new conceptual categories according to one specific common quality (often used to classify animals)nyina nyono [h h m m]lit. owner of teeth (used for dog, lion, leopard, hyena etc.) Cf. aslo nyiam-jaab aquatic animal, ja-nyiili (or nyiila-jaab) horned animal (formation with jaab more common)4in combination with an abstract noun nyono is used for derivations of the following type:venta nyono [h h m m]liar (venta lies)yogsum nyono [l l m m]coward (yogsum fear)nying-woruk nyono [l l l m m]lazybones, sluggardCf. also: teng-nyono n., yeri-nyono n., tiim-nyono n., biik-nyono n.
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