mlimlí to change into; to transform intoƆlɔpʋ ɔbɛ́talɩ mli ɔwʋnlɩnpʋ. Ɔwʋnlɩnpʋ ɛ, ɔbɛ́talɩ mli ɔlɔpʋ. A sick person can turn into a healthy person. A healthy person also can turn into a sick person.Ɔbɛ́dan mli ɔnantswie. It (a calf) will grow up to be a cow.Abebi dɩ ɔsʋlʋtɔ wa ɔpá a, ɩtɔkɔkwɛ mli mbɛ.When palm nuts stay in the ground a long time, they germinate, turn into palm trees.9.1.1.2Become, change statecomp.mlibunturn over
9.1.1.2. Become, change state
tsɛ1t͡sɛʔ(L)1to exchange one thing for anotherAnɩdɛtɔɩ alɩɩ a, bɛtsɛ ɔnɔ wa mɩ. As we were talking they changed their speech on me (so I could no longer understand).Fapʋ kutibi tsɛ ɩbá.You have exchanged a pinch for a slap.Tsɛ kɔba anfɩ ha mɩ.Change this money for me.6.8.4.9Exchange, trade2to change from one thing to anotherTsɛ fʋ atadɩɛ amʋ ayɔ ndɔtɔ. Change your shirt so that we (can) go to farm.Ɔyɩtɔ gyi fɛ ologyo ɔwʋlʋ, ɩtɛtsɛ.The world is like chameleon's skin it always changes.9.1.1.2Become, change state9.1.2.6Change something
