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mpumpú nremnants of food that is spit outAlawɩ awu amʋ lɛ mʋ́ mpu tsitsa. He chewed on the bones and threw away the remnants.cfmpupubiscraps (food)8.1.7.4Remain, remainder
mpulu1mpúlu nred pepperMpulu bʋ ɔsɩn sʋ mapʋ kpita fʋ ansibi asɩ. Pepper is painful so don't take it and rub it around your eyes.Nɩ mpulu ma oputsutɔ a, ɩma ɔdwɛ.If pepper is not in the soup, it is not sweet.Kpɔtɩ mpulu amʋ afʋkpa mʋ́ odu wa oputsutɔ.Pluck the pepper and remove the tail and put it in the soup.6.2.1.3Growing vegetables5.2.3.3.3Spice1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
mpumpu ngyampumpu nʤa (H)unspec. comp. form ofogya 1nblistercfɩfɔɩcanker2.5.2.2Skin disease
mpunimpúniʔpl. ofopuni1 2intestinesintestines
mpupubimpupubi nsmall flakes or scraps; especially of meatBɔtɔsɩ mpupubi amʋ lesian amʋ a, lɛbla alakpa dʋanyɔ tsu atɩkɔ bodobodo atuntu anu amʋ begyi amʋtɔ. They picked up the small scraps that were left and filled twelve baskets from the five millet buns they had been eating from.cfmpuremnants8.3.7.8.3Garbage8.1.6.2Piece5.2.3.4Prepared food
mpʋmpʊnkind of herb6.2.1.3Growing vegetables5.2.3.3.3Spice1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
mpʋsampʊ́sa nsponge made from dead plantain treeBlɔdɩ oyi plɔhɛ amʋ a, yɔfwɩ mʋ́ afʋ lɛ mpʋsa. The rotten plantain tree, go wash it, so that you can remove the sponge.Fʋ bi ɔkɔ dinka fʋ obiansʋ a, bʋtamapʋ ɔdayi ka mʋ́. Mpʋsa bʋtɔpʋ kpa mʋ́.You have to avoid being too harsh when you deal with your children or relatives.If your child defecates on your thigh, don't cut it off with a knife, use a sponge.cfɔsapɔsponge5.6.2Bathe
mumúvto be mutecfomumumute2.5.4.4Mute
mumlunmũmlũʔ unspec. var.mumuvto hem a cloth or garmentBamumlun mɩ tati amʋ ɔnɔ ha ma. Ɩmɛtra lɛ ɔfɛ. They have hemmed my cloth for me. It won't fray again (Lit: bring out rope).cfɔdanʋedge6.6.1Working with cloth8.6.6Edge
mumuunspec. var. ofmumlunhem
muna2múnávto engulf or overwhelm7.5.9.2Fill, cover
muna1múnáSdial. var. ofwuna1frown
munsamúnsáva sealed wound which has formed water insideNɩ fɛdɩnka ɔlɔ fʋmeyia mʋ́ wanklaan a, itomunsa.If you had a sore and you did not wash it well, it seals and forms water inside.2.5.2.2Skin disease
mʋmʊ (L) unspec. var.mʋ-pro.3rd Person singular or possessive (he, him / she, her)Tsu atɔ amʋ ha mʋ. Take the things for him.9.2.3PronounsIdiom:lowu lɔpʋ mʋdieph. v.tamatsula mʋsʋbelovedIdiom:kpɔɩ mʋ Bulusʋ-oyidie
mʋ́3mʊ́ʔ unspec. var.ɩmʋ́pro.it; 3rd person inanimateMʋ́ mbɛɛ fʋtsu ba mɩ nɩ. This is it, that item I said you should bring me.Mʋ́ nɩ. This is it.mʋ́sʋtherefore9.2.3Pronounscomp.bʋ mʋ́sʋsucceedIdiom:ɩba mʋ́tɔyesph. v.mʋ́sʋ tswɩironsay.tsu mʋ́ asɩ otsukpa yeyi mʋ́ ɔkafrom end to endcomp.lɛ mʋ́ ɔnɔanswerlɛ mʋ́tɔdecreasemʋ́ sʋ
mʋ́2mʊ́cnj.conjunction between nouns9.6.1.1And, also
mʋ́1mʊ́ adv.especiallyƆnɩ mʋ́ bʋ alɛ dʋn mʋ pio amʋ. This one, especially, is better than his brother.9.6.1.5But
mʋ-mʊ-unspec. var. ofmʋhis/her; him/her; he/she
mʋ́ sʋ comp. ofmʋ́3sʋ1cnj.therefore; because of thisƆkʋ ladɩda nfɩ sesei mʋ́ sʋ matsʋn nʋ. Someone has fallen down there just now, therefore don't pass there.Nyankpʋ detswie, mʋ́ sʋ aha bʋdɛ ndɔtɔ yɔ sesei.It is raining (rainy season) so people are going to farm now.
mʋamʊ́a cnj.andKofi mʋa Kwame, bɔyɔ ntsutso. Kofi and Kwame went to the water source.9.6.1.1And, also