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fnivmeet, confrontOo fni yilakɔŋgɔ.We shall meet in the evening.Mi na wre we fni a oo tun.I will confront him and we will fight.
fnihaanmeeting placeBlɔ wre u katoo kre pe sumifɛɛnlɛ fnihaa.The man has made his house as a meeting place for the believers.
fniivmeeting continuous formJoshua yeeri mbe e ni fni Yoŋgo Nyuŋgo ŋga nu o fnii kre nu.Call Joshua so that you meet at the cloth room where we are meeting.
fniminurine or pusFnimi nɛɛ u laŋmbaa kre nu.There is lots of pus in his boil.
fnimunmeetingO na Yesu kee kpali e fnimu cheche nu yi kre.We have to spread the events of Jesus in our meetings.
fnindoonmeeting placeJande ni shɔ, na mu ni shɔ, mbe yire mu leele fnindoo mbe mu ŋga mɛɛ.Please rescue me, and if you rescue me I will stand up in your peoples meeting place and praise you.
fninlinfellowship meals, partyU nɔɔlɔ pre kro kro na sɛ fninli haa wa.All of his friends went to the party.
fninlihaanmeet and eat placeNa pe sɛ fninlihaa, kpɔɔmu lawee pe chaa.When they go to the banquet they like to sit in the honour places.
fninyuŋgonchurchYesu na jafalifɛɛnlɛ pre ni mu yile fninyuŋgo wa.Jesus drove the traders out of the synagogue.
fniŋgeadvbrightLelɔŋgofiun chiin, u fniŋge hanyiɛlɛ nu.The egret is the only white bird.
fniŋgeivwhiteNa pan klɛ yire pe na yi nyinai, na fniŋgei yi yɛŋgɛ kre, mu chin na yiranyiɛrɛ ki u yii.If it comes that the sores are red and whitening then you know that he has leprosy.
fnununoven, furnaceU paanu foo fnunu kre nu.She is baking bread in the mud oven.
fo1vwrapU kaara kre fo na wrɛ ni.He wrapped the meat with a leaf.2vto spread like beans in the gardenAtta chibi yire fo kagbla kre nu.Atta's beans spread all over in the garden.3vcreepPɔ wre fo mu yili leele pre nu.The child crept away from the people.4advunexpectedlyKwadwo pe fo nyuŋgo wa.Kojo surprised them by entering the room unexpectedly.
fokpɔɔnbig yamFokpɔɔ ndrɔ sheli mu wɛ foluuro na nyjila kro nu.Big yams are always more costly than the seedlings.
folivpull outDobodobofun wre bledi tini mu foli u nyuu.The magician pulled blades out from his mouth.
folomnsurpriseYesu paan kre we pe ke folom mbe ndro kro ŋga.Jesus coming will be a surprise to everybody.
fomivdisgrace or shameNyifɛɛrɛ ki paan mbe ndro fomi.Shame comes to disgrace a person.
fonivsurprising (continuous)Pan kie pe na selɛɛ foni na chlɔ yaa.So it will be as birth pains surprise a woman.
foo1adjnarrowKolo kre pe foo.The road is narrow.2npythonFoo ŋmba u kpɔɔ we jaa sajiŋu jɔli.A big python can swallow an antelope.3nhuskNazirite ndro waa shia yua sro ndee lee yua foe.A Nazirite person should not eat grain or the husks.4vblowing (continuous)Pre na yɛshɔɔrɔ lii na bnɔɛ foo.They were happy and blowing the horns.
foofooadjlight weightMa Nyini n faŋga ni; ki tia u tuuro foofoo tio chaa.Ma Nyini is not so strong; that's why she looks for light loads to carry.
foolovscramble, to rush for something before it finishesPe kaara yire foolo.All the people scrambled for the meat.
foolofunnplunderer
foolohaanpillage placePe sɛ pe loŋgoolo pre yirɛ foolohaa.They have gone to pillage the place of their enemies.
fooronsorrow, sadness, pityNyiɛkpɔɔ we o fooro chin.God knows our sorrow.
foorochiɛnncompassion, sympathy, mercySɔfu wre foorochiɛn tia leele na la u katoo.Because of the pastor's compassion, there are always people in his house.