kwaale [M ] A1 v get stuck; be / become unmoveable, hard, unworkable { Tega kam kwaale. The ground is too hard to hoe. | n boboŋa kwaale you are stubborn } (domain: 8.2.7.3 - Wedged in, stuck.) [ der. -kɔlɔ , der. -kwale ]
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kwaane [R ] A1 v try hard, do well, make an effort { O kwaane. he has done well. | O kwaane o ga. He tried unsuccessfully. | O kwaane se o ja chworo kom. She tried to catch the chicken. } (domain: 6.1.2.1 - Try, attempt, 6.1.2.3.2 - Work hard.)
kwaare₁ [H ] A1 v complete the full distance, come to a stop { Ko zege Paga ne ko ba ko kwaare Navɔrɔ ne. All the way from Paga to Navrongo. } (domain: 7.2.4.6 - Way, route, 7.2.7.1 - Stop moving, 7.2.3.3.1 - Arrive.)
kwaare₂ [H ] A1 v fasten, secure strongly, hammer in (a nail) { Kwaare bworo kom diga kam ni ne. Shut the door firmly in place. | n nɛ kwaare tega ne you are sure-footed } (domain: 7.5.2 - Join, attach, 8.2.7.1 - Tight.)
kwaare₃ [L ] A1 v shrivel, become dried up { Vɔɔro tem kwaare mo. The leaves are shrivelled. } (domain: 1.3.3.1 - Dry, 6.2.5.2 - Crop failure.)
kwaga [M ] KA/SE (pl: kwɛ₂; other spelling: kɔga₂) n 1back, outside, { zoŋa kwaga kam the outside of the bowl } (domain: 2.1.2 - Torso, 8.6.4.1 - Outer part.) 2previous { kwaga yaga dɛ last market day } (domain: 8.4.5.2 - Before.) [ biri-kwaga , der. kwaga ne ]
kwane₁ [R ] A1 v withdraw, go back on { kwane n ni go back on your word } (domain: 3.5.1.9 - Promise, 4.5.5.2 - Lack respect.)
kwara [H ] KA/SE n 1animal horn, containing lira (domain: 4.9.8 - Religious things, 1.6.2 - Parts of an animal.) 2chieftaincy shrine, sacred symbol of judicial authority (domain: 4.9.8.2 - Place of worship, 4.6.1.1 - King's family.)
kwe A2 v age, become old { O kwe lanyerane. He is very old. } (domain: 9.1.1.2 - Become, change state, 2.6.4.5 - Old person, 8.4.6.5.2 - Old, not young.) cf: koe. [ der. -kweo ]
kwea₁ [R ] KA/SE n start of dry season, when the sky is clear and the sun is hot { kwea chana November } (domain: 8.4.1.5 - Season, 8.4.1.4.1 - Months of the year, 6.2.5 - Harvest.)
kwea₂ [L ] -/YA n pl malt, fermented grain for brewing (domain: 6.2.1.1 - Growing grain, 5.2.3.7.1 - Alcohol preparation.)
kweele [H ] A1 v bend, twist, fold up { n kweele chega you suppress truth } (domain: 8.3.1.5.2 - Twist, wring, 4.7.9.2 - Unfair.)
kweeli [M ] A1 1v come to an end; be the last in a line, succession (domain: 8.4.5.1.4 - Last.) 2v aux do for the last time (domain: 8.4.6.1.2 - Stop something.)
