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ba 1pro they (sem. domains: Pronouns.) 2v come
ba v come N ba Kusun tɔ ndaga. I have come to work today. Lɔrɛ nɩɩ ɔ taa ba nfɩɩ. He came here by car. Ɔ gyankpaa ba ngyaŋɛ mʋ tɔ. He came to the meeting first. Fee biti fʋ taalɛ ba kɛ a natɛ? Will you be able to come for a walk? (sem. domains: Space, Bodily functions.)
baagɛ borrowed word from English bag [for travelling](sem. domains: Transportation.)
baakyaaga n ash used in making soap (sem. domains: Fire.)
baala v hide Abɩlɩsa mʋ ba maa biti mʋ mʋ ɔ baala oyu kamaa. When the elders were looking for him he was hiding behind a tree. (sem. domains: Manipulation.)
baaŋɛ v operate Ba baaŋɛ ɔkyɩɩ ɔtɔ wuya mʋ. They operated on a pregnant woman. (sem. domains: Health.) lit: cut open into two parts
baaŋɛ opiresin borrowed word from English n operation (sem. domains: Health.)
baarɛ v (action of touching somebody/something without getting hold of it/him/her, not getting hold can be intentionally or unintentionally) Ɔkyɩɩ mʋ maa ɔnyɩn mʋ ba ma kɔ mʋ, ɔkyɩɩ mʋ baarɛ ɔnyɩn mʋ kamaa nsana. When the woman was fighting with the man, the woman attacked the man by doing that to the man. (sem. domains: Manipulation.)
baarii v embrace Nbii mʋ ba maa lɩɩ sukuu bee ba kowu mʋ bamʋ nyi baarii bamʋ. When the children were returning from school to the house their mother embraced them. (sem. domains: Personal Interaction.)
baasa n needle (sem. domains: Crafts.)
baata v stitch Ɔ ŋɛ mʋ n-yɩɩ kpakya nɩɩ kɩfɛ wuya baata mʋ. He cut himself with a cutlass and then a herbalist/doctor stitched him. (sem. domains: Health.) lit: sow
baata v sew (with machine or hands, also used for mending of clothes) Ɔ baata kaalɛ pʋpwɛ sa mu-bi. He/she has sown a new dress for the child. (sem. domains: Crafts.)
baawʋlɛ n lover (sem. domains: Personal Interaction.)
badɩbaŋɔɔ n monitor lizard (sem. domains: Animal, Animals and Plants.)
bagɛ v give way Bagɛ sa mɛ ɔkpa. Give way for me to pass. (sem. domains: Transportation.)
balankyʋnɛ n tree (type of) (sem. domains: Plant, Animals and Plants.)
balɩɩka n tree (type of) (sem. domains: Plant, Animals and Plants.)
bamʋ pro they (sem. domains: Pronouns.)
banban adv other Fan taa moto banban mʋ ba. Bring the other motorbike. (sem. domains: Logic.)
banbangɩlan adj thin, long and flat Dekerike du nɩn banbangɩlan. A chamaleon is thin, long and flat. syn: kpaakpata, banbantan; syn: banbantan.
banbantan adj thin Ɔnyɩn mʋ wʋlɩtɛ san falɛ banbantan. The lean man grew very lean and remained thin. syn: kpaakpata, banbangɩlan; syn: banbangɩlan.
banɩmʋʋ (dial. var. anɩmʋʋ) det these (sem. domains: Pronouns.)
bankyɩɩ n cassava (sem. domains: Farming.)
baŋɛ v split Ɔkyɩɩ mʋ ɩɩ baŋɛ ngya mʋ. The woman is splitting/hacking the firewood. (sem. domains: Manipulation.)
barɩgɛ (tɔ) v 1share I tiri fɛɛ nbii ba bɩɩla kanan mʋ nɩɩ bɛɛ barɩgɛ tɔ. It is important for children to know how to share. (sem. domains: Cash Economy, Manipulation.) 2divide Baarɩgɛ akyembe mʋ tɔ. Divide the corn. Kudu barɩgɛ tɔ anyɔ waa anuu. Ten divided by two makes five. (sem. domains: Numeration.)