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daɩdaɪ hammer as a blacksmithMɩ otsobi amʋ ɔnɔ lawu. Nɔpʋ ya abʋdaɩ mʋ́ ɔnɔ ha mɩ. My hoe's edge has become dull. I will take it there that they should hammer its edge for me.Mɩ otsobi amʋ ɔnɔ lawu. Nɔpʋ ya Kofi, ɔdaɩ mʋ́ ɔnɔ ha mɩ. My hoe is dull. I will take it to Kofi so that he should smith it for me.Daɩ ɔtɩ ha mɩ.Smith a hoe for me.Gbede amʋ dɛ otsobi ɔnɔ daɩ. The blacksmith is sharpening (hammering) the hoe blade.6.6.2.3Working with metal
dakadáka(H) pl.adaka1boxAtɛplɛ bawie mɩ dakatɔ, bʋdɛ atɔ yinta. Sʋ ndɛ afa kle ampʋwʋlɩ amʋ́sʋ. Cockroaches have entered my box. They are spoiling things, so I want medicine to sprinkle on them.cfdakabismall box6.8.1.4Store wealth6.7.7Containerder.dakabismall box2a coffinNyankpʋsa-gyi-nyankpʋsa obu trahɛ gyi mʋ daka. Every person's last house is his coffin.2.6.6.5Bury
dalɩ tsudálɪ́ t͡súʔph. v. ofdalɩ 1tsu2 11to proceed in a sequenceNɩ fɛdalɩ tsu asienɔ a, fɔyɔ ikwe.If you leave seven you are going to eight.8.4.5.1Order, sequence7.2.3.3Leave2to be derived from"Yinti" lɛdalɩ tsu "oyi tin"tɔ. "Stump" comes from "tree cut off".9.6.2.1Derivation
damli bundámlí bũ̂ʔph. v. ofdamlibun 4to turn over8.3.1.4.1VerticalIdiom:damli asʋn bunturn a case against
dan1dãʔ(L) 1to grow or be olderNadan dʋn mʋ, sʋ ngyi mʋ ɔdɛhɛn. Mʋ ɛ ogyi mɩ gyama.I am older than him, so I am his senior. He also is my junior.Kofi ladan dʋn fʋ, sʋ maplei mʋtɔ. Kofi is older than you so don't be rude to him.4.3.1.3Mature in behavior2.6.4.6Grow, get bigger2to grow in size3to mature; come to completion6.1.2.3.5Complete, finishIdiom:ɔmɛ́ ladanpregnancy term
dantapudantápu fluff from the silk cotton treeKɛlɩ oyi a, mʋ́ abi amʋ tɛfa wunya dantapu.Silk cotton tree's pods burst and spread fluff.Kpa dantapu amʋ wa kɛntɛ amʋtɔ, abɩn mʋ́ bwɛ sumuɛ. Gather the kapok and put it in the bag so that we sew it into a pillow.cfkɛlɩ 1kapok1.5.1Tree6.2.5.4Plant product1.5.5Parts of a plant
datiidátíː 1to escape through a narrow placeKpasi amʋ lɛdatii tsʋn ɔbɔ bambatɔ dalɩ. The bush rat escaped through another hole and left.7.2.6.3Escape2to take another route to a goalNɔtsʋn pututɔ lɛdatii mɩ ndɔtɔ ɔkpasʋ.I passed through the bush to my farm path.Mmedekle ánɩ́ nɔ́tsʋn brʋnʋsʋ sʋ a, nɔtsʋn mmua lɛdatii R. C. asɔrɩ obu asɩ.I didn't want to pass through the street so I passed the back way to the R. C. church.4.4.3.3Avoid7.2.4.6Way, route
datobidatobia carpenter's nailLɛ ɔdatobi bɛda ɩban amʋ ha mɩ.Remove a nail (from where it is) and come in order to hammer it into the fence. Remove a nail to hammer it into the fence for me.Datɔbi kʋ pɛ bʋtɔpʋ wa ɔpɔnkɔ ɔnɔ, pʋ damli mʋ suna mʋ tɔa ɔbwɛ.A small bit only they put in a horse's mouth, to turn it and show it what it should do.6.6.3Working with wood
datɔdátɔ (L) pl.adatɔmetalMatsu oyi ɔtʋ amʋ, mboun tsu datɔ klɛ amʋ. Don't take the wooden ladle, instead take the metal one.Matsu datɔ ɔtʋ amʋ, mboun tsu oyi klɛ amʋ.Don't take the metal ladle, instead bring the wooden one.Nɩ fɔdɔ ndɔ a, ɩlehian ánɩ́ fénya adatɔ. Adatɔ amʋ kʋ aná gyi: krantɩɛ, ɔtɩ, ɔfɛ bangya pʋ́ otsobi.If you will make a farm it is necessary that you will get metal tools. Some of these tools are: cutlass, hoe, axe and mattock.Datɔ ɔfɛ tɔwa ɔsa mlin dʋn fla. Wire (metal rope) tangles more easily than vine.1.2.2.3Metal6.6.2.3Working with metalder.ɔdatobinail
