bʋla1bʊ́lá unspec. var.bla2Guangbɔla (Gikyode)1to fill somethingSa ntsu bʋla ɔwɛ amʋ ha mɩ. Bring water and fill the calabash for me.Aha bɔbʋla wulu amʋtɔ kpakpaakpa. The town was really filled with people.Synɔbɔ1full8.1.8Full7.5.9.2Fill, cover2full of weedsNdobi amʋtɔ fɛ́ɛ́ labʋla.The garden was full of weeds.Ɔyɔ ndɛ, tsufɛ ɩfa labʋla wa mʋ kpoli.He should go today because his maize is full of weeds.6.2.4Tend a field
6.2.4. Tend a field
dɔ1dɔʔ(L) 1weed with a cutlassDɔ ndɔ amʋ wanklaan ha mɩ ɩpɩn. Weed the farm well for me close to the ground.6.2.4Tend a field6.2.2Land preparation2to make a farmder.ɔdɔpʋfarm workerɔdɔtɔpʋfarmer
kpalɩ1k͡palɪ́ to strip leaves off a branch; to prune branches from a treeNtɔ bʋ tɛkpalɩ? What do they strip?Bʋ tɛkpalɩ oyi. They prune branches from trees.7.8.3Cut7.3.2.7Take something out of something6.2.4.4Trim plants
krantɩɛkrantɪ́ɛ́ (H) pl.akrantɩɛa cutlass; a macheteA machete is normally called a cutlass in Ghanaian English.Krantɩɛ amʋ ɔnɔ lawa ogya klaklakla. The cutlass is very sharp.Ɔkɔntɩ pʋ́ krantɩɛ anɩtɔpʋ dɔ. Ɩtɛha ɩdɔ amʋ ɩtɛpɩn. We use a wooden crook and a cutlass to weed. It makes the weeding smooth (does not leave ragged clumps).6.2.4.1Cut grass4.8.3.7Weapon, shoot
pulipúlí 1to uproot a plantOlotsu ɔtɩ puli ɩfa mʋ́a mʋ́ nlin wa blawunutɔ. He took a hoe and uprooted some grass with its roots and put it in a makeshift basket.Ɔdɔtɔpʋ ɔkʋ lapuli oyi mʋ́a mʋ́ nlin fɛ́ɛ́ mʋ ndɔtɔ, mɛnɩ ɩmɛ́ɛtra pɔɩ tsufɛ oyi amʋ ma alɛ.A certain farmer has uprooted a tree with all the roots so that it will not sprout again because the tree is not good.cfpupuliplough7.3.2.7Take something out of something6.2.1.2Growing roots6.2.4.2Uproot plantscomp.ɩwɩtɔ pulinauseader.pupuliplough2to die, said of a large tree as metaphor for the death of a notable personNɩ kɛlɩ puli a, baflɛ tɔkɔkwɛ mʋ́ asɩ. When great man dies lesser men will spring up.When a silk cotton tree uproots, pawpaw trees grow up around it.2.6.6Die3to harvest food that bears fruit undergroundIgyo atɛ amʋ lawu sʋ bʋdɛ igyo amʋ puli. The leaves of the yam have died so they are harvesting it.Mɩ kɩtɩba lawɩ. Noyopuli mʋ́.My groundnuts have born fruit. I'm going to go harvest them.6.2.1.2Growing roots6.2.5Harvestunspec. comp. formatopulibɩharvest time
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
