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tsii2t͡síː1to uproot; to pull out something connected at one endTsii batɛ amʋ ɩtɛ ha mɩ ampʋ lɛ mɩ asʋtɔ. Pluck a chicken feather for me so I can clean out my ears.7.3.2.7Take something out of somethingcomp.tsii opunistartleder.tsitsiipluck2to appear violently3to suddenly startƆlɔpʋ ansɩpɛ tsii ɔsrɩ gya Ologyo ɔkpa. He was desperate so he suddenly started running after Ologyo.8.4.6.1Start something4to blaze upOgya letsii kɩta paya oyi amʋ. Fire sprang up and caught (burned) the avocado tree.Ogya amʋ detsii ɔswɩtɔ. The fire is burning on the hearth.5.5Fire
tsingbinit͡siŋ͡mg͡binipl.atsingbinian edible snake that doesn't bite; a small pythonTsingbini gyi ɩwɔ ánɩ́ ɔtamatsula dun aha. Nɩ odun fʋ a, idesuna ánɩ́ fʋ ɩwɩ layinta.A tsingbini is a snake which does not like to bite people. If it should bite you it shows that you have been defiled.Tsingbini oputsu igyi afa ha awɩdwiin.Tsingbini soup is medicine for rheumatism.1.6.1.3.1Snake
tsintsiin bɔnɔt͡sint͡sĩː bɔnɔid. ofbɔnɔruse; ploy; deception; mythical objectNɩ fɔwa ɔsa ba a, nɛ́ha fʋ tsintsiin bɔnɔ.I will give you (as a reward) a tsintsiin egg if you're quick about it.If you come quickly I will give you a tsintsiin egg.4.3.5.5Deceive3.5.4.1Fable, myth
tsitsa1t͡sít͡sá(H)throw awayFɛɩ afʋkpa ipi amʋ yetsitsa. Sweep so that you should gather the rubbish and throw it out.8.3.7.8.3Garbage7.4.5.2Throw awayIdiom:tswɩ oyibibi tsitsadefecate
tsitsi2t͡sit͡si 1to clean somethingOtutu labwɛ atɔ amʋ ɩwɩ sʋ tsitsi mʋ́ ha mɩ. The things are dusty so clean them for me.5.6.1Clean, dirty5.6.6Wipe, erase2to rub something7.7.5Rub
tsɩat͡sɪ́áadd something to somethingTsɩa siminti mʋ́a ɩsɩ amʋ wa abatɔ ha mɩ.Mix the cement and the sand together for me.7.5.2.3Add to somethingcomp.ɩsɩ tsɩahɛmortar (masonry)ph. v.pʋ tsɩaadd
tsɩɩnt͡sɪ̃̂ːcease to growOyin amʋ dɛ nta nun dʋbɩ sʋ alatsɩɩn. The man is drinking too much so he has stopped growing.Nyankpʋ onya si tswie a, ndɔtɔ atɔ tɛtsɩɩn. As soon as the rains stop, things in the farm stop growing.2.6.4.6Grow, get bigger
tsolit͡soli 1turn over; turn upside down; bowKo prɛntʋa tsoli.Turn the bottle upside down.Nɩ gyagya osian a, otoko nwuntɔ tsoli.When a bat hangs, it turns it's head upside down.8.3.1.4.1Vertical2to bow the headKo nwun tsoli. Bow your head.7.1.5Bow3to wash a baby's anusƆtsɩ amʋ dɛ mʋ bi amʋ tsoli. The woman is turning her child upside down.The woman is washing her child's anus.2.2.8Defecate, feces5.6.2Bathe
