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jɛŋgiadvbending left and right while walkingEe Kristo Yesu wre ŋga mɛɛ chichie mbe jɛŋgi ni ndra na.You sing to Jesus Christ a joyous song with dancing because of me.
jiɛnngroaningFuŋga rɛ, ni Israel leele pre jiɛn loo.Now I have hear the groaning of the people of Israel.
jiɛnlɛadjabominationWa wa shia jiɛnlɛ kee ka yo mi e Nyiɛkpɔɔ wre na.One shouldn't say abominable things to God.
jiinvgroanU lɛɛ yira yire tia a wra jiin.His stomach pains made him groan.
jijawivoverwhelmedMoab yɛkulo we na jijawi.The leaders of Moab will be overwhelmed.
jijivto force throughU jiji mbe le leele pre nu.He forced himself into the midst of the people.
jijieleadjfoolishPe kro pe jijiele.They are all foolish.
jijierenfoolishnessBlɔ wre jijiere tia pe mbɔɔ shɔ u pan ŋunu katoo wa.Because of the man's foolishness, the chief's house charged him a sheep.
jijionfoolsPlɛ ndikana ndra na; pra kaari jijiele mna kala nya pe sisam ndra na.Some close their ears; they become fools and see troubles because of their sins.
jijirɛnumberfourAma u taa jijirɛ tafɛŋgɛ kre nu.Ama came in in fourth place in the race.
jijirɛwoadjfourthU biile jijirɛwo wi kre.This is his fourth child.
jijuonfool, unwiseJijuo wi, kre ki tia u to lɔɔ kre nu.He is a fool; that's why he fell into the river.
jijuodamatiinvery stupid personKraa tia ndaa kachiŋu na jijuodamatii lalaa kee jawa.Because of that I observed between a wise person and a fool.
jijuomadjdepthLɔɔ kre jijuom we pe shɔɔlɛɛ lafaa.The depth of the river will be about a hundred yards.
jinvlend, borrowJande, ni jin sidi lafaa.Please, loan me a hundred cedis.
jina1vto plotPe jina to na pie ŋunu wre kɔ jɔɔn na aŋga.They are plotting to remove the chief from the stool today.
jina2ndwarfPe yo mbo, jina wa tiŋge kre ndra na.They say there are dwarfs on the tree.
jinfunnlenderBilɛ shiin plɛ pra swa jinfun wa fɔlɔ li.Some two men borrowed money and couldn't repay.
jini1nblasphemyNa mu wa chɔ cha mu le jini mu.When you sleep with someone's wife, you commit blasphemy.2vcontinuative aspect of 'jin'Swa Kofi leele jini na tro.Kofi is always lending money to people.
jinyjirɛnyjirɛnfour eachWra chiɛlɛ pre ŋga finyjie jinyjirɛnyjira.He gave four yams to each of the women.
jionthiefJio tnihaa n tna.It is difficult to stay with a thief.
jiomadjdeepA wra u wa wee jiom kre nu, mna ki nyu tɔ.And they threw him in a deep hole and covered it.
jiranlionJira na nyaa ka na kaara bɔɔkɔ.The lion does not eat grass, only meat.
jirevunconsciousŊga wra kun mu to maŋgo tinge kre na kre, wra jire, a pra sɛ na u ni dɔkita.When he fell from the mango tree, he was knocked unconscious, so they took him to the doctor.
jireivcontinuous form of faintPe wɔ mu to Jerusalem lete na, na jirei.They are falling in the streets of Jerusalem and fainting.