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mɛ́ɛ-mɛ̂ː allo. varmée-móo-mɔ́ɔ-won't; future negativeMmɛ́ɛda kebi amʋ. I will not hit the child.Fʋmɛ́ɛsa ntsu ya woyitɔ? Won't you fetch water to the house?Ɔmɛ́ɛba ndɛ. He won't come today.Mmɛ́ɛda mʋ. Fʋmɛ́ɛba. Ɔmɛ́ɛba ndɛ. Bʋmɛ́ɛfa ntsu amʋ. I will not hit him. You will not come. They will not come today. They will not cross the water.Mméegyi (atɔ). Fʋméesi. Bʋméetin ɔbɔ amʋ. I will not eat. You will not stop. They will not block the hole.Fʋmóosu. Bʋmóodun fʋ. You will not cry. They will not bite you.Mmɔ́ɔyɔ. Fʋmɔ́ɔdɔ. Bʋmɔ́ɔmɔ mʋ. I won't go. You will not weed. They will not kll him.Mmóonun ntsu. I won't drink water9.4.6.1No, not8.4.6.4Future
mɛnɩmɛ́ɛnɪ so thatBʋa fʋ aba mɛnɩ ɔkɛ méepian fʋ. Help your neighbour so that tomorrow will not suffer.Ba ayɔ mɛnɩ, abɔtʋ mʋ.Let us go so that we shall meet him.Nyimɛ ɔbwɩ amʋ ipu amʋ wʋlɩ pututɔ tsutsuutsu mɛnɩ ɩmóobon ba woyitɔ. Squeeze out the animals stomach in the bush far away so that the stench will not come to the house.9.6.2.4Basis
mɛntɩmɛntɪFrom:Akannɛntɩcome across unexpectedlyNɛmɛntɩ oswie ánɩ́ ɔmɔkʋ wu, nɔpʋ mʋ ba woyitɔ tsufɛsɛ ɔtamadun.I came across a pangolin that had not died and brought him back to the house because he does not bite.Kɔba amʋ famɛntɩ mɩ bʋ, pʋ ha mɩ.The money that you have found is mine, give it to me.7.6.2Find
mimlamimlá 1to be foolish or confusedMʋ mimla sʋ, ɔtamawie mʋ abatɔ.Because of his stupidity, he does not mingle with his friends.Oyin amʋ lamimla sʋ fɛbla mʋ asʋn a, ɔtamanu mʋ́ asɩ.The man has become so stupid that if you tell him something he never understands.3.2.1.4Stupid4.9.4.1Sorcery2to confuse someone with magicAla mimla mʋ. He has charmed her.
mɩmmɪ́m(H) to sink without disappearingYibi amʋ lɔtsʋn ɔdɩbatɔ sʋ ɩlɛmɩm. The car passed a muddy place so it got stuck.Fɔtsʋn ɔdɩbatɔ fɛ́mɩm.If you passed a muddy place you will sink.Ɔklʋn amʋ lasʋra atɔ tsɔtsɔɔtsɔ sʋ ɩlamɩm. The boat has carried too many things (was overloaded), so it has sunk.cfmɛ1 2sink7.2.4.2.3Dive7.2.2.5.1Fall
mlɛmlɛ 1to deceive someoneƆlɛblɩ ánɩ́ ɔbɛ́ba; sa, ɔdɛ mɩ mlɛ sʋ ɔmɛba. He said that he would come, unexpectedly he was deceiving me so he didn't come.Ɔlɔpʋ bodobodo mlɛ kebi amʋ kɩta amʋ. He took bread to coax the child and caught him.Ɩma alɛ ánɩ́ fɛ́mlɛ fʋ ba.It is not good to deceive your neighbour.4.3.5.5Deceive2to coaxmlɛ tswɩput someone to sleep3.3.3.3Persuade4.3.5.5Deceive
mlimlí to change into; to transform intoƆlɔpʋ ɔbɛ́talɩ mli ɔwʋnlɩnpʋ. Ɔwʋnlɩnpʋ ɛ, ɔbɛ́talɩ mli ɔlɔpʋ. A sick person can turn into a healthy person. A healthy person also can turn into a sick person.Ɔbɛ́dan mli ɔnantswie. It (a calf) will grow up to be a cow.Abebi dɩ ɔsʋlʋtɔ wa ɔpá a, ɩtɔkɔkwɛ mli mbɛ.When palm nuts stay in the ground a long time, they germinate, turn into palm trees.9.1.1.2Become, change statecomp.mlibunturn over
mlɩmlɪ 1you(plural);2nd person pluralNyankpʋ amʋ lada mlɩ dʋbɩ. The rain has beaten you too much.The rain has soaked you (pl).cffʋ1 1you(sg.)9.2.3Pronounsder.mlɩaasay, you (pl)mlɩyaagreet A.M.22nd person plural possessiveMlɩ atoduhɛ amʋ lakwɛ wanklaan. The things you planted have sprouted well.Mlɩ anyawie amʋ bɛba. Your friends are coming.Mlɩ natɩ yɔ woyitɔ.You(pl.) go to your houses.cffʋ1 2your(sg.)9.2.3Pronouns
Mlɩlabwɛ atɔ!pl. ofFabwɛ atɔ!you!, Thank say. offʋ1 1la-bwɛ 1atɔ 1
