ɔnsɩpɛɔnsɪ́pɛnenvy; greedNɩ fʋ ba onya tɔkʋ, ɩdɛ fʋ han a, ɔnsɩpɛ nɩ.If your friend should get something and his having it troubles you, this is envy.Ɔnsɩpɛ ma alɛ, tsufɛ bɛ́talɩ ha fɔ́mɔ ɔha.Envy is not good because it can make you kill someone.3.4.2.1.8Jealous6.8.2.5Greedy
ɔpa1ɔpa(H)dial. var.ɛpaSnearly afternoonƆkpa natɩ ɔpa ma alɛ tsufɛ owí tɛlɩn dʋbɩ, mʋ́ titriu ɔpawisʋ.Walking in the early afternoon is bad because the sun shines too much, especially at noon.cfnyankɩ1morningɔpablɩsʋnoonɔpawisʋnoon8.4.1.2.3Time of the day
ɔpalɩɔpalɪ́pl.mpalɩn1rafter of a thatch hutBadɩnka mpalɩ obu amʋsʋ. Ɔkɛ bobua mʋ́.They have put rafters on the building. Tomorrow they will roof it.6.6.3Working with wood6.5.2.2Roof2ridges on somethingNɩ fotsu biasʋ fɛba a, hɔ ɔkwaɩ ɔpalɩ ba mɩ.If you come from market buy a bar of Key soap for me.8.3.2Textureder.mpalɩsʋinside
ɔpasuaɔpasua(H)dial. var.ɛpasuaSpl.mpasuangroupSadukiifɔ bʋgyi ɔpasua kʋ ánɩ́ bʋtɛblɩ bɛɛ aha bowu bʋmɛ́ɛtra kʋsʋ tsu afulitɔ.The Sadducees were a group that they said that people who die will not rise again from the dead.8.3.1.3Straight
ɔpawisʋɔpawísʊ́dial. var.ɛpawisʋSnnoonƆkpa natɩ ɔpa ma alɛ tsufɛ owí tɛlɩn dʋbɩ, mʋ́ titriu ɔpawisʋ.Walking in the early afternoon is bad because the sun shines too much, especially at noon.cfnyankɩ1morningowi2sunɔpa1early afternoon8.4.1.2.3Time of the day
ɔpayinɔpayĩʔpl.apafɔFrom:AkanɔpaaninlabourerNabɔ ɔpayin ɔkʋ ɩpa ánɩ́ ɔdɔ mɩ ndɔtɔ ha mɩ, fówun mɩanka mʋ ɩkɔ.I have hired a labourer to weed my farm for me so that I pay him.6.9.2Work for someone6.1.1Worker
ɔpɩɔpɪadj.sticky or stringy, viscousFufu amʋ bʋ ɔpɩ mlɛɛn.The fufu is very sticky.Ndawun oputsu amʋ ma ɔpɩ tsufɛ ndawun amʋ lasɩnsɩɩn.The okra soup is not stringy because the okra has become stiff.Ndawun amʋ bʋ ɔpɩ.The okra sticky (viscous).7.5.2.2Stick together
ɔpɩmɔpɪ́mpl.mpɩmFrom:Akanapimcard. num.thousandMʋ́ ɩswɩtɔ igyi ayabi mpɩm anyɔ.It's length is two thousand feet.Atɔ amʋʋ Yao lɔhɔ amʋ fɛ́ɛ́ igyi sidi mpɩm asienɔ.All the things that Yao bought is seven thousand cedis.cfmpɩmpɩmthousands8.1.1.1Cardinal numbers
ɔplɩɔplɪ́adj.slipperinessNyankpʋ latswie, sʋ nfɩ bʋ ɔplɩ.It has rained, so it's slippery here.Mlɩ ma srɩ, tsufɛ ɩfa amʋsʋ la wa ɔplɩ.Don't ran because the grass has become slippery.7.2.1.5.1Slip, slide
ɔplɔɩ2ɔplɔɪʔnjokingƆplɔɩ bʋ ɔdwɛ, tamɛ ɔplɔɩkpan tɔpʋ ɩkɔ ba.Joking is sweet but fooling around (rough housing, evil joking) brings fighting.cfmɔsɩlaamusementɔplɔɩkpanbad joke4.2.8Humor
ɔplɔɩ1ɔplɔɪ(H)nrotten meatNahɔ nkɔtɔ, nɔ́wa amʋ́ ɔplɔɩ ampʋ lɛ abɛ oputsu.I have bought crabs. I will keep them, to be rotten in order to use them to make palm nut soup.Ɔplɔɩ bʋtɔpʋ tɩn ɔnɔ wɩ nyambi.They take rotten meat to stop protests, eat maggots.Mmeklea nɔ́yɔ agyʋma amʋ. Ndeklea nɔ́yɔ ndɔtɔ sʋ napina pʋ sumbi amʋ tɩn ɔnɔ yɔ ndɔtɔ.I don't want to go to the communal labour. I want to go to farm so I have used the errand as an excuse and go to farm.8.3.7.8Decay
ɔplɔɩkpanɔplɔ́ɪk͡pãʔ(L)nbad joke; rough housingƆplɔɩ bʋ ɔdwɛ, tamɛ ɔplɔɩkpan tɔpʋ ɩkɔ ba.Joking is sweet but fooling around, rough housing, evil joking brings fighting.cfɔplɔɩ2joke4.2.7Play, fun
ɔpɔnkɔɔpɔŋkɔ(H)pl.mpɔnkɔFrom:AkanɔpɔnkɔnhorseDatobi kʋ pɛ bʋtɔpʋ wa ɔpɔnkɔ ɔnɔ, pʋ damli mʋ, suna mʋ tɔa ɔbwɛ.A small bit only they put in a horse's mouth, to turn it and show it what it should do.Aprosifɔ amʋʋ bʋtetsia mpɔnkɔsʋ amʋ bawie atɔ afɛpʋ amʋ́tɔ.The police horse riders have attack the hawkers.1.6.1.1.7Sea mammal6.3.1.7Beast of burdencomp.ɔpɔnsʋra