ɔsrɩpʋɔsrɪ́pʊ́pl.asrɩpʋder. ofsrɩɔ- -pʋnrunnerAsrɩpʋ amʋtɔ fɛ́ɛ́ a, ɔsrɩpʋ ɔkʋlɛ pɛ lenya atokiehɛ.Among the runners, only one runner had an award.Asrɩpʋ amʋ lasrɩ alɩɩ nya kɔba pʋ yi woyi.The runner has run until he has got money to build a house.7.2.1.1.1Run
ɔsʋlʋɔsʊlʊ̂ʔnlandAnɩtɔdɔ ndɔ ɔsʋlʋsʋ.We make our farms on the land.Afɔɔ anɩ gyi ɔsʋlʋ anfɩsʋ.We are strangers on this land.1.2.1Landder.ɔsʋlʋtɔground
ɔsʋlʋtɔɔsʊlʊ́tɔder. ofɔsʋlʋ-tɔ 2nground; dirtNyebi ɩwɩ tɔkpɔɩ, tsufɛ bʋteplei ɔsʋlʋtɔ dʋbɩ.Children become dirty because they play on the ground too much.Owi lalɩn dʋbɩ, sʋ ɔsʋlʋtɔ lablɩ ogya.The sun has shone brightly so the ground has become hot.Synɩsɩdirt1.2.2.1Soil, dirt
ɔsʋrapʋɔsʊrapʊpl.asʋrapʋder. ofsʋra22ɔ- -pʋnwidow / widowerƆha ánɩ́ mʋ ka ntɛɛ mʋ kulu owu a, ɔsʋrapʋ ogyi. Obósu ɩsʋra.The one whose wife or husband should die is a widow/widower. He will perform widowhood rites.cfokuku1be widowed4.1.9.3Widow, widower
ɔsʋsʋɔsʊ́sʊ́n1upper portion of somethingƆsʋlʋ ánɩ́ ɔtɩnɛkʋ lɔfʋa dʋn ɔtɩnɛkʋ a, ɔtɩnɛ amʋʋ lɔfʋa amʋ gyi ɔsʋsʋ.Land that one place is higher than another place, the higher place is ɔsʋsʋ.Q (abansrʋtɔ): "Nkɩ Papa mɛ?" A: "Ɔbʋ ɔsʋsʋ."Q:(in a multi-storey house) "Where is Father?" A: "He's upstairs."8.5.2.4Upcomp.onopi sʋsʋpʋupper lipder.ɔsʋsʋʋsʋvery highsʋsʋpʋ1upper2northern direction3heavenBulu iwie ogyikpa ɩnʋ bʋ ɔsʋsʋ.God's kingdom is in heaven.Antasɩ14earth4.9.7.2Christianity4.9.6Heaven, hell4.9.7.3Islam
ɔswɩɔsʷɪpl.nswɩnhearthOgya amʋ detsii ɔswɩtɔ.The fire is burning in the hearth.Nɩ fɔ́pwɛ ɔswɩ a, féhian isin ánɩ́ mʋ́tɔ lɔsɔ fówun fawɔ mʋ́a mbepi wa mʋ́tɔ. Mbepi amʋ bɛ́ha ɔswɩ amʋ mɛ́ɛbaba. Fówun fapwɛ mʋ́.When you want to make a hearth, you will need termite mound clay then you pound it together with palm nut rubbish. The palm nut rubbish will make the hearth so that it doesn't crack. Then you mould it.5.5.7Fireplace
ɔtantraɔtã́ntrâʔcontractiontantran1peak of a house or a mountainOyin amʋ lɔdʋ dɩnka ɩbʋ amʋ ɔtantra.The man climbed on to the mountain top.1.2.1.1Mountain8.6.2Top6.5.2.2Roof2the crown of a person's headNasʋra atɔ amʋ nwun kpan, sʋ mɩ ɔtantra dɛ mɩ ɔsɩn.I have carried things on my head plain, (without a pad), so the crown of my head is paining me.2.1.1Head3the head of a nail6.7.5Fastening tool
ɔtapʋɔtapʊ́pl.atapʋder. ofɩta1ɔ- -pʋnhunterƆtapʋ bʋ otua, ɔtɔpʋ fɩnɩ mbwɩ.A hunter has a gun he uses to hunt animals.Atapʋ amʋ́ fɛ́ɛ́ bɛɛ bʋmɛtra yɔ ɩbʋ amʋsʋ yɛfɩnɩ.All the hunters have decided not to go to the mountain to hunt anymore.Ɔtapʋ amʋ lɛda ɔbwɩ amʋ otua.The hunter shot the animal.6.4.1Huntcomp.ɔtapʋ nyambihunter's servant
ɔtɛ2ɔ́tɛ(L)pl.ntɛ1nground squirrelXerus erythropusƆtɛ tokwi ɔbɔ. Olomoni dʋn gyabɛ.A Ground squirrel digs a hole. It is bigger than a tree squirrel.Ɔtɛ tɔwɩ kɩtɩba dʋbɩ.Ground squirrel eats groundnut too much.cfgyabɛsquirrel1.6.1.1.4Rodent
ɔtɛ1ɔtɛnstoryMɩ nyawie ɔkʋ lɔwa ɔtɛ dɛdɛɛdɛ ɩkʋ suna mɩ a, ɩbʋ mɔsɩ.A certain friend of mine told a good story to me, It was funny.3.5.4.1Fable, mythcomp.wa ɔtɛtell story