Nkonya - English
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hɔ X sʋ gyihɔ sʊ ʤi ph. v. ofhɔ1 2gyi2 2to trust someoneNahɔ mʋ/mʋ́ sʋ gyi.I trust him/it.Mmɔhɔ mʋ/mʋ́ sʋ gyi.I don't trust him/it.Nahɔ Bulu asʋn sʋ gyi.I have trusted God's word.Nahɔ mʋ sʋ gyi, tsufɛ ɔlɛblɩ ɔbɛɛ, ɔbɛ́ba, lɛlɛ a, alaba. I trust him because he said he would be back and truly he has come.3.2.5.1.1Trust
hɔnhɔ̃ʔ the sound of snoring; ZzzzzAladɩdɩ ɔdɛ kpɔlɩ "Hɔn, hɔn hɔn". He has fallen asleep and is snoring "Zzzz. . . zzzz."2.2.1Breathe, breath5.7.1Go to sleep2.3.2.3Types of sounds
hunahúnáʔ (L)to scare a child; to threaten bodily harm; to threaten with a cutlass, a stick, etcKebi ɔbwɛ tɔ lalahɛ a, huna mʋ fɛkɩ ɔmɛ́ɛtra bwɛ.If a child should do something wrong, threaten him so that he won't do it again.Olohuna mɩ, tamɛ mménya mʋ ifu.He intimidated me but I wasn't scared of him.3.4.2.4Afraid3.3.3.8Threaten
hʋlɩhʊ́lɪ́ʔlose irretrievablyFɔkʋla sika a, fɔ́hʋlɩ fʋ ɔkla.If you seek money you will lose your soul.Synfwɩ1 1lose6.8.2.3Lose wealth7.6.3Lose, misplace
