A TWI SPELLING BOOK • TWI NS£M DKOR£DKOR£ KYER£WBEA c. A. Akron Dr. E. L. Rapp - ACCRA GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1938 , • - 5 EMU NSeM-CONTENTS KRATAFA Introduction • • • • 7 Directions for Uee • • 8 Division of Syllables • • • 8 ReduplicatioIl8 Rnd Repetitions • • • 8 Tra.nsliteration of Foreign Names - • • • 9 Nouns and Verba.l Nouns • • 9 N asa.lization • 9 Note • • • • 10 JJhye~mu • • • II 1. Edi~ &s£m no mpaapaemu • II A. N ea egyina nsianim so j'. II B. Nea egyina nsiakyiri so • 12 II. Akont• •b ude • 12 III. DilJDSianalJffiU • 13 IV. Adey& ka.bea horow no ntreWD1U • 14 I. f. • • 14 2. fi • • 15 3. to • • 16 4. tu • • • 17 5. ko • • • 18 G. kum • • • • 19 7. bo • • • • 20 8. bu • • • 21 9. d. • • • 22 10. di • • • • 23 ll. ma • • 24 12. min. • • 25 13. nom 26 14. nu • • 27 15. IJwene • • 28 16. 1JwiilJwii 29 17. dwene 30 18. oJ"o · • • 31 19. gyuw • 32 2U. gu • • • 33 Spelling Book. • 34 Asraru di~ • • • • 110 7 INTRODUCTION A new script for the Twi language was adopted in the year 1927-. This script, which is recommended by the International Institute of African Languages and Cultures, has been introduced as a standard script for the majority of African languages. But this change, while it introduced new symbols and brought the Twi Janguage into line with,the writing and printing of other languages, did not settle the roany difficulties of spelling. The adoption of.a new script does not a.nswer the question as to whether two words should be written as one, or separately, or joined with a hyphen. There is no book in the old script which can be referred to as a standard for guidance in this rna tter. The Bible would have been an ideal standard, as it has the widest circulation of all Twi books, but uniortunately it is full of inconsistencies in spelling. It is possible to find the same word spclt in two or even three different wa.ys on the same page of the Bible. The following are a few examples: UI"~ ho, UXJ~ho, 1JX)V-ho; po-T;)w, pOr:mJ, prow ; mmerekyiku, mmerekyi kuw ; ma fna, mama; - len;, tire, terew, tcrew ; A:V., kuw, kuw ; - na.!} ase, na!}ase, nav-ase, etc. 2. Ahene 7, 1: awisiam.; 16: awi siam; 18: awi-siam. Another idea.l help might have been the new edition of ChristaUer's Dictiona.ry, published in 1933. This dictionary is one of the most va.luable compiled for the study of a.n Mrican la.nguage, and the a.uthors of this Spelling Book follow it as far a.s possible. This cannot be done in aU cases, beca.use in the old edition of Christaller's Dictionary a.nd in the new edition revised by Rev. J. Schweizer the same word is speit iu two or three different ways in ma.ny insta.nces, e.g. : Page 306: a11Ulnnehunu (ltv. amane), amanehunu, vma:nnehunufo ; Page 257: lrorokuma (VkOTaw, kuma), L-rokllma-twa; Page 85: adiyiscm, adiyist1Jka. adiyiscmkafo, etc. During the last few years n number of T ....i . Readers for use in schools and several other books have been produced a.nd care has been exercised to make the spelling in these books consistent. A Revised Version of the Twi Bible is being prepared and the spelling will be based on the spelling found in thi-; book. 8 DIRECTIONS FOR USE The words are arranged in alphabetical order. not according to prefixes, but according to root consonants. Therefore in consulting this book for the spelling of any word that has a prefix or several prefixes. the word must be sought under the consonant which begins the stem. Fo~ instance, such words as ~4bo. :Hia1). 31asu. o-gua1). o-hene all begin with an :> or 0, but they must be sought under b, d,l. 9, h. DMSION OF SYLLABLES 1. Monosylla.bic stems may not, of course, be diVIded. 2. The mute or fricative consonants I, h, k, P. T, S, t, Y always belong to the following sylJable, e.g. : waJJ'a • o-lwaam • a-kyc , 3-hem·'n"r>-:t'tI • o-hen-yere •et.c :3. When two of the nasal consonants m, n, ~me between two vowels, the one belongs to the preceding and the other to the succeeding syllable, e.g. : a-hem-rna!), a-hey-!Jua, !J-A":»n-m:>, a-k:m-713, etc. 4. The combinations ny and yw require particolar attention. The following examples show how words in which they occur flhonld be divided: o-pa-nyiy, o-pan-yijo, oo-!)u'Oma, !)-wa-ywe-nt, vu'O-ywa, cm-ye (he is not good), on-nye (he does not accept), on-yaw (he does not scold), mn-yaw (he may not scold). on-nyaw (he does not leave), onn-nyll1O (he may not leave), o!}y-!)we-nc mama no (be may not weave the cloth), etc. fl. If a noun is compounded with another nOUD ba.ving a prefix, the second of U1C component part.s must ILlways go with it.s prefix, e.g. : alto';)(/(,1) , aso-:x!(1), n:w-01)willi, llsu-ohyew, aJlo-:>m-mercu'. etc. G. The r(',luplications of verbs nrc divided th1l8 : O-ill-Iu, wJ·ka-sa-ka-sa, UJJ·a-wa-ti-wa-ti.-riw, etc. RKDUPLICATIONS AND REPETITIONS (a) Reduplication i~ the doubling of a stem by repetition of the whole stC'll1, or prefixing of a shortened form of it, e.g. : pnpo, tlalia, pirapira, kurakl~ra, patiripaliriU', keka, popa. boW, (ellll'. 9yigy(', dU'l/dwo, sensa!), 9I1mpJUtl'!J. (b) Rf'pdition is thf' doubling of the whole word-stem and prefix, {'.g. : 9 Rule: An reduplications and repetitions should be written as one word, except the repetition of singular nouns, verbs (but not their reuuplications), onomatopooic words, and adverbial numerals, e.g. : barna hama kyere ketebo (repetition of nouns). makye makye kum aberewa (repetit.ion of nouns). • yekae kae kae, nso antetam (repetition of verbs). obob:>:> no bam bam bam (repetition of onomatopceic words), wofii acli mmjako mmiako (repet.ition of adverbial numerals). wokyce no abieIj abiel] (repetition of adverbial numerals). TRANSLITERATION OF FOREIGN NAMES Foreign namE'S should gcncI$l,lly remain in t,hcir foreign fOfm, e.g. : Jam.es, John, Mad.:ay, William, Jones, etc. But the following is -the principle underlying the transliteration of foreign names used in the Twi Bible and elsewhere: All double consonants become single in the Twi form, e.g.: Iohane, Helafo, Hana, Filipo, etc. The consonants y andj a.re represented by i. e.g.: [ohane. e: is k before a. o. u and s before e and i. e.g.: /(arinto. th is t. v is represented by w, e.g.: Dawid. qu is low, e.g.: Akwila. z is like s. e.g.: Zion is like Sian. ch is like /"', e.g.: Arkipo, Sintik~. Both Gre{'k vowels epsilon and eta. are represented by simple e, and omikron and omega by simple o. es becomes c, e.g.: H e:nnp. 'is bf':comcsi, e.g.: Sardi. a.s becomes 0, ('.g.: Faldo. u.s becolllf's n, e.g.: Tibrrif). The English cmling -y is represented by -w, e.g.: Italy becomes Italia. NOUNS A~D VERBdL NOUNS Kouns preceding yerbal uouns in an objective position should always be joined to the yerbal noun, e.g. : di uoklmrc nokwaredi ku ({stmpa aSl:mpaka {/~'empakafo yc adu'lflltrl adwumayc adwu1ilayrfo K .\SALIZATION Nasaiizatilll1 siems fire for practical purposes superfluous. WhNC they arc used in granunars and vocabularies they should be put only all 10 vowels which do not stand before, after, or between the nepal conaoDallte m, 11., !J, ny, e.g. : never on eM, pam, etc., but on ~fi, so-so, to-lo, etc. NOTE.-Twenty specimen paradigms are given on pages 11 to 33. Each verb in this book has a figure in brackets indicating the specimen according to which it is conjuga.ted, e.g. : Irma (5), kura (6), posa (1), pue (2), 10 (3), iua (4) . • • 11 DHYEDMU Emu nsem: I. Edit] aSE:m no mpa.a.pacmu. A. Naianim. B. Nsiakyiri. II. Akontaabude. • III. Di~naian.~mu. IV. Adeye kabea. horow no ntrewmu. A. n, e, e, 0, 0 B. e, i, 0, n, gya, nya, twa Yiw kabea 1)1)00 kabea Yiw kabea JJ~oo kab. . 1. fa m· 2. Ii m- 3. to n- 4. tu n- 5. ko ~- 6. kmn ~- 7. bo mm- 8. bu mm- 9. da • nn- W. di nn- 11. rna nun- 12. mia mm- 13. nom nn- 14. nu nn- 15. Ijwene ~~- 16. ~wii~wii ~~- 17. dwene ~~- 18. dwo ~D- 19. gyaw nn- 20. gu ~~- I. EDID ASEM NO MPAAPAEMU ' A. N ea egyina nsianim so Bi.kofo kab. . Dodow kab. . Biakofo kabe. Dodow kab. . 1. kom• kama. .m• .m a- .- Ese ESe E- E- eti eti e- e- ode ode 0- 0- ohin. ohill 0- 0- mfow mfote m- m- nsu usu n- n- DDo DDO D- Q- 2. gyata .gy.ta a- 3. poma mpoma. m- dompe nnompe n- kuku ~kuj,.-u Q- 12 Biakofo kabea Dodow kabea Biakofo kabea Dodow kabea 4. ahoa mIDoa a- m- ada-mIo nnamfo a- n- akyene ~kyene a- ~- 5. EDaD anaIJ E- a- ekuw akuw (.kuw) e- a- 6. cpeaw mpeaw E- m- e m Eda nn. E- D- edua nnua e- n- £kaa ~kaa E- ~- e- D- 7. ohene abene ,- 8- ofi afi 0- a- 8. obea mmea ,- m- ofumni mfumfo o- lD- amps. nrupa o- n- okramoui IJkramofo ,- - ~- 'D lJIJU81J 0- ~- • B. Nea egyina 7lsiakyiri so Biakofo kahea Dodow kabca. Biakofo kabea Dodo\\' kabea a. agya ngynnom -nom b. afE mft::fo -fo c. adwe I'JI'Jweaa -aa d. ade nncwil. -wa e. ade [adee) nnct:ma. f. Oburoni . -ma AborJfo -m -fo g. odesaui adesamma , ·m -BUlla • II. AKONTAABUDE 1. biako biako dOlJkoro .2. abiclJ baanu nUJIJabiclJ 3. abiclID bansa nnJlJo.birSll 4. anal) baanal') nnonnal) 5. anum bnnnum nnonnum 6. asia baa~ia tulOllSHl 7. asol) baasOl) nn:msol) 8. awotwe hanwotw(' nn,lIJwJtwe 9. ukrolJ bankrolJ nnJIjkr01J 10. du lillolJdu 11 du.hiuko ullolJuubiako 12 dumi('1) DllOI)UUmiCIJ • 13 13 dumiEnsa 700 ahanaoq 14 dunnaq 800 ahaIJwotwe 15dunnum 900 ahaqkroq 16 dunsia 1,000 apem 17 dUllBOq 2,000 mpennu 18 duqwotwe 3,000 rnpens. 19 duqkroq 4,000 mpemnaq 20 aduonu 5,000 mpemnum 21 aduonu biako 6,000 mpemnsia 22 aduonu abieYJ 7,000 mpemnaolj 23 aduonu abiesa 8,000 mpemqwotwe 24 aduonu analJ 9,000 mpem~kroq 25 aduonu anum 10,000 opedu 26 aduonu asia 20,000 opeduonu 27 aduonu asoIJ 30,000 opeduasa 28 aduonu awotwe 40,000 opeduan.q 29 aduonu anol] 50,000 apeduonum 30 aduasa 60,000 opeduosia 40 aduanaq 70,000 opeduosoq 50 aduonum 80,000 opeduowotwe 60 aduosia 90,000 opedu.kroq 70 aduosoq 100,000 opeh. 80 adu:)wotwe 200,000 opehannu 90 aduakroq 300,000 opehasa 100 oh. 400,000 opehannaq 200 ahannu 500,000 opehannum 300 ahasa 1,000,000 opepern 400 ahannaIJ 500 ahannum 600 ah&nsia 47 aduanalJ asol] 163 oha sduasis. abiEsa 1,387 spero abasa aduowotwe asol] 23,493 opeduonu abiES8. abannaIJ aduabolJ abiesa 375,739 opehasa aduosolJ anum ahansoIJ aduasa. akrolJ 1,759,834 opepem biako opehansoIJ aduonum akroIJ ahaIJwotwe aduasa ana.1J III. DIDNSIANA1lMU me . me am m'alJkasa me- IDl- mena m'agya me ne wo wo wo n:ra WO 8IJknsa wo- wu- wo na. wo agya. wo ne no ono ono ara. n'aYJkasa 0- o- ne na n'agya. one me yafi womfii 1), merefi mimfi 10. mimfi ana 1 mimmfi ana. ? WOI'{'fi wumfi yemfi ana? yemmfi. ana? orcfi omfi rna mimfi mms. mimmfi ynefi yemfi mil. omfi Jllms. ommfi morefi mumfi rna. yemfi mms. yemmfi worefi womfi rna womfi mma wommfi 16 3 1. met~ mento 6. mct:> merento woto wonto wobcto worcnta oto onto ob£ta orcow yet:> yent:> yt:bcto )'E'rcoto moto monm mobcto morento woto wonto wob£t:l - worento 2. 7. merebrto worebcto oreb£t::t YHebrt.o moreh€to - worebdo 3. metoe met:>o manto 8. namab DB manto wotoe watoo woanb na woato Da w080to otoe otoo want:> os. wat.) os. wanto yctoe y£1oo yunto os. yeato Da ycanto moroe moto:> moanto ns moat:> DB moanto wotoe wotoo woanto os. woata Da w38nto 4. mato mcntoe mentoo 9. woat:> wontne wontoo to l nt:> ! wat::> ontac :mtoo YE:8.to ycotoe ycntoo moato montoe montoo mont:> ! monnt:> ! waato w:lobe w:mtoo • 5. mereto ment:> !O. ment:> ana? mennt:> ana 1 worero wont:> yrot:> ana 1 ytnnto ana! Drew onto ma ment:. mma ruennto yrreta yroto rna .)nto roma ::mDt.:> moreto mont:> rna yrnto mms yrnnt.'l • wor('t:> wonto rna wanta ruma '" :mnta • 17 4 , I. mitu mintu 6. mebn merentu wutu wuntu wobetu warentu otu ontu obetu orentu yetu yentu yebetu yerentu mutu muntu mobetu morentu wotu wontu wobetu warentu 2. 7. merebetu worebetu , - - arebetu yerebetu morehetu w~>rebetu 3. mitui rnituu mantu 8. na matu ns mantu wutui wutun woantu os. woatu ns waautu otui otuu wantu DR. watu US wantu yetui yetuu yuntu Us. yeatu ns. yeantu mutui mutull moantu Os. mantu US masntu wotui wotuu waautu DB woatu un waautu 4. ma.tu mintui mintuu 9. woatu wuutui wuntuu tu! utu! watu ootui antun ytatu yentui yentun moatu muntui muntuu muntu! munntu! wastu wontui wootuu 5. meretu mintu 10. mintu ana. ? minntu ana? \VOletu wuntu yentu ana? yenntu ano. ? oretu outu rna mintu mma minntu yeretu yentu rna outu ruma onntu moretu muntu rna yentu mma yenntu woretu wontu rna wontu mmo. wonntu 2 18 • 5 1. meko IDelJko 6. meko mereIJka wok:) wOIJko wobeko woreIJko ob o~ko ObEko oregka yeko ye~b yebeko yereIJka moko mOlJko mob&ko morelJk:l woka W9IJkn w-abeko woreIJko 2. roeko me1Jko 7. merebeko wok:> wOIJb worebeko oko o~ko oreb£ko yeb ye~ko YEl'ebeb mob mOlJko moreb£ka wok:> wOlJb worebt:ko 3. mekoe roek:>:> malJko 8. M mak;) DS. tDaIJko wokoe woko:> woaIJb na woak:> ns. w08.lJko abe ob:> walJko ns wako ns. w&l)ko yek.)e yeba ye&lJb ns. yeska na ye&IJko mobe moba moalJko na mosk:> os. mO&lJka wokac woka:> wOluJko nil. waako na WO&lJka 4. mako melJbe melJkoa 9. woab wOlJkoe wOIJkoo ko' ! ~ko! . wab ol)koe o1)koo yea.ko YElJkoe y,~koo moab mOIJkoe mOIJkoo mOlJko ! mOIJIJko ! ,"oab wJl)koe wOlJkoo 5. merck;) 1l1elJko 10. melJko ana. ~ meIJl)ko ana 1 wareb wOlJb YEIJko ana ? ytl)lJko ana? oIek:> m)kJ rna IDeIJko roms. meIJIJko yt:reko ye~kJ rna 'JIJko mills. oIJIJko mOIl"k;> mOl)ko rna YElJko mma. YEIJIJko worekJ wOIJko rna wOl)ko ruma wOlJljko 19 6 l. mikum mi~lrum 6. mekum mere1)kum wukum wul)kum wohekum woreIJkum olrum o~kum "bekum oreIJkum yekum ye~kum yebekum YEreIJkum mukum mu~kum mobekum moreIJkum wokum wOIJkum wobekum worelJkum 2. 