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tɔsɩfr. var. oftasɩ
tɔtɔlɔadjbeing troublesomeà da tɔtɔlɔ. ɔya mɔmɔ gɛ a were ma ye dʋkɔ ma akpa gɛtɛ à si aa di.You are too troublesome, why are you there fighting while you are eating?
tuvprick (of thorns), pin, sip (soup), break (palm kernel), pierceOwiya wu mɩ, Na tu nkwan, Bee tu akʋba, Dɩŋanbi gɩ tu wɔ gɩsɩrɩI have been pricked by thorns. I am sipping the soup. He was pierced by a nail.e tu wɔ onyun.He accused him harshly.
tùvto headbutt (by sheep, cows, goats)bɛyɛran\begbeti\bɛkɔ bɛɛ kpà fɔ bee tù bɛwɔlɔnin fighting sheep, goats, cows headbut each other
tugugyunscapegoat
tugunaadvto take undue advantage of somebodyna kpà wɔ gɛ e biri e yuri mɩ tugunaI helped him and he took advantage of that so he could steal from me.
tukaranhard work, hustlingndon wawi nyayɩ bɩrɛ an mɛ tukara fɔ a nan diWithout hard work in these hard times you cannot make ends meet.
tulivturn upside downe tuli kitiki ɛ swɛ; e tuli digyebi; e tuli adeHe put the cassava stick the wrong way. He mixed up the words of a sentence. He did not tackle the matter well.
tululuadjvery hotdɩfɔrɔ dɩ̀ ba ɔtan tululu, nkwa ɛ̀ ba ɔtan tululu, ɔtan wuu gye tululuThe porrige/the soup is very hot. The fire is heating up too much.
tumafr. var.tuuma, kolavgather, meet (coming from all direction)Be tuma bè si, Ti tuma isele-kyagaThey have gathered. They met each oher at the crossroad.
tunafr. var.kyuna2vrest, smellNa fana yɛ nan tuna, Ɔkpan fɔ wuu tunaI am tired, let me rest. The toilet smells bad.
tunkum1fr. var.ntumkumpl.tunkum2nnew (wine)bʋkan tunkumnew sweet wine
tunlafr. var.tʋnla, futa *vpush, come by surpriseI tunla lɔrɩ fɔ ɛ̀ɛ̀ san, Aa gɛba nyawʋ wu tunla mɩPush the lorry to spark. Your coming has tsurprised me.
turafr. var.tuuravstumble, roaring (of rain), to ask for the judgement of the fetish priestE tura wɔ gɩsɩrɩ e belen, Ɛsʋn ee tura, E tura ekpen ɛ sa bɛnɩ gɛtɛ bee kuti wɔ fɔHe stumbled and hurt his foot. The rain is roaring. She called a fetish priest to judge the case.
turubafr. var.tʋrʋba, tʋrʋbwa, tirima atɩtan *vspitWʋʋ bʋn wɔ̀ ayara fɔ aa turuba atɩtan bilenbilenYou spit a lot when you feel like vomiting.
tutupl.tutu-ɛbɛngrandfatherN te kpèlè mɩɩnna abɛɛ miinte alɛ tutuThe father of my mother or father is my grandfather.
tutùvmake a mistakeN te len nan kpèlè Kofi gɛ na tutu na kpèlè KwasiI mistakenly called Kofi instead of Kwasi.
tùtùvstamp, making footprints with stickBe tutu mɩ dɩpalɩ nyadɩcome and help me pound fufu
tutu ilongoro1pl.tutu ilongoro2ngreat-great-grandfatherBɛ ka gɛ miintu ilongoro bɛ sas mɩi have been named after my great-great grandfather
tutu-akpinpl.tutu-akpin ɛbɛngreat-grandfathermiintu akpin na wo miintuMy great-grandfather fathered my grandfather.