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tavownWre u katoo kre ta.He owns the house.
taa1vfollowNa e taa ni kro mbe e pe leele wɔfɛɛnlɛ.If you follow me I will make you fishers of men.2vputU hlɛ kre taa tebru kre na.He put the book on the table.3n
taaboenboardsPra yire tra mna ki tɔ na taaboe ni.They stood on the land and covered it with boards.
taaboonboardTaaboo ni pe tɛɛ na chɛnsi nyuŋgo gbuun.They lay boards first to put on the tin sheet roof.
taahaanend of somethingU taahaa n sra nyu.His end was not good.
taakpɔɔnbasinTaakpɔɔ ni u shie lɔɔ.She is going to the river with a basin.
taalav1feelU lɛ wre maŋgo kre taala na le na ki be mbe u ki kun mbe pɔ wre ŋga.The father felt the mango to see if it was ripe enough to give to the child.2pile upPe boŋgrɛ bɔtɔe yire taala yi yɛ na.They stacked the sacks of groundnuts.3put one after anotherPe yire mu taala pe yɛ na.They are standing in a line, one after the other.
taan1vstep, trod or grumble againstBricha wre bamba kre leni siminti a pɔ wre taan ki na; ki tia u krɔ kun paa.The mason was laying the veranda with cement when the child stepped onto it; this made the mason very angry.2adjsourChiin yire taan.The soup is sour.
taanduuvclimbA pra yiri poŋgo, na pe dodonyi woni na chaan u yiɛ taanduu yira kre na.And they got up and were removing their shirts and spreading them before him on the steps.
taanduuhaanstepPra jirae kɛmbɔshiin pe Solomon ŋujɔɔn kre taanduuhɛɛ kɔɔnanu yire na.They made 12 lions on Solomon's stool steps.
taanhaanstep or climbing placeA wra yiri wa mna sɛ jlonwee nyu taanhaa na wa, to a ŋgoplɔ jle na nyɛni.A he got up from there and went to the doorway with the step, then the first rooster crowed.
taanlavtrampleChlɔ wre u yonyi je mu chali a sikala yi taanla mu tro.The woman washed her clothes and dried them, and then goats trampled on them and went on.
taanlaavstepping
taanraangrumblingChlɔ wre taanraa tia u kayooro nɛɛ.The woman's grumbling makes her talk too much.
taanreenmonitor lizardYurɛ mblɛ mbe nyina ŋga krɛrɛ n pe cheche mu e ŋga, frinyuu, na krote, na suŋu, na taanree.The animals that are not clean for you are the weasel, the rat, the mouse and the monitor lizard.
taanrivgrumblePe Kofi gbun a wra taanri.Kofi was beaten and he was grumbling.
taaravgettingFrɔ nyu mu wɛ jaŋga taara na.Patience is better than getting strength.
taarɛnumberthreeNa mu n yire shiin ma sɛ taarɛ.If you haven't reached two, you won't go to three.
taarɛwonthird oneU pɔ taarɛwo wi kre.This is her third born.
taarivputting
taataavstackingA ŋunu Ahaz na sɛ nyumu leyirɛ bɛɛlɛ yire yiraa wa mu taataa tebru na yire laala yiyɛ na.Chief Ahaz went and removed from each other the small water containers which were stacked on the table.
tablɔnsandTablɔ wa fimi lawee mu wɛ klɔ lawee na.There is more sand in the desert than in the forest.
tafɛŋgɛnrunningNa pee tafɛŋgɛ chnɛ pe n van chnɛ.When the rabbit you are chasing changes directions, you have to change the direction of your swing.
tafɔkɔnfoam, sudsZemina kre tna; ki tia tafɔkɔɔ wa nyumu kre yiɛ na.The soap is good; that is why there is lots of suds.
tafrabɔtɔnplateMbe Jerusalem pɔ imi na lewo nɛɛrɛ poo mbe laa tafrabɔtɔ na mbe ki kna mbe juule kre.I will sweep Jerusalem as a person sweeps the dirt from a plate and turns it up side down.