aganɛagánɛ(H)dial. var.nyankpʋkpie2Nlittle brown scorpionOrder: ScorpionesBamɔ aganɛ amʋʋ ɔlɔsʋra kebi amʋ.They have killed the scorpion that stung the child.cfnyankpʋkpie1 2scorpion1.6.1.8Spider
1.6.1.8. Spider
natɩ1natɪʔ(L)pl.anatɩ1spiderOrder: Araneae1.6.1.8Spider3.5.4.1Fable, mythcomp.natɩ kɛsɩɛblack spidernatɩ mblawebnatɩ tatiweb2spider; a prototypical mythical animal.Natɩ bʋ ɩkatɔ a, bʋtamagyi mʋ bia. Don't make a commitment without all the facts.If Spider is in the grass they never bargain his price.Natɩ mɔkʋwu. Okude mɔkʋta.A phenomenon hasn't stopped, so the effects continue.Spider hasn't yet died, so dreaming hasn't stopped.3.5.4.1Fable, mythcomp.natɩ kɩtatingling
natɩ kɛsɩɛ, natɪ kɛsɪɛʔ (H)comp. ofnatɩ1 1black spider with hairy bodyOrder: Araneaepl.anatɩ kɛsɩɛ1.6.1.8Spider3.5.4.1Fable, myth
nyankpʋkpie1ɲaŋ͡mk͡pʊ́k͡píeʔ(L)1thunderNyankpʋ amʋ dekpie dʋbɩ, fialɩ obótswie. It is thundering a lot, perhaps it will rain.cfkpie2 2thunder1.1.3.6Lightning, thunder2small brown scorpionOrder: ScorpionesIn the Northern dialect this is any scorpion, in the southern this is only the big black ones. The little brown ones are aganɛ, borrowed from Ewe. Nyankpʋ kpie is cognate with other Guang languages.Nyankpʋkpie ɔsʋra fʋ a, ɩbʋ ɔsɩn. If a scorpion stings you it is painful.cfaganɛscorpion1.6.1.8Spider
