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tesegetehəgev. compl. make little or no effort, be lazy.A tesege la amiŋa.he makes no effort.tesegeritesegeretɛsegera
tesunkɔtè'sʋ́ŋkɔtesuntɔn.head pad, for carrying loads on the head
KU/TU
tɛ1tɛʔv.remove impurities in liquid using a sieve.A tɛ daam la.she sieved the pito.zɛtɛ'ɛritɛ'atɛ'ɛra
tɛ2tɛv.weave or make a nest, of birds1.5.2Bird
tɛ'ɛritɛ'atɛ'ɛra
tɛ̃1tɛ̰v.play a gameBa tɛ̃ la bɛa.they played the oware game.
tɛ̃ɛritɛ̃atɛ̃ɛra
tɛ̃2tɛ̰v.1shoot, with a gun, catapult, bow etc.Budaa la dikɛ la tafɔ tɛ̃ naafɔ.the man shot the cow with an arrow.6.4Hunt and fish2kick with a back leg. Naafɔ n tɛ̃ bia la.the cow kicked the child.
tɛ̃ɛritɛ̃atɛ̃ɛra
tɛ̃3tɛ̰v.choke, from waterKo'om n tɛ̃ mam.I choked on water.
tɛ̃ɛritɛ̃atɛ̃ɛra
tɛbesɛ1tɛ̰bəhɛv. iter.wash the hands by merely sprinkling water on the fingers.A tɛbesɛ la a nu'usi.he sprinkled water on his hand.
tɛbeseritɛbesegɔtɛbesera
tɛbesɛ2tɛ̰bəhɛv. iter.shake one's footA tɛbesɛ la a na'arɛ.she shook her foot.
tɛbeseritɛbesegɔtɛbesera
tɛ̃bɛtɛ̰bɛ̰v.kick sth., of humanstɛ̃ 2tɛ̃beritɛ̃begatɛ̃bera
tɛ̃'ɛtɛ̰ʔɛ̰v. compl. touch liquid or flour with a finger.A tɛ̃'ɛ ziirɔ la lem mɛ.she touched her finger in the soup to taste it.
tɛ̃'ɛritɛ̃'ɛrɛtɛ̃'ɛratɛ̃'ɛgɛ
tɛɛlatɛ́ɛlàtɛɛleduman.tailor, who uses a sewing machine6.1Worker, job
AEng.
tɛɛŋatɛ́ɛŋa̰tɛɛsin.beard2.1Body parts
KA/SI
tɛɛsitɛ́ɛhɩ̀duman.examination, testEng.
tɛgɛ1tɛ̰ɣɛv.rub or press some part of one's body, with the fingersA tɛgɛ la a nini.he rubbed his eyes.
tɛgeritɛkatɛgera
tɛgɛ2tɛ̰ɣɛv.strangle, squeeze the neckA tɛgɛ nua la ku.he killed the fowl by strangling it.tɛgeritɛkatɛgera
tɛkɔlegɔtɛ́'kɔ́ləgɔtɛkɔlɔn.a food, made by adding millet flour to cooked beans and stirring as it cooks. The dish is garnished with oil, pepper and salt5.2FoodKU/TU
tɛletɛ̀leadvvery weak, feebleBã'ara la gã la tɛle.the sick person is lying down very weak.2.2Disease
tɛlematiatɛ̀ləma̰'tḭ́a̰n.a small plant, a common spreading herb. A weed in farm lands.Chrysopogon aciculatus1.4.3Plant, grass
tɛregɛtɛ̰rəgɛv. compl. stretch, unfoldA tɛregɛ la a na'arɛ.he stretched out his leg.A tɛregɛ la kuka la ze'ele.he unfolded the chair to let it stand.
tɛregeritɛregerɛtɛregera
titɩ1foc. prt.follows the object of the verb or an adverb, when this is put at the beginning of the sentence to emphasize that a particular entity is meant and nothing elseBɔlega ti a kiŋɛ.it was Bolga he went to (not somewhere else).2rel. prt.precedes a relative clause when the noun it modifies is also the object of the relative clauseYire la ti fu mɛ lathe house that you built3conj.that, whether. Joins a complement clause to the main clause. It can also begin a sentence, joining it to what has been said just before it.Mam soke e ti a nyɛ Aduŋɔ.I asked him whether he had seen Adongo. A mina ti a nyanɛ ba.he knows that he surpasses them. Mam da' naafɔ la gee ti n suɔ koose bua la.I bought the cow and my relative sold the goat.
tĩ1tɩ̰v.vomitPɔgepua la tĩ mɛ.the pregnant woman vomited.
tĩiritĩatĩira
tĩ2tɩ̰ʔv.fix sticks or wood into the ground, eg. to make a shed.tĩ'iritĩ'atĩ'ira
tiatɩ̀ɩatiisin.tree1.4.1Tree
KA/SI
tibatɩ́bàtibeduman.traditional doctor, medicine man, herbalist, sb. who treats the sick4.5Religion2.3Treat disease6.1Worker, job
Atibɛ