7. merebekum worebekum orebekum yerebelrum morebekum worebekum 3. mikum ma~kum 8. na. makum ns. m8.J)kum wukum woalJkum na woakum ns. wO&IJkum oJ.."UlIl w~kum ns. waJrum ns. w8.IJkum yekum y£a~J.."UlIl ns. YEakum na ye:aIJkum mukum moagkum ns. moakum na moaIJkum wokum w08.1Jkum ns. woakum ne. woalJkum 4. makum milJkum 9. woakum wu~kum kum ! gkum ! walrum o~lrum yealrum ye~lrum moakum mUIJkum mU1Jkum! mug~kum ! woalrum wo~kum 5. merekum migkum 10. miIJkum ana 1 rW1)T)kum ann ~ worekum wul)kum yeJ)kum ana.? ye1JfJkum ana1 .rekum o1Jkum rna milJkum mms. nlllJIJkum yerekum yegkum rna ogkum roma olJlJkum morekum mugkum rna yelJkum mms. yelJlJkum worekum wogkum rna. wOIJkum roms wOIJl.J1rum 20 7 1. meb:> memmo 6. mtb:> meremmo wabo wommo wobebo woremm:> ,b, ,mm, ,b wommo ·WObEbo woremmo 2. mebo merom:> 7. merebEbo wab:> womma worebtbo ,b, ::Immo orebEb:> yeb, ycmmo YErebcbJ mobo momm:) morebEba wobo womma worebtba 3. mcboe meboo mamma 8. na mabo os mamma woboe wab:>o waamma n& woabo na. -woamma oboe oboo wammo nB. wah:> na.wammo ytboe yeb" YEammo na yUha na y&lLmmo moboe moboo moammo na moab;) na moammo wohoe woboo woamm;) na washo ns. woammo 4. maho Illcmmoe merom:>:) 9. woaba wommoe wommaa ba! mmo! wabo ommae ammao ycn.bo ytmmoe YEmma::> moab;) mammae momma;) momma! mommm;; ! woaba wommoe wommoo G. mercbo memmo 10. memm:> ana 1 mcmmmo ana 1 warch:> womm;) ytmma ana? ytmmmo ana 1 oreha ammo rna rnemmo mmamemmmo ytrf'bJ p :mmo rna ::mun~ mma. ommm;) llIor('bJ malUm;) maytmma mmaytmmma worcLo WOIUU1J rna. wommo mmawommm;) 21 8 l. mihu rrummu 6. mebu meremmu wubu wununu wobebu worenunu ohu ommu obebu ~reIJlmu yebu yemmu yebebu ycremmu mubu mummu mobebu morenunu wobu wommu wobebu woremmu 2. 7. merebebu worebebu orebebu yErebehu morebebu worebebu • 3. mibui mibuu mammu 8. no. rnabu namammu wubui wubun woatrunu na wanbu nn. woammu ohm obuu wammu nn wabu no. wammu yebui yebuu YEammu nn YEabu no. YEamll1U mubui mubuu moammu nn. moabu nn moa.mmu wobill wobuu WOarnmu no. wosbu ns. woa.mmu . . 4. mabu tnlIDIDW munmuu 9. woabu • WllIDIDUl wummuu bu! mIDU I wabu ommUI• ammuu . yeabu yemmUl yemmuu maabu mummul mummuu mummu! mummmu! woabu wommw wommuu 5. merebu nummu 10. mimmu ana 1 mimmmu ana? wOlchu wummu ycmmu ana? yemmmu ana? orehu ommu rna IDlmD1U mmanummmu p:rebu yenunu ma. ammu mmaommmu morebu mummu rna yemmu mma yemmmu wJrehu WOUlmu rna wommu mma wommmu 22 9 J. meua menns. 6. mt:da merenna woda wonna. wobeda. worenna od. onna obeda. :>renna. yeds. yenns. yebeda. yerenna mod a monna mobeda morenna woda w::mna. wobeda. worenna. 2. meda. mcnna 7. merebeda wads. wanna worebeda. od. onna - orebeda. YEds yenDs. yerebeda moda monna morebeda wads. wonna w'Jrebroa - 3. medae medns. manna 8. na mada namannB wodae wodan woanna na woada. ns. woanns. odae odaa wanna na wads. DS wanna. yedae yedas. yeanna ns. yudn no. yeanna l110dae modaa moanna on. moada na maanna wodae wodaa woanna na woada. ns. woanna 4. mada mennae meunaa 9. woada WOlmae wannan. da! nna I wada. onnae onnaa y€:ada yennae yennaa moads. monnae monnan. monna! momma. ! woada w::mnae WOODall. • 5. mereda menna 10. menna ana? mennna ana? woreda wanna YE:nna. ana? yeoons. ana. ? ofedn. anna • rna menno. mma mennna yereda yeDna rna onna. mma onnna. maTeda monna rna yenno. mma ),£nnna w:)redo. wonna rna wonnn. mm& w:mnna • 23 10 1. midi • mIDru· , 6. medi merenru· wudi wunD!· wobedi worenru· odi onru obedi orenru yedi yenm• yebedi ye:renm mudi munm· mobedi moreWll· wadi wonru· w'Jbedi worenm 2. 7. merebedi worebedi orebedi ye:rebedi morebedi worebedi • 3. midii manru· 8. na madi nn. maDIll . wudii WO&Ilru na wcadi na woanru odii . wanru· us wadi na. wanm yedii ytanw• na ycadi no. yeanm mudii moanru na. rnoadi ns. moanm• wodii . wmmw ns woadi ne. woanm 4. madi rrunnu 9. woadi wunna d.. 1 ' ., nni! wadi onrul yeadi yennu .. moadi munnu munru 1 munnni! .. woadi wonnu 5. mercdi rrunru 10. minni ana? minnni ana. ? wored.i WUIlm yenni ann? yennni ana' ~ . . oredi aIlm rna mmru roma mmnnt , y£l'edi yenlll• rna onm mma ennUl , moredi muom mayenm mnm yennm , . woredi "onru rna wonru mma wonnm 24 11 l. merna memma 6. merna meremrna. worna waroma. wobema woremma om. omma obcma oremma yerna ytm.ma ytbcma ycremma moma. momma mobtma morernma woros. womma. wobema woremma 2. 7. merebtma worebema ... rebtmo. yereb£ma morebt"ma worcbtma 3. memac meman mamma 8. M mama na mamma womac womaa woarnma os. W08ma. na woamma. oroae omaa wamma us. warna na wamma YEmac ycmaa ycamma. na yearns. na. yramma Inomac momaa moamma ns. moarns. na moamma womac womna woamma os. woama na woaruma -I. mama mcmmae memmaa. 9. woanll1. WOllllllae wommas rna! roma! W8.ma :mllUlLe ornmaa. )'tama ytmmac ycmmal1 !HOllma mommae momffian. momma. ! mommma! w;)ama wommae wommaa J" . mer('1Il1\ rnC'mma 10. mcmma ana? mernnuna ana? worC'llIa womma ycmma ana 1 ytmmma ana? Of{'n\a omlHa rna memma mmamemmma )'frl'rna yrmma ma aroma mrna ommma mOfC'1I\1l momma. rna yemma mmaytmmma worema '"omrna rna w:nnma mma wammma • • • 25 12 . . 6. mCInl•a . meremffil• 1. rnlmm mmuma & wumlD. wummm• wohemin woremnua arum ommJa obemia oremmla yemla yell1ffi1a YEbemia yeremrrl·l a mumIn munllm•a . mobemia. moremrm· a wanna womIllia wobemia woremnu·a 2. 7. merebemia worebemia orebemia yerebemia morebcmia worebemia . . . . 3. mllmuc mumaa mamml·a 8. namamla namamml& wumlae • . . WUlTIma woamnull. nn. waamln nn woammla, . onllne onuaa wamffila no. Waml& no. warruhia yemlae remlna ytammm no. YEaml& no. yeamnna . mumtac mumIaa monmnlla • no. moarrua no. moamnlla womll).O wanuaa woamrrua. 11& woarrua no. woamnua 4. . . . . manua numlTIute mllllnllaa 9. Woatnill. wumml·il e wutll.l11.l aa min! mmia! wamm Oll1ll1me Olumma . ytsmm yemmJac ycmmma . , moamm· lllunmll·a e mumlll.a a mummia! mumnUlUa ~ · · . w;,)anlla wommIaC WODmuaa. 5. • mcrCHIu\ nunllillo. 10. minunia ana? mimmm.ia ann. ? worcnu•a . wummlU· . ycmmin. ana? ycrnmmi,\. ana? · . OTf'IllUL omnua. rna 1nllnnua mms llllIl1lUnun. • yemml8· Yfr('mll\ . ma omllua mma ommmia . marcnlla mumnua rna yemffil& mrn. yemmmla. . worCUlla worumm· ma wonunJ8. roms. worrunmJa 26 13 • 1. menom mennom 6. m£nom merennom wonom wannam wobenom worennom anom onnom obenom :)Iennom yenom Y£DDom yebenom ytrenD.om monom monnom mObtDOm morennom wonom woonum wob£Dom worennom 2. 7. merebeDom wOrebtDOm • - orebeD.om ytrebtDOm - morebmom worebalom • • 3. mename menum mannorn 8. namanom na manDom wonome wonom woannom na woanom na woannom anome onom wannom • na wanom na wannum YEnome yenoro YEannom na ytaDom nayt:IDDom moname monom rnoanoom na moanam narnOADDom w:mome wonom woannom na woaDom na WOBDDom • 4. manom mennome menoom 9. waanom wonnome wonnam nom! nnam! wanom ooooroe annom yunam ytnnome ytnnom moanom. rnonnome monnom monnom! monnnom! w~nom ~onnome wonnom O. merenom mennom 10. mennom aDa' mennnom aDA 1 worenom wonnom ymnomana! Y"DDDOm .... , arenom Dnnum mameDDom mma menDDODl Y£I'enom yennom maonnom mm. ommom morenom monnom maymnom mmaywmnnom Warenom wannom __o m mmawoPDDom 14 • . 1. mm u mmnu 6. menu merennu wunu wuoou wobenu worennu onu ooou obenu orennu yenu yennu ye::benu ye::rennu munn munnu mobenu morennu wonu wonnu wobenu wnrennu 2. 7. merebenu - worebenu nrebenu YErebenu morebenu worehenu 3. mm• w• nunuu mannu 8. ns. manu ns. mannu • wunUl wunuu woannu nB. W08.nu DS. woannu • ODm OOUll wannu ns. wanu ns. wannu yenU•l yenuu ytannu ns. ycanu DS. ycannu munm• munuu moannu ns. moanu na moannu wonru wonuu w::>a.nnu ns. woanu nB. woannu 4. . . manu mmDUl mm• nuu 9. won.nu WunnUl wunnuu nu! mu! wann annUl annuu ytanu yenuUl yennuu moaDll munnUl• rounnuu munnu! mllnnnu! woanu wonDW wonnuu G. merenu mmnu 10. minnu ana ~ minnnu ana? worenu wunnu yennu ana? yennnu ana? . orenn onnu rna mlDDU mmamm• nnu YElenu yennu rna onnu roma onnnu morenu munnu rna yenDu mma yennnu wor~nu wonnll rna. wonnu DUllS. wonnnu • 28 15 I. melJwene mClJlJwene 6. mtlJwenc merelJlJwene wOlJwene wOlJl)wene wobclJwene worelJlJwcnc ol)wene OI)IJWCDC , obclJwene o!ClJ1Jwene YClJwene ytlJl)wcne ycbcl)weoc yerel)1Jwene mOlJwcne mOIJlJwene mobclJwene morclJllwene wJlJwcne wOIJl)wene wobElJwene worclJlJwene 2. 7. merebclJwene woreb£lJwene orebtl)wene ytrebc1Jwene morebtIJwcn8 worebtl)wene 3. mC1)wcnce malJl)wene 8. na m&lJwene na mAlJ1Jwene wOlJwenec woal)l)wcne no. wc.lJwene oa woalJlJwene olJwence walJl)wcne ns. waJJwene na walJlJwenc ytlJwencc ycalJl)wene Da YClll)wene no. Y£&lJlJwene mOlJwcnee mOlllJlJwene os. moalJwene na. moalJlJwene wOlJwcnee woal)lJwene na wOBlJwene na wDaIJlJwene 4. rnalJwene mCIJlJwenee 9. wonlJwenc wOIJIJwenee lJwene ~ IJlJwenc. ! walJwene olJlJwenee ye&lJwene ytlJlJwenee moalJwene mOlJl)wenee mOlJlJwenc ! mOlJlJl)wene ! wJalJwene wOlJlJwenee 0. merelJwene mel)l)wene 10. mel)l)wene melJl)l)wene ana 1 ana I worel)wcne wOl)lJwcne ytl)l)wene Y£~99wene ana ., ana 1 orelJwene olJl)wene IDA melJlJwene mma meIJlJlJwene ycrelJwene YCIJ1Jwene ma olJlJwene mma o~~ltwene morclJwrn(' mOlJlJwenc rna ytl)l)wene mma yt~~9wene worclJwene wOIJlJwcne ma wOl)lJwene mma W01I99wene • 29 16 . .. .. . .. .. .. .. · . 1. mIl)Wll..I JWll. IllllJIJ Wll, .J J Wil 6. meIJwlllJwll merelJl)wllIJwll . .. ·. WU1JW WUIJIJWUIJWll wobelJwiiIJwii woreIJ1J.. 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(even, only) abamstm : mmantenteIJ basiaba ba~ (fence) abantia baasia : aba~ abantifi basibasi b.~ (form) abanto basigyaw .ba~ obantoni : mmaslgyaw ba~ (Eng. band) : abantofo basiIJ oba~ (farthing) baanu abasiriwa : mmal) baanum . . : mmasll'lwa oba~ (a beast of prey) bannua (tree used for abaso baanalJ fences) bnaso~ obanana. abaIJ1Jua bat. (7) : mmanana oha nyansafo obat. .ba~aseaba~ase(a kind obannyaa obatadi of herb) abannye batafo abannenneIJ obaa panyiq batafo sasono (a medi- aba nimdefo obapomma cinal plant) : mms. nimdefo : mmapomma batafo se(a boar'stusk) obnnimmere bapo~ batakari banimmereye obaporowe obatakwa~ obaninunone : mmaporowe obatam obllnilJ bara (7) (to forbid) obaataq :mmamlJ bare (barrel) : mmaatau bani~ha bare (7) obatani bani~h.hy< obarehyia : abatafo abaninsem barenum batwEw obanintnl) bari batwow : mmanintalj obarima. baw (place) obanintorofo . : mrnarlIDa abawpa : mmanintorofo abarimaa abaawa (a maid-ser- obauilJ!JuaroslJ : mmarlrnaa vant) : mmanu)'lJuamnlJ abarima1.--walJ : DlDla.&wa, mmaa- obaninYEI) obasa wafo : mmanmY£lj : abasa obaa warefo abaljkEse abasaa bawee oba~ku : mmasaa abawo 36 obaa wofo abebrcsc be~ (to be sufficiently baawotwc sbebu cooked) (7) abawu : rnmebu ab£!] bayaa abebude : mmelJ abaye abebuscm bena obaye : mmebusem -Bena : mmaye obedam Abem~.a. sbaye!] abcdawuru benn .. 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(7) : moo.emma abentia beae (pl.ce) bcmma duaa : mmentia : mmeaemmeae bcmma hama obentiahyclJfo beae (beam or pole) bemmam (7) (redop. of : mmentiahYE'lJfo beac (a kind of boil) bam) bentoa abeafo bcmmatow : IIUntntoa : mmell.fo obemmatofo bepow bea kuruni : mm£mmatofo : mmepow : mmea. kunini bembu bepowa obea panyil) bemdi bepa..h& : abofo 8bo8.bo abo bode oboCo (creator) booboo (7) aboboe : &b:>£o oboa.boafo boboee ! oboCo (bunter) boadabi bo bone : aboCo : mmoadabi oboboocfo abofo (carcass of a aboade abobonim beast) ;)blJadec .bobo~kuku bofoo ·boadekana abobonnua :>bofo kunini : mmoadekana bobow (7) ob,fo panyi~ oboadi bobow (7) abafosom aboae abobow abofouo oboafo abobowano .bofra : aboafo bobuoo I : mmofra Boafo obod. (tomb) abofraa boagoru : .boda ; mmofraa boopo (7) abodam (composure) obofu boapea obodamfo obofnfu boaseto : abodamfo : abofnfu aboateaa oboda~ bofunnua. : mmoateaa : abodo~ : mmofunnua aboatia abooansem bogya (blood) : mmoatia abode obogya (glow-worm) aboatwaw abodi~ abogyabum aboawa bodoo abogyofra : mmoawa abodoo abogyawec - : mmoawammoawa. obodootofo abogye oboayc : abodootofo bogye&< Ob03YO bodobodo bogyeseputu aboba (bullet) obodom (dog) boho obob& : abooom : mmoha bob. . abadom (a precIOus obohernmaa : mmOOaa bead) : abohemmaa bobaduo bodua abohene : mmobadua. Bodua : abohene bobore (7) abodwo abohuru bobabobare (7) abodwoee bohyc .bo b.~ abodwoeescm bohy. ade obobe abodwokyere bohY£8cm : abobe abodwokytrefo obohyew babe aba. obo dwumfo : abohyew babe abatew oboe (chisel) aboka (carcass of 8. babe abawowfo boe! benst) babe tUro boeo! bobo babe turom aboe bokoboko babe turoycfo boc (7) sbako bobe8 bocboc (7) redup. oC : mmoko bobc!!Ill boc) aboko~ • 39 abo kuw boneyo abopae born (7) (to be terri- boneydo obopaefo fied) obooni : abopaefo bgmm bgmm : 8oboofo obopoq eb\)m bonninye: : abopoq : abom bonniaydo : rnmopolJ ahom (sauce) abonim (diadem) obopoq abom (= abo mu) oboniq : abopoq abomma. : aboniq sboraa : mmgmma oboqka : mmoraa gbgmmaa : aboqka aboraIJkaa : abommaa oboqko bore (7) (verb) bgmebosea. wiam : mmoIJko bore (puff-adder) abornfiaa aboqkyiaboqkyi bore (7) abomfiawa ObOllllO ebore : mmomfiawa bonnodi Borebore gbommofo obonnodwuma aborehude : abolllmofo bonno so boro (7) bommofo ndua obonsam ebom hOlllone : abonsam aboro : rnmomone : mmonsam aborobaa bommot.e obonaamfo : mmorobaa. abompow : abonsamfo Gboro adwuma. abomu abonsannoma abombe: boq (7) (to call) abonsansem -; mrnorobe: boq (7) (to crow) abon8e oborobilJ boq (7) (to stink) : mmonse bomboro oboq (den of animal.) abo nsewee abomboros&rn : aboq bonsu (whale) oborode oboq (valley) : abonsu : aborode : aboq abonsuo oborode bakua oboq (rind, bark) bonsuwa oborode dua : aboq abonteg : aborode linua bona .: mmonteIJ ohorode duru bonnaa abontennampaIJ oborodedwe : mmonnaa ohonto bornde hono obonnaatofo : abonto borode kokoo : mmonnaatofo abontore borode mmoto bonam abounus. aborodese bone : mmonnua oborodewa bone a WOS3JJ obonukyerefo : mmorodewa bone fafiri bOlJworna aborodi honeka bonyaabonya8. abor::xloo obonc aboodcq oborodoma. : abone aboadeq bo bornfere obonefo : aboodelJ abo borofere d Uti. : abonefo hboodenne Bornfo abonefosrm abooduru Eorofo adesa& bonep& abo;)hyew borofohoma boneye: nboommen:w Borofo kente 40 Borofo mako nbosoma.ketew .bote~ Borofo ntommo : abosomaketew abotiri Aborofo ntulJkum a.bosomfi. (fetish· : mmotiri Borofo ~kate house) abotitelJ bor:>fom obosomfo bolo (bag) bocofopc nbosornfre dalJ : m.m~to aborofos(:m obosomma bolo (medicine) Bornfo 6olJkoraIJ : abosomma abot~a.se bOf:>fotam bosommalJ aboto (an empty nut oborofotefo abosommo or fruit)" borofoyeduru abosompem abosom- obotofo borohwewa magua : ab.ltJfo : mmorohwcwl1 obosom panyilJ botoho borohene • : abosom mpanyilJ botohuhuw borokoo obosompolJ botohuhuw afiri aborokoko : a.bosomp~lJ abotokura : mmorokoko ~osompow : mmotokura. ~borom nbosol,}huhuw b~toro ; aborom : abosolJhuhuw botow (7) aborJma. ~bo-so-IJhwi botJwa : mmOI'Oma : abo-so-lJhwi : mmot~wa. aborome (bird) abosolJkwaa. Lotowahyc~ aborome abor-nne) : mmosolJkwaa : mm~towahyclJ (~to abosonnalJ hJt')wahyelJ fo bor~mpete abosonne .• botoyam boro~ abosonnom abotll : mmoI'OlJ abosonsem abotubea BorolJ abosonsoa boturobodwo BorolJfo ~bosonsoafo abotuscm bor~lJhoma : abosonsoafo obotwafo abor::moma abosonsom : abotwaio : mmOrJnoma ~bosonsonni Botwe aborolJlJua : abosonsomfo bow boropa bosonopo bow (7) UbOroSU1J bosow (dull, melan- ob::nve aborot~t~ choly) bowerew nbosnw bosobosow : abJwcrcw abosc bosowye bJwcrewua bosE'n. bo>sremka oboyaa ahoseabo obosu : mmo}'tlu aboscnpc bota (7) (verb) abJ}'am cbosi bota (a kind of bead) bo}'ercw abosiri botae abo),uw a.bJSO abotil.fowa ohm ('onduct) abJsobua : mmotafowa obra (the monthly :>bosom (moon) obotalJ cour:)E's of wumell) : abo.som : abotnlJ nb,. (falsehood) obolSom (ft'tish) botnntim brabalJ : abosoin abol arJ forofo brabo nbosom (covenant.) b:>tee abrabo 41 abrabu bu bu bu huntwere brada buu buu (abundantly) : ahuntwere bradato boa (8) buo! ' obradatoni abua obuobikwaw : abradatofo : mmua bupe Abrade- abuabuagyaso abup£q bradaq ahuad&. obupn:ko obrafo (executioner) abuadadi aburs : abrafo obuafo(hethatanswers) : mmura obrafo (8 woman that Abualewa aburobia haa her monthly obuba : mmurobia courses) abub. aburobu : brafo bubu (8) aburobua obra fo (bad conduct) obubu.fo buroburo bragoru :.mmubuafo burodua (the stalk of obrakyew obubufo' Indian corn) obrakyewni : abubufo aburowdua (the plant· bram (7) abubummabaa ing of maize) abrammo Obubuo (November) aburoduaq : mmrammo buburigyaa burofua ahrammokwlll)mu abubuw ; mmurofua brammram (ho) (7) abubuwbo aburofuw "brill) budii : mmurofuw : abraq bue (8) aburogua abrannaa buebue (8) burogya : mmrannaa buee! burohono bransam (7) buei! Aburokyiri abrans£m abufuw Aburokyirifo abralJ so obufufafo buronalJ obrasu : abufufafo : mmufonal) bratam abufuhyew Oburoni braye abufunim : BOfOfo brc (7) ahufuwy£ mu nyna. : AbofOfo brrbre (softly) nbufuwyi buroqqo brebrr (flippant) abugye~ Buronya obndwclJ abui buronya dua. obndwuma bukaw (8) ahuropata (1\ shed fOf .Jbn:fo bum (8) (verb) storing maize) ; abn.:fo bum (confusion) aburow (maize) ;>brcgu : ahum aburowi (wheat) brrk£8l bum (adverb) buru (filthine,..) hrcTJkrscc bum. (8) nburu (yaa aburu) brrntu: ahuma buruburu (entin·ly) "hrrnva bummuill (8) aburuburuw brroo buq : mmuruburuw .)iJrr : abuq aburukabul) hruu : abuqabuq buru kasa bu (8) ehul) (abyss) bluukuu (hook) obu : abuq : mmurukuu abu buqkam (8) ourukuruwa (tree) 42 aburukuwa (druID) abusuade abUSU8em burum (onomat.) abusuakahiri abUSU8el)ksfo oburum (a large quad. abusua kuw obuauydo ruped) : mmusua' kuw : abu8uyd'o : aburum abu8uamal) (tribe) butraso aburunsummabelJ abusuam Obutu (language) bUluw (8) obusuani butuu (completely) aburuwa : abususfo butubutuw (8) : mmuruwa obusua panyil) buturu aburuwa ba abusua yare butuw (8) : mmuruwa mma. abusuboa butuwbea buruwade : mmusubon. abutu ...i i abusa sbusude bu. . (8) abusua abusudwene abuw : mmusua. abusudwuma. ebow (nest) abusunbal) obusufo • buwfrdo abusuabo : ahusufo : abu_frdo D d. (9) d.bi (no) dadesagka cd. (day) da. biarn. dadescg : nna da. biara. da. : nnadesEIJ :xIa (grave) dabida dadewa : ada d.bidabi : nnadewa daa dabicbio :>dadini :xIabaQ adabiscm : adadifo • : adabaQ da bi ho dadu adabamparcw :xIabo (antdope) Adaduonum afahyc dabagka : adabo dadweg dabatee dab.dabo dadwene odabaw dabofo dae (9) verb (dae mo) : adabaw : adabofo :xIae (dream) • dab. . dn. bone : adae : nnahea. : nna bone :xIae (dis ....) dah('frama (climate) ndabum :xIae (palm wino) Adahch('nc da.daa (9) adae (a place of rest) do.hrkyiri (b('droorn) odaadnafo Adae (festival) dn. bflJ ? : adaadaafo :xIaefo odnhrlli (a. king's ticr- dndamp::> adaeso vant) unde odo68ofo : nuahl'fo : nnade : adaesofo dahrrc :xI.de, (a tree) adafa un.hrrt'ko (yam) dadebilJ odafabo dahrw dlld('~ya dafa (otwa n. ho dafa) J. bi (one day) dade kycw :>daf,twa adafi dammirifua. odansekurumfo adafitwa adammo : adansekurumfo dafua odamoa (grave) adansestm : nnafus. : adamoa ndansi daguaa odampalJ : adansi od.gyafo (u"ked per- : adampalJ odansifo "au) Ui.Ioll\ paro : adan:sifo : adagyafo : auamparc otlanta adllgyaw Adampe : adauta dagyawee (a naked Ddampcni . dauta (loin-cloth) man) : Adampdo dantaba~ dagye da mu da adantam adagyew damusaa adantamfo daha d'Q (9) odantofo dahago 00 ! od'Q : adantofo dahoehome : .daQ odantuw .dak. dann'Q (9) d. pa : nnaka. adannalJ : nna pa adakabEQ adannalJdi Dapaa : nn8kabEQ dannaQfo (tEkrEma Dapaa (name) adakani dann'Qfo) adapaa .d.k.seQfo odaIJ-ne-na adapaade adakatiri odaQk. odapaafo : nnakatiri : ad'IJka : adapaafo adakawa • : nnaIJka daapem D.ko adaQk.sa dapEQ • da ko (which day) adaQlio : adapEQ da. kora : nD8IJko dap,nna' odaku dwom adaIJkrayaD1 : nnaponna daukye dalJkwansere dare dam (a game) od'QkYEQ (the side of adare dam (the crest of a. a house) : nnare cock) .daQkyEQ darekana dam (insanity) odaQkYEQfo darewa damma (twopence: 2<1.) : adaQkYEQfo : nnarewa adammaa. DaQkyira da (9).. ase (to : adammaa od'Qma (giving back) thank) daamma (some day) adsIJmude ooasani adamadam odan.no : adasamma. damaram odalJIJow odaase damaramma : adaIJ1Jow : adaase dame (a game) .d.usa (handcuff) dnasebre: damfo (used mad- Adause dasii drt:!ssing a person) ndanse da (9) ... so adamfo odansefo ::xlaso : nnamIa : adansero : nnaso ndamfofa adansegye oJasu ac.lamfowa odansehuhuni : udasu : nnamfOWll odansehuhufo data (9) adamfowaa. adansekurum dat.aa adatawmu dcedcc (9) :xlchwcfo adnrowmudi dedeede : adehwcfo da tiaa. adtdesem adehwere ooaw (OSUIll daw) adedel)Kuraa (drum) adehwerede dawn adedcl)kuruma odchye : nnawa adedi : adehye adawa (3. small bill- odedifo odehye ba book) : adedifo : adehye mmn adawa (a certain play; ade dodow (wealth, adehyeeli also: adewa) riches) :xlehye kofoni ndaworoma dedua odehye pnnyil) ooawsum dcduadal) ndehycsEIll ndawubo : nneduadlllJ adehYI':>om :xlawuru deduafi ooehyewa : nunwuru : nneduafi adchvewa dawuta odeduani • : nnebyewa : nnawuta : nneduafo adehyew Ada wurnntu -ada wara- adeduasa • adekame utoa defee (soft) adaye (nya ndayc) adeka9 dEf£dEf£ (9) da yiye 00 ! adcftdefe adekari d£ odd,ddEfo d hd,kc (softly) d£d£ : addEdefcfo d.kode de adEfedtfese:m &.dt'korn ode ndefem adekoraben .de odef£nifo ade koro : nneErna. : adef£nifo adekorohwe: : nncemanneEma. adefere ' ooekuro dee (9) ooefErefo : adekurofo dea : adcfe:refo adeky£ auebisa adenri adeky£de adebisade odefirifo odekydo odebisafo : adefuifo : adekycfo : adebisafo odefo adekyee adebo : arlefo adekyeehema adebone ooEdoo adekyeeS'oromma : nnehone ad. fo (an ugly ndekyerE odeboneyefo tiling) adekyerede : nneboneyEfo ade foforo adekyesae o.dcbo su ode fufuu dEm deda (9) adefunu d£mm adcdade : nnefunu ooEemmaru dedadedll. W odefuw : nneernmafo dedaw (old) adehoro demmere dedaw (already) ndehu : nnemmere dcdawYE odehufo odemmerefua(odompo) d£d£ : adehufo d£1UDlone Dedo ade huhuw ooemus. oded. ;)debum ademude : adede ade bunu ademutam 45 d<~ (9) (to over- ade sante~ dibea balance) adese dibem (merna wo ~ (clock) 000 (love) ad,kod,k,de d,~ (odd) 000 (fish) ad~k:)(bk~em do~~ odo (a gsme) dokono ad~na doo OO,bto adonattlJ ad~ adidi odokum d;)lJhwerew ~d:)ba d,kyee : nnolJhwerew adobe d,m (9) odo~ko adobe aba £d~m od,~k, adob£88. dom (9) : nnolJko OOobe~ odom (grace) oo~l)koni dobosa. adorn : nn'~koro ad~bow odom (a kind of ;)d'~ko ad~bowsi tree) d;1ljkoe adode (darling) OOomma (tree) dOIJkoro adode (oyster) :·adomma do~kudo~ku dodo (9) odomagyaa (drum) dOlJkuwa dodo adorn aky£de &donne dodom (palate) adommanadc do~~o dodom (9) (red up. of ad~mmanilJ odondo dom = d~ mu) : nn~mmanllJ : nnonno dodore (9) doma~koma (many) d~nnodow dodow (9) ;::>domalJkoma d~D.I'lamma dodow (9) (to become od.~mmarima : nnannamma brown) : nnmnrnanma donn'~ (9) dodow (9) (to hesitate) d~mmata. adonn~IJ uodow (much; quan- : nn~mmata adonsu tity) d~mdi adonteIJ dodow (stammer- dome (9) Adonte~hene ing) adommero :)(bntenni dodowce adomfiraw : ad~nteIJfo ododowpofo OOomfo adantelJ-mu-se : adodowpofo : adomfo dontori dodow kabea domiri (gin bottle) .do~~ua (bell stool) dodownya ~domono adonnyade dodowurn uOInpc dore (9) tlodowye : H1\PmpC odorobE~ ad~c odompo adoaase adocy£ : adompo dosaw (9) ad~cyedc odomponini dOO8O (9) ~doeycfo dommum od. ., : adocytfo : nnommum doaodoso 47 dote aduana~ (forty) adufrae dotedwini (a potter's aduaIJkom odufrafo work) aduannoa daIJ : adufrafo dotesaw acle : aduannoa adaIJ dufua dote tow oduannoafo : nnufua. ofa m (food) afa (place) f,firi fam (on the part Mil (guinea worm) fafirika of) faa (plainly) fafuu fam ade faa (flexible) fagude nfamclualJ ofabafo f,hof,ho fameye • : af.bafo mfabu mfamfa 4 50 fllmfam fatu dnde fefew (I) III fa .m fi:\ : fatu nnnde fefcw bere (spring) mfammiri ofa-twa mfefewa afammoa. :>fatwafo m.f£fewade fanmi : afatwafo mfefewayi : famfo fawohokodi (leprosy) mfefew.yifo fa~ fawohokodini (leper) rnfefewee fall~ (elastic) : fawohokodifo Aie Foforo do fa~~ (adv. = plainly) fc (fine) afeh. (century) afanaa. fe (a. bleeding wound) afehye : lllfanaa. : afc rei (2) nfana.lJ fe (2) (to becomc soft afei ofa.-nc-fa by grinding) afehe fanim (1) fe (I) (to vomit) fek." mfalJkac fcc (plainly) febfeko fnlJIJo (petrolcum) fee (eleeply) fekuw ]1'l\l\te fcc (a challenge w fekuwbo Fll.ntema.1J fight) .fekuni ;)fantcni afc ; fekufo : Mfantefo : mftfo fekusrm Fantepcm afc fekyere (I) afanu : mfe fem (\) ofannya afc (comb) ofe m : nfannya. : !nfe femm afare de (a kind of fiy- rem (I) (to be set on mfare (trunk of an brush) edge) elephant) mfe (the side of the mfern mft:..c (air) body) femfcm (I) ofarebae fes (the first child to mfemfem : ofarebaefo die in a family) re~ fc~ fc~ mfaretu here fea (\) dene afasebiri fesfes (\) 110 mfensa nfnnscduru feafeaa rnfcnsere faastmkyt (forgive- : mfeamfeaa mfcnsere dua ness) mfeafeaho fcntem (I) nfasew afeda~ f&nt£:m bere nftl.sekaui afedi (festival) ofenttmfo mfnso fco (I) ase : fenttmfo mfasode mfefana mfenwm mfnsopt fefarc (I) afepe~ mfnsopcfo nfefarem : mfepc~ ofasu • fde aferaw : afnsu fccfee (2) (redup. of : mfcraw nfasuduIU 'fei ') fere (\) (to ""pect) afusukyiri fccfcc (accurate) ferc (respect) afasusilJ uft:fcuc cftre (fragment of a fata (I) (to fit) fdede pot) f.tafat. (uuswady) fefeefc (very thorough) dere (cucumber) mfatoho ufefesclll AlDfere (name of a mftl.tohostlll afefeaelldi company) • f)l ofcrefo atieboa fita. : aferefo ofiebofo fitafita fe{efuw ofiehwe fitac afEresem Ofifhwdo : mfitac fere turo : afiehwEfo fiti (2) mfe santelJ otic manso mfitiasc mftte ofienipa mfit,iasedc ofetefre (tree) ofiE'panyil) mfi tiaseSEnl fEtEkwa.l) fifew (2) fitifiti (2) mfetcmfetcwade fifi (to come forth) fitii fetere (1) (2) : mfitii f.tew (1) fifi (dirty) afit.m fdewadc "fifide ofit.mfo afctewa. mfifii, : afitrafo mfEtewee fifiri ofituw mfetewee ka (furrow) fifirisc : afituw afetewfo fifo ofiwum : afEtEwfo afiforo : ofiwuranom few (1) (to squeeze) cfigu do (guilt) few (beauty) ofihyiae fo (advice) few (2) afikyiko amfo ofew afikyiri afo (carcass) mfEwa (screw) : mfikyiri ofo (a. nasty person) mfewano mfikyifuw ofo (a large tree) fewdi mfikyisase foo (silent) Off;Wdifo finam (2) foa (1) : afewdifo mfinimfini afoa fi (2) nfipam : mfoa ofi otipamfo foafon (1) : a.1l : afipamfo afoafo (sword bearer) Aft ofiprnma : mfon-fo efi (dirt) : afiprama mfoanini efi (bundle) fira (2) mfoafoaso : .fi.fi • firamaIJfuamaIJfo afobu mfia (a kind of reed) firefrre fodowa ollalll firi (2) Fodwo afiaae ofiri fofa (\) mfiase afiri mfofaho ofiasehwEfo : mfiri mfofahoba~ : afiasehwrfo mfiridwumayEfo afofanto fibea afuihwe : mfofanb F,da mfirik-yiwa. afofarc afide (hons('hold ~oocls) afirim nfoofi nfid(' (a.n unrli"'an nfiri~Ulll fooR (1:1. thin~) ofiri~Ulnfo : fool1 1l1H\ afidcyc : afirislUllfo Foofie afideyrfo cfise fof, (I) (to cherish) ofi. athu:m fJofJO otie 813etrnsnn afisiesie foo foo ofie aSJrc fit. (2) fofo (pr.nt) 52 foofoo (sickly) :JfJntohiri ofra f.).1foo (I) f::mtomfrnm fro. (a kind of fof.lre (1) fOl)wini creeper) • foforo doo • fr. (di afra) :leoforo fore (1) (to cluster) frafra (1) : afoforo farc (tuber) sfrafrs. foforo (I) (rcdup. of afore afrafradualJ . foro ') af:>rcbo mfra.frae foforoyc nforcbadc afrafrafo fofow (1) nforcc frafrnfra (konca dew fofoowa (pcrfUJll<') afnre gya frafrarra) f.)ky('C' afJl'clIluka f,,'f .... (thin) fJk)'ofJkye of:m~poIJ fraln (1) fOIll (1) Oforisuo (gyeIJko) of ram OCOIll (April) mframa mfonlrc foro (1)' mframa.,gy~ fomrn Aforo mframahytl) fomfllm (I) fornfar;)w (1) mframatama