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ɔhakpanɔhak͡pãʔpl.ahakpanna worthless person; a foolish person3.2.1.4Stupid
ɔhanɔhãnflying squirrelƆtapʋ amʋ lɔmɔ ɔhan igye onye.The hunter killed a flying squirrel yesterday.1.6.1.1.4Rodent
ɔhandɛɔhandɛʔ dial. var.ɔhandɛnSpl.ahandɛnelderOyin anfɩ a, ɔhandɛ ogyi, tsufɛ aladan dʋn mɩ. This man (here), is an elder, because he is older than me."Ahandɛ iwu tamaba bia." Mʋ́ asɩ gyisɛ, kebi tamadʋn ɔhandɛ. "Elders bone is not easy to break. " The meaning is that, a child is never greater than an elder.4.5.1Person in authoritycomp.osun ɔhandɛclan head
ɔhɩɛnɔhɪ̃́ɛ̃́ʔ nincenseBɔpʋ ɔhɩɛn amʋ wa ogya amʋtɔ a, mʋ́ ogyasi amʋ lɛha obu amʋtɔ lɔwa ɔfan. They put the incense on the fire, its smoke makes the room smell nice.2.3.4Smell
ɔhradaɔhrádanwhite clothƆhrada bʋtɔpʋ bɩn afadafɔ ntadɩɛ.They use white cloth to sew (Catholic) Fathers' cassocks.8.3.3.3.1White6.6.1.1Cloth
ɔka2ɔka(H) nboundaryƆka da Kofi mʋa Yao ndɔ nsɩnɛ. There's a boundary between Kofi and Yao's farms.Bʋdɛ ɔka yi.They are setting a boundary.cfɔdɔbʋtsaboundary6.5.4.2Boundarycomp.ɔlaku ɔkanothing moresay.tsu mʋ́ asɩ otsukpa yeyi mʋ́ ɔkafrom end to end
ɔka1ɔkápl.akacontractionka4nwifeOwie Krafi mʋa mʋ ka bɔkwɩɩ abi ana.Chief Krafi and his wife had four children.4.1.9.2.1Husband, wifecomp.ɔka tsiamarriage
ɔka tsiaɔkat͡siacomp. ofɔka1tsia1nmarriage to a wife4.1.9.2.1Husband, wife2.6.1Marriage
ɔkabaɔkabápl.akabanco-wifeƆkaba gyi mɩ kulu mʋ ka nyɔsɩ.A co-wife is my husband's second wife.Akaba abi bʋtobwie woyi, tsufɛ bʋtɛprɩ agyapadɩɛ.Children of rivals destroy a house because they struggle for properties.4.1.9.2Related by marriage
ɔkabagyaɔkabáʤâʔnjealousy; marriage rivalryƆtsɩ ánɩ́ ɔbʋ ɔkabagya dʋbɩ a, ɔbɛ́talɩ wa ɔkpɛ.A woman who is too jealous could practice witchcraft.3.4.2.1.8Jealous4.1.9.2Related by marriage
ɔkanɔkãʔ pl.nkanngong-gongBʋdɛ ɔkan da tɩ anɩ bɛɛ abéfia dɩnsʋ. They are beating gong-gong, inviting us to the durbar ground.3.5.1.2.1Announce4.6.1.2Government official4.2.3.5Musical instrumentcomp.da ɔkanproclaimɔkandaannouncement
ɔkan ɔdapʋɔkã ɔdapʋ́der. ofda ɔkancomp. ofda1 1ɔkanɔ- -pʋntown crier; one who proclaims something.3.5.1.2.1Announce
ɔkandaɔkanda(H)comp. ofɔkanda1 1nto make something publicly knownBʋdɛ anɩ Mateo ɔwʋlʋ ɔnwalɛ amʋ ɔkan da.They are announcing the lunching of our book of Matthew.3.5.1.2.1Announce
ɔkandɩɛɔkandɪ́ɛ́pl.nkandɩɛFrom:Akankanɩan1lantern; lamp; lightAlanywɛ ɔkandɩɛ yaɩ obuto.He has lit the lantern and put it in the room.8.3.3.1.1Light source5.1Household equipment2electricity6.6.8.1Working with electricity6.5.4Infrastructure3city; AccraƖnwɛn Yaoda, nɔyɔ nkandɩɛtɔ. Last Thursday, I went to the city.Becoming obsolete due to the arrival of electricity in Nkonya4.6.7.2Cityobso
ɔkasɩkpaɔkasɪ́k͡páder. ofkasɩ 2na place to learn thingsKwasi lahɔ nfi sie mʋ́ sʋ ofieba ɔbɔyɔ atɔ ɔkasɩkpa.Kwasi is six years old, and so he will go school next year.cfsukuuschool3.6.2School
ɔkasɩpʋɔkasɪ́pʊ́pl.akasɩpʋder. ofkasɩ 2ɔ- -pʋna person who imitatesƆkasɩpʋ gyi ɔha ánɩ́ ɔtɛkasɩ mʋ wie, lɩan mʋ.A disciple is a person who imitates his master to resemble him.Akristofɔ bʋbwɛ Yesu akasɩpʋ mɛnɩ bɛ́lɩan Mʋ.Christians should be disciples of Jesus in order to resemble Him.4.5.4.5Follow, be a disciple3.2.2Learn
ɔkasʋɔkasʊ(H)pl.akasʋnedge; besideMmeyin ntsu pɩtɩ, sʋ mʋ́ akasʋ nɔtsʋn yɔ woyi.I don't know how to swim so I passed along the edge of it (the river) to the house.8.6.6Edge
ɔkɛ2ɔkɛNdial. var. ofɛkɛday
ɔkɛ1ɔkɛ (H) timetomorrowƆkɛ gyi Kwasieda. Tomorrow is Sunday.Ɔkɛ gyi nfɩ obiakɛ. Tomorrow will be market day here.Ɔkɛ Yaoda gyi nfɩ obiakɛ.Tomorrow, which is Thursday, will be market day here.Ɔbɔ́yɔ ndɔ ɔkɛ. S/He will go to farm tomorrow.cfigyeyesterdayɩnwɛ 1day before yesterdayɩnwɛ 2last (day)klaɛ 1day after tomorrowndɛtoday8.4.1.2.2Yesterday, today, tomorrow8.4.6.4Futurecomp.ɔkɛtɔ asʋn
ɔkɛkɛɔkɛkɛ́ pl.nkɛkɛnsmall brown grasshopper with long legsSuborder: CaeliferaƆkɛkɛ amʋ gyon buntisʋ, batɛ lofuli ánɩ́ ɔkɩta mʋ alɩ a, olotu si mʋ. The grasshopper was perched on the wall, a chicken flew in order to catch him so, he took off and left him.cfgbablamagrasshopper1.6.1.7Insect
ɔkɛtɔ asʋncomp. ofɔkɛ1-tɔ 2asʋn 2nwhat the future holdsƆhaa meyin ɔkɛtɔ asʋn. No-one knows what the future holds.
ɔkɩankpapʋɔkɪaŋ͡mk͡papʊcomp. ofder. ofkɩ1 1nkpa3ɔ- -pʋnliving thing1.4Living things