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landuulandûːndonkeySynafrimudonkey6.3.1Domesticated animal1.6.1.1.3Hoofed animals6.3.1.7Beast of burdender.landubicolt
lasalasaʔ pl.alasanhooded vultureNecrosyrtes monachusLasa tegyi mbwɩ wuhɛ.Vulture eats dead animals.Alasa bʋtekle wunasʋ gyonka, tsufɛse bʋtekle atɔ dada gyi. Vultures like to perch on the dunghill because they like to eat old things.1.6.1.2Bird
lata2látávto put your arms aroundIgye ɔlɛlata kebi amʋ puta.He embraced the child yesterday.cfputa 1embrace4.1.8Show affection
lata1lata(L)pl.alatanSavannah monitor lizardVaranus exanthematicus1.6.1.3.2Lizard
lekelekelekelekelekeleke adj.very slenderGyata amʋ osietɔ igyi lekelekeleke. The lion's waist is very slender.Otsibi amʋ hɩɛ ogyi lekelekeleke, mʋ́ sʋ ɔtamatalɩ dɔ.The girl is very slender and so she can't weed.8.2.3.1Thin thing
lembulembuʔ pl.alembunAfrican helmeted turtlePelomedusa subrufaLembu lɔpʋ Nkonya Wurupongfɔ fa Ɩlɩn. Turtle brought the Nkonya Wurupong people across the Volta River.Wurupongfɔ bʋtekisi lembu. Wurupong people abstain from turtle meat.1.6.1.3.3Turtle
lɛlɛ́ʔ v1to removeLɛ atɔ amʋ bɛnsɩ amʋtɔ. Remove the things from the basin.Gya akpala amʋ lɛ ɩban amʋtɔ, tsufɛ bʋdɛ agbodi atɛ amʋ wɩ.Chase the goats out of the fenced area because they are eating the cassava leaves.Owu lawɔ mɩ; sʋ bɛlɛ mʋ́ ha mɩ. A thorn has pierced me. So come remove it for me.7.3.2.7Take something out of somethingcomp.iye ɔlɛpʋfishermanlɛ kɔowelɛ mʋ́ ɔnɔanswerlɛ mʋ́tɔdecreaselɛ ɔmɛabortlɛ ɔŋɛstop breathingph. v.lɛ habetraylɛ X lɛremove from2to chooseBɛlɛ Kɩaɩ mʋa Sisa ha obiatɔ tsia. They chose Dog and Housefly to be chairman.3.3.1.2Choose3to rescue someone from somethingcfɔlɛpʋsaviour4.4.4.4Save from troublecomp.ka ɩwɩ lɛdefend oneselfder.ɔlɛpʋsaviour4to showLɛ fʋ bwɛhɛ wanklaan suna. Show your good deeds (behaviour).2.3.1.4Show, let someone seecomp.lɛ asɩgive reasonlɛ ɩlacriticizelɛ ɔwanannounceph. v.lɛ oputsusoup, make lɛ sunarevealph. v.lɛ X lɛremove from
lɛ-lɛ-/lɛ́dial. var.ye-2Nyɛ-1Nyo-1Nyɔ-1Ntam.pfxperfective Tense-Aspect marker; simple past tense markerƆlɛkɩ (Oyɛkɩ N.) wulu amʋ.He looked at the town.Oleki (Oyeki N.) wulu amʋtɔ.He roamed the town.9.4.1.1Tense
lɛ asɩcomp. oflɛ 4asɩ2vto give reason for somethingFʋ ɩpɔn amʋ asɩ ɔlɛkpa nɛba.Your guilt's reason revealing place I have come to.I have come to show why you were found guilty.9.6.2.5.1Reasoncomp.lɛ mʋ́ asɩ sunaexplain
lɛ halɛ́ háph. v. oflɛ 1ha 1vto betray someoneBɛlɛ Anyankpʋsatɔ Ɔdɛhɛn amʋ ha aha.They will betray the Son of Man to people.4.8.2.7Betray
