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gblumbunslingshotPe wii na gblumbu nyjɛ ni na chomboolo.They are fighting with slingshots and spears.
gbnɔvbring togetherJob hlɛ yire gbnɔ.Job's books are mixed together.
gbov1carry on the backYaa pɔ wre gbo pnuŋgo.Yaa carried the child on her back.2killPe mbɔɔ wre gbo brɔfiɛn kpɔɔ ni.They killed the sheep with a cutlass.
gbofuntowelKofi sɛ gbofu fɔŋgɔ lɔhaa jafa na.Kofi has gone to buy a new towel from the market.
gbohaanexecution placeNdaa niyɛ nyjii mna pe ŋga na mbaplɔ pɔlɔ ŋmba pe yii na shie gbohaa wi.I was as calm as a ram when taken to the place of execution.
gbolo1ncontainerU nyumu le gbolo kre nu.He filled the bottle with water.2vto get up early in the morningChiɛlɛ pre na gbolo bnimi pupu mna sɛ Yesu faŋga lawee.The women got up early in the morning and went to Jesus' grave.
gboŋgonstoneGboŋgo kre to chiin.The stone fell into the soup.
gbooncadaverAŋge pra gboo wre le.Yesterday they buried the body.
gboorivscrapeU chrɛ gboori na brɔnfiɛn ni.He scraped the calabash with a knife.
gbosuuloonrockNi kochoo wre nya na u tni gbosuuloo kre na.I saw the monkey when he was sitting on the rock.
gbɔ1vdrinkSugbɔ wre gbɔ chɔkoo kre nu.The goat drank from the pot.2nlarge wooden bowlAma gbɔ kre wa mu yɔ.Ama threw the bowl and split it in two.
gbɔfuadvemphasis of a big man falling to the groundA wra u ŋunɔ mu wa tra gbɔfu, mnaa u taanla.And they threw him to the ground suddenly and trampled on him.
gbɔgbɔadvvery old, used with persons or thingsBlɛlɛɛlɛ, na chalɛɛlɛ mblɛ pe lɛ gbɔgbɔ na kɛɛn yiri we ndru mbe tni Jerusalem lete na.Old men and old women who are very old and holding sticks will again be in the streets of Jerusalem.
gbɔgbɔɔndrunkardMu yire u lo kumu kre na u kaari gbɔgbɔɔ.Since his mother's funeral he has become a drunkard.
gbɔntoovto drink alcohol (continuous)Simi gbɔntoo ndro pini jijuo.Alcohol drinking makes a person a fool.
gbɔŋgɔivshakingNa mu taa ndro ŋmba wra kpra li na, mu kanyana nyjila kre pan ki nyi na mu ŋgaala gbɔŋgɔi.If you follow a person who doesn't follow the truth, your suffering time will be like a loose tooth.
gbɔɔnthirstGbɔɔ u ta.He's thirsty.
gbɔɔnnbeatenGbɔɔn u chaa.He is looking for a beating.
gbɔɔrɔvdrinkingSimi gbɔɔrɔ tataara n nyu.Drinking too much gin is not good.
gbɔwoadjdrinkableNyumu gbɔwo n wa o pan chɔkoo aŋga.There is no drinking water our in our water pot today.
gbɔyirandrinking cupPe ŋunu ŋga simi gbɔyira fuŋgɔ ka.They gave a new wine cup to the chief.
gbranhintKee kre ni fo, hali ni n ki gbra ka kun kuraa.It has taken me by surprise, I didn't get a hint of it.
gbrakunvhear aboutŊga ni u gbrakun, ki mu.It's been a long time since I heard about him.
gbrovstumblePɔ wre gbro mu to.The child stumbled and fell down.
gbroivstumblingNa mu n na nyaa na mu shie mbe mna gbroi.If you are unable to see and you are going you will stumble.