bɛɛbɛ̂ːunspec. var.-aa-ɛɛvto say somethingFɛɛ fɔ́yɔ biasʋ.You say you will go to market.Ɔbɛɛ, ɔbɔ́yɔ ntsutso.He says he will go to the water source.Mlɩaa mlɔ́yɔ sukuu.You(pl.) say you will go to school.Bɛɛ bɛ́ba ndɛ.They say they will come today.Nɛblɩ mbɛɛ, nɔ́yɔ ndɔ.I said, I say I will go to farm.Fɛblɩ fɛɛ fɔ́yɔ biasʋ.You said, you say you will go to market.Ɔlɛblɩ ɔbɛɛ ɔbɔ́yɔ ntsutso.He said he will go to the water source.Anɩlɛblɩ anɩaa abɔ́yɔ tarɩ.We said we will go to the prayer meeting.Mlɩaa mlɔ́yɔ sukuu.You(pl.) said you will go to school.Bɛblɩ bɛɛ bɛ́ba ndɛ.They said they will come today.anɩaawe sayAnɩaa abósum Bulu, mɛnɩ awu a, abénya nkpa ánɩ́ ɩtamata Bulu wa.We say we worship God, that should we die, we will get life that never ends in heaven.cfblɩ2speak3.5.1Sayph. v.kɩ bɛɛsee whether
bɛnkɛbɛ́ŋkɛvto approach somewhereAtsu ndɔ aba, anɩlɛbɛnkɛ woyi a, anɩlonu okitikiti.We were coming from farm. As we were just approaching home when we heard a lot of noise.As we were approaching town from the farm we heard a lot of noise.cfbɛɩnnear8.2.6.2Near7.2.3Move toward something
bɛnsɩbɛ́nsɪʔpl.abɛnsɩFrom:EngbasinnbasinNɩ fɛba a, hɔ bɛnsɩ gyi atɔ pʋ́ bɛnsɩ sʋra atɔ ba mɩ.When you come, buy a food bowl and a carrying basin for me.cfblanwɛpan6.7.3Carrying tool
bɛtɛbɛ́tɛʔpl.mbɛtɛsp. var.ɩbɛtɛnthorny part of a palm nut headNɩ fʋdɛ abɛ gyɔɩ a, kɩ wanklan, tsufɛ mbɛtɛ amʋ tɔwɔ aha.When you are removing the palm nuts from the palm heart be careful because the mbɛtɛ pierces people.Brɛ ánɩ́ ndɛ abɛ amʋ gyɔɩ a, bɛtɛ lɔwɔ mɩ bɩ.When I was shucking palm nuts the thorny bits pricked my hand.The time that I was removing palm nuts from the stalk, the palm thorn pierced my hand.cfabɛ1palm fruitpl.abɛtɛ1.5.1Tree1.5.5Parts of a plant6.2.1.7Growing trees
bi1bíʔvto become blackNɩ fosutin, ɩmɛtɩn a, obugya tɛkpa tɩa nʋ. Ɔlɔ amʋ ta a, ɩnʋ tebi.If you stub your toe and it isn't cut, the blood gathers together there. When the sore is finished it becomes black.Ogyasi amʋ labi gyadɩ amʋtɔ ɩnʋ tuun.Smoke has completely blackened the kitchen there.cfbiladarken8.3.3.3.2Blackder.bibiblackder.ntobithings
bia1bíáʔ(H)vto break something off of somethingOlebiabia mʋ́tɔ ha aha amʋʋ bʋtsie ɩnʋ amʋ.He broke it up for the people sitting there.cfbwiebreak7.8.1BreakIdiom:bia ɩbɩmenstruatecomp.bia kpoliharvest maizeder.biabiabreak
biambiam(L)nthe fruit or the seeds of the egusi plantCucurbita L.Mɩ biam laswie bʋla oyi tɩntɩɩntɩn kʋ. Mmeyin alɩa nɔ́bwɛ asa nɔ́kpɔtɩ mʋ́.My egusi has born many fruit in a tall tree. I don't know how I will do before I harvest it.My egusi have grown up in a tall tree, I don't know how I will be able to pick them.6.2.5.3Gather wild plants
bianbiãʔvstand onAlapʋ oputsu bian ogyasʋ.He has put the soup on the fire (to reheat).Nɔpʋ kɔɔpʋ amʋ bian ɔpʋnʋ amʋsʋ. Nɔpʋ ɔwʋlʋ amʋ ɛ dɩnka ɔpʋnʋ amʋsʋ, mmɔpʋ tswɩ ɔsʋlʋtɔ.I put the cup on the table, I also put the book on the table; I didn't put it on the floor.8.5.1.3On
biansʋbiansʊtimeafter an overly long timeNɔwa fʋ sumbi dodoodo amʋ a, biansʋ faba nɩ?I sent you on an errand a long time ago, what took you so long?I sent you on an errand a long time ago and just now you have come?8.4.6.4.3Eventually
