ɔ- -tɔɔ- -tɔ/tɔ́ pl.a- -tɔan tool used in or associated with doing something; ɔ-X-tɔ something that is used in doing X.abietɔ things to bathe withɔbɩatɔ needle (north dialect)abontɔ things that stinkɔbwatɔ frying panadatɔ steelafɛtɔ stone to break palm kernelsafɛɩtɔ broomsafintɔ lids (thing to close)ɔkatɔ cutting tool – krantɩɛ (cutlass/machete); ɔdayi (knife)akɔtɔ weaponsakpitatɔ painting thingsakwitɔ digging toolsakuntɔ things for cutting down treesanɩnatɔ cooking toolsapleitɔ toys; musical instrumentsapulatɔ items buried with a corpse; ɔklan (mat); atati (cloths); daka (coffin); sika (money)9.5.1.2Instrument9.2.9.3Derivational affixes
9.2.9.3. Derivational affixes
ɔ- -pʋɔ- -pʊ / -pʊ́ contractionpʋ3agent marker; means "one who does"ɔdɔtɔpʋfarmerosunapʋteacherɔkpɛpʋ witchopulapʋburierbia ogyipʋmerchantatɔ ɔfɛpʋpetty traderɔkpa otupʋ An Nkonya living outside of Nkonyaɔwʋnlɩnpʋ a strong personɔlɔpʋa sick personagyawunu atɔpʋcharcoal burnersAgyawunu atɔpʋ bʋtokwi ɔbɔ kʋla nyi wa mʋ́tɔ, fówun bawa ogya mʋ́tɔ yinki kpa ɩsɩ bun mʋ́sʋ, ɩhɔ ta a, balɛ agyawunu amʋ.Charcoal burners dig a hole, and put trees in it, so that they have set fire in it and returned gathered sand and covered it. When it finishes burning they remove the charcoal.ɔtapʋa hunterɔwʋlʋ ɔbɩpʋa learned manatɔ ɔbɩnpʋseamstressNta abʋpʋ a, nɩ bʋ na bʋ dɛ ntinta bɔ.Drinkers, if they are drunk, they stumble.9.2.9.3Derivational affixescomp.agyawunu ɔtɔpʋcharcoal makerapinabwɛbi ɔbwɛpʋhypocriteatɔ ɔbɩnpʋseamstress/tailoratɔ ɔblɩpʋblacksmithatɔ ɔlapʋsoothsayerbia ogyipʋmerchantiye ɔlɛpʋfishermannta ɔbʋpʋdrunkardobu ɔdɩpʋprisonerowuntɔnlɩnpʋwicked personɔma ɔlɩɩpʋsupporterɔnɔsʋ ɔtɔɩpʋspokesmansumbi ɔyɔpʋerrand runnertsukʋlɛ osinpʋinvalidder.ɔma ɔlɩɩpʋsupportercomp.agyʋma ɔyɔpʋworkeransibi obwiepʋblind personatɔ owunpʋdivinerɩsa ɔkɔpʋsoldierlakpan ɔbwɛpʋsinnerlalahɛ ogyipʋevil doerntsu onunapʋdrink, givenwɛ owunpʋmerciful personɔkpɛ ɔfʋlɩpʋtrumpeterɔwʋlɩyɔpʋder.omenyapʋpregnant womanosuanpʋstudentɔfapʋherbalistɔkpɔtɩpʋharvesterɔlɔpʋsick personɔsʋrapʋwidow
ɔbɩatɔɔbɪatɔʔ dial. var.opiSpl.mbɩatɔneedleBʋtɔpʋ ɔbɩatɔ bɩn atɔ. They use needle to sew things.6.6.1Working with cloth9.2.9.3Derivational affixes
