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yeyev.go, move, be going (Bolga usage).A ye la da'a.he is going to market.synweye'eseriye'esegoyɛ'ɛsawe (Nankani).
yee1yeev.recuperate, recover from sickness.Bã'ara la yee ya.the sick person recovered.2.3Treat diseaseyeeriyeereyɛɛra
yee2yeev.take millet in large quantity from a storeBudaa la yee si la bo tindaana.the man took a large quantity of millet and gave it to the landlord.yeeriyeereyɛɛra
yee3v.wait, stay behind (Bolga usage).synweeyeeriyeereyɛɛra
yeele1yeelev.winnow, clean pounded grains by pouring into a container from a height, so that the wind blows away the chaffPɔka la yeele si la.the woman winnowed the millet.
yeeliyeelegoyɛɛla
yeele2yeelev.pour liquid over sth.A ka'ɛ la ko'om yeele mam.he poured water over me.yeeliyeelegoyɛɛla
yeemyèemprt.just, merely, only. Precedes a verb to mean that the speaker does not regard the activity as importantA yeem yele mɛ.he merely said it.weem (Booni, Nankani).
Yehowayè'hówàn.God, the Supreme God. Jaweh, Yahwehsynyinɛ 34.5ReligionYinɛAk., ult. Greek.Protestant Christian
yekeyekev. compl. hatch, of an egg (Bolga)synweke
yekeriyekere
yele1yelev.say, tell. The imperf. often follows to introduce reported speech.A yele mam solene la.he told me the story.A yele mam yeti naba ka boi.he told me that the chief wasn't there.3Language and thoughtyetiyɛlegayɛta
yele2yéleyɛlan.case, matter, problemBa sɔsɛ yele la naba yire.they discussed the case at the chief's house.Baga la mi ki'induma yɛla.the soothsayer knows much about the ancestors.DI/'A
yele-itayèle'ʔɩ́tayele-iteban.1a specialist in any field, eg. musician, storyteller, mason2character in a storyA/BA
yelebe'oyèlə'béʔoyelebe'eron.bad deed, bad luck, sin.yelebe'ero duusego.confession of sins to a priest (Roman Catholic).syntuunfi'iserɛKU/TUtuunbe'o, tuunfi'iserɛ
yelebetulayèlə'bè'tʋ́lan. pl.capital sinsACatholic Christian
yelebibesiyèlə'bíbəhin.slanderous speech, back-bitingsynya'anzumSI
yelebireyèlə'bíreyelebɛan.1utterance3Language and thought2word9.1GrammarDI/'A
yelebita'anɛyèlə'bì'táʔanɛ̰yelebita'aman.compound word9.1GrammarDI/'A
yelekɛ'ɛŋayèlə'kɛ́ʔɛŋa̰yelekɛ'ɛsin.trivial issue, unimportant matterKA/SI
yelekigelayèlə'kɩ́ɣəlan.speech full of proverbs; proverbial, formal speech3Language and thoughtA
yelemaalegɔyèlə'mà̰a̰ləgɔyelemaalan.an important task or roleA tari la yelemaalegɔ kuurɛ la puan.he has an important role to perform in the funeral.KU/'A
yelemiŋerɛyélə'mɩ̰́ŋərɛyelemiŋeran.truth, veracityNayiga ka tari yelemiŋerɛ.a thief doesn't tell the truth.DI/'A
yelemuneyèlə'mùneyelemunan.unknown, threatening event, a mishap that is to befall a community or an individual.DI/'A
yelenyalemayèlə'ɲá̰ləma̰n.sth. wonderful, unbelievable, a marvelA
yeleŋwɔ'ɔsayèle'ŋwɔ̰̀ʔɔ̰ha̰n. pl.misfortunes, bad happenings, eg. sickness, deathyeleŋwɔ'ɔsa n paɛ tu dabesa wa.we have experienced bad events these days.
yeleseyeləhev. iter.separatesynwelese