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chinɛadjrepent, fade, exchangeU u jawala chinɛ.He has repented, changed his way of thinking.
chinɛivchangingŊga u Ŋumu wree wa o nu kre na, u o chinɛi mbe o na yɛnyiŋge taa na wre wi nyjila kro nu.When His Spirit is in us, He will be changing us to have more glory like Him all the time.
chinfunnknowing personO Tafun Nyiɛkpɔɔ wre pe fooro chinfun.Our Lord God, He is a merciful knowing person.
chinivknowingU kala chini na paan.He knows something and is coming.
chintɛɛnnsweet soupNa ŋu na mu korifun chiin wɛɛ li, ki prɔ ŋga mu sɛ chintɛɛn li mu loŋgo katoo na.If you and your friend eat sour soup it is better than going and eating sweet soup at your enemy's house.
chiŋgɛadjknownO Tafun Nyiɛkpɔɔ wre yɛnyiŋge chiŋgɛ we kpɔɔ tra.Our Lord God, His glory will be well known on the earth.
chirɛvscatterNyiɛkpɔɔ na yo lewo u se mbe chirɛ tra yiɛ na.God said that man should bring forth and spread over the land.
chirɛbɔnflintPe lolonyi sheli na chirɛbɔ yi.Their hearts are hard as flint.
chiririadvwellU tnumu kre tun chiriri.He did the work well.
chleŋgeadvonly, aloneTiŋge chleŋge kre to.The lone tree has fallen.
chlɛv1divinationChlɛfun wre n chlɔ wre chlɛ mu nya.The soothsayer did not see any thing against the woman.2siftPɔ wre mimi kre chlɛ.The child is sifting flour.
chlɛfunndivinerPe sɛ kɛ yii haa chlɛfun pan.They have gone to consult a diviner.
chlɛmunspec. var.chlɛmun1polite form for vagina/womanhoodChlɛm tnumu nɛɛ katoo, ki tia pra kolo ta mu sɛ see.The work of a woman in the house is so much that she has little time for farm work.Chlɔ wre chlɛmu kpɔɔ.The woman’s vagina is big.2virginityKi n fna mbe chlɔ na u chlɛm prɛ.It is not fitting for a woman to sell her virginity.
chlɛmuunspec. var. ofchlɛm
chlochlonsparrowChlochloe kuraa lawee ta mu tni mu zeere le mu pe biile le.Even the sparrows have a place to stay in nests and look after their young.
chlɔnwomanNi chlɔ wre nya na u fali.I saw the woman as she was weeding.
chnɛnname of a treeU tni chnɛ tiŋge kre jaara.He is sitting under the 'chnɛ' tree.
chomadvonlyFinyjie nunu chom ni u pan.He brought only one yam.
chombonspearPra kaŋglo wre su na chombo ni.They pierced the grasscutter with a spear.
chomchomadjvery pointedSolomon fiɛrɛ na tia Adonijah na sɛ sragbunu kre nyamblɛ chomchom yire fa mu yii.The fear of Solomon caused Adonijah to go hold onto the horns of the altar.
choŋgiadvfarHlɛ kre wru mu ni choŋgi.Stretch and hand me the book.
choonclayChoo ni pe chɔ faanri.With clay they mould pots.
choolivto pickO Tafun Nyiɛkpɔɔ wre we ufun wre nunu chooli mbe wɔ Israel sele yire kro nu.Our Lord God will pick that person out from all the families of Israel.
chɔnclay potChɔ ni Nafana sro taari.With a pot the Nafana people prepare T.Z.
chɔkoondrinking potChɔkoo kre nyjiri.The drinking pot is cold.