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ɩma wuluɪma wulusay. ofɩ-2ma3wuluIt is uselessBɛblɩ, fɛɛ "Ao nanu... (repeat)" Mmotsuda-eee Mmotsuda ma wulu. Ɩbwɛ fʋ ta, ɩlawankɩ fʋWhen they advise you, say "O.K. I have heard/agreed." "I won't agree . . . I won't agree" is useless. When it is all finished for you; it will be clear to you. (If your refuse you come to regret it.)They say. You say, "OK, I have heard." "I won't agree . . . I won't agree" has no town. It is done for you and finished; it has shone on you.Bɛblɩ, fɛɛ "Ao nanu... Previous example as lyrics to a song.
ɩmʋaɪmʊawhich of a number of alternativesMɩ yín dɛlɔ ɔbɛɛ mpʋ mʋ ya Hohoe. Mɩ ka ɛ ɔbɛɛ mpʋ mʋ ya agyʋmatɔ Kwamewulutɔ. Sʋ nakplan. Mmeyin mʋ́tɔ ɩmʋa ngyankpa bwɛ.My mother is sick and says I should take her to Hohoe. My wife says I should take her to work at Kwamekrom so I'm in a tight place. I don't know which I should do first.9.6.1.2Or, either3.3.1.2Choose
ɩnɩaɪ́nɪáʔ (H) asƆwʋnlɩnpʋ ɔbɛ́talɩ damli ɔlɔpʋ. Ɩnɩa ɩtamakla sʋ a, fʋmɛ́ɛbɩ. A healthy person can turn into a sick person. As (illness) doesn't inform you beforehand you won't know.9.6.2.8Condition
ɩnʋɪnʊ contractionnʋthere; at that timeNyankpʋ latswie dʋbɩ sʋ, atsalɩ bʋ ɩnʋ. It has rained a lot so it's cool there.Kʋkʋ ma ɩnʋ. Nothing was there.Awʋlɛ mʋ́ a, fɔpʋ wa ntsutso a, bʋtamalɛ mʋ ɩnʋ ɩnʋ.This net, you put it into the water, you don't take it out at the same time.Lɛ fʋ aklantida amʋ lɛ obu amʋtɔ afʋfɛɩ nʋ. Ɩnʋ lawa nyanya.Remove your old cloths and sleeping mats from the room so that you can sweep there as it has become nasty.9.2.3.5Demonstrative pronounscomp.ɩnʋ aimmediately thenma ɩnʋnot existph. v.bʋ ɩnʋexist
ɩnʋ aɪnʊ áʔ (H)comp. ofɩnʋaimmediately then; following a previous actionMʋ́ʋ́ Bulu Lɛblɩ ɔbɛɛ, "Ɩwankɩ ba. " Ɩnʋ a, ɔtɩnɛgyiɔtɩnɛ lɔwankɩ.Then God said. "Light should come. " Immediately then, everything became light.. I think that this may only occur in the middle of a discourse. It would be interesting to check out if this premise is correct.8.4.6.4.4Immediately
ɩnwɛɪ́nwɛ̃́ 1timeday before yesterdaycfigyeyesterdayklaɛ 1day after tomorrowndɛtodayɔkɛ1tomorrow8.4.1.2.2Yesterday, today, tomorrow8.4.6.2Past2adj.last (day of week)used in isolation, ɩnwɛ refers to the day before yesterday, with a day named, it refers to the last day of that name.Ɩnwɛ Yaoda, nɔyɔ nkandɩɛtɔ. Last Thursday, I went to the city.cfigyeyesterdayklaɛ 2upcoming dayndɛtodayɔkɛ1tomorrow8.4.1.2.2Yesterday, today, tomorrow
ɩpa2ɪpaʔ(H) contractionpa1hatMbʋ ɩpa kʋ. Nɩ nobun mʋ́ a, owí tamatɔ mɩ. I have a hat. If I put it on the sun never burns me.Bwii fʋ pa nwun.Take off your hat.5.3.1Men's clothingIdiom:kpantsapaflattery2the splintered end of a fufu mortarOplimbi ánɩ́ bʋ ɩpa a, ɩbʋ atɔ awɔlɛ. Ɩtɛha fufu tɔwa ɔsa pɩn dʋn oplimbi kpakpahɛ.The mortar that has a hat, is easy to pound with. It makes fufu smooth faster than a bald mortar.5.2.1.2.2Pound in mortar and pestle
