ŋmɛŋmɛ̰v.1beat, hit, strike, shoot atA ŋmɛ la boŋa la.he beat the donkey.A ŋmɛ la mankiisi.he struck a match.A ŋmɛ la gulego.he beat the drum.2kickA ŋmɛ boole.he kicked a ball.3threshBa wan ŋmɛ mui la beere.they will thresh the rice tomorrow.4shootA ŋmɛ bugundɔɔ la.he shot off the gun.A dikɛ la bugundɔɔ ŋmɛ wɔbegɔ la.he shot the elephant with a gun.5swoop on, strike or catch from aboveSilega la ŋmɛ la nɔbila.the hawk swooped on a chicken.6attack, eg. a diseaseBã'a n ŋmɛ e.he was attacked by illness.7be lucky or fortunateA ŋmɛ nasunɛ nyɛ dia.he had the good fortune to get food, lit. "beat a good leg and got food".8boastA ŋmɛ nyu'ɔ ti eŋa tari ligeri.she boasted that she has money.9perform a custom related to the marriage of a woman. These figurative expressions depend for their meaning on the idiomatic object of the verbBa ŋmɛ pɔka la nu'o.they confirmed the marriage.Ba ŋmɛ pugela la tampugerɛ.they gave the little girl for future marriage.10hollow out a place to lay eggski'ini la ŋmɛ la vaka.the guinea fowls made a nest. Usage: of guinea fowls.11play music from any electronic source, eg. tape recorder, CDA ŋmɛ la tepi.she played a tape. See: ŋmɛ'ɛsi, sulɛ.ŋmɛ'ɛriŋmɛ'aŋmɛ'ɛra

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