afunuafunuʔ(L) a lieAfunu wa ma alɛ. Tsufɛ, Bulu ɔbɛ́ɛ, afunupʋ bʋmɛ́ɛba mʋ iwie ogyikpa ɩnʋ. Telling lies is bad, because God says, liars will not come to his kingdom (heaven) there.Ɔhaa tamawa afunu dʋn Afuakebi Wurupong wulu anfɩtɔ.No-one tells lies more than Afuakebi in this Wurupong town.cfnnonyɔfalsehood3.5.1.3.2Tell a lieder.ofunupʋliarcomp.wa afunulie
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ofunupʋofunupʊʔ pl.afunupʋder. ofafunuɔ- -pʋperson who tells liesƆha ánɩ́ ɔtɛblɩ asʋn aha ɔma a, ofunupʋ ogyi. The person that talks evil of a person in his absence is a liar.Ɔha ánɩ́ omeyin tɔtɔ tsu tɔkʋ ɩwɩ, ɔdɛ mʋ́ asʋn blɩ a, ofunupʋ ogyi.A person who does not know anything about something and says something about it is a liar.3.5.1.3.2Tell a lie
onutoonutó 1real; genuine; the true one; himselfMɩ yin onuto mʋ bi nɩ. my own mother's child (my brother/sister in the Western sense)fʋ onuto you yourselfmɩ onutoI myselfamʋ́ onutothey themselvesanɩ onutowe ourselvesmlɩ onutoyou yourselfKɩɛ atɔ amʋtɔ ha nyebi amʋ fʋ onuto, mɛnɩ bʋmɔ́ɔkɔ. Divide the things among the children yourself so that they don't fight.Synankasareal9.2.3.1Reflexive pronouns3.5.1.3.5Real2the real oneƖtɔ amʋ onuto nɩ.This is the real thing.Megyi yibi ɔkapʋ amʋ bʋ yibi amʋ, Kwame onuto bʋ yibi amʋ.The driver is not the owner of the vehicle, it belongs to Kwame himself.3.5.1.3.5Real3especially3.5.1.3.5Real
ɔnɔkwalɩɔnɔkʷalɪ truthƆnɔkwalɩ blɩ bʋ ɔnlɩn tamɛ mʋ́ tɔpʋ iwilwii ba. Speaking the truth is difficult, but it brings peace.Ɔbʋ ɔnɔkwalɩ ɔtamawa afunu. He is truthful; he doesn't tell lies.3.5.1.3Trueder.ɔnɔkwalɩpʋfaithful person
pan2pã́(H) 1missƆtapʋ amʋ lɔtswɩ ɔbwɩ amʋ pan. Sʋ omenya mʋ. The hunter shot at the animal and missed. So he didn't get it.7.7.2Aim at a target2to answer incorrectlyAtɔ anfɩ nabwɛ ha mlɩ anfɩ a, fʋa fɛpan ɩkʋlɛ a, nɛ́pɩtɩ fʋ atɔ. The things I have made for you, the one who misses one answer, I will cane him.3.5.1.3True3to leave out somethingAtɔ amʋʋ fɛɛ mbwɛ amʋ a, nabwɛ mʋ́ fɛ́ɛ́, tamɛ napan ɩkʋlɛ sʋ. The things you said, I should do, I have done all but I missed one.4.3.1.2.1Below standard3.2.6.1Forget4to forget somethingOyin amʋʋ fosuna mɩ igye amʋ a, napan mʋsʋ. The man you showed me yesterday, I have forgotten him.cftan2forget3.2.6.1Forget
pinapinato pretendNepina bwɛ fɛ mmɔkʋ wun mʋ, tsufɛ mmɛdekle ánɩ́ ɔbɩa nowun mʋ ɩnʋ.I will pretend that I have not seen him because I don't want him to know that I saw him there.Nepina yɔ yɛkɩ bɛɛ ɔdɛ ɩnʋ dɔ.I will pretend to go and see whether he is farming there.Neŋain yɛkɩ bɛɛ ɔdɛ ɩnʋ dɔ.I will go secretly and see whether he is farming there.cfapinabwɛbihypocrisy3.5.1.3.5Real4.3.5.5Deceivecomp.apinabwɛbihypocrisy
swɩɩsʷɪ̌ː 1to lower something from someone's headMɩ atɔsʋrahɛ bʋ odwiin dʋbɩ. Ba bɔswɩɩ mɩ.My load is very heavy. Come unload it for me.cfhɔ1 4take7.2.2.5Move down4.4.4.7Relief2to remove from a cooking fireAtɔ amʋ lablɩ sʋ swɩɩ mʋ́ ha mɩ. The things have become hot so remove them from the fire for me.5.2.1.1Cooking methods3to grab or seize something by forceMaswɩɩ nyebi amʋ atogyi. Don't take the children's things from them and eat them.7.3.3.1Take something from somewhere4to lodge overnightƆkʋ dɛtsʋn ɔyɔ Krachi, owí lata wa mʋ nfɩ sʋ, alaswɩɩ mɩ. Someone is passing through to Kete Krachi. The sun has finished (nightfall came) on him here so he has stayed overnight with me.4.2.1.4.2Show hospitality7.2.4Travel5to deny falsely3.5.2.4Admit3.5.1.3.2Tell a lie