mfomfalllho mforom (shade, mframatoa fomfom (I) shadow) framfram fOlllfm] (1) nforosialJ ofra~k .. afomfonsr.m mforoso .:>fra1)kaa dua afompnw oforote .:>fr3l)kaakuro.fo mfomso : aforotc fr. (I) fo~ (1) forow (1) lfrt ofo!) forowa fredcfn;dt mfoncc : rnforowa irefr. (I) mfonnii mfnte ofrtkyert mCanini mfnte siw fremfrem mfonini agllll. foto mfremfrclnade mfoll ini ,v ero nfotosalJ freIJkycmm mfoninnuru ofotosal)fo afrt so • fono (I) (to make : afotosalJfo afrihyia. muddy) fotoo (depresscd by : rufrihyia. nfoHo (check) ~l'ief) afrihyiaboa. mfono f,tow (1) afrihyiade mfononni ll.fotu afrihyiatow fonoColl;) nfotufo fr.:>rum ofo n om : afotufo fr.:>mfc.:>m afona rnn afotusrm fuu orononoo fJW (1) ~fu (humpback) : nrononoo fow (I) nfuafu fnnlafontuI) (dim, fow flln (2) (to hold) mist v) fowfow fUA (one, single) fontal] (I) nfow : mfuamfua fontamfontfuJ (I) (rr- nfow nIle mfua.nte . dup. of' fontal] ') mfowa. fuaw (2) III fn II talJ I\n i mfowanini mfudwe afJnto fra (1) (to be mixed fue (so) (2) (to un- :JfJlltoLiaa. with) cover) 53 rnfUr.ll1U afuntummercku (dcIJ- furubn1)1) fufu (white) kyemlllCreku) afurufa ofufu (a white thing) afuntumfra furufuru ofufu (a white person) funu (2) (to dig) afuruhyc (indigestion) : .fufu fllllU (rotten) afurulll fufun (food) funu (corpse) : U1furulll fufull tow : afullu aJul:u III P,)IJ 1.: J fufnaw (:l) funll adaka : llIfUrullll)JI]k.) fufuw (:l) funulllO. furuntulll (cmpty, hol- mfufuwa funumaporow (mush .. low) fugee room) : afuruutUlu ofuhye • funumapow ofuruntum ofui funumatiri fuserefusere fukuu afunyaIJ futu (2) (to lnix) fukufuku ofupe Afutu (a country) arum fura (2) mfutuma afum bayere ofurafo (blind) mfutumakokonilli afumdua1) : afurafo futuru fumfunu (2) ofuratam : mfuturu afumko furatama futUfufuturu ofumm furefure(a yonngshark) fuw (2) : afumfo ofureei aruw : mfumfo mfurofurs:nni : mfuw funnakn. mfurofurowee mfuwa (all old plnnta- fUDaq funaq (onomat.) furow (2) tion) afunsie afuru (the stomach) mfuwanilli afunsoa ofuru (the stomach of Aiua funtum (2) an, animal) afuwdow G ogirigal'a. (sound) ogosoafo aguaa (flight) • g, : IJ1)oso&fo oguaa (guava) ago (velvet) , agotraso : aguaa. agoo! (interjection) gow (20) (to slacken) Oguaa (Capc Coast) agobone gow (ragged) aguabirim agode : agowagow guabo ogofo grafum aguabulll : agofo grago aguade agofo (a nasty play) granate aguadi agohina granat.e akutu aguadidaJJ ::>gohyr.ase gil, (20) oguadini ::>gom (slowness) ogn : aguadifo Agons. gua (20) (gua aboa) guae (2U) gOl"JW\V gua (market place) guaguagua goru (20) agua (seat) guaha agoru gua. (20) (to re- oguamma agoru pa treat) : IJIJuamllla G4 ngunmmaa ogual)fo aguaasemdc : IJIJuamman : nguul)fo aguWlsem kasa IJIJUUlllII1&IJ (sheep- ogmuJfunu oguaasemnl fold) : IJl)uulJfunu : aguaascmfo a;,!uallltllJ O).:IIUI) llama • <.lguaasem panynJ : IJIJUfo oguulJhwi ogua.sqlll pa : aguamnmmofo gual)b gualJkobcll. aguat'~ nguamannal) guaw (:1U) agulllUunneyc oguannnll\ oguawo. (guava) Il.guamanst:m oguansac guLea ugunlnantam oguantelJ oguro : IJIJuantel) ngU ogye adwuma :. agyigy. afo gyannyam (19) agiee I (interj.) gYlgyag}"gya gyansakyi agyebirekutu gyigyaw (19) gyannyanserew ogye da gyigye (19) agyapade gyedua ogyigyefo 'gyap.dedi : nnyedua : agyigyefo agya panJ 'llJ ogyefo (deliverer) ogyigyirifo : agyanolll mpanyl- : .gyefo : ~g~if?yirifo mIo ogyefo (mad man) ngylgyliiseDl agyapatia : agyefo ogyimfo gyaplffi agyefosem : .gyimfo gy.re (gallon) Ogyefuo (February) gyimi (19) gyasse gyegyeegye ogYUnl gyaasem• ogyem agyunIsrm : gyaasefo agyeffia~ gyiD (English" gin ") Gyaasebene agyemannare gyina (19) (to stand) gyas:> ade agyemirekutu gyina (support) gy.ta gye~ (19) (to be agyma. : .gyata clear) gyinabea gyat. b. gye~ (\9) (to be taste· gymae gyat.a.berc less) agymac gyatabiri gyeD~ agyinnfo gyataforo syeDC (verb) gyin.a gyin.D (IU) gyatanini gyeene agylnn.~)'lnu. gyatasefo ugyeDko ngyinnm (di u.g:yinum) ogyatannaa .gye~kuku (a bird) agyinamfo (members ogyatrlJ agyeDkwa of I). council) : agyatcD agyensam ugymamoa gyato agyensu : nnymamoa gyat'Jdidi gyentia gyinap€lJ (standard) gyntoduru : nnyentia : nnyma.prlj ogyatJfo gyennye~ (19) (from agyinatu : ngyatJfo , gyc~ ') ogyina.t.ufo gyat ,,) lHnnmJl} agyennyensu : ngyiu:l.tnfo gyakl\n\. ogycnnycntwi :tp:yinn tusrm gyaw (19) (to le,,'e) : ngyennycntwi agylrne ogyaw ogyesle agyiraehyc 56 agyiraehytdc gynBBse gy.u.a paw. . gylI'am gyiramfi gymwgymw • H eha haharaa (wide) ah8118(1) ha! (inl eho ohoofcl'o ahohwidey:> hoo (enye fe hoo bi) : ahoofd'9 ohohwini ho! (interj.) thofo : ahohwifo hoo (wohuro no ahofom ahohwistm hoo) ahoguBIJ ahohyehye hoo (n'aniwam ayc obogu.~fo ~hohy£so hoo) : ahogu&l)fo aho;,hyew eho ahooh8re ohokafo (companion) hoa (5) ohooh8refo ; ahokafo Oh08 : abooharefo ahokeka (itching) hooho. (5) 8hooheoe ahokeka (adorn- ohoalJkani ahohia. ment) ababa&. ohobiafo a.hoboaboa ahokekade : ahohiafo ahokoko hobobo (tumultuous- ahohiahia ahokum ly) ahohiahia bere ahobrease ahohim ohokwafo ahobrtasede hoho (5) (to wash) : ahokwafo ohobrtaseni ohobo ahokyere : a.hobreasefo : ahoho ahokyere .hodo~ hoohoo (groaning) ahokyen:de ahodannsl) &hohoab08 :>hokyerEfo ahodsso ahohoahoade : .hokyerefo ahodasode ohohoah08fo ~homa ahode (possessions) : 8.hohoah08fo ~bom.k.~ .hode (independence) ahohobea IJhomakyerew ahoodelJ .hohoda~ lJhomakyerEwdi ohoode~fo ahohodua~ IJhomanimfo : ahoode~fo .bohofi ~homap.m (book- p.hoooenne shohora binding) aho:xleIJlJwama ahohorabo IJhomapamfo ahooo.enDodow ahohoradc ahomaso ohodo (self love) . ohohorani lJhomasua ahodom : 8hohor8fo 1JhomatolJbea ohodomfo ahohorascm 1Jhomatow : ahodomfo hoborc (5) (to swell) hom.~ (5) ahodwira. chohor. (phlegm) home (5) ahodwiriw hohoro (5) :>home ahodwiriwde hohow (nni) (5) ahome ahodwo IJhohow (a species of homebea hodwoo .nt) home here hodwohodwo I)hohowani ohomeda hodwow (6) ahohoyc : home nna 59 bomedadi (the observ- ~honynfo ohooyawfo ance of the Sa.b- : ahonyafo : ahooyawfo b.th) honyohonyo (the buz- hooy& ahomee zing of bees) ahoyeraw ahomcgu aho::>dclJ ahoyeradc ahomegyc ahopakyi ahoyi Ilhomeka nhopc ahoyi ua. ahometcw ~hOPffo ohu (a kind of pap) nhometetraso : ahopdo hUll .(sound imitative ahoommertw ahopcre of the blowing of hoq (5) (to pull out) ahopopo wind) hoq (onomat.) ~hoprafo huu! (interj.) hoq (5) (to swell) : abopr.fo hUllU! (interj.) ohol) (marrow) horalJ (fJ) hu (6) (to see) hoqq (bu ..i ng of ,"'<. (5) hu (6) (to singe the Ries) horo (3) hair off a dead ohonam ahoro (plant) animal) ohonam adc bor;xb (unripe, green) ohu (knowledge) hOllam IUU nde ; 1JhorJd~ ehu (fear) ohonsm ani horJd~~ ahu (a treasure found ohonal)ka horJdJd~ (sound in the in the ground) ohonalJkani throat) hua (6) (to smell or : .hoMQkafo horohoro • scent: rcdup. = ohonalJkoro horoooll. huhua) ho-ne-h:> horow (various) hua (6) (hua ode) hoqhom ahorow (kind or hus (6) (to beg food) ahol)hom va.riety) alma (begging) hOI)hommone ahosal•J Hua (J.i.:we language) hOl)hom muni nhOSl;e hus (smell) : hOlJhom mufa ohosccfo hua (borode bu.) h01Jhom nipadua : ahoscefo hua. (sticky) hoqhoq (j) ahoscpcw ahuae hoqhoq (5) (to swell) ahosiesie : ahuae hoqhoQ (a vegetable) ahosJre ohuafo thani ohotefo : abuafo : thofo , ahotefo Huafo ahoni uhotew Huam : ahoni ahotiti (restlessness) hU'1ll (6) (hU'Dl tie, abonim ahot::> etc.) ahonimfo ahotoso ohuam ahonisom ohotrafo huam (sweet smelling) hono (5) (to melt) : ahotrafo hua"} nfJremuka thono ahotua ohuainfufu th:mom ahotuafo huamhuBm (sweet oho1) ntini (nrrH) : ahotunfo smelling) han tOI)l) how(3)(todryona fire) ohuammo hontohontolJIJ ahow ahuamn1Jdwuma ahonu hJWJ huaq (6) (to dislocate) ahonYIl ahowosow huaq (6) (hu.q akutu) abon}'3de ahoJva\\ huane (6) 60 ahual)huaIJ hunn (6) hurutututu I)huanim hunnhuna (6) hurututuutu Ohuani ahunahuna huruw (6) huanii ahunanialJkansa hutuhutu (shaggy) OhUMU ahunanyal)kwa huw (6) (to blow) huatuhuntu hUlJhualJ (6) huw (6) (to cut down) ahude IJhuIJhunii obuw ohufo hu~hunu (6) ohuwfo : ahufo ohulJkycree : huwfo hugya (6) ahul)kyiri I)hUW80 apaawa. hugyahugya (ad".) ahulJ mu (the atmo- IJhuuwn (a kind of huhaa sphere) bt'ad \ huhu (fenrful) ahuIJmu (n children's ahuye huhua (ananse huhua) disease) huuye huhun (6) (to smell) ahulJ ruu hyel) huuyefo ahubuahuhua (smell- hunu (6) (to corrode) ahuyide ing) hunu (empty, void) hwanyaf) (5) ahubuahuhuw (worth- ahunu hwanyalJlJ less) ahunuate8a. hW8llyal)hwanytll) ahuhude ahupoo hwc (5) (to look at) ahuhuhoni (idols) ohupooni hw£! (interj.) huhuuhu (very fear- : ahupoofo hwc ful) ahupooscm hwe (asc. fam. etc.) (5) huhuhuhu (murmur- hura (6) Jhwe ing) hurae (disease) llwe (otwaa hama no ohuhuni hurelJhureIJ (keen. mu hwe) : ahuhufo sharp) hwec (imitation of the huuhuu ohurii • sound of a. flute) huuhuu nipa (n. brag- : ahur» hwcc (nothing) gart) hurn (6) ahweaa ohuhurow ahuro (Akim: foam, ~hwea (sand) ahuhuscm froth) a~hwea (aand) ahuhuscl)knfo hurol)hurolJ (sbofra yi hweaa. huhuw (eye ade huhuw nyil) hurol)hurol) hweahweaa bi kwa) huru (6) (to boil) ahwe.am huhuw (6) (to blow) ahuru (foam, froth) IJhweaJjhweabo ahuhuw ahurubia I)hweanim ~hui : 1Jhurubia. hweaseamma huknQ hurufcm alJhweatam Ohum (festival) huruhuro (breath) hweaw ahum (storm) huruhurow (vapour) hwcbea ahumfo (bearcrs.af the huruhuruw (6) ahwe bere killg's guns) ahuruhuruw (jump- hwebom ahumkal) in~) hwebomdi ahum ne nhnm nhuru8i ahwcde ahummobo nhurusidi ahwede ahumtu ahurusi dwom ahwcdehwefo I)humu nhurutoa chwec (a shrub) I)hulllufo : Jjhurutoa ahwte ahuIJ ohurututu (lungs) .hwc Ii (. .y lwn) 62 'Jhycso ahyewee I)hyiam I)hYl:sode hyia (6) • Qhyiamfo I)hytsofo ahyio (00 !) Ohyiawu ohyc so ahyinhyia hyim (6) I)hYEsotraso hyia d.~ I)hyira hyeta (5) : byia adaIJ ahyirade ohyew ahyiac hyirahyira (6) hyew (5) (to burn) hyiahyia (6)(rcdup. of I)hyu8S£m hyew (hot) " hyia ") byirew hyewhyew ahyiakwa • K - ka (5) (to bite) akade (sauce) kahiri ka (5) (to remain) ~kade~ alJk&a hono (lemon ka (5) (to be common) akado peel) ka (5) (to touch) kadoo BlJkaahono (lemon ka (5) (to say) aIJkaadwennaa. coloured) ck. (debt) kae (5) (to remember) Jkahwc (a touch) :.aka IJkae (remembrance) ~kohyem aka (medicine) lJkae (remainder) ~kahyemde oka (ditch) ~k.e (aaying) k.i! (interj.) : aka IJkae ade Qkaka (Qkuku ne oka (confession) lJkaebo (monument) ~kaka) ~ka (report) ~kaebo (reminding) akakabelJ 80 &IJka ~k.e da akakabenstm ck .. ~kaede kakae (a terrific object) : ~kaa l)kae dum kaakae (5) (redup. of aka. (fi'h) l)kl1e ntamahamma .. kae ") a~kaa (lime, lemon) okaefo kaakaagyaQ : ~kaa : akaefo kaakaahunu lJkaano (refreshment) Kaesare (Caesar) kakaku koba (blou,e) kafe (coflee) o.kakaragya kRbea kafirima (amulet) : ~k.karagy. kaber£ okafo (creditor) kakate kabertk3ere : akafo kakatefo kaberdcyerefo okafoni (debtor) k.kr. kabii : akafofo kakraa hi kabikabi kafra k.kr• • (large) okabofo I)kaguam • I'kakradan : a.kl1hofo kagyn (plnnt) k.krak. ~kabom kasya. (helpl.,. . ) kakrakaa okabonnnani kngyaw p) (to wither) Qk.kr.~k.kra : akabonnaafo akagyinnH.l IJkakuho (reduplica· knb:mnoa okagyinamdifo tion) : lJkabo'nnoa : akagyinamdifo kakumaa ~kadaa (old debts) kagyirama okakyertw .k.da~ kahi (otew no kahi) okaakyire • 63 okam (a cut) Ka~ka~ (a town) aka.rakoIJmu : skarn ka~kaq (,tinking) akarakyew kam (di kam) okaqkaq (civet cat) karamma n, kama (fine) : akaqkaq okara mum okama qkaqkaIJmroa (fish) : okara roufo IJkamaa kaqkraqq karannam kaammaa (if it be so, oksl)kuwa nkara. Iiipadua then ...) : qkaqkuwa karatete A~kama kaqkye (5).(to pray) akaraye Kamana IJkaqkye (prayer) nkarayclJfo okamafo kaqkyee (a tin vessel) kare (pad) kame (5) : qkaqkyee kari (5) akameakarne lJkaIJkyecnam IJkarii kame,ekwaakye (bird) kaqkyerekyere karibo kametompaso kaqkyew : lJkaribo kamfo (5) akano nkarifo qkamfo (praise) kaanscse karikari (5) (redup. of lJkamfo (8 species of akansi . " kari ") yam) akansifo (competitor) k.so (5) I)ka mfuaw kantamma (otuo kan- nkasa. kamisaa tamroa) aI)kasa kamkam kantamanto akasa (beverage pre- ka~ (5) (to number) IJkantaami (.yam) pared from corn) okal) (counting) kantaqq ak8osa8o eka~ (first) kantaqkraqkyi akasabebui kaqq okantiIJka .kaaabodiq Akaq : nkantilJka nkasabr€ kana (5) (to recite okanto (tree) okasadaho prayer,) qkanto okasadi kanaafo (bird) gkantom 80kasae (a tinkling in- . l)kannare okantonini (tree) strument) kane qkaqquaq : IJkasae akane (tree) kaqwee (fresb) ~kasae (predicate: Twi ~kaqee (number) okaqweq (tree) Grammar) okanea kanyaa (wafoIJ aye I)kasae mu kyerEfo kaneadua. kanyaa) (adverb) kaqfo (tbe former) kanyaq (5) nkasafo okaqfo kanyaqq : akasafo : aknqfo akape lJkasaguaa lJkani : qkape nkasagyirae (accent) IJkanihene aknpimnhwe lJkasaho Okanni kapo kasakasa (5) : Akaqfo : IJkapo akasakasa okannj (a refined per- kapre kasakoa son) akapre (bu akapre) nkasakyer€ okallni ba oknpreko okasakyerEfo okannifo okara : .kasakyerefo : akannifo okarabiri nkasa mmara e~kaqka akarade Jkasamu (sentence: ~kaqkabi akaradilJ Tv.; Grammar) 64 okasamufo. (clause: katere (5) kente~ (so) (5) Twi Grammar) nkatewa kcnte~ (baskei) lJkasalJmu katirikatiri : I]Ir f'Dttl) akasanoma 1Jkatoam k£DtLIJIJ : IJkasa.nQIna Qkatoho QkenteQao akasanyansa Qkatcso akentelJlJu& kasante akatram : Qkente~~u. Kasante (name of a akatua IJkeresia nation) okatuafo lJkeresiaky£w okasapeQ (paragraph) : akatuafo kEse okasasie akatutu : akcse okasasilJ (phrase: Twi kaw (5) (to leaven) : akcseak£se Grammar) kaw (5) (to bite) ok£ae okasasua ti (talent for ekaw (eka) (debt) kesee languages) : akaw ke.see fam akasatommc akaw (grudge) kesek. .. okasatwaree okawu (name of a tree) kcsrkESt: okasawiei (end of a kawu (ammoniac) kesenenene speech) akayc keserenene • akasaye kek. (5J (to bite) k£s£w kasee keka (5) (to touch) k£.Seye kasechofo keka (ferocity) keaiw (6) kasiaw a.kekaboa kesua : e.kasiaw : ~kekaboa : IJkesua I)kasramso akekaduru ket£ kate (5) kekae : a.ketE: I)kataanim Qkekae kete (. flute) lJkatanno Qkekaho ketee (awia ke- kateba~~ kekakcka (5) (redup. tee) Qkatebo of" keka." _ kotekete (full" e ") katae touch) ketee (strictly) : Qkatee akekantw£re Qkete Qkataho : I)kekantwcre keteb, (leopard) k.tek.te (5) (redup. of kekare (5) kete dwom C< kata U) kekaw (5) oketeke katakatasomuamuaso okekaw ketek.te (small) Qkatako~mu akek.were (horse-fly) : QketeQkete okatakyie : IJkekawere ~ketekrakye : akatakyie kekrakekr. (rough) aketekre (cricket) katamalJ (an attribute keQ : ~ketekre of God) ke~~ Qkete~kete (panic) katamanso (umbrella) k£Df;maa akEttfjwene lJkataso keQkaQ (5) oktt'£l)'wemfo akatawia oke~ka~ : akttrlJwemfo : IJkatawia kCl)kalJ l)homa okcttsoafo IJkate (ground-nut) ::lkelJkalJ 1)kyen:wct' : akcttsoafo ~kate (feeling) okeQkaQfo oketeamforo (tree) Qkatede : ake~k.