1.5.1. Tree
ogyatinoʤatĩʔ pl.ngyatina stick of firewoodNaka ogyatin kpɔnkpɔntɩ nɔ́pʋ sun ɔswɩ ɔnɔ. I have cut a large stick of firewood, and I will put it in my hearth as the central fire log.Nɔpʋ ogyatin amʋ dɩnka ɩta ba woyitɔ. I carried a stick of firewood homee on my shoulder.cfngya1firewood1.5.1Tree6.2.5.4Plant product5.5.6Fuel
opegyaopeʤapalm fruit about to ripencfabɛ1palm fruit1.5.1Tree1.5.5Parts of a plant6.2.1.7Growing trees
oyioyíʔ pl.nyi1treeNɔ́pʋ limba kun oyi yile kʋ mɩ ndɔtɔ. I will take an axe and fell a big tree on my farm.cfoyibibistick1.5.1Treecomp.klenku oyishea butter treeoyi ibifruitoyi ɔmabarkoyi ɔnɔtreetopoyi-yɛsɛɛbushoyikpalihɛcross2a stickcfoyibibistick1.5.5Parts of a plantcomp.okpokployimaize coboyi yiahɛwalking stickɔma oyibispine3the main part of somethingAgode toswie mʋ́ oyitɔ, ɔkpɩtsatɔ.Coconut bears in its tree in a cluster.A coconut bears its fruit in a cluster at the trunk.2.1Bodycomp.atsulii oyimushroom stemnyankpʋsa oyihuman bodyɔwɔntɩ oyibibridge (of nose)Idiom:kpɔɩ mʋ Bulusʋ-oyidie
ɔblakwɛɔblakʷɛʔpl.mblakwɛthe new central palm growthBʋtɛtalɩ pʋ ɔblakwɛ bwɛ ɔfɛ klɩ atɔ.They can take ɔblakwɛ and use it to make rope to tie things.Nɩ fɔ́pʋ pipi bua ibu a, fégyankpa pʋ ɔblakwɛ ɔfɛ ntɛ ɔfɛ bamba klɩ abotodua mpalɩ kɩta ɔtan amʋ, mɛnɩ afu móobwii obu amʋ.If you take thatch and roof a hut, you first take palm frond rope or other rope and tie the vertical rafters (mpalɩ) on top of the ɔtan (bottom horizontal crossbars) so that the wind won't blow the roof off.Mʋ́ ɔma fɛ́tratsia pʋ ɔblakwɛ ɔfɛ klɩ abotodua manta ipi amʋ ɛ, mɛnɩ afu mɛ́ɛdɩnkɩ mʋ́ tsitsa.After this, you will again take some palm frond rope and tie bamboo over the thatch so that the wind will not blow the thatch off.1.5.1Tree6.2.5.4Plant product1.5.5Parts of a plant6.2.1.7Growing trees
ɔbɛɔbɛ́ʔ pl.ɩbɛ3oil palm treeElaeis guineensisMbʋ mbɛ mɩ ndɔtɔ, tamɛ ɔbɛ ɔkʋlɛ tamaswie.I have palm trees in my farm, but one does not bear fruit.Anɩ tenya nta fututu lɛ ɔbɛtɔ.We get palm wine from palm tree.Kian dɛ ɔbɛ yinta mɩ ɩbɛ amʋtɔ. Grubs are spoiling one of the palm trees among my palm trees.cfabɛ1palm fruitobebunidead palm tree1.5.1Tree6.2.1.7Growing trees
ɔgywɩyaaɔʤʷɪ́yǎʔ lemonCitrus limonNtɔpʋ ɔgywɩyaa kpa ɩwɩ. Nɩ fégyi mʋ́ a, mʋ́tɔ gyi nyagbanyagba. I apply lemon on myself. I rub lemon on my skin. If you eat it, it is sour.1.5.1Tree2.3.3Taste5.2.3.1.2Food from fruit6.2.1.7Growing trees
payapáya pl.apayaFrom:EngpearavocadoPersea americanaPaya mʋ́a bodobodo bʋ agyilɛ dʋbɩ. Avocado and bread are very tasty.1.5.1Tree5.2.3.1.2Food from fruit6.2.1.4Growing fruit
pɔntɔpɔ̃ntɔ(H) pl.apɔntɔ1shade tree, usually a fig tree1.5.1Tree2.4.5Rest8.3.3.2.1Shadow2figuratively, a chief or elderBrɛ ánɩ́ kɛlɩ lopuli a, ahandɛ bɛɛ bódunka pɔntɔ ka beyi. Ndɛ a, banya pɔntɔ pɔpwɛ ka. The time that the silk cotton tree uprooted, the elders said they should look for a shade tree to cut and plant. Today they have cut a new shade tree.4.5.1Person in authority4.6.1Ruler
waɩnbiwaɪnbi(H) pl.awaɩnbipalm branch with the fronds removedBʋtɔpʋ awaɩnbi lʋ lakpa. They take stripped palm branches to weave baskets.Bʋtɔkpalɩ mbla lɛ mʋ́sʋ fówun lasi awaɩnbi amʋ. They strip the palm fronds from a palm branch leaving the central stick.1.5.1Tree6.2.5.4Plant product6.2.1.7Growing trees
yintiyinti(H)pl.ayintistump of a treeAyinti bʋ mɩ ndɔtɔ dʋbɩ sʋ yinti lawɔ mɩ ayabitɔ.There are many stumps in my farm so a stump has pierced my foot.1.5.1Tree8.2.2.1Short, not long6.2.4.2Uproot plants1.5.5Parts of a plant
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