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bɔɔtatɔ v moun
bɔrɔbɔrɔ adj ugly Mʋ ansi tɔ alɔpanɛ mʋ ɩ yɛgɛ nɩɩ mʋ ansi tɔ du falɛ bɔrɔbɔrɔ. The scars in his face have made it look ugly.
bɔrɔdɩbaa n towel
bɔsɛ v 1get better (sem. domains: Health.) 2fade Ɔsɩn mʋ bɔsɛ. The pain has faded. (sem. domains: Health.)
bɔtɛ n termite (sem. domains: Animal, Animals and Plants.)
bu nkʋnta v calculate Bu fʋ afulee mʋ nkʋnta. Calculate your money (sem. domains: Cash Economy.)
bugi₁ adj crumbly Ba maa ŋɛsɛ ɔkɩn mʋ kyɛrɛɛ sʋ mʋ, o bugi. Because they have smoked the fish for a long time, it is crumbly.
bugi₂ v open O bugi kɩdakaa mʋ, nɩɩ ɔ lɛɛ ɩwʋlɛ sa anɛ. He opened the box and gave us books from it.
bugya adj hot Ɩpʋ mʋ ii bugya lɩɩ fɛɛ nbɩnbɩɩ nɩmʋ nɩɩ ba dan sʋgɛ ɩmʋ. The soup is still hot, because they have just finished preparing it. (sem. domains: Universe, creation.)
bulidosa borrowed word from English n bulldozer (sem. domains: Crafts.)
bulifo v urinate (sem. domains: Bodily functions.)
bun₁ v wear Bee bun bamʋ ɩkaalɛ. They are wearing their shirts. (sem. domains: Dress and Adornment.)
bun₃ v sit (on eggs) Kyaasɛɛ mʋ bun abesi mʋ sʋ kyɛrɛɛ. The hen has sat on the eggs for a long time. (sem. domains: Animal, Animals and Plants.)
bun₂ v cover Kofi, bun agyitɔ mʋ sʋ. Kofi, cover the food. (sem. domains: Bodily functions.)
bunboli adj fresh Ɩkɩn asɔɔpʋ mʋ bee biti ɩkɩn bunboli nɩn. The fish-buyers want fresh fish. (sem. domains: Food Preparation/Consumption.)
buni-waagɛ red ants
buni-wɔtɛɛ n tuberculosis (sem. domains: Health.)
bunsa n cover (sem. domains: Domestic equipment.)
burukun n fetish (name of particular) (sem. domains: Religion.)
burun n deer (type of) (sem. domains: Animal, Animals and Plants.)
busaa n yam slices (sem. domains: Plant, Farming, Animals and Plants.)
buu₁ v follow O buu mʋ kpe Akɩraa. He followed him to Accra. (sem. domains: Transportation.)
buu₂ v narrate o buu asɩn mʋ sa mʋ He/she narrated the matter to him (sem. domains: Social Activities.)
bʋ v 1be located at Owura kpa bʋ kadɛ nsana. The chief's palace is located at the centre of town. (sem. domains: Space.) 2to be Ghana bʋ Afirica tɔ nɩn. Ghana is in Africa. (sem. domains: Existence.)
bʋga v 1merge Ibu isiye abi yɛ ibu inuu abi ba bʋga obu kʋlʋn tɔ. Class six and class five children are merged together into one class. (sem. domains: Manipulation.) 2bring together Ba taa maa mɛ ka bʋga saŋa mʋ an gyi nsu kudu anuu. They brought me and my wife together when we were 15 years old. (sem. domains: Social Activities, Manipulation.) 3mix (sem. domains: Manipulation.)