Nkonya - English
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ɔ- -kɛɔ- -kɛ/ɛ́dial. var.ɛ- -kɛSallo. varo- kɛday when an activity occursmʋ ɔkwɩɩkɛthe day of his birthmʋ opulakɛthe day of his burialcfɛkɛday8.4.1.2Daycomp.Ɩpwɛ OdekeyikɛSecond dayKulihɛ OdekeyikɛFifth dayƆdɛkɛtrakɛSixth dayder.obiakɛmarket dayder.ɔkwɩɩkɛbirthday
ɔ- -kpaɔ- -k͡pa/á contraction-kpacfɔkpa 21place where an activity occursɔdɩkparesting placeBɔ mpaɩ fɛɛ onya ɔdɩkpa wanklaan.Pray that he should get a good resting place.8.5.3Be at a place2ending place of an action. for verbs of motion, indicates the ending place of the verb.Akristofɔ ɔyɔkpa gyi Bulu Iwie ogyikpa ɩnʋ. Anɩ agyʋma ