5.5. Fire
agyawunuaʤawunu(H) sg.gyawunucharcoalOfienɩ ngya ma ɩnʋ mʋ́ sʋ agyawunu lawa bia.This year there is no firewood, therefore charcoal has become expensive.Agyawunu atɔpʋ bʋtokwi ɔbɔ kʋla nyi wa mʋ́tɔ, fówun bawa ogya mʋ́tɔ yinki kpa sɩ bun mʋ́sʋ. Ɩhɔ ta a, balɛ agyawunu amʋ. Charcoal burners dig a hole, and put trees in it, so you will see that they have set fire in it and returned gathered sand and covered it. When it finishes burning they remove the charcoal.6.2.5.4Plant product5.5.6Fuelcomp.agyawunu ɔtɔpʋcharcoal maker
agyawunu ɔtɔpʋaʤawunu ɔtɔpʊ́comp. ofagyawunutɔ1 1ɔ- -pʋone who makes charcoalAgyawunu ɔtɔpʋ atadɩɛ tebi, tsufɛ agyawunu lebi.charcoal burner's attire blackens, because charcoal is black.6.2.5.4Plant product5.5.6Fuel
dundũʔ(L) 1to biteKɩaɩ amʋ ladun kebi amʋ. The dog has bitten the child.5.2.2.1Bite, chew2.5.3Injure2to quench a light, electricity, or the sunƆyɩ lakɛ, sʋ olodun ɔkandɩɛ.It's morning so he extinguished the lantern.Dun ɔkandɩɛ amʋ ha mɩ. Turn off the light for me.5.5.3Extinguish a fire
dʋdato light a fire5.5.1Light a fire
mankɩnsɩmãŋkɪ̃nsɪmatch (to light a fire)Mankɩnsɩ amʋ lakpa ogya.The match has caught fire.5.5.1Light a fire
nfɔɱfɔ(H) 1oilMahɔ abi ofobi ntɛ kɩtɩba nfɔ, mboun hɔ nfɔ pɛpɛ. Don't buy palm kernel oil, or peanut oil, instead buy palm oil.nfɔ pɛpɛpalm oil1.5.1Tree1.2.3.2Oil6.2.1.7Growing treesIdiom:bʋ nfɔprosperous2fat of an animalƆprakuo bʋ nfɔ dʋbɩ. A pig has a lot of fat.2.1.7Flesh5.2.3.2.1Meatcomp.awutɔ nfɔmarrow3gasoline or oil for a vehicle7.2.4.1.1Vehicle5.5.6Fuel
nsuonsúó ashAtsɩ akʋ bɔkʋsʋ nyankɩ a, bʋtɛlɛ amʋ́ ɔswɩtɔ nsuo, kpita ɔswɩ asa bʋtɔwa ogya. When certain women get up in the morning they remove the ashes from their hearth, and paint the ɔswɩ before setting fire.5.5.5What fires produce
ogya plɛnplɛnoʤa plɛ̃́plɛ̃́ʔcomp. ofogya 1plɛnplɛnflameOgya plɛnplɛn amʋ lɔtswɩ kɩta pipi amʋ hɔ mʋ́. The flame spread and caught the thatch and burned it.5.5Fire
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
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1fireMankɩnsɩ amʋ lakpa ogya. The match has caught fire.Ogyaŋɛ amʋ dɛ ogya kpa.The Firefly is flashing.Sika pɛpɛ amʋ dɛ ogya kpa. The gold is shining.Atɔ amʋʋ bʋ ogya amʋ lablɩ ogya dʋbɩ. The things that are in the fire have become very hot.cfotsugyahot water5.5Firecomp.agya fwɩbarkblɩ ogyaheatogya plɛnplɛnflameph. v.kpa ogyasparkleunspec. comp. formmpumpu ngyablister2interestƆbʋ ogya agyʋma amʋtɔ. He is interested in the work.3.4.1.4Interested3sharpnessƆdayi amʋ bʋ ogya klaklakla.The knife is very sharp.Krantɩɛ amʋ ɔnɔ lawa ogya klaklakla.The cutlass is very sharp.cfklaklasharp8.3.2.3Sharpcomp.wa ogyaset alight
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ɔswɩɔsʷɪ pl.nswɩhearthOgya amʋ detsii ɔswɩtɔ. The fire is burning in the hearth.Nɩ fɔ́pwɛ ɔswɩ a, féhian isin ánɩ́ mʋ́tɔ lɔsɔ fówun fawɔ mʋ́a mbepi wa mʋ́tɔ. Mbepi amʋ bɛ́ha ɔswɩ amʋ mɛ́ɛbaba. Fówun fapwɛ mʋ́.When you want to make a hearth, you will need termite mound clay then you pound it together with palm nut rubbish. The palm nut rubbish will make the hearth so that it doesn't crack. Then you mould it.5.5.7Fireplace
plɛnplɛnplɛ̃plɛ̃ʔ flame part of a fire5.5Fireder.plɛnplɛnplɛnplɛnflamecomp.ogya plɛnplɛnflameder.plɛnplɛnbisparks
