7.1.2. Sit

gyonkaʤoŋká vsquat; or crouch; or perchAkoo amʋ lagyonka oyi amʋtɔ. The parrot has perched in the tree.Kebi amʋ logyonka ɔdɛ ɔbɔ amʋ kwi. The child squatted, he was digging a hole.Alasa bʋtekle wunasʋ gyonka, tsufɛse bʋtekle atɔ dada gyi. Vultures like to perch on the dunghill because they like to eat old things.7.1.2Sit
otsiakpa1ot͡siák͡pá(H)nsitting placeTsia mɩ otsiakpa.Take my place, (stand in for me.)7.1.2Sit
tsia2t͡síá v1to sitNɛha mʋ obia, oletsia asɩ. I gave him a stool and he sat down.cftsiatsiaatsiasit a long timetsiesitting7.1.2Sitcomp.tsia obiatɔbe chairman2to live in a placeAbɔ́yɔ wulu yile kʋsʋ, yetsɛ ɩnʋ ofi ɔkʋlɛ gyi ibia nya ɩwɩ.We will go to a certain city, go stay there a year, trade and get rich.cfda4 3remain5.9Live, stayph. v.si tsiader.atsialɛcomfortable
tsiet͡sievto be sitting- continuous aspectNtsie ɩwɩ sʋ.I am free.Bulu abɔpʋ dʋanyɔ bʋ tsietsie mʋ́ ɔnɔ.The twelve angels are sitting in charge of it.Mɩan mɩ ka nyɔ anɩtsie woyi kʋlɛtɔ.I am living with my in the same house.cftsia2 1sit7.1.2Sit
tsiatsiaatsiat͡siat͡siat͡siavto sit a long timecftsia2 1sit8.4.2.2A long time7.1.2Sit
wɔɩ tɩawɔ́ɪ́ tɪaph. v. ofwɔɩ2tɩa 1vto sit down hard and suddenlyNɩ kebi dɛ mʋ yin han, omenya atɔ abwɛlɛ a, nɩ mʋ yin ɔyɛkɩta mʋ a, ɔtɛkplʋn wa mʋ ɔbɛɛ, "Wɔɩ tɩa asɩ afusi mɩ han".If a child is bothering his mother, so that she can't get anything done, if his mother catches him she shouts at him and says, Sit down and stop troubling me.8.4.8.3Sudden7.1.2Sit