de konto de (der. of de₅, konto₂) conj however, in spite of that { De konto de, ba wo yeigi kolokolo. Even so, they did not buy anything. } (domain: 9.2.5.3 - Sentence conjunctions.)
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ná [M ] pt if, when (in the future, unrealised) { Dé ná laga, dé wó wane dé kwei. If we want to, we can take (it). | Dé ná yi da, dé wó peini. When we get there, we will sleep. | O ya ná vei yaga, o ya wó yeigi mena. If she had gone to market, she would have bought millet. | ko ná dae konto if not that, otherwise }
naa₂ [L ] conj or { Ba vei mo naa ba wo vei mo? Did they go or didn't they? | Ba yeigi sugu mo naa chworo mo? Did they buy a guinea-fowl or a chicken? | O kwo naa o nu ná tua, ... If his father or his mother come, ... }
pa₂ [M ] B2 (impf: pae₂; past: pɛa) v 1give { Yé pa-o! Don't give (it) to her! | Ba pɛ-o mena. They gave him millet. } 2permit, allow, cause to happen { Ba pɛ o tɔge de ba o vo. They made him go with them. | Ba pɛ-o chwoŋa se o viiri. They allowed him to leave. } 3consider { Ba pae o ye nɔn-ŋom. They consider him a good man. } 4do on behalf of, for the benefit of { Ba yeigi gwoori ba pa-o. They bought cola-nut for her. | Ba vage kara ba pa-o. They farmed for him. } cf: paro, pɛɛre.
se₄ conj 1so that (purpose), in order that { O vei se o yeigi mumuna. She went to buy rice. } 2sequential action { O ba lage se o dɔ. He doesn't want to sleep. | Dé vo se dé ba. We will go and come (farewell). | N ná yi da, se n ta-ba. When you get there, you should tell them. }
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yeigi [L ] A1 v buy, sell, transact { A bá yeigi zem. I won't buy any today. | Ba jege mumuna ba yeiga. They are selling rice. } (domain: 6.8.4.9 - Exchange, trade.) cf: yeilo.
