Nafaanra – English


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tɔtɔvcovering multiple thingsPe sro le chuɛ yire nu mu yi nyu tɔtɔ.They have put food in the pots and have covered them.
tɔwivkeep from fallingPɔ wre tɔwi; na kre ma, we to.Catch him, or he will fall.
tɔyirancovering thingA pra swafre tɛɛ mna ki ndra tɔyira pe.And they used bronze and made a covering for the top of it.
tra1ndust, sand, land, earthPɔ wre pna na tra ni.The boy is playing with the sand.2vcure, heal, treatPe sɛ u tra haa.They have taken him to be treated.
trafunn1land ownerFuŋgami u pe trafun.Now he is a land owner.2doctorŊu yambla trafun, muyɛ tra.You doctor heal yourself.
traivhealingNyiɛkpɔɔ u ja na lewo trai.God, he is able to heal people.
trev1grindU wrɛ yire tre dnɛ kre na.He grinds the leaves on the stone.2bring downPɔ wre nduu mu tii mu pra, a u lɛ u tre.The child climbed up but couldn't come down, so his father brought him down.
treivgrindingNa Samson kna mbe dnɛ kre na shɔlɔ yire trei.As Sampson turned the stone ground the grain.
tresɛŋgɛnvine fruitsTresɛŋgɛ kro ma pe lii.It is not every fruit that is edible.
trivcome downU nyua kre tri.He is coming down from the mountain.
tro1vpass byU tro kolo kre mbɛɛ na.He passed by the road.2nbatTro wre sɛ pɔ nyjeeri wa.The bat went up there to hang.
trogonwagon or cart
trohaaadvpassing placeTrohaa n wa klɔ kre nu.There is no passing place in the forest.
troivpassing/seeing offNi nunu ni troi mbe pan.I am seeing off my friend to come.
troovcontinuous for of the verb "tro", to pass
truv1digUu wa na wee tru mbookrɔ wa.He is digging a hole out back.2carrying
tuanv1barkNyukwan wre tuan blɔ wre na.The dog barks at the man.2thunderingNyiɛ kre tuan.The sky is thundering.3learnNafaanra bronie pre tuan.The white people are learning Nafaanra.
tuanrivthundering or barkingO Tafun Nyiɛkpɔɔ na tia nyiɛ na twanri.Our Lord God causes the lightning and the thundering.
tumunmeat sauce
tun1vsendNi u tun katoo mbe u sɛ yira ka wru pan.I sent him to the house to get something.2vquarrelKofi na Ama na tun aŋge.Kofi and Ama fought yesterday.3advbefore4vwork
tunfun1nsent person2vfight3vforge
tuniv1quarrellingTuni pe tuni.They are quarrelling.2working3sending
tunuvsearch for someone or something as a hunter or a police man looking for a bad personLeele mblɛ pe ni yii loŋgo finfin kre, pe ni tunu mbe yii na hanyini wi.The people who are making me as an enemy they are hunting me to catch me like one hunts a bird.
tuŋgovto rubNduu wre tuŋgo kagbla kre na mu ki cha.The cow rubbed itself on the garden and pushed it down.
tuŋmblenblock of woodTuŋmble na falifɛɛnlɛ jiin sugbaa jaara.Farmers use blocks of wood to sit on near their shelter.