~fo okerew Qkatekw.~ kente ketewa ~kate mme~ (feclers) : IJkente : IJketewa 65 ketewaa ko. (5) (to bend) okofonee • aketewa. ~koa (uppermost : akofonee : IJketewa part) okofoni ki~ka~~ ~ko.fi : akofofo kintiJ:J kinti~ (sound of l)koasom ~kogu drum) ~koatofo koogyaQ kire~ ~koal'~ koohaa kirididi (kirr) ~koal'~fo akoohene kirikra akoaye ,ko ~boma kisa (6) ~koaye akobYEQ kisakisa (6) (redup. of aIJkoanna .kobYEQ kuw " kisa ") IJkoanim koko (5) (redup. of okisi akoatofo " ko OJ) : akisi okobae koko (5) (10 fondle) okisibiri (treo) .~k,bca koko (cbest) akisiwa n~kobcafo koko (grain of salt, : J]kisiva~ okob.~ earth, etc.) qkisiwnfe: akobelJ : akoko akisikuru kobere koko (bill) kita (6) kobere dwumfo : ~koko ~kita koobi kob (b, klko) ~kitade~ Qkobo Kob (name) kitam! akobo akob akitaosua (kind of okobofo : Qkoko snake) : akobofo ~kob (indulgence) Kitawonsa (July) akoobowercw (plant) klb, (red) IlKiterf'ku kJdaafuom ;)kokoo kitikiti kodaannn. kokoo (ripe planlains) kitikitiye akode kooko (edible rooL) ko (5) akode korabea kooko (piles) oko akodekurafo kookoo (cocoa) ko (0) (to fight) ~kodeQ kokoa (corner) 1Jko (hoh' for pla.nting akodi : IJkokoa yam") akodi hYEIJ akokoaa IJko (slumlll'r) akodi p.)Qko : IJkokoaa oko : akodi apJJ]ko akokoakoko Eko Kodiabe kokoam (a. secret place) ko (b, ko) kodiawuo ; IJkokoam ko ko ko (onomat.) k:xiwt'uebeka akoka ba eko (one) Qkoe : Qkob nuna ko (adj.) Qkoe (fighting) akok;:>bere ~ko (alone) koe (5) (to noteh) : TJkokobere oko (\\IU) akae akokobE..'l3 ako (fighting) kafahra kokohEto b, (red) ukofana akokobewu (herb) okoo Kofi akokobiri akoo kon okokobirifo : ~koo : akofi : akokobirifo ako3 okafo akokobiristm : ~kQa : skora akokobiristmdi 5 66 akokobiri 80 kokurobeti lJkommodifo bkobo (warning) kokuroko IJkommodom k,bbo (weasel) okokuroko IJkommomim akokobol)ce akokurokodc IJkommoto akokobuw (hcn-coop) akokurokoflcm kompase (compasses) l)kokod&sEm kokwa.re (5) . ho IJkompono kokodoodoo kokwaw p) IJkomponade k,kodoma (red) akokytm k,mp'w (goiter) akokoduedua (bird) akokYEw ~k,mp'w (bu ~kom- : IJkokoduedua k,m (5) p,w) akokoduru kom (;l) (bend, incline) tkompu okokodurufo komm (quiet) kommyt : akokodurufo komm (intact, safe) kog kog (noise) kokodwc (plant) okom £k;))J lJkoekoe (disease) okom (a species of ko~ kog ko~ (sound of -akokobwerew cagle) gong-gong) : l)kokohwerew akom kona kobkoko (knocking) IJkom alJkonam k,ko,ko (red) ~kom (to ~kom) akonna.wuru nkokokwantennl koma k':)I)dua : l)kokokwnntcmfo Komal) akoneaba kokokyinaka IJkommana (minc) ak::meabadi kokom komapirim akolJhama ~koko~hwi akomatoyam akolJhamabo akokonimpa komatu akolJhamab:Hie akokonini akomatude akolJhuro : IJkokonini okommerc konii kokoniwa (sore on toc) akommew lJkonim akokono komfa~ p) (to bend) ~konim bo : lJkokono komfa~~ (el.stic) ~konimdi I)kokonoa akomftm ~konimdifo kokonte : ~k'mfcm kogko : ~ko~kontc okomfo (a fet.ish man) kogko (tumbler) kokora : .k,mfo : ~ko~ko I)kokora akomfo (head over kogkom (5) ~kokorafi beeb) ~ko~kotni okokorani Akomfode ko~ko~ (5) : l)kokorafo akomfohcne (bead) ko~k,~ (added to kokoram ak,mfohyc (precipita- "anadwo ") k,k,sakyi tion) ako~k'~ (on sboulder) kokosi akomfostm ~ko~k,~ (cough) akokotade akomfowa J)kol)konene .kok,ta~ : IJkomfowa kolJkon£nEI) : ~kok'ta~ ~k,mhyc ~k,~ko~kyenenne kok,tc kOmkODl (.Iowly. ~k,~konn' (yam) k,krob,t, quietly) ~ko~kon .. kolruro (berring) lJkommo okolJkonsani kolruro (palm-wine) lJkommob;) : ~k,gk'nsafo kokuroboaa lJkommoo£w ~kogkoranna kokuroo (big) IJkommodi kOlJkoruwa 67 kOlJkosi ok:>nt::uJkycni akorasEtn okoQkroma (tree) : nkmtJ'lkyefo lJkorata kOlJkrommalJ akont::'l)kycsEm akoratclJ kOQkroQQ J)kontoro : QkorateQ kOQkuroQQ kontromfi akoratwe kOIJ mu kontwekontwe akoraYE QkoQmu akoQ~ua korE kOQmude (neckl.ce) : 'JkoQQua : IJkOrEIJkorE akoIJmudelJ kOIJ IJ uasoafo k::.re (skin diRease) kono (5) .; IJkoIJIJuasoafo bree (ne bae) tlkono QkoQQuasolJ okore akonno akoIJIJwom : akorc akonnode IJkonyaa. okorebia akonnoduaJ) IJkonyaayi ; nkorebia ak::mno IJhYESO 1)konyaayifo koro (0) konnore akonnyigye koro (one, single) konaelJee EkoD ekoro (8 fetish pot) I)konaiaw okopEfo okoro konsikonsi (G) : akopEfo korobEdEW akonailJ kopempe korododo QkoDSOQkonsoQ : akopempe qkorodokyerede akonta kopeQ akorokeraw : lJkontanom : Qkopt~ korokoro (5) (to akont&a koprEko pet) : Qkonlaa ok::.prEko korokoro (bolt) akontaabu kora (5) (to hide) korokorowa akontaabude (nu- kora (fellow wife) : IJkorowalJkorowa meral) : akorafo akorokorowa (weaver's Bkonlaahytde (num- k~rB (calab.sh) shuttle) ber) : Qkora : IJkorokorowa akontaa. kyerEwee korall korokuma (figure) akora (an old m.n) korokumatwa akontn.a. ntoll.no (sum) : IJkora J)korom Bkontagye aQkora (cask) Dkoromrna 1)kontia korabea akoroma IJkontimmaa. korabew : J)koroma kontiwa korabo (bullet) akoromabiaa QbntJmm. (tree) : akombo okoromfo gkont.ommere .korabo (old .ge) : akoromfo akontompe akorade (treasure) akorommo (theft) Qkontompo akorade dalJ koroQ (theft) okontomponi . akorae koro~ (5) (to be bigh) : Qkontompofo ::.korafo QkoroQ (mine) kontJ~ (5) : akorafo IJkorolJhuane QkontoQkanlaQ korakora koro~koroQ (high) kontJ~bntolJ (3) korn rna (cal.bashful) .koronne (stolen thing) kontJQkro~ aIJkofaIJkoro lJkorol)tufo kontoIJkuro\\ i koransaIJ koropEe bntJ~kye Korantiri ne .u. ..· am : Qkoropee Bkonto~I:y<>de akorasa okoropo~ • • 68 akoroteaa kotokusaabobe ~kranni : IJkoroteaa akotokyiwa : Dkr.~fo :>korow : lJkotokyiwa kranaa : akorow Kotonimma (May) kranannna akosD.1J akotoroko ~krn~homa akosalJ ntini kotoromua. akrante (hedge-hog) kosa~kobi : lJkotoromua ~krnnte : kosalJkobifo ~koto.m IJkraIJuyedua kose kotow (5) hataa kosekose akotowa (a small cask kralafa akosem. of gun-powder) akraate koso:> : lJkotowa akra\l"& (a kind of gun) kosoknso akotowa (a young IJkrawiri (drum) IJknso crab) akravam akosobebew kotwabete krebeQ1J aknsobiabwe kotwe kotwe (noise) okristoni kosoromma. kra (5) (to bid farewell, : kristofo okosow etc.) kristosom okosow fekuw (joint- ~kra (leave laking) Krobn stock company) ~kra (blood) O""nboni okosowsi I ~krnbea : Krobnfo Akosua okrabehwe ~krok-rotibaa akotade krada ak-roQ akote~ ~krad.~ Akro~ (name) okoto ~krndi kroQQ : akoto krado (ready) . kro~kroQ akorobo kradua kroQkroQbea Okoto olaakose - kro~kr01J mu kro~ - koto (5) kraha • kroQ ~koto (supplication) krakrabotoni akrol)kronne ~koto (slumber) kral (reply to kukuwa ol."Untu kYEW salutation) : lJkukuwa kuntu~ (6) (to bend) lJkUronnua J...-um! (sound) h-untul] (n. crooked A1:uropoD kum (6) (to kill) piece of ,,""ood) Okuroponni okum (killing) ktUltuD~ (bulky, huge) : Akuropo1Jfo okllm (tree) nkuntulJakuntulJ lJkurotepa kumn!1 (young) ku 11 t UlJh- u ni kurotia : lJkumuu okuntutam IJkurotow • 70 kurotwio.mansa. kutukutu (a bubbling kwaebere •n tuw kurow noise) kwaebibiri : IJkurow kuturuku kwaebu kuru (6) (to roof) ekuw akwaewa ekuru (sore) : akuw : 1)kwaewa : akuru :akuwa.kuw kwaf. . kurududu (sound) a.kuwoonsuro kwa.foroamotakyi lrurududu (exactly) akuwa (a small sore) lewagyo.du kurukurupa. : IJkuwD.lJlruwa akwagyansa kurukuruw (otwitwa lews. leWs. kwD. (the kwagyate n'ani kurukuruw) sound of laughing) I)kwagye kurukuruwa okw. (for nothing) IJk\\agycde : YJkuruwal)kuruwa. akwa (yi akwa) 1JJ.."a~ye kW~1J lrurukyerew (6) kwaa. (osercw me ak¥.:'l ,!.yi MlUoa kurukyerew (6) kwaa) kwagyirnm llkurukyen:wee kwaa (joint) okwnhu okurukyerewfo : akwaa nkwahosalJ : akurukyerewfo : 1Jkwna l.mhweabaa kuluru (6) (to ~kwa (life) : 1)kwahweabaa bend) akwaaba. akwako (a species of akurum (applause) akwabalJ yam) I)kuruma. Kwnbena akwnkoraa. IJkurumafalJ KwaberenyalJ : IJkwakorna IJkurumakwalJ kw.bete~ gkwakoraa here kuruqkurum (6) (re- kwaboo (smooth) Kwaku (name) dup. of" kurum") akwaaboo! (welcome!) ",kwaku (a species of qkurunyaq (tree) kwabrafo monkey) kiuutiayisi okwabralJ :nkwaku kuruwa : akwabralJ kwaakwa.a. (the cry of : IJkuruwa akwndaa the raven) kusuu : ~kwadaa kwaakwa.a.dabi : ruukusuu akwndamma (gun) kwakwaduam sono a kusuu fam (North) llkwadaasem odi mme kusukuukuu kwadaw (5) kwaakye (a nick-name kusukusu okwadu (antelope) of the vulture) kUSUDl (fr.ud) : akwadu Kwaakye kusumdi kwadu (banana) kwaakyenana kusuuye kwaduampolJkyerefo Kwaakyewa akuti. (bo .kutin) kwndu bakua Ai..-wnm,u ~lrutoo " kwadu duru ukwnmuni llkutoo kore kwadu sinw : Akwamufo lrutu Kwadwo akwamma (holidays) : qkutu okwadwofo akwammaa. (a short akutu : akwadwofo way) akutu aba k,vadwoDl gkwamafo akutu duo. okwadwomfo kwnmalJ akutu hono (orange : lJkwadwomfo : l)kwamAIjfo peelings) akwadworJ kwamalJ mal) (repub· akutuhono (orange kwae (5) (to avoid) lic) coloured) ekwae (forest) Kwame 71 ~kwamfuwi IJkwantia (the end of a kwaterekwaa (adv. = :akwamfuwi way) barely) akwamm~ akwanto (relea.sing) kwati (5) ~kwammone akwantrenee Kwatia okwag akwantu akwatia : akwalJ akwantuni kwatibea akwagakwag akwantufo kwatikwati gkwag : akwantufo akwatikwalJ kwane (5) (to cackle) akwantufo kuw (cara- : ~kwatiklva~ akwanne (passage toll) van) kwaw (5) akwalJhwe: akwantwa Kwaw akwagko akwannya ;)kwawn kwagkora akwapae kwayow kwa1JkoraselJfo : IJkwapae kyakya akwalJkwaa IJkwapaesEm kye (5) (to last) : IJkwalJkwaa kwasafo kys (5) (to divide) IJkwalJkwaase:m kwa~afode kye (5) (kye ade) okwagkyeg kwasafodepe: (com- kyee kyee (onomat.) okwagkyerE -munism) okye akwalJkyerdo kwasafodepe:fo skye (merna rno akye) : akwalJ k-yerEfo kwasafo mag (republic) agkye ·akw8.lJmukafo ::>kwasampa.ni kyea (wa~hwe no kyea) : akwalJIDukafo : akwasam pafo kyea (5) (to become akwalJmuse:m ~kwasea. crooked) okwanseg (soup pot) : IJkwasea kyea (5) (to walk in an : lJkwanse:1J : IJkwascafo affected ma.nner) IJkwansiane IJkwaseade aky{'afo akwanside IJkwaseaka agkyeafo akwansilJ lJkwaseam kye.kyea (5) : akwansilJ J)kwasease:m ~kyea.me akwansiw IJkwasca so : akyeamc, akwalJ so ~kwasesa akyeampoma akwslJ 80 skwaIJ so Kwasi ~kyeagkyea (orderly) Kwasida kyebaw (5) akwalJsodul1lJ kwasiamalJkwan (tale akysde ll.kwal)sosEm bearer) akyeduag akwansrafo kwasiare kyee (5) akwansre: kwasiareba kyEedwo gkwanta kwasiarefo ~kyeeso Dkwantabisa gkwa so! (ohenqkwa kyda D1."Wantanal] (name of so !) okydo a. town) kWll.ta : akydo ak'wantemfi akwatani ~kJ'ego okwantcmpJI] : al,Yatafo ~kyehama : nkwanteUlpJ1J okwa t.a1.--vi Kyeiwa akwll utenni : ak-watakyi k-yekys (5) (mu) : akwantemfo kwnt€e kyekys (the everung al-wal1tentelJ akwaterekwa (a naked star) akwantiD.8 (a short person) kyekye (spindle) way) : ak--waterekwa .kyekye (5) (to bind) • 72 ~kyekye [niggardli- okyena akyi ~kyerekyeraa (dry ness) kyenam land) okyekye (iguana) kyene (5) (tow kyene) kyerekyerc (5) akyekyea (fruit) ak-yene okyertkyerEfo okyekyefo (miser) : I)kyene : akyerekyerefo : akyekyefo ~kyene (salt) akyen:kyerekwsl) okyekyefo (binder) al7eneboa ~kyerekyeremu : akyekyefo : IJkyeneboa okyertma kyeky££kyc kyeneduru : akyettma ~kyekyem : ~kyeneduru kkyereroadefo ~kyekyera. akyeneka ~kreremma ~kyekyere (gr,,, or okyenekafo IJkyeremu weed) : akyenekefo kyen:Qk)-c kyekyere (5) (to bind) akyenektse : ~kyerc~kye akyekyere kyene1)ee kyerep"J : ~kyekyere ~kyene~kyene : akyen:p'~ kyekyerede (noi ..) okyenesoafo Krerepo~ kyekyerekona : akyenesoafo lJk)~ereso ~kyekyereso ukyeQhenc ntam kyen:8Ua8em (cate· kyekyewa ukyenui chism) kyekyire (corn flour) : Akyemfo kyercw (5) (redup.