Nafaanra – English


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mana little thingMbe ta ma.I will have even this little thing.
maan1in a little whileNa ki pe maa, mbe sɛ.I will go in a little while.2title for a womanMaa mɛɛ Afua Kɔnya.The woman's name is Afua Kɔnya.
maashiapronyou (singular) shouldn'tMaashia da nyukuan wre na.You shouldn't go near the dog.
mafaanpl.mafɛɛnnswampKaa kre nyjira mafaan ndoo kre nu.The car got stuck in the swamp.
mahanpl.mahɛɛnnbean cakeMbe mimi kre ka tɛɛ mbe maahɛɛ kla.I will use some of the flour to make bean cakes.
makaannbridge of noseU makaan pe na broni wo yi.His nose is like that of a white man.
malivtouchDodoŋgi kre waa paanu mali.The cloth touched the bread.
malonriceMaloo wa jafa na aŋga.There is rice in the market today.
manapl.maalɛɛ1nnoseU mana tin.His nose is swollen.2vsmearU mboo mbɛɛ kre mana pooro ni.He smeared the wall with mud.3nvoice
mandiɛnmission, reason for comingE mandiɛ mna hin?What is your mission here?
maŋapl.mɛnyinropeMaŋa kre tnu.The rope is long.
mapiniadjdistressing or troublingNa mapini kee pan kie sisampefun li, la, lewo ŋmba u fraka kre wa jɔŋgɔ u titɛɛ.When a trouble thing comes, it will overtake the sinner, but a righteous person will not be moved.
maweepl.maweelennostrilBoŋgrɛ nyjira u mawee.A groundnut got stuck in his nostril.
mayolonspoken wordsNi pɔ, ndie tɛɛ ni nyu kee na, mu li ni mayolo na.My child put my words in your ears and eat my spoken words.
mbapron/tenseI will notA wra yo mbo, "Frakafɛɛnlɛ fuloe shiin pre ndra na, mba ki kla."And he said "Because of forty good people I will not destroy it."
mbaapron/tenseI shouldn'tŊu, mu yo na mbaa shia kee nyaa yo mbe Israel leele pre taan.You, you say I shouldn't prophecy against the people of Israel.
mbaalacfmbɔɔnsheepBawa we pe yɔɔlɛ, imi na mbaala lefun u mbaala, na u sikaala yɔɔlɛ.Then he will divide them as the sheep herder separates the sheep and the goats.
mbaalalefunnshepherdMbaalalefun sɛ na u yurɛ pre ni kahaa.The shepherd took his sheep to pasture.
mbachlɔnfemale sheepNdro na u mbachlɔ prɛ nyaanyaa.The man sold his female sheep quickly.
mbafiunpl.mbafimblenwhite sheepSɛɛnfɛɛnlɛ na sɔɔlɔ mbafiun teeri na sra woni.Fetish people and Muslims use white sheep for making sacrifice.
mbakɔnfutureTnumu ŋga we tun mbakɔ yi flaŋga.The work he will be doing is farming.
mbalopl.mbaloolonfemale sheepMbaloolo pre yaa kro.All of the female sheep are sick.
mbapɔlɔpl.mbapɔɛlɛɛnyoung ramKaa Yaw mbapɔlɔ wre gbu.The truck killed Yaw's lamb.
mbaplɔpl.mbapilɛnadult ramMbaplɔ badŋga wa ni wra sɛ u dɔli.He went with a big ram to bribe him.
mbayooronsheep skinBroone mbayooro tɛɛ na sni yirɛ tini.White people make sleeping things from the sheep skin.