ɔwɔntɩ oyibiɔwɔntɪ́ oyibicomp. ofɔwɔntɩoyi 3-bibridge of the noseMɩ ka ɔwɔntɩ oyibi bʋ akɩlɛ paa.My wife's nose bridge is very beautiful.2.1.1.3Nose
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ɔwʋlɩyɔɔwʊlɪyɔ(H) lazinessƆwʋlɩyɔ tɔpʋ ohian ba. Laziness brings poverty.Ɔwʋlɩyɔ megyi tɔtɔ. Disregard lethargy and get on with it and you will succeed.Laziness is nothing.Ndɛ ɔwʋlɩyɔ wa.I'm being lazy.6.1.2.4.2Lazycomp.ɔwʋlɩyɔpʋ
ɔwʋlɩyɔpʋɔwʋlɪyɔpʊ́comp. ofɔwʋlɩyɔɔ- -pʋa lazy personƆwʋlɩyɔpʋ oyin anfɩ gyi. This man is a lazy person.
ɔwʋlʋɔwʊlʊ́ʔpl.nwʋlʋ1skin by itselfƆyɩtɔ gyi fɛ ologyo ɔwʋlʋ, ɩtɛtsɛ. The world is like chameleon's skin it always changes.cfawʋlɩskin of a bodyɔyʋlʋ 1skin2.1.4Skincomp.ɔwʋlʋ-kpakpaleather2paper; book; letterAnɩdɛ ɔwʋlʋ wanlɩn.We are writing a letter (or book).Otsibi anfɩ yin ɔwʋlʋ wanklaan.This girl is very clever.This girl knows books well.3.6.2School3.5.7.2Written material
ɔwʋlʋ-kpakpaɔwʊlʊ k͡pak͡pacomp. ofɔwʋlʋ 1kpa2 9REDUP1dried skin; leatherAnɩtɔpʋ ɔwʋlʋ-kpakpa sun akwɛ.We put dried skins stretch them on top of the drums.6.3.7Animal products6.6.4.3Working with leather
ɔwʋnlɩnɔwʊ̃nlɪ́ʔ strength/strongSrʋfɔ tɛnatɩ ɔwʋnlɩnsʋ. Elephant walks with strength.Ɔdɛpʋ mʋ ɔwʋnlɩn fɛ́ɛ́ lʋ saɩklɩ amʋ. He is pedalling the bike with all his strength.Oyin anfɩ bʋ ɔwʋnlɩn mʋ́ sʋ ɔtɛtalɩ da aha.This man is strong so he has been beating people.Lɛ fʋ ɔwʋnlɩn fɛ́ɛ́ pʋ da oyin amʋ tsufɛ ɔtamabu atɔ.Use all your strength to beat the man because he does not respect.2.5Healthy2.4.1Strongder.ɔwʋnlɩn sʋ
ɔwʋnlɩnpʋɔwʊ̃nlɪ̃́pʊ́ pl.awʋnlɩnpʋder. ofɔnlɩn 2ɔ- -pʋsomeone who is healthy/a strong personƆwʋnlɩnpʋ ɔbɛ́talɩ damli ɔlɔpʋ. Ɩnɩa ɩlɔ tamakla sʋ a, fʋmɛ́ɛbɩ. A healthy person can turn into a sick person. As illness doesn't inform you beforehand you won't know.Ɔwʋnlɩnpʋ gyi ɔha ánɩ́ ɔtɛtalɩ yɔ agyuma kpekple.A strong person is one that can do hard work.2.4.1Strong
ɔyasʋɔyasʊ(H)sharp edge of knife, cutlass etcMapʋ ɩbɩ tsʋn krantɩɛ ɔyasʋ. Ɩbɛ́ka fʋ.Don't run your hand along the sharp edge of a cutlass. It will cut you.8.3.2.3Sharp7.8.3Cut6.6.2.3Working with metal6.7.1Cutting tool
ɔyɩɔyɪ́ dial. var.ɛyɩSthe world; ground and skyAnyankpʋsa bʋbʋ ɔyɩtɔ fɛ ɔkpa atupʋ. People are in the world like travellers.Maprɩ ɔyɩtɔ atɔ tsufɛ fówu si mʋ́ fɛ́ɛ́. Don't strive for worldly possessions because you will die and leave them all.1Universe, creationcomp.ɔyɩ lakɛdawnɔyɩ nsɩnɛmidnightɔyɩ ɔpalong ago
ɔyɩ ɔpacomp. ofɔpa2 2ɔyɩbeginning of the worldLowu lɛba tsu ɔyɩ ɔpa, mʋ́sʋ lowu bʋ ɩnʋ nɩ. There has always been death and so there is death now.Death came from the world's beginning, because of this death is there.Ɔyɩ ɔpa amʋʋ nɔwa fʋ sumbi amʋ a, bɩansʋ fɛba nɩ?I sent you on the errand long ago, are you now coming?8.4.6.2Past
ɔyɔɩɔyɔ́ɪdial. var.nkɔmbɔ1Nerected trap which does not springƆyɔɩ igyi yibi kʋ ánɩ́ bʋteyi mʋ́ mbwɩ ɔkpasʋ kɛkɛ ha ɔbwɩ amʋ onuto tebemli mʋ́tɔ pʋ kiki mlan atɔ sin nʋ.This is a certain trap that is just erected on an animal path for the animal itself to get into it, wrap it around something and get stuck there.6.4.2Trap7.2.6.1Catch, capture
