Nafaanra – English
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fɛkɔɔnrɔ unspec. var. fɛkuɔn n circumcision Fɛkɔɔnrɔ ni Nyiɛkpɔɔ na nyu nunu pe Abraham pe. God made a covenant with Abraham using circumcision.
fɛkuɔn unspec. var. of fɛkɔɔnrɔ
fɛlɛhaa unspec. var. fɛlɛjaara n lower abdomen Na mu da, suŋgɔ we mu yii mbe mu fɛlɛhaa tin. If you swear a curse will grab you and your lower abdomen will swell.
fɛndrahaa n hiding place Fɛndrahaa n wa haka na Nyiɛkpɔɔ katoo bɔbɔ. There is no hiding place other than the house of God.
fɛnkaari v find refuge Pra yo pie u gbun, a wra fɛnkaari. They said they would beat him, so he ran and found refuge.
fɛntrohaa n a hidden path Kanyana kpɔɔ pe da, a pra fɛntrohaa cha. A big trouble came on them and they wanted a hiding place.
fɛŋgɛ n penis Pra Isaki fɛŋgɛ kun kranu nyu na. Isaac was circumcised at the age of one week.
fiɛ v fear Ni n na ndro fiɛ. I do not fear anybody.
fiɛlɛ v hurry U fiɛlɛ mu sɛ paaki na. He hurried and went to the football field.
Fiɛlɛɛ adv hurrying Fiɛlɛɛ sisaa ndro leni shian nu. Bad hurrying leads a person into poverty.
fiɛn 1 1 n caterpiller Fiɛn wrɛ chaa kpa. The caterpillers like leaves. 2 adj small Ni kambɛlɛ ble fiɛn kre ni yaa. My little finger pains me.
fiɛn 2 adj little ones Biile fiɛnfiɛn pre feni na pan. The small children are coming running.
fiɛnlɛ n maggot Kaara kre fiɛnlɛ le. Maggots live on meat.
fiɛrɛ n fear Ki fna mbe fiɛrɛ na o yiri Nyiɛkpɔɔ haa mbe we lewo na. We should have the fear of God more than the fear of man.
fiɛrɔɔ n fearful person Fiɛrɔɔ wi, ki tia u n sro mu da kakrɔ kre na. Because his is a fearful person he won't get close to the fighting.
fifiire n millet Fifiire luu nyjila n da tun. Millet planting time has not yet arrived.
figaŋga n millipede Figaŋga wre jeelee nɛɛ, nde na nunu n wa u seei. The millipede has many legs, but if one is missing, it limps.
fii v turn off the lights, or the stove Jande, na mu yili wa mu kania kre fii. Please, turn off the light when you leave.
fiireefun n goldsmith Fiireefun wre wra ni feelee ŋga pe. It is the gold smith who made my ring.
fiiri v 1 urinate Ni shie mbe sɛ fiiri fimi na. I am going to urinate outside. 2 heating a metal
fiiti n foot, unit of measure, from the English U nyuŋgo .kre titnɔmu we pe fiiti kɛ. His rooms length is about ten feet.
fiiyirɛ n the thing for quenching a fire
fimble n white ones Ŋgulo fimble bribri pee wa u pan. He has totally white chickens.