adɔmpɔadɔmpɔ (H)shea butterBʋtegyi adɔmpɔ fɛ nfɔ pɛpɛ.They eat shea butter like red oil.cfklenku oyishea butter tree6.2.5.4Plant product
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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
botoduabotodua (H)pl.abotoduaFrom:Akanbɔtɔ duabambooBotodua bɔɩhɛ bʋ ogya. Sʋ nɩ fʋdɛpʋ yɔ agyʋma a, kɩ wanklaan; tsufɛ ɩtɛka.Split bamboo is sharp so if you are working with it be careful because it cuts.6.2.5.4Plant product6.6.3Working with wood
dantapudantápu fluff from the silk cotton treeKɛlɩ oyi a, mʋ́ abi amʋ tɛfa wunya dantapu.Silk cotton tree's pods burst and spread fluff.Kpa dantapu amʋ wa kɛntɛ amʋtɔ, abɩn mʋ́ bwɛ sumuɛ. Gather the kapok and put it in the bag so that we sew it into a pillow.cfkɛlɩ 1kapok1.5.1Tree6.2.5.4Plant product1.5.5Parts of a plant
ipi2ipíʔ (H)kind of grass used in hatching housesIpi tamalɩɩ wa ɔpá. Bʋtɔpʋ bua obu.Thatch doesn't stay long. It is used for thatching.6.2.5.4Plant product6.5.3Building materials1.5.3Grass, herb, vine1.5.5Parts of a plant6.5.2.2Roof
kɛlɩkɛlɪ (H) pl.akɛlɩ1kapok/silk cotton tree; prototypical large treeCeiba pentandracfdantapufluff1.5.1Tree6.2.5.4Plant product2figuratively, a great elder or chiefNɩ kɛlɩ puli a, baflɛ tɔkɔkwɛ mʋ́ asɩ. A great man will be replaced by lesser menWhen a silk cotton tree uproots, pawpaw trees grow up around it.Brɛ ánɩ́ kɛlɩ lopuli a, ahandɛn bɛɛ bódunka pɔntɔ ka beyi. Ndɛ a, banya pɔntɔ pɔpwɛ ka. When the former chief died, the elders looked for a replacement. Today they have enstooled a new one.At the time that a large tree uprooted the elders said to look for a shade tree to plant a cutting. Today they have got a new shade tree cutting.
klanduaklanduaa plant with seeds used for oilJatropha curcasKlandua wɩ lawa ɔnlɩn.Jatropha is now difficult to get.6.2.5.4Plant product1.5.2Bush, shrub
klenku oyikleŋku oyicomp. ofoyi 1shea butter treeVitellaria paradoxacfadɔmpɔshea butter1.5.1Tree6.2.5.4Plant product
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
opuliopuliʔ cottonBʋtɔtswɩ opuli bwɛ ɔfɛ. They spin cotton to make rope.Opuli bʋtɔpʋ lʋ atati nɩ.The use cotton to weave clothes.cfopuli-mputɔcotton wool6.2.5.4Plant product6.6.1.4Weaving cloth6.6.1.2Spinning thread1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
opuli-mputɔopuli-mpútɔ́cotton woolNalɛ mɩ opulitɔ abi fɛ́ɛ́, ndɛ opuli-mputɔ amʋ fɩta, sʋ nɩ fʋdɛ ɩkʋ kle ánɩ́ fɔ́pʋ manta fʋ ɔlɔ a, nɛ́ha fʋ.I have removed all the seeds from my cotton and I am drying the cotton wool so if you need some to put on your sore, I will give you.cfopulicotton6.2.5.4Plant product2.5.7.2Medicine1.5.3Grass, herb, vine
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
pipi2pípithatchOgya plɛnplɛn amʋ lɔtswɩ kɩta pipi amʋ hɔ mʋ́.The flame spread and caught the thatch and burned it.dial. var.opiki1S6.2.5.4Plant product6.5.3Building materials1.5.3Grass, herb, vine1.5.5Parts of a plant6.5.2.2Roof
swie2sʷie(L) to bear fruitƆbɛ amʋ laswie. The oil palm tree has born fruit.Nɩ oyi swie a, mʋ́ abi fɔpʋ bɩ mʋ́. When a tree bears fruit, its seed you will take and know it.Kankaba oyi mɛ́ɛtalɩ swie paya abi.The orange tree cannot bear avocado fruit.6.2.5.4Plant product1.5.6Growth of plants
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