lɛ ɩlalɛ ɪlaʔ(H)comp. oflɛ 4ɩla 1vto criticizeMʋ́ sʋ mlɩmanya ɔblɔ abasʋ, lɛ aba la.So don't get angry and criticize your neighbour.3.5.1.8Criticize
lɛ kɔcomp. oflɛ 1ɩkɔ 1vget into debt6.8.5.3Owe
lɛ mbusuolɛ́ mbusuoFrom:Akanmbusuocomp. ofmbusuolɛ 1vanimal sacrificeAkʋ bada aba wa sʋ bahɔ kufa bɛyɛlɛ mbusuo. Certain ones have called fetish so they have bought a sheep and they are going to remove the curse, sacrifice it.Ahandɛn bʋdɛ mbusuo lɛ sʋ bɛɛ ɔhaa mayɔ ndɔ ndɛ. The elders are going to offer sacrifices so they have said that no one should go to farm.Ɔtsɩ amʋ lɛ da ɔyasʋbi amʋ wa, balɛ mʋ́ mbusuo, sʋ asʋn lata.The woman invoked a curse on the young and they have removed the curse so the case is finished.4.9.7.2Christianity4.9.5.5Offering, sacrifice4.9.7.3Islam4.9.7.7Animism
lɛ mʋ́ asɩ sunacomp. oflɛ asɩcomp. oflɛ 4asɩ2suna 1vto explain something to someone3.5.1.2.3Explain
lɛ mʋ́ ɔnɔcomp. oflɛ 1mʋ́3ɔnɔ 2vto answer an accusation3.5.1.5.1Answer
lɛ mʋ́tɔlɛ mʊ́tɔcomp. oflɛ 1mʋ́3vto subtract something7.3.3.1Take something from somewhere8.1.4.3Decrease
lɛ oputsuph. v. oflɛ 4oputsuvto make soupNɔ́pʋ tɔnsɩ amʋ nakwɛ amʋ lɛ oputsu. I will use the pepper I have ground to make soup.5.2.3.4Prepared food
lɛ ɔmɛcomp. oflɛ 1ɔmɛ́ 3vabort a pregnancy2.6.3.3Miscarriage
lɛ ɔŋɛlɛ ɔŋɛ́comp. oflɛ 1ɔŋɛ 1vstop breathingSynyɔɩ 1die2.6.6Die2.2.1Breathe, breath
lɛ ɔwanlɛ́ ɔwãʔcomp. ofɔwanlɛ 4vto announce somethingBalɛ owie amʋ ɔwan suna Ɔmanhene amʋ.They have shown the chief to the Paramount Chief.Bɛ́lɛ owie pɔpwɛ amʋʋ bakɩta amʋ ɔwan ɔkɛ. The new chief that they have caught will be revealed tomorrow.cfsuna 1show3.5.1.2.1Announce
lɛ sunalɛ́ súnáph. v. ofsuna 1lɛ 4vto reveal something to someone2.3.1.4Show, let someone see
lɛ X lɛph. v. oflɛ 1lɛvto remove something from somethingNɩ fɔwɔ abɛ a, fɛ́lɛ abi pʋ́ mbepi lɛ mʋ́tɔ.When you pound palm fruits, you will take the kernels and the fibres out of it.7.5.2.4Remove, take apart
lɛbɛlɛbɛ́nk.o palm fruitcfabɛ1palm fruit1.5.1Tree1.5.5Parts of a plant6.2.1.7Growing trees
lɛlɛlɛlɛ adv.trulyNahɔ mʋ sʋ gyi, tsufɛ ɔlɛblɩ ánɩ́, ɔbɛ́ba, lɛlɛ a, alaba. I trust him because he said he would be back and truly he has come.3.5.1.3.5Real9.4.4.1Certainly, definitely
lɛnkɛ2lɛŋkɛ dial. var.oloo2SncrocodileCrocodylus suchusAlɛnkɛ sɔɔn bʋ Wɩawɩa ntsutso.There are many crocodiles in river Wiawia.Ntsu ánɩ́ lɛnkɛ bʋ mʋ́tɔ a, mʋ́ towie bʋ ifu, tsufɛsɛ lɛnkɛ tɔwɩ aha. Going into crocodile infested water is dangerous because they eat people.Water that has a crocodile in it, entering it has fear, because a crocodile chews people.1.6.1.3.4Crocodile