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ɔwʋlɩyɔɔwʊlɪyɔ(H) n.lazinessƆwʋlɩyɔ tɔpʋ ohian ba. Laziness brings poverty.Ɔwʋlɩyɔ megyi tɔtɔ. Disregard lethargy and get on with it and you will succeed.Laziness is nothing.Ndɛ ɔwʋlɩyɔ wa.I'm being lazy.6.1.2.4.2Lazycomp.ɔwʋlɩyɔpʋ
ɔwʋlɩyɔpʋɔwʋlɪyɔpʊ́comp. ofɔwʋlɩyɔɔ- -pʋn.a lazy personƆwʋlɩyɔpʋ oyin anfɩ gyi. This man is a lazy person.
ɔwʋlʋɔwʊlʊ́ʔpl.nwʋlʋn.1skin by itselfƆyɩtɔ gyi fɛ ologyo ɔwʋlʋ, ɩtɛtsɛ. The world is like chameleon's skin it always changes.cfawʋlɩskin of a bodyɔyʋlʋ 1skin2.1.4Skincomp.ɔwʋlʋ-kpakpaleather2paper; book; letterAnɩdɛ ɔwʋlʋ wanlɩn.We are writing a letter (or book).Otsibi anfɩ yin ɔwʋlʋ wanklaan.This girl is very clever.This girl knows books well.3.6.2School3.5.7.2Written material
ɔwʋlʋ-kpakpaɔwʊlʊ k͡pak͡pacomp. ofɔwʋlʋ 1kpa2 9REDUP1n.dried skin; leatherAnɩtɔpʋ ɔwʋlʋ-kpakpa sun akwɛ.We put dried skins stretch them on top of the drums.6.3.7Animal products6.6.4.3Working with leather
ɔwʋnlɩnɔwʊ̃nlɪ́ʔ n.strength/strongSrʋfɔ tɛnatɩ ɔwʋnlɩnsʋ. Elephant walks with strength.Ɔdɛpʋ mʋ ɔwʋnlɩn fɛ́ɛ́ lʋ saɩklɩ amʋ. He is pedalling the bike with all his strength.Oyin anfɩ bʋ ɔwʋnlɩn mʋ́ sʋ ɔtɛtalɩ da aha.This man is strong so he has been beating people.Lɛ fʋ ɔwʋnlɩn fɛ́ɛ́ pʋ da oyin amʋ tsufɛ ɔtamabu atɔ.Use all your strength to beat the man because he does not respect.2.5Healthy2.4.1Strongder.ɔwʋnlɩn sʋ
ɔwʋnlɩn sʋder. ofɔwʋnlɩn-sʋ 1adv.with exertion6.1.2.3.2Work hard
ɔwʋnlɩnpʋɔwʊ̃nlɪ̃́pʊ́ pl.awʋnlɩnpʋder. ofɔnlɩn 2ɔ- -pʋn.someone who is healthy/a strong personƆwʋnlɩnpʋ ɔbɛ́talɩ damli ɔlɔpʋ. Ɩnɩa ɩlɔ tamakla sʋ a, fʋmɛ́ɛbɩ. A healthy person can turn into a sick person. As illness doesn't inform you beforehand you won't know.Ɔwʋnlɩnpʋ gyi ɔha ánɩ́ ɔtɛtalɩ yɔ agyuma kpekple.A strong person is one that can do hard work.2.4.1Strong
ɔyaaɔyǎː interj.greetings in the morning to single personNyankɩ, nɩ fɔtʋ ɔha a, ha mʋ ɩtɛ fɛɛ "Ɔyaa". Nɩ bʋ tsɔ a, "Mlɩyaa." When you meet a person in the morning, greet him/her saying "Ɔyaa", if they are many say "Mlɩyaa."cfmlɩyaa3.5.1.4.3Greet
ɔyasubiɔyasubi(H) pl.nyasubin.young manƆyasubi mʋa obitebi bʋtonu aba asɩ. Young men and young women understand each other (they share common experiences).cfobitebiyoung womanotsibigirl2.6.5.1Man2.6.4.3Youth
ɔyasʋɔyasʊ(H)n.sharp edge of knife, cutlass etcMapʋ ɩbɩ tsʋn krantɩɛ ɔyasʋ. Ɩbɛ́ka fʋ.Don't run your hand along the sharp edge of a cutlass. It will cut you.8.3.2.3Sharp7.8.3Cut6.6.2.3Working with metal6.7.1Cutting tool
ɔyɩɔyɪ́ dial. var.ɛyɩSn.the world; ground and skyAnyankpʋsa bʋbʋ ɔyɩtɔ fɛ ɔkpa atupʋ. People are in the world like travellers.Maprɩ ɔyɩtɔ atɔ tsufɛ fówu si mʋ́ fɛ́ɛ́. Don't strive for worldly possessions because you will die and leave them all.1Universe, creationcomp.ɔyɩ lakɛdawnɔyɩ nsɩnɛmidnightɔyɩ ɔpalong ago
ɔyɩ lakɛɔyɪ́ lakɛcomp. ofɔyɩtimethe time just after sunrisecfnyankɩ1morning8.4.1.2.3Time of the day
ɔyɩ nsɩnɛɔyɪ́nsɪnɛ́comp. ofɔyɩnsɩnɛn.midnightcfnyankɩ1morning8.4.1.2.3Time of the day8.4.1.2.1Night
ɔyɩ ɔpacomp. ofɔpa2 2ɔyɩtimebeginning of the worldLowu lɛba tsu ɔyɩ ɔpa, mʋ́sʋ lowu bʋ ɩnʋ nɩ. There has always been death and so there is death now.Death came from the world's beginning, because of this death is there.Ɔyɩ ɔpa amʋʋ nɔwa fʋ sumbi amʋ a, bɩansʋ fɛba nɩ?I sent you on the errand long ago, are you now coming?8.4.6.2Past
ɔyɩkɛhɛɔyɪkɛhɛsp. var.ɔyɩ kɛhɛn.daytime8.4.1.2.3Time of the day8.4.1.2Day
ɔyɩlʋɔyɪlʊn.flesh2.1.7Flesh
ɔyɔɩɔyɔ́ɪdial. var.nkɔmbɔ1Nn.erected trap which does not springƆyɔɩ igyi yibi kʋ ánɩ́ bʋteyi mʋ́ mbwɩ ɔkpasʋ kɛkɛ ha ɔbwɩ amʋ onuto tebemli mʋ́tɔ pʋ kiki mlan atɔ sin nʋ.This is a certain trap that is just erected on an animal path for the animal itself to get into it, wrap it around something and get stuck there.6.4.2Trap7.2.6.1Catch, capture
ɔyʋlʋɔyʊlʊ̂ʔn.1skin on the bodyAbibifɔ ɔyʋlʋ lebi, abrɔfɔ klɛ ɛ lofuli.Black people's skin is black, white man's is white.Abibifɔ ɔyʋlʋ lebi. Black people's skin is black.cfawʋlɩskin of a bodyɔwʋlʋ 1skin2.1.4Skin2body2.1Body