8.4.6.1. Start something
asɩ otsuakpaasɪ otsuakpácomp. oftsuaasɩ1 1beginning location8.4.6.1.1Beginning8.5.3Be at a placesay.tsu mʋ́ asɩ otsukpa yeyi mʋ́ ɔkafrom end to end
awiɛɩawiɛɪ́(H)From:Akanawiɛɩend of a month; of a person, his final stateƆtsra anfɩ awiɛɩ nɔ́yɔ Nkran.At the end of this month I will go to Accra.Ɔtsra anfɩ mɔ ɔnɔ nɔ́yɔ Nkran.At the end of this month I will go to Accra.cfɔnɔ ɔmɔkpaending8.4.6.1.3End
fi X asɩfí X asɪ ph. v. ofasɩ1 2to start somethingNéfi agyʋma amʋ yɔ asɩ tsu sesei. I will start the work now.Nɩ fɔ́wa ɔtɛ a, "Okploo!" bʋtɔpʋ fi mʋ́ asɩ. Fówun batsuda mʋ́sʋ bɛɛ, "Ɔmɩɔ". If you will tell a story, you start it with "Ogblo!!". Then they reply to it saying "Ɔmɩo".Mʋ́ sʋ nɩ bɔkwɩɩ ɔkʋ ndɛ a, ɩlɛhian ánɩ́ abéfi wɩ bʋabʋa asɩ ha mʋ lowu.Because of this if someone is born today, it is necessary to begin to prepare ourselves for his death.cfasɩ1 1aroundfʋn ɔkpatɔbegin8.4.6.1.1Beginningder.asɩfibeginning
fʋn ɔkpatɔcomp. offʋn1 2ɔkpa 1-tɔ 2to beginBɔpʋ amʋ agyʋma amʋ fʋn ɔkpatɔ, bɛɛ ndɛ bɔ́yɔ mʋ́ sʋ.They have begun the work.They say today they will continue working on it.They took their work reached a place. They say today they will go on it.cffi X asɩstartCheck difference between fi asa and fʋn ɔkpatɔ8.4.6.1Start something
hɩhɩɛhɪhɪ́ɛʔ From:Akannhyehyɛ1to establish somethingLowu gyi ɔkpʋnʋ ɔdakpa ánɩ́ Bulu lahɩhɩɛ ha nyankpʋsa. Death is the resting place that God has established for mankind.8.4.6.1Start something2to dress well
lʋnlʋanlʊ́nlʊ́ãʔ(L)to revive a sick personNɩ mégyi Owusu lalʋnlʋan Yaokebi a, tɛkɩ alawu.If not Owusu that revived Yaokebi, else he should have died.8.4.6.1Start something2.5.6.4Lose consciousness
mbatahʋnmbatahʊ̃ (H) From:Akanmbatahʋnthings that prevent you from doing what you wantMbatahʋn lakɩta anɩ, tsufɛsɛ ɔha lawu. Anɩmɛ́ɛtalɩ trayɔ ndɔ amʋtɔ. Obstacles have caught us because someone has died. We will no longer be able to go to the farm.8.4.6.1.2Stop something9.4.2.1Can
sankasáŋkáto stop someone in the process of doing somethingƆlɛsanka mʋ ánɩ́ ɔmáyɔ ɩnʋ.He stopped him that he should not go there.Sanka yibi amʋ.Stop the vehicle.8.4.6.1.2Stop something
si1síʔ(H) 1to stopSi bwɛ!Stop doing that!8.4.6.1.2Stop somethingph. v.si lɩɩsi tsia2to leaveNasrɩ si mʋ wa nʋ. I have run away and left him there.Si kpada ɩnʋ.Drop it down there.7.2.3.3Leaveph. v.si kieforgivesi X yaɩomit 3to accompany part wayNési fʋ ɔkpa.I will see you off.Nasi fʋ fʋn nfɩ.I've accompanied you to here (and you should go on alone).7.2.5Accompanycomp.si X ɔkpaaccompany partway
tiitíː 1to meet something unexpectedlyBrɛa bʋdeki ndɔ amʋtɔ a, beyetii akpin amʋsʋ. When they were roaming through the farm they came across the garden egg.Brɛa nɔyɔ a, saa ɔbʋ obuto ɔdɛ atɔ gyi. Neyetii mʋsʋ. The time I went, unexpectedly he was in the room eating. I came on him.cftʋ 1meetwotiidiscover4.2.1.2Encounter2to make a gaping holeƆlɛka Natɩ ipu tii. He cut spider's belly open deeply (all the way into the stomach).8.2.4WideIdiom:ɩwɩtɔ tiidiarrhoea3to start (of rainy season)Nyankpʋ latii. The rains have started.8.4.6.1Start something
tsii2t͡síː1to uproot; to pull out something connected at one endTsii batɛ amʋ ɩtɛ ha mɩ ampʋ lɛ mɩ asʋtɔ. Pluck a chicken feather for me so I can clean out my ears.7.3.2.7Take something out of somethingcomp.tsii opunistartleder.tsitsiipluck2to appear violently3to suddenly startƆlɔpʋ ansɩpɛ tsii ɔsrɩ gya Ologyo ɔkpa. He was desperate so he suddenly started running after Ologyo.8.4.6.1Start something4to blaze upOgya letsii kɩta paya oyi amʋ. Fire sprang up and caught (burned) the avocado tree.Ogya amʋ detsii ɔswɩtɔ. The fire is burning on the hearth.5.5Fire
tsɔ1t͡sɔto begin somethingBɩ ánɩ́ sʋ batsɔ agyʋma amʋ yɔ nɩ.They have now begun the work.8.4.6.1Start somethingcomp.ɔtsra tsɔdalɩbɩtsɔkwɩɩborn, first
tsuat͡súaʔto start from somewhereOlotsua mʋ́ asɩ tsu Wurupong ya Tɛpo.He started from Wurupong and went to Tepo.Synfitiastart8.4.6.1Start somethingder.tsutsuabeforecomp.asɩ otsuakpabeginning location
yaɩyáɪ́ 1to put down something carefullyNapʋ yaɩ ɔpʋnʋsʋ. I have put it down on the table.Nɩ fɔkʋsʋ a, fayaɩ atɔ dɩnka mpa amʋsʋ wanklaan.When you get up, dress the bed well.cftɩtɩ3train8.4.6.1Start something2to appoint or install to an official positionBayaɩ owie pɔpwɛ ndɛ.They have installed a new chief today.4.5.3.4Appoint, delegateph. v.la X yaɩ3to provide for a childƆlɛyaɩ obi amʋ, tamɛ ɔmɛbʋla mʋ. He provided for the child but didn't raise him properly.He provided for the child but he didn't fill him.Napʋ amʋ́ yɛyaɩ sukuutɔ. I put them into school (at a distant place).4.3.4.5.1Provide for, support6.3.1Domesticated animal4to cause to remain in one place8.4.5.3.4Delay7.2.6.2Prevent from movingph. v.da X yaɩkɩta X yaɩrestrainsi X yaɩomit 5to be done priviously, as precedent8.4.5.2Before
