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cedarncedar treeNa mu wlɛwɛ tinge nya, pan ki nyi na cedar tiŋge yi.The mahogany tree looks like the cedar tree.
chav1searchU u mbɔɔ wre cha mu la.He searched for his sheep without success.2intercourseDavid na Uria chɔ cha.David had sex with Uriah's wife.
chaav1wantYaa chaa mbe kolo kun.Yaa wants to travel.2join, combineU bleju yire na yua yire chaa.He mixed the corn and the guinea corn.
chaachaaadv1disorderly, confusionU finyjie yire tɛɛ chaachaa see wa.He put the yams at the farm in disorder.2babbleKabro u gbun, a wra chaachaa yuu.He had a fever and was babbling like a madman.
chaaivmixingYaa shia leele pre ŋga yua kpakpɛɛ nyjɛ pe chaai pooro nu na tofa kuun yire yɛ na.You should not give the people straw which they mix in the mud to make bricks.
chaanvspread, cover, lay outA pe plɛ naa tinyi wrɛ kuari na chaan u yiɛ.And some of them broke off tree branches and spread them before him.
chaanlieneating together or fellowshipA pra pe nyina Nyiɛkpɔɔ kee kre, a pra nyu nunu na chaanlie, na nyiɛtalaa yii kɛ shiin.And they taught the God's message and ate together with unity and prayed whole heartedly.
chaaranlook after anotherPeyɛ chaara kre nyu titi.The way they care for one another is good.
chaara-chaaraadjmixedYaw dodoŋgi kre pe chaara-chaara.Yaw's shirt is all different colours.
chachaanwomaniserChachaa wi blɔ wre.The man is a womaniser.
chafunpl.chafɛɛnlɛnsearcherChiɛlɛ chafun wa n wa mɛɛ chiriri ni.A woman chaser does not have a good name.
chafuŋunsecond wifeKofi, u chafuŋu wre chaa mu wɛ jlewo wre na.Kofi loves his second wife more than the first one.
chahoonwoman's deliveryChahoo na sni mbe ŋunu lafo na.A woman during her delivery does not sleep in the daytime.
chaklopl.chakulonunmarried womanChaklo kro fna mbe nyiɛtali mbe blɔ ta.Every unmarried woman should pray to have her own husband.
chakprapl.chakprɛadjroughPe lawee chakpra kre gbeele a ki pe mbrɛɛrɛ.The rough place has now been made smooth.
chalɔpl.chalɛɛlɛnold ladyChalɔ wre mu titi.The old lady is too aged.
chalɛmnwoman's old ageSara chalɛm nyjila wra Isaac se.Sarah bore Isaac in her old age.
chalivdryU boŋgrɛ yire chali yila na.He dried the groundnuts in the sun.
chaminapl.chaminaenneighbourNa ki pan na katoo ka leele fiɛn, a pia jaa mbapɔlɔ ka kre, kena pre na pe chaminae pe chaa mbe u yɔɔlɛ.If any household is too small for a whole lamb, they must share one with their nearest neighbour.
chamnapl.chamnaenneighbourNa wa yira tle u chamna pan, a u kɔ na ki chaa, a u fun wre je na wa yira fun wre ŋga ki yi, kena u sisam nyjɛ leele pini yire ka pe mu o Tafun Nyiɛkpɔɔ taan.If one gives his neighbour something to be kept and later on he needs it and the fellow he gave it to refuses to return it but keeps it, then he has done the sin that people are doing and has sinned against God.
chan1vwrestle downKofi na Kwame wi a u u chan.Kofi wrestled Kwame down.2vspread outU sɛ dɛŋglɛ yire chan haa.He has gone to spread the mat.3nvaginaChan nu chiɛlɛ see.Women give birth through the vagina.
chanchannhunchbackChanchanfun u nyɛni u ŋmbrɔ lemu na.The hunchback cries at his friend's burial.
chanchenthe preferred womanU u chanche wre ŋga kaara kpɔɔ mu wɛ ŋmba wre na.He gives his preferred one more meat than this one.
chapaniwiaadvmid-morningPe yire pe titɛɛ mu yire bnimi mna sɛ su chapaniwia nyjila.They got up and stood from early to mid-morning.
chapɔlɔpl.chapɔɛlɛɛnyoung womanNi nyɛnɛɛ loo, na siirefun ŋmba lɛɛ yaa wi, ndee na chapɔlɔ u u sijle sii.I heard a cry as a pregnant woman who was in pain like a young woman delivering her first child.