~ kyekyirebesi (tree) kye~kyem (5) (redup. kyefEkyercw) kyekyirebetu (food) of" kyem ") ;)kyertw okyem kYeIJkycmma (great) kyerewde : akyeID ~kyE~kycmma (grass) : IJkyerewde ~kyem (division) ~-ye~kye~ (5) kyercwee (letter) kyem (5) (to force akye~kycQ : lJkyerewee out) .kye~l-ycna I)kyerewee (Writing) Akyem kyeQkyeQ am okyerEwfo a~kyem ~kye~kye~ee : akyertwfo : ~kycm kye~kyenc~~ kyercwpo~ (writing akyema (greeting) kyE~ kyr~ kyE~ (ono- table) kyemadu (large) mat.) I)kyerewso dwom ~kyemmana (salt pit) akyclJkyennuru ekyEw akyemm~d&w kye~ky.ntakyi u, ckycwpa kyemfere kyer. P) kyew (5) (to fry) : ~kyemfere kycre (0) kyew (5) (tu squint) okyemfo okyere akyewakyew (squint- : akyemfo okyere ingly) Akyemfo (name of nkyero kyewkyew town) : ~kyere I)kyewa kyemi (8. small stinking I]kyer£llse kyew dade fish) k)'crebc~~ ~kyewe (parched com) ~kycmpae (snIt bug) okYE'rebelJ kyi (6) (to dislike) kyc~ (5) (to surpass) : akycTCbclJ kyi (6) (to squeeze) kyE~ (5) (kyE~ da~) l-yerebe~kuku akyi kye~ (5) kyerebo kyia (6) ~kyc~ kyored£ ~kyia IJkYEIJ mu okycrcfo ( : ~kyiakyia) okyena. : akyerEfo akyide • , 73 .kyidi kyirna (defect) akyinnye .kyidifo qk)"mll okyillllyegyefo kyidom. Akyina,1J (a. surname : akyinnyegyefo akyidu. given to Euro· akyinny essm .kyiduaq peans) akyiri okyifo (one who bates) kyini (6) (to go kyiridikyiridi akyigyina .bout) akyiri fam po (the wes· okyigyin.fo kyinii (umbrell.) tern sea) : akyig-yinafo : IJkyinii kyiriahcmfi .k:yihw£de kyiniikurafo kyiriamim (name of an okyik.fo kyiqhyia Asafo) : .kyibfo kyiqkyim (6) kyikyi (telescope) l)kyilJ kyi 1l1ii akyirikyiri kyikyiikyi kyiqkyilJ (6) akyirikyiriIo k-yikyirikyikyiri akytfJkyini lJ kyiril] k ~·iri kyirn (6) (to twist.) akyiq kyilJ.kyilJkyiq IJkyirimma okyim (ogye me kyim) qkJ"'Jso akyirisal] ekrim (food) qkyiqso qhoma (cir· okyirisa1Jfo kyirn. (6) (to twist) cular letter) ~ nkyirisa,l]fo M rna (II) (to give) omamma mrnanatofo em. (full) amamfo (ruinf'd town) amane (bird·lime) : mama omamfrani :lm£ (message) m .. (sticky) amatnmaeSEffi maane Aroma ::lInampam ~mnan('fo mmabaa bere : amampam ; nmaanefo mmHbaastlU :lmammUi amnnebunu maadt' (yam) amamn)U1stlU omanehunufo madwo! (Good ('vI'n- (st:ltutrs) : !UlIUU('hUIlUfo ing ') maTJ (11) (tot-urn J)silh') nmancnya mmac (',I; myn he. .lJHel'1 ~mnlJfo lIlUMC') ,UlI;) 11 Jrull.l)ht'ne :ml mmara so difo memmene (ll) (to nmannone DlJIUlrato {transgres- swallow) MM.nsa sian) 'Memeneda nmansa.IJ mmaratode • amt>mment>mfe amo.nseru rnmaratofo (transgres- Ame~ amanscsew sor) mmeIJ,a spe<:iesof ant) a mnn.';JCSIC mmllraydo DlID€ljano OnHlfiSJJJ IT\Dlarcho menaase : amonsl•! ) Marewa men8ssep:>w manso rnmarmlMcm mene (11) (to swallow) mo,1Jsodi (goYC'rnmcnt) mmanma 80 mene (the throat) amal) sofa Inrnasarnmaaa Amene (name) mansotwe mruasigyaw mm£ljee nmansotwefu mmasu ;;>meneamu (enini : amansotwcfo mmataho mma"9) m,ntam (11) (to ~illd) nunatatwene meneeo (ma wo ho omnntam mataa (slimy) meneso) : nmnnULm rnatamata menewa omantal) (an iude- rna tEljlJ srnenewa pendent state) mmati menewamslw : anumtnlJ malo mm&lJhye9 mllntannuo. mmaatokwa Mensa (nome) mnantcusc kurow :>maatwa mensa (yarut : 31lUmtcasp lJkurow Mawu Afi a! mmerante here ~)11Hmtease IUalJ mawu 00 ! mmerantebo amanteIJ rrunay£ mmeranteatm Amante!) so mmaY€1j (education) mmerantiwaatm nmantel) sofa maye (fulness) mmere amnntcrenu ado me mmere nmu.ntow Erne (an aromatic herL) mmerebere (disease) Illlllnntwraa erne (the palm of the mmerebia Manu hand) mmer€bo Amnnnuonl'lI1 : arne mmer£boo (a species of :l11l:IIJIJWOCC Ill!'(' (11) ant) IlwHynmnnyn ::.mc!' mmeremma (drum) IllIlHlIl nymnll. tllHCC (come in) mmer£ljk£Dsono 1111 naa-nylnna -W<:l mmcscmmenc mmere snnt<'1j nOlan)':> men mea (the cry of a mmertsono nmanyo mmnra bird) mmerete (boards) • 76 omunul)kuw amusiei (cemetery) mmutuso : mounulJkulIl mmusu emutwa. (pa.8-iing) omura.toni mmusu ha emu yare (8 disease in : amuratofo mmusubo the c1u'st) • mmurolJlJo mmusub:>fo amusia (burial) mmosuYI N na anammol)mufo :lllalJ mu Enno. onammol)tentelJ analJrnuhYE ana? lUlammonnampal) analJmusl a.nan. ? anammono anal)lfiusifo nna namporowe nnannaT) nnaa (the mane of n'Q (13) (to melt) IlDIJkolO kwalJ 11l1UI)IllU nantwinini • 77 nantwisae nneyee anika nnarulU ni (14) nnikac nnannua oni (relative, mother) anikaIJ nnannum en..i (honour) anikisa (anigyina) anaIJwuraln 011 onii ko nar,p]weaa aoi (eye) anikrakra : analJlJweaa ani (disease) anikum (sleepiness) nnareka amam aoikyew nna santelJ aniani ha rum (14) (to !mow) a.na.s e . aniani ba yi enim (victory) nasnelll nmamm arum : nasil'rfo aru ase eru·m mal'ama ana.to anibere nimdee: nnawotwc oniberefo onimdefo nnawuta : aniberefo : animdefo tude • aniberese:m animdifo (predecessor) ne (13) (to be) anibere so anim duo. ne (and) onnibie animduru £nOE onnibie mma anu· uguasc nea anibia.n.naso animguasede nneboneye anibu animhare nne dadu anibue (civilisation) onirnharefo nne dadu dabaako anibuei (civilisation) : animharcfo nne dadu nnamielJ anidaho animhw€ nne dadu nnannum anidalJ aIDWJa nm:edee anidaso animka nneduadalJ nidi animkum (sullenness) noeduafi nnidiso allim . IJkyene· atiko - nm:e (tu nnee) nido ne ho (himself) nua nruuuno nem (13) (to be dili- Nifahene orumpa gent) anifaso anllllpagyaw anem anifere animt,cnse n.nemdeyo oniferefo animtcw nne mms. : auiferefo animtin. nneenun.afo (cf, ; c odee· anifurae animtiaa mmani ") onifura.efo animtiaabu ne~ (13) : anifuraefo anillltiatia (abuse) nena (grand child) aru/Zye animyobca nennam (13) (red "l'. anigycde onini (run Ie) of" nam ") "nig),cfo : arum nne nnaunaIJ anigyetraso enini (boa) !lnene (kwaakwaa· arugyl•l lR : nrulH dabi) anigyinnde ninnim (14) aneneduhuam (balm) ani haw onilJkufo ancncduru (resin, gum) onihafo · anirykufo DUE1JkYEDse : anihnfo nil)kuntwe DnclJkyeremma onihulllJ)k::>besa arunyanne anodi Nn::>l)k::>fo oDipa anodis£m Nn::>J)kom : nrupll nnodowee nnoqkroq onipadua anodualJ nonnom (13) (redup. nrupam anofafa. of II nom ") • • Ilrupaapa~E:m anofanu nn::>nnomma (a little nnipa 8IlntelJ ::mof::>e bell) orupasu nofonofo nnollSl& ouiplltelJ noho (beyond) nn::>DBolJ ullipawlJ nohoa (beyond) DDonnum nmpoopoo ::>noko DD::>l)wotwe anunel nnok::>nn::>k::>wade nnopa 00 ! nm.s o Dokoro anopa aruso onokotwa anopaduaq ani so adehu anokurokuro anopadwuma anisoatth::w anokwa (also .. nok- anopahema anisobiri wa ! ") anopanom (the mouth nitaq ::>nokwa,fo in the morning) anita-ne : anokwafo anopasore onitefo nokwakwaJ) anopatutu : anitefo nol'Wapem anosem anitew nokware anoseseade nitiri nokwaredi ana uta nitiri so nokwasem anotew aruwre nom (plural suflix) anotorofetorofe aruwa (eye) nom (13) (to drink) anototo niwa (a single cowty) anom (the mouth) anowatere aniwa hono anomkuru anowowa aniwa kesua anomaa ano)'l amwu : nnomaa nu (14) aniwude anommanne (wicked enu oniwufo deed) onus : aniwufo ::>uomaayifo : anuanom arnwus£m : nnomaayifo onuabarima eno (mother) auomd£w : nuabarimanom ono onomdewfo onuabea toO : anomdewfo : nuabeanom no anomee nnuabo .no nnome nnuadalJ anoano nnompennompe nnuadewa nou (J3) nnommum onua kumaa nnobllllbae nnommumfa nnuaano nnobllc nnoIJabielJ nnuapae . ana hi ui nn::>J)abieS8 onua panyuj allobircbirc (flippll!lcy) nnol)du nnupepe n110008. nnolJdubiako anuastm nuohow nnoIJdumieIJ nufu ullolm brt; (lSoft spN>ch) nn::>nna1J onufumafo allohu anoone nufusu • 79 num (14) onyamebna. uyansa kwalJ anum onyame aru nyansam Anum onyamedua nyansapolJ sukuu (uni- anumaoum (8 plant) nyamefere versity) nunu (14) onyameferefo nyansapE (philoso- onunum : anyameferefo pby) anuodelJ anyamegua onyansu.pdo anuodenne onyamekyere: (theol- : anyansapefo onuodeIJfo ogy) anyansasEm : anuodelJfo onyamekyerefo nnyansllJ anuodensf::ID onyamenipa (God In- nnyansranuna. Duodu (ten cowries) carnate) nyannyaq (19) anuonyam anyamesem nyaatwom onuonyamfo onyamesom nyaatwomni : anuonyamfo onYl\omesomfo : nyaa.twomfo aIiuonyamhye : anyamesomfo nyeqkrente (star) anuonyamp& ony amesom pa anycnsoTJ anuonysIJhunu oyame su nnyennyalJ souony8.lJhunupe ooyame tebea nnyennyentwi anuonysl)huDupefo onyamey& nnyepl anuonyanne aoya-mews. nnyeraa. aouon yanBem nyamoo unyeao nnura.h. o anyampa nnylgyc nnUl'Ul nya~ (19) (to become nnylgyel nnuruwannuruwa sour) nyiq (19) nusu nyaq (19) (to awake) onyIT) nusuha~ onyaq (awakening) nnyina (fire-wood) nya (19) anyal] nyinaa (aU) on)'a (a slave) nnyaane (bead) nyinam (19) : aoya nyane (nauseous) anymam ony.a (silk cotton tree) nyanenyane anyinam ,a hoodelJ oyaa anyagkama. nnyinam (in a sudden anyade Nya~kamago .f lash) . soysdi anyalJko nnymamnymam anyadimo nY8gkommeremere nyinannyinam (19) (re- anyaado nyagkompaaakyi dup. of" nyinam ") aoyaduasa. anyalJkonne IDlymaso nyafi (19) (to despise) nY8IJkonne kyerefo nnyinasode nyafinyafi (19) (redup. nyalJkonsoromma onyiqkye of .. nyaft ") nyaIJkonsu . nyinseq (14) nyafinyafi (adj.) ny.~koutoq nyin ya. (a trailing nnyahyewee nya1Jkonnuru plant) nyakanyaka Onyaqkopoq nyinnyam (19) (r.dup. nuyam (compassion) onyaIJkyer€1J of :"& : opeduonu : mpempe patipatiriw (I) : opeduasa mpempem (thousanda) mpatiperew (mould) : opeduanalJ pempem (I) apatiperew (bird) : opeduonum .pempem (extortion) patiriansiaw : opeduosia mpempemma apatiriatom : opeduosolJ 8~mpellSl patiriw (I) : opeduowotwe opempensifo • pato (odamp",)) : opeduakro~ : apempensifo pn.toropn.toro pEe (I) (to chisel) ppepeefo mpErew&Semfo pew (1) : apepeefo perewere (ayisaa peewa (plentiful) opepeha (a hundred mmaralJ) pcewa (game) million) Pese(name of a village) mpeewa opepehaa (hundreds of ropese (a small tuft of mpeewadi millions) hair) opeewadifo ::>pepem pesee : mpeewa.d.ifo : mpepem spese:burow opeewa.m mpeepeemu a.pesee : mpeewaio ::>pepem. anaIJ : mpesee opewe opeperu rope"e (the tufts of peye : mpepefo blossoms of the peyefo opepenas (three mil- maize) pi (very, indeed) lions) sptse:madi pi.pi pi (onomat.) opepennu(twomillions) Apesemakafo pll pEpeEpE apesemeIJkominya mpi (peevishness) opepepem (a thousand pea&w (1) pia (chamber) millions) pESewa : m~ia. pepepepe (sound) : mptB£ws pi. (2) (to push Oll- peperee ampeSl ward) 84 piadi (stewardship) apiredede (game) poa Apiadie apiretwaa : mpoa opiafo (promoter) pirew (2) mpoano mpiakyiri pirepirew (2) mpoanoDl opiani (steward) pi.r.im (.2.) : mpoanofo : apiafo pmmplXlm mpoatwa. : mpiafo piriw (bo piriw) : mpoatwitwa piapia (2) piti (fainting fit) pobia aplap~w piti (leprosy) : mpobia pibababs. apiti (the name of a Opobidei pibibibi smail bird) • pobone pidu, (huttock) apiti (unleavened opoodo pie bread) POM (. medieinal pieD (sound) apiti do. plant) mplelJlJo opitini (leper) mpofirim opiesi. (the eldest child : apitifo opofoni - in a family) pitipato (the sound : .pofofo mpiho produced by mpoforo pika.a pounding fufuu) pogow (food) pikapik. pitipiti (thickly apohuru pikyi crowded) pokow.(nuggetofgold) : mpikyi pitiri (bo pitiri) : mpokowa pim (the lower part of opitiri (fish) Opoku the body) : apitiri pokupoku (bird) pim (firmly) opitiro (fa.inting) pokuw. (full round pim (thick) opitirofo breaat of • young : aplmaplUl : apitiwfo woman) pUj piD (ouom.t.) piw (2) : mpokuwa pin. i .( 2) (to move) mplyc opokuwani apuu po po (onom.t.) : mpokuwafo apuwn po po (onomat.) pokwanteaa pUjkyim (~) po (1) (to refuse) pokye (1) pintilJlJ po (1) (to wither) pokyepokyee pintilJlJYc opo (withering) pokyere mpintilJ opo (abnegation) : mpokycrc mpintoa (drum) epo (bale of cloth) opokyertni pipe pipe (onomat.) : apo : .pokyen:fo piprii (thick) epo (se.) cpom (in the sea) : aplprlpl po (even) poma(1) (to load agun) pipripi (thickness) mpo (even) poma (stick) epira (dwarf) poo (permanently) : mpoma pira (2) (to hurt) poo (the sound of opomafo (cane bearer) opus. shooting) : mpomafo : apirakuru poo (expressing the apomafo(totoapomafo) opirafo sound of beating) mpomatiri (so mpo- : apirafo apoo matiri) apirs.kuru mpoo pompam (1) (redup. of pimpira (2) (reclup. of a.poobo II pam ") " pita. ") mpoobo pompaD (1) (redup. of mplle apoobofo II parJ ") • 85 pompa~ (I) (redup. of oponontom (pocket mporoporowa w ") opoqko ba mpopoyoyo mpotompoto poqkobaa pore (1) apotonau opoqkobere pore (jar, pitcher) ap:>topore : apoqkobere : mpore potopoto opoqkobiri pom spatoro apoqkokwaq aporibaa. : mpotoro opolJkonini : .m po.r ibaa potorodom : apoIJkonini porlpon potoropotoro opoqkosae aport so potow(l) : apol)kJ.Sae poriwa (thick) potroo (oba potroo) opoqkosotefo : mponwamponwa poturobodwo : ap~l)kosotefo porok-yewa. opotwaa apoqkye oporolJ (a certain tree) opotwaani : mpoqkye poroporow (I) (redup. : apotwaafo apoqkyereq of " porow It) : mpotwaafo : mpoqkyettq poroporow (I) (redup. pow (I) pono (I) of" parow") opow 86 cpaw aprapransn. opwnpUlJ : apaw pr.sii (joke) mpumpunase : apawapaw pratu (the hole of an opumpum .pow (gro".) armadillo) mpumpunnya. :mpaw apraJl pu~ (2) mpaw (tubcrs of aprayifo mpuDlmpu yam) : aprayifo pun~punt~ mpawaka oprehwe .p~~u. (.n old .tool pawampow aprehwedi of. chief) powbo prek.w (I) npunnuru apow·mu·delJ oprekcs£ (tree) pupopupo apaw·mu·teetet:: preko apupua (a medicinal pra (1) aprern plant) apro (sweeping) : aprem pupupupu apr. .. (armadillo) premmoba. pupuro (sound) : mpraa : apremllloba apupuw apra (yi apr.) prempc (drum) mpuraq prodadada mprcmprcl) aprae mpuri (game) mprempremprcl) - : aprae apuro mprelJ mprae apurohema mprennu mprae so mpn:nsa puroku prako prento. (bottle) puro~~ : mprako : mprtntoa. opurow prako b. preprew (I) : apurow prakobere prete .puruku prakoda~ : mprete puruw (round) mprako kuw apretoso apuruwa prako narn prcw (1) puaa prako~hwi aprew opusuo prakonini : aprew pusuw (2) pram (1) mpromprannc eputu pram (quick) propran putu (bo putu) prama (lane between prumo (plummer) putupuru houses) pu (.dverb) (com- putuputu (the aound of : mprama pletely) drumming) mprama 80 pu (onom.t.) putuputu (the sound oprllmnun puu (sound of a dis- of .truggling. as : aprammm charged gun) of a captured pra~~ pu. (2) bird) oprannaa mpu&8o puw (2) (to throw out : aprannaa pub.b.b. (onomat.) spume or foam) apralJwam pue (2) epuw (sediment) prap.r.a p r(a1 ) (redup. of apuk. (y.m) apuw: U) . pumm (o~omat.) pn waa (onomat.) prapra (slimy) mpummm puweeafo (ruminant) • 87 R ara Araba Reformcni : Reformefo s sa (to cut into, etc.) nsaabode asafo (company of sa (thus) asabofo warriors) saa (thus) : asabofo : Atiwa (Amanno- sa (3) (to tie, fasten) saboU (the stock of a kurom) sa (3) (to end) gun) : AsoUko (Akuro- osa (a path cut through asabone (an indecent pou) the bush) dance) : Apescmaka (Aku- : &sa saborofere ropou) osa (war) asabow : Akomfode (Abiriw asa (interrogative par- asabra (a kind of fever) & Date) ticle) osabralJ : Apagya (Abuti) &sa (drawing room) : ~'lbralJ : Kyiriamim nsa (hand) asabu (Amannokurom) tsa (three) asabufo asafoakwa osa (caterpillar) : asabufo asafobo : asa &sade osafohcne nsa (intoxicating sadoi (habitual drink- : asafohenc liquor)- ing) osafohempaoyiIJ Ansa (name) saduaa (a thin stick osafoheukumaa ansa (first) used in the pre- osafohclJkunini ansa. na paration of palm- asafohenncs (decora- . Baa (3) (to mix) wine) tion of a war chief) nBAA (a kind of blan- .sadu. (loom) osafohwefo (pastor) ket) : nsadua : asafohwefo nsaa (money or cloth osadweam asafo kuw buried with. dead : asadweam asafo.ky, man) saadwo : asafo.kyefo saa (tough) nsa.a. dwom asafokyene asaa (an edible berry) sadwuma (tree) asafoni Il88 aDO agylrae (Rig- osae (gelding) : asafofo nature) : asae nsnforo (new wine) asabaa asae (hamm£'r) asafoStm : nsabaa safe asafos;)re asabawmu : nsafe nsafra asabawmugyc asafe (the I.es of palm- aasfrae 3S8barima wine) nsafufu osabeu nsafetwaw : ntdca.sa sabeU kobo ..f i (a bundle of gra~,) : ntulJkum sabemmiri osafo (physi,'isn) : ntulJkuntirl ....b o (kidnry) : asafa : nsa p. (odomollo) : "'Paba astlfo (bronchitis) : kokuro nsaboa asafo (church) osaafunu , 88 sagua aakyi (omunu~kum nsambo nnawuru sagua~ (desert) mmaralJ) sambuka aa~1ru asaguaase Sakyi (name) naamgow (liberality) saguaasefo nsa. akyi (knuckle) naamhye nsaguso (la.ying on of nsakyinsayam nsamhy£de hands) aam (3) (to be scat- aamma ~sagycfo (collector of tered about) samommono (fresh an army) sam (aburow gu ho grass) : asagyefo sam) asammorofi osaagyefo (:Jhene nsam sampamm (devastated) 1DmaralJ) ansam sampannuodu osahene : nsam Sampanya (Spain) : asahcne ns> ma (hand-ful) aamaam (aandy) osahelJ~unini (marshal) nsaama (hand-breadth aa~ (3) (to draw a line) : asahelJkunini sarna aau (3) (to infect) asahina : nsaIila. aa~ (3) (to loosen) : nsahina. : nsamaa (Woyi wOIJ aa~~ (distinctly) asahuru ti so nsamaa) osa~ (barn) nsahyew (hot palm :>Samampa : aMIJ wine) asamampow ilS8~ (a storeyed houae) nsamampow nsaIJ (infection) nsahy& osama~ (ghost) sannaa (the king's usahycfo : asamal) treasury) nsakaana (tasting of : nsama1Jfo ;:Jaann. . (August) palm wine) : nsam8.1Jfo ~sannaaru sakasaka (centipede) asamaIJ (the world of : asannaafo sakasaka (disorder) spirits) usa~akyiri asaknsakade &sarnal) amanehunu ..~ b. asakasakasem (riotous- lim] nsaIJh~ (comma) ness) samana (3) nsania (balance) sakasaka yeia asamanade nsaroa koma nsakawee asamanadwo . nsaniakw8IJmu osaka ~samanapa (a species asalJka • : asako of lizard) : nsal)ka. sakoo (pale, white) osamal)frdo asalJkasol) n.sa.kokom : asamal)frcl'o ...~ kawa (a bowl) sakara samal)hwi S8IJkonuabc lUIakoto ~samaIJkrofi oaa~1ru . salaa (3) asamaIJ kwalJ : ...~ ku nsakl'ae samo.nsew sa~kubo nsakraho samansika oaa~kubofo sakraka (figh) asamant£ : ...~ kubofo sakramalJ : nsamant£ S&l)ku dwom sakralJ ~samantuo ..~ lruba~ asakrasakra : asamantuo naa~kyee sal,lU ~samantwEntwEIJ sa~kyiri sakw:nobcntia (3 large : nsamantw£ntw£1J DSal)mu bird) samannya (matches) nsanoa ::Iakusaku osamannya (mole) nsaanodwuma (handi- Naakye (a village) osamanyere craft) • • 89 asanom asase asefa asaa.watam osanomfo asasebena osawee : aaanomfo asasehere sawere nsansa (empty handed) 8saseboa sawereru• osansa : nsaaeboa : sawerefo : &sanaa &S8.sebonil) sawerepem sansaq (3) (redup. of asase fo (unproductive saweresem " 8&1) ") country) osawfo (dancer) osansaw asase hwene (cape) nsawoso : asansafo &sase koq (Isthmus) aaswu nsaanaia (a sixth fin- asase mfonini aaawugu ger) a.sa.sepolJ aaswugufo santaqq (woboo no : nsasepoq nsayam hyirew santaq9) asaseot:m (Geography) aasy. Asante aBase sofo s. (3) (to equal, reo Aaante hene asasetam semble) Osantehene aaasetamaa (plateau) B. (conjunction) Osantemaq agasetaw (a plain) B' (v~ry much) Osanteni asasew8 (8 pIece of B" (thus) : Asantefo land) se (4) (to say) Asante Akyem : nsasewa se (conjunction) santeq asasewo Be (3) (to gird round) osantew (tree) asasewoBOw Bee (the sound of boil· asantorofi nsasi (solemnization of ing water) nsantweri heathen marriage) &B. (a platform) sanyaa sasono OBe (a Bhout) : nsanyaa : masona OBe (father) nMIJ yare sasonnoto ase (father·in-law) nsapa (mistake) a.satadua.a : asenom nsapaq nsateas aBe (under) sapate (big) nsateaa.hene as& (beans) &5&pahunu nsateakwaa ase (itch) osa.paw osatofo (spendthrift) &Be (tooth) nsapuw : asatofo Il8& (equality) 88& ara asatoro as. .. (a Bmall pot) Samha asatwafo (pioneer) : nseaa. Bare (3) (to fail) : aaatwsfo ase ada t:aare (grass) saw (3) (to dance) oseadeoyo saredwuma(hindrnnC'eJ saw (3) (to ladle water seantet sare-roll-see (the lion) or soup) oseawuo sare 80 osaw (a kind of s£b£ sasa (ghost, spirit) Bponge) : nstbc 88&'" (3) (to be mixed) : aaaw ~£be 00 npaasa& aaaw (dance) sebere (3) sasabonsam aeaawa. osebo (a .bout) : asasabonsam :neaawa osebo (leopard) 88a.ssnunuro (plant) asaawa dua : asebo sasasa (violently) nsawansia (a. child with osebow (loaf of boiled aS88e six fingers) bread) : neeee : Il8&wanaiafo : naebow • 90 sebommofo asemIDlS• & sene (3) (to exchange) osebua. : nsemml S8. ...~ ee sedaa (silk) asemmJAA asorc st:nea. aseda. osemmisafo asennennelJ asede : nsemmisafo : nsennennel) ansee (a kind of bird) D8Smmoa aselJhia • : nsee DSemmoafoa : nsel)hia s<:e (3) osemooe 88elJhoho OSEe (destruction) se:mooebofo oselJ how Osee (Name) asemmone : ose!) ahow asefee : nstmmone 8.sel)hunu asefi ""emp' (mterj.) : uscl)hunu see:fo I;\sempa aseen asefo asempaka (Evangeli- : a.sefo oseefo zation) asencu : aseefo osempakafo nserua (balance also """foroe (food) : 8.8empakafo nsania) as£: hono ase:mpatrew n.senni da asehu 8SEmpatrewfo fekuw a.senni dal) asehwe 08empatrewni a.senru• agua asehye : 88empa.trEwfo asenOIl (court, tri- asekamma osempd"o bunal) : nseka.mma. : ase:mpd'o "",nnu (behaviour) osekal) osemperempe (grass) oaennifo : aaeka~ osempow : asennifo ...k a~fu. sempowa. (three pence) ...~ka IllIeku IllI£msO ...~ ka agua (pulpit) IllIekudi nstmso dua oSEl)kafo .osekufo asemwa : ..e ~kafo : asekufo : nsemwa OS£~kaefo sekye se~ (3) (to hang) : &Stl)kaefo : asekye se~ (4) (to carve) 08El)kam osekye (a certain play) se~ (4) (to grow hard) nse~kekae (loquacity) osekyedua (tree) se~ (3) (to pass) oselJkekafo Osekyere (name) tStl) (court crier) : ...~ kekafo asekyere : U8tneafo asE:lJkese asekyerefo ose~ (cooking pot) 8.8tlJkerewa sem (3) 08elJ (superiority) : JlSEl)kerewa astm as. .) (the loins) 8.ScIJko : nstm Ase~ (a district) aseIJkunini nB&mma (a. sna.re) osena (tree) : nse~kunini s&mal)hyja. oselJ adwuma. (Carved 8.8el)kwaa ns&mmausemma work) : ll8t~kwll& se·mannya.-wo ostnnah. o ...~ kwa~mu (upright asem fo . nstlJarum conduct) : nsem fo scnasena (smooth & as<:~kye aatmfua glittermg) os<:~kycni : nstmfua 8.8tlJdua. 8£~kye~ee asem funo sene (3) (to cut into stlJkyerenne : nsem funu slic ..) : D8elJkyerenne • 91 ~gclJkyertni oserebo asese afahYE : ase~kyer£fo : aserebo osese (tree) a.scl)IDude aserede (dE'rision) : a8£SE a.sel)muhene a.setedewa St8£ (a noise) asel) mu ntoatude Dseredewahcne .£sea ascnnodow aseredewapa : nstsea. : nstnnodow oserefo osesea (a certain tree) asensam (a c('rtain :. aserefo sestbere plant) aserehehe osestforo nsensam asc nserehehe OS€SEgu8. sensa~ (3) (red. of a.serehehebo : BStSEguB " 8&l) ") serene seesel am nsensa~ dua (ruler) aserestm sestlcwa Dsensal)ce seresere-bo-korolJ sestkwascm • sense (food) o~reserefo sestkwasom sense (food) : asereserefo sesew (3) nscnsE .erescrew (3) asesewa (a shed) : nscn.se serctoa (bo seretoa, to sestw bere • sensem (3) (redup. of • mile) osesewfo (( SCID ") screw (3) : asesEwfo sense~ (3) (red up. of aerew (laughter) S£80 .. sCI) ") serewa (c owries) nscso (likeness) sen.ene (3) (rcdup. of serewserew (urollish) astsrtbE U sene II) scan (3) (redup. of .sete (understanding) nsensenee (scrap- usa") osetie ings) as. .. (ill conduct) asetim asenstgmu scan (to change) asetoto (neglect) B.Sensosow nsesa (exchange) asetra asensusuaa £scan (.pirit of • de- asetrade aaententel) ceased person) setwtre :D8totentcl) sesaa (a Specles of sew (3) (to spread out) asentia black pepper) sew (3) (to sharpen) : nsentia asesaboa (aboa a owo osew (mother-in-law) n.qcntiaa ..a a) llBew (curse) : llsentiaa sesaboro nsewhyE asentitiriw aseaade osewa. (father's sister) as£ntrenee nseaae (ray. ofthe sun) sew. (itch) a.scntrcneedi oseaaru sewamru osentwamfo (judge) : asesafo lls£wee : asentwamfo ase.'8S£m s£-wo-se oaennya (grievous sesasesa. oseawuo ne'9.Ts) 8esaw (3) si (4) asepaterc sesaw sde • am : llSCpatere • seSE (subsistence) nsi (diligence) a.sepaterepamfo .ese (3) (redup. of esi.i (shortness of one aepcw (3) II at: " to be equal) leg) aep:> BC8CC (as yet) asIa aeradaa (saw) BC8£e (perhal .) esi. (. large tree) oeerantec osese sinbaw (4) asertbere : a.sese a.siaberennyawa • , 92 osiadaI) osigyafo asikllYO siade : asigyafo osiko (a play) siadedwuma nailio (apposition) osiko (perfume) ,iadefo (a lucky fellow) sika asikre siade kwal) aaika asikre aha siadesem eika bone aaikrebo ,iam (4) sikadaho asikresiam nsia.m (disgrace) sikadifo asikresiw osi.a m (g.r ound corn) : asikadifo osikyi 88lama81 ,ikadwin.i (goldsmith', ,im (4) (to ,tart) Sl.&moo work) • DRlm sia~ (4) ,ikadwinne (gold trin- sirnma (minute) DSlanalJmu ket) 8lmm,sll) siane (4) SikadWlIIDa. e8U.J . . esiane (. .) sika dwurnfo : I1Sll]I1Sll] a&&ne ,ikafEmfO sina (4) nsianeho sikafraebo (piece of 0Slll& siagka gold ore) sinse~ (4) ,iansia~ (4) (redup. of sikafuturu slDgJ8.m (redup. of I{ sial] ") ABikagua (Kofi) II siam ") nsiase (saucer) sikagua~ mngjane (4) (redup. of ,iaw (4) sikagubea " siane ") smw (k:l siaw=ye de) sikagye OSlprennu omaw (bunch) silts. hunu sire (fi'h) : 88l&W sika kEse 81re~ osibaw (food) sika komm (capital) siri (chann) asibe sikakorabea sirikyi sibea sjkakorafo o_~ nsibiaa (bead) asikamono ,iaasisiaw (4) sibiri sikamu &.. (4) (redup. of "se") osibisaba (a play) sikanalJfo sisi (4) asidi osikani as.un osidifo : 8sikafo nslSl : asidifo sikanibere sisi (bear) ,ie (4) sika pa (unmjxed gold) aisi (the lower part of ..i e (keeping) sikape the back) "iebere(buryingplace) osikapEfo osisis. (bower. thicket) aiebew (burying plsce) : osikapefo sisiaw (4) osie ds. a.sika.se6 asisiduru asiede sik. ..e fo oaisifo ..1 81 aikasesal'o : Misifo ,iesie (4) sika 'ir] Dsjsibo &dum nsiesieho aika 80 hwtfo D8lSLUlU • •• DBleatel ajkasu A.S 1.8 J..r ap& nsifaho sikatarn (gold bro- 8l8llll oaiifo cades) ,isiriku : aaiif'o sikate~ osisiriw (tree) nsif'oro si.k:atere . . . .: 8. 8J8Jnw • 81gyaw sikatuo MlSlBEm sigyawdi si.ka.tW8W : DSJSlsem • 93 • • 8181 yare soasoa (3) asokyea (perversion of nsoo (okanea nsiso = nsoasoae judgement) chimney) asobayer& BOm (3) (,som n'ano) ll.8l8onslj asobisnnaso Born (4) (BO mu) asitiw sobo (reproach) (b, Bom (3) (to take ositifo sobol Bnuff) : a.sitifo asabaa som (3) (to serve) Biw (4) 3Soboaso 080m (service) • esI.W aso hofnnon&. 880m (aso ron) wnw&. Bobom (game) osom (bucket) siwabiri asobonsu 1) tenteentel) tebaa : atempolJ tenteqy' ntcbae atemmu tenterehu teboteb, atemmu da . : atenterehu tedua atemmude ntEntEso tee (3) stemmu agua atenteyalJ otCE otemmufo ntEntrenee ateebin : Iltemmufo nteqyi ntccm teq (:lj tepa (qkurotcpa, nteeso tcqq (rna teqq) qkuraatcpa) teetee (3) oteq (taetae-By) ateprrko atccte& : atrlJ tcre ntertecrn nteq (insect) tore (ho) (3) tcfer&w ateq (judgement) antere (fish) : Dkfercw nteq (judgement) antete (aalutation) otefo tt'IJ (otwaa duaa no atere n1£foro teq) : ntere • 99 nteredee tew (seed lliIed in a atiotia (treading) ntereho certain game) otiatia.fo terensu (shrub) : ntEw : atiatiafo nteresu (perspiration) ntew (sores in the ntiatiaso teretsre corners of the ntiatiaso ade atessm mouth) tiaatwa tete (3) (tete gyato) atewa (bird) tiba~ atibeIJ tete (only) tswadwuma atibiri atetede tewbea (manner or tibo (head or top stone) tetare (3) (verb) plac~ of planting) tew bere (time for tiboa tetere (cake) tiboQkoso ntsts plucking off) atewee : tiboQkosofo tete (3) (to live) otewfo atida tetee (3) tidaQ tete (3) (to hear) ': atf.:wfo tete (ancient times)' ntewho tie (4) ntewho gyam (pur- otiefo t.:.tee (3) gatory) : otiefo nt.:tea ntewmu tietie (4) (redup. of nt.:tea dupow ntewani « tie ") nt.:te&sa ntewsi tifaw tetea,o (bead) ntewso tifawtifaw tete asose teey. (uprightness) atill tete beeme atewye atififo tete bere ti (asa.a.wa no atew til tifuwi atetede ti (4) (to scratch) atiko tetehonam eti tikoraa atetekw. . : atiri ntikora. : ntetekw. . nti ntikuma. ntetekwSJl.lD enti atikuru ntetekwa.a.sem tia (4) (to tread) tikwaw oteteni tia (4) (nea etia anum, tim (4) (to be fixed) : tetefo etc.) tim (4) (to repeat) tete nteredee tia (kurotia) tim (onomat.) atetesem ntia (dEQ ntia 1) tim tim (onomat.) teteete tiaa otim (food) tetetu (obraQ tetetu) : ntia.a. ntimano (seal) tet.:w (3) : ntiantia.a. ntimase tetew (3) ti ade timmo (a play) nt.:t.:w (firu!) atiae timmoba atttswa otiafo (companion) ntimu : ntetewa : atiafo atimum utewakoro Ntiamoa tiIj tiQ (onomat.) ntetewee ntiantia (oye me 6 tiQQ (onomat.) ntetewmu ntiantia) tinaQQ tstreE ntiaso ntini tetrf.:U tiatia (4) (redup. of ntiIJkese t.:w.(3) .. tia >I) ntintaIJ tew (3) tiatiaa ntintaQto ot.:w : ntiantiaa tintim (4) , 100 otintim otitrani toatoa (3) (to couple ntintirnmalJ : .titrafo together) ntintimanim. titrii toaloa (3) (to interlace ntintimso titriku or be interwoven) otintinnye (extortion) atitwa ntoato.e (impedi- tip. .. (suddenly) tiw (4) ments) elip.. (b.ld-headed- tiwtiw (fufuu no yE nto.loom (joints) ness) tiwtiw) Dtoatoaso atipae Atiwa tobee tobee (monnyc .tip.ter'ID (bird) atiwaase no tobee tobee) lipeQ otiwaasefo tohoa tiPElJfo tiwfo to here (time of set- atipere : atiwfo ting) atipira tiwui tobew ntirentire tiwuini atobi&& atirenu :.tiwuifo ntoburo eliri (head) eti yare em da bi a, : atiri 10 (3) .tode (something otiri (a head of cow- to (3) (to b.ke, roast, baked) ries) , etc.) :ntode : atiri oto (mashed yam) ntodii atiridii eto . ntodowa 80 atiridiibarima too (intensely) (ohwe todu. atiridiinini no too) atodual) atiridii aSnll) otoo (a kind of pap) nt()dwoW' tirim oto (discord) toe (3) otirimati toa (3) (to join) .toe : atirimati oto. (joining) atoe fam tirimb::> (plan) toa (3) (to entangle) atofo atirimkcscktsE Toa (name of a. olofo (buyer) atirimkyere family) : atafo atirim::>del) toa (calabash; gourd) olofo (one killed by an otirim::>delJfo : ntoa accident) : atirim::>del)fo toaa (a small calabash) : at::>fo atirimooenne : ntoaa otofo {transgreasor) atirim::>denscm ntoa (a leather belt tofoe atirimp::>w containing car- ntoho (comparison) atirimsEm t.ridges) : ntotoho IItirimsEmdi stoaa (a certain tree) nOOhuro atirimtwetwe ntoae lobo atirisopam toa fufu atoka otirisopa"mfo ntoam (connection) nt.::>k!)nalJ : atirisopamio toamum nOOkontrama titaa (wabow nsa titaa) Dtoano atokoro (= aOOro titi (4) (to scratch) toan::>pE koro) ntiti (scratching) toantini atokosa (kind of titiriw nto. .. beer) otitiriw nloaso ntokota : atitiriw toaatiri otokotaka ntitiwantitiwa : ntoutiri ntokowantokowa 101 tokura ntontom tote : ntokura ntontonnalJ : ntote tolruwa tontoQ (3) (redup. of atoteboa : ntolruwa " tal) II) : ntoteboa tokwabo otonturoni ototim (fruit) tokwammirika : atonturofo toto (3) orokwapEfo atonyaIJ toto (3) (ototo ne ho : ntakwapEfo otope ase) ntokwaw topeQ toto (3) (to be en- ntom (addition) topoo tangled) atomannei (one far· atoptt ntoto thing) otopttfo ntoto (discord) atomde : a.toprdo tootoo (the report of a ntomme ropr£.SODo gun) ntoDlDntntomme tore (3) ototoa (tree) tommett (tumbler) ntoremu ntotoano otomfo atoremude atotoatoto (mmara : atomfo antorepim atotoatoto) ntommo nt:>rewa (tomato, etc. atotobe otommo also "nt:>row8 ") ototobonefo : atommo toro (smooth) : atotobonefo a.tomprada atoro ototoborofo ntoniu (addition) otoro (a plant) ; atotoborofo to~ (3) ntoro (also" oro!) ") ntotofifiw8 to~ (onomat. : to~ to~ torobento ntotoho toQ) ; ntorobento atotonsa tOQQ torobentohyeQfo ototonto otoQ (the act of selling) : ntorobentohyeQfo ntotore etoQ (amber) torododo (onomat.) totorotoo ntoQ (plant) torofetorofe ntotoso ntoQ (eye-lashes) oto1'ofo tototee stonnal) : atorofo totototo otonasum (smithy) ntorofostm atotoatoto ntoQka torokaa totow (3) nto~ko (pepper) storo kyen.:kyerdo ntotowee TOQko torom toturobonau toQkogyei torotoro €totwa : ntoQkogyei torow (3) tow (3) toQkornm torawa (a. kind of cala· atow toQkomda bash) etow tono (3) : ntorow8 : ntaw nronos ntorowa (tomato, etc., : at::>warow otonsum (smithy) also" ntorewa U) etow ton~Q (3) tooaw ttows otootalJ atos&m otowa (tree) ntontantam atOBO towadaka ntonto (di ntonta) ntoso atowade ntonto ntoso du atow sfare ntontobo : ntotoso du du atoMo ntontode otosofa : atowlo • 102 ~towgu otreneeru atubra atowgyei : atreneefo tubra mal) ~towgyeni : treneefo otubrafo : towgyefo trew (3) : atubrafo towyi onew otudaqfo (sojourner) toyam ntrewee : tudaqfo atoyerelJkyem ntl'£wmu otudua toyow (qkwaq toyow) ntr&wso atuduru tra (3) (to go over) Triniti da tue (4) tra (3) (to sit tro otuefo down) trom (3) : atuefo atra (net) trom (adverb = quick- atufanu traa (thin) ly) tufui at. .. (slice) troma otufo (musketeer) trabea tromtrom (smooth) : atufo trabere trontrom (3) (to make otufoanteIo trabew the- surface : tufoantefo tradada smooth) tufutufu atrae twos (trousers) otugya ~trafo (counsellpr) tu (4) atuhunu : atrafo otu tui tram (3) etu (den of a beast) nrui (manya no fo ntui) ~tram : atu otuka ntrama tuu (ade san. so tuu) atukofo otramatiri tuu (oDornat.) tnkqw ntramatow atuu tum tum (oDornat.) ntramu (immanence) tua (4) tumm (onomat.) traq (3) ntua (siege) tumm (black) otrsl) atua (tew atua) tumetume (plant) atral)kol)l)us ntuabaq (bulwark) otwnfo atral)ko1Jl)uafo ntua absl) (siege : atumfo a.tra.nn~ tower) tumi (4) trantram (3) (redup. tuakwal) (wanderer) otwni of H tram II) tuamono twnide trantraq (3) (redup. of tuamuda tumideye " tra1J ") tuani (disease) tumidi trapoD (tarpaulin) ntuaano tumi dam atrapoe atuatew a.tumisem : ntrapoe otua.tewfo tumm . De - byel) (but- traasefentem : atuatewfo terfiy) ntraso tuatua (4) (redup. of ntnmmoa ntraso ano H tUB ") tumpaq (bottle) tratra (3) (rcdup. of ntuatuaano : ntumpag .. tra ") tu bere atumpag tratm (3) (rcdup. of a.tubo : ntumpal) It trs .. = to sit) atuboa atumpagkani tratraa : ntuboa : atumpaqkafo : ntraantraa otubofo otumtofo trenee : atub~fo : atumtofo atreneede otubonc ntumunum (plant) 104 twee twee (onornat.) tweri (4) ntwintwamee twee (drawer) antweri twintwantwinlw81) : ntwee : ntweri twirntuu "(noise) atwee (hunting) antwerib& twiri (4) ntwee (wire) ntwerimu ntwiri atweeb:> atwerinnyedua otwirifo :>tweforo atwerodo (grass hopper) : atwirifo : atweforo atweI"JI"J (grass hop~ : ntwirifo twehwiel) (sound) per) otwirol)ku atwehuaa otwe sre ntwironowa ntweko etwesum (locomotive) twitae :>tweky&w twetia tWit:)!) twem (completely) twetiafo twttwa (4) twe~ma~mentwe twetiafoanna otwitwafo twernmone twetiatwa : atwitwafo ntwemu twetiatwa mufo atwitwamene tw£~ (3) twetwe (3) ntwitwaano tW(1) tW(1) atwetwe (si atwetwe) twitware (4) &twene twetwetwetwe (ono~ atwitwatiri twenehoa (tree) mat.) twitwe (onomat.) twenewa tweetwee (3) twitweri (4) : ntwenewa ::»tweetweefo (mocker) twitwiw (4) otwentwemfo : atweetweefo twiw (4) : atwentwemfo ntwetwede ntwiwanim twentw£~ (3) twetwere (oDornat.) ntwo (di ntwo) twentw:>1) twentwol) twetweredede twoo ! (interj.) atwepaawa ::»twewa (a young ante- twom (completely) twere (3) (to gnash) lope) ntwom (itch) tw&re (a blow) : atwewa ntwom "(b:> ntwom) : atw&re twi (ho twi) ntwoma atw&re (cricket) etwi (leopard) ntwontwo twerebo : atwi tworodoo atwertboa Twi (Iangnage) tworododo (thin) : Dtwereboa twib:> twotw:>foo ::»twtrebofo antwiho (edihle root) twotw:>w : atwerebofo Twidam otwotwowuru atwerede (grasshopper) antwifal) : atwotwowuru twercw (3) Twiforo etwow (disease) twer&twen.:w (3) Otwini Twum atwtrewa : Twifo Twumasi : ntwerewa twintwam (4) Ntwumuru w wa. (onornat.) wae (5) wakawaka wlla (oDornat.) :>wae wakawakaye I)wabena owaefo ~waky<:m waa.birim : awaefo awarnODO :>waduru waewe owalJ : nwaduru nwaba ~w.~~ • 106 wiasefo owo (snake) wo~ mase so hw(; :awO WOl) alJkasa wiasetra awo (mother) wo1) ara 3wisto awo (birth) WOl) ho wiawi. (6) oowoo (interj.) awo-ni~oo ! SWlawu owoaduru awo~koruwa (tree) embo owoaruru owonno wie (yes) wo a1Jka.s.a Awo~~ua (country) wie (6) woano woano awoo OWle ewoba~ (honeyco\Db) awo ntoatoaso owiefo : awob&.1J awol]wene : awiefo awobe (plant) wora (:J) aWlel awobea owora awiekyiri awo bere lJworaa owifo wobere (5) J)woraboa : awifo owobie woradada.. awifOOe owobie rom&. IJworahnam awi.f os.e m swoda aworam oWlgymae owoouru (medicine for worame dwom eWlm snake bite) woraw wim (descriptive ad~ woee aworaw verb) awoee worawora (5) awiporow ade ~woe 'Worawora (country) aWlporowee wofa ",re (5) awin (parrot) : wofanom aworo (plant) wiridudu wofade aworo (cataract) awirikwaw (parrot) wofase woro (5) : lJwirikwaw : wofasenom oworo aWlnwa wofasewa oworoma rnrnara WlrlWU.'l.w a . : wofasewanom oworompem (drum) : lJWIr1WU'lwa owofo (a woman who : aworompem wirododo can bear children) aworo 80 wisa (also" yisa" = a : awofo worow (5) species of pepper) awofo (parents) oworo~ (proud) awisa (to awisa) awo foforo worodatlo aWlsmm awogye aworokoarna awitwa awogyeduru woroworaworowora awitwafo owogyefo • oworowe aWlyamee : awogyefo awosad.UBIJ owiyamfo wo ho aW0881J : awiyamfo awokam awoS&IJ bone oWlyammo awoko awospnne : &.Wlyammo awoko yaw ..o aaw (5) owiyammoba EWO kyem awosawoaaw : awiyammoba owomma voaee (dry. arid) wo (5) : awomma awose OW" (possession) awommaguwakyi (a wosereksa (also "we- wo (5) (to beget) certain herb) serekaa) wo (5) (to grow dry) awommawu owoserekaani ewo (honey) womono : awoaerebefo • 107 woserekaaYE awuagyamma 8wuraa woseeYE awuahaa : IjWUT8a wosow (5) awuawu (sickly) awurade owosow (earthquake) owu asore wuradi wusow~so(successively) owu bofo ~wura dodow awosu owu ds.- Awurahae (town) wotere (5) awude IJwur8 hunu awotwaa awudi aW\lT,akwaa awotwe (eight) owudifo : IJWUI:9'kwaa ~wotwe (eight) : awudifo wurs~~ wow (5) awudiSEm lJwuratwa awuw awuduasa wurawurs (6) uwowa (tree) (also awuduru wurikyeree ~wawa) Owu Fida wnrolJ wuroIJ (ono- awowa (pawn, pledge) owufo mat.) :1Jwowa : awufo awuru awowagye awufo sore swurukyim owowaru own hunu Owusani : 1Jwowafo Wukuda : Awusafo awowasI Awukudae oWUSEm awowaside awumane awusi (yaa aWUBi !) awowata.ma owu Q,na swuBlIJ wowaw (5) awunnyade oWUS!w awow bere awunnya maIJ OwuaihYE~ wow, (5) (redup. of awuonu owusiw teaseEnam " wo ") awuosoIJ wUBiwusi (dim) wow,w (5) (redup. of owupa (death-bed) owu so (oda owu u wow") owu pa (natural so) IJwow~e death) OWUBore wowore (5) (red up. of owuprEko Owusore da .. w~re ") owuprennu wusuwusu (dirty) awo yaw wara (6) wuwu (6) (redup. of awoye wur. (bush) " wu ") wu (6) ~wura (rubbish) awuwuawuwu owu owura owu yare awu (di awu) : awuranom owuyaw y Yaa (name) oyaio (brawler) yam (3) (to grind) yaa (interj. oye 00 y ..! ) : ayaio 'Yam (a skin disease) yaa. (ill • disorderly yafumma. yam (abdomen) manner) oyafumpa~ ayambo yaa (sound) oy~kom ayamde oyaa (interj.) oyafunu ayamduru ,y. . (salutation) ,yafunum ayamee ,y.a (a person) oyafunyare yamgya : yaanom oy .. ko ayamhyehye , 108 ayamkaw ayaaseduru .yegn (vain labOur) ayamkeka ayaasemalJ(ayaasemalJ oveko ayamolJwene ab.) .yekoro (one wife only) oyamolJwenefo yaw (3) (to abuse) 'YEkyerE : ayamol)wenefo .yaw (abuse) 'YEkyerede ayamtu Eyaw (pain) yem (3) aY80mtue ayaw (attendance on a oyem oyamu {yam not taken hnnter) oyemma (a young one out withfirstcrop} yawa (bowl) of a domestic 80yamye ayawa (dian) animal gIven a8 ayamyede Yawda a reward) oyamyefo oyawfo (the attendant yemmea : ayamyefo of a hunter) yEmmEq~ (fiery red) ayamYl : ayawfo ayemfo ayamyifo yawyaw ayemfode ay&m}'-lso ayaY80de ayemfodey. yaq (the breast of an aY8oyas&m ayemmoa animal) yE (3) : nyem.moa ya~ (3) (to drum) ye (4) (to be good) yE~ (3) yaq (3) (to lie -in) ye (anyE ye) 'yE~ oyaqee (privy) 'YE (doing) VE~~ (fiery red) aya~ee (resting place) aye! (interj. = very ayelJ ayannya well) : nyeIj yantam (3) ayE yena (ne yE yE YEna) yantamm (empty, or yee (interj.) • yEq a~kaaa wide) yEE (with sudden foree) 'YE~fo yare (3) yEE (3) (to smile: 'YEE : aYEqfo oyare n'ano) yE~ ho : ayare nYEEanO (smiling) oyel)mma : nyarewa yebee • ayellSllJ oyaredom YEbea oyenya oyarefo aye-bi-8ogu yenya~ (3) (redup. of : ayarefo aye-bi-ayi-wo-so If yalJ ") a yarefo dal) .yebone (a bad wife) yenyem (3) (redup. of ayareforo (Ii ayareforo) ayede If yem ") ayarefowa oyededaw oye 00 yaa.! ayarehunu oyee (a species of reed) .yepa yarepa (sick bed) nyee (wanya nyee) 'YEprekO oyare pa (real sickness) oyef8om yera (3) ayaresa : ayefam ayera (amulet) ayaresa.de ; yefamnom oyera oyaresafo ayef80re oyera ba : ayaresafo 80yefaresalJ : oyera mma oyaresusow oy£fo yerabaaa oyarewa ay£foro (also U aye- oyera kwaIj : nyarewa foro ") yeram (3) .yarewu (deadly sick- : ny&foro yeramyeram(3)(redup. ness) ayeforohyia of U yeram ") ayareyare aydorokunu yeramyeramyeram ayaase ayefotam yeraw (3) • , 109 . yerayeraw (3) (redup. oy' apyt of " yeraw ") : eymom oyiyeburu yere (3) (woyere ey' . yiyedi ~homa) :eymom yiyedifo ~yere oyiadom oyiytfo (mourner) : oyerenom : syiadaro : ayiydo yeredede oYI8.DOm8 oyiyefo (a good person) ayeredoGow 8YL ase : ayiyefo ayereduru (a. medicine ayi asefo yiyei (4) (redup. of to enlarge 8. ayi ase ka " ye ") wound) oyibiribi (tree) pyoyt ayerefa ayib'uade yiyeydo oyerefa.fo nyifim yiyi (4) : ayerefafo nyiJjmde nyi.y i.a ni (carelessness) ayerefasem oyifo (barber) nylpano ayerem (oe ho atew : ayifo nyiyianofo ayerem) yibama (mourning nppm ayerem (tew yt~ yo (Onlln yo) necklace) ayerem) Y00 (noisily, in a train) oyikyert ayerem ko yoo (noiseless, still) oyima (treachery) ayeremire (a bird) yoo (copiously) oyima (a handsome yeftw (3) yoo (pale, thin, taste-person) yertyertw (3) (redup. less) ayimafo (a private per- of " yerew ") yoo! (very weill) son) yen:wyerew(glittering i ayoo! (very well !) onyimforo sparkling) yoma ayi pa (8. second yomaforo funeral) ayeware yo~~ ayewaredi yIre~~ (adekyee oyo~ko Ayewohomumo (June) yire~~) : YOlJkonom yeyaw (3) (redup. of yiri (4) .yo~ko " yaw") yirididi Y0lJko deduani yeyt (3) (redup. of nyrrlsramso yo~ko difo (fellow .. ye ") yisa (also wisa) heir) ayeye (minnya. no yisa-ne-~kyene (cloth) ymJko dwumayeni aytye) aylsaa .yo~kof. . yEEy" (3) (OyEEyEE ayisade ayol]kogoru u'ano) Dpsaa se Y0POO (in 8. tra.in) ayeYE oyisekalJ yoroooo0 (in a row) ayeye:de : ayisekal) yow (3) (to dry up) a.yeyedema Ayisi oyow oyeyere(favourite wife) npSD ayowa yeyere (3) ayitotoui : nyows. ayeyesEID : ayitotofo yooyoo (copiously) ayep ayitow yooyoo (copiously) syeyide yiw (yes) yooyoo (noise, tumult) ayeyi dwom 0Ylwalj yoyow (3) yeyifo (praiser) ylye yooyooyOJ (copiously) yi (this) oyiye (a ha.ndsome yuu (in a long train) yi (4) person) yuw (4) (to follow in a syi (funeral custom) : ay'ye train) • • • 110 • • ASRAM DllJ I. Op&Po~ January 2. Ogyefuo February • 3. 0benem Mareh 4. Oforisuo April o. K~tonimma )lav 6. Aytwohomum:> June "I . Kitawonsa July 8. ~sanDQ.8. August 9. Ebo September 10. Ahinime Oct()ber II. Obubuo November 12. DptDimma. December MoM ,,. 0rt4l ]h-ilai" by William Olott!u 11M Sou, LId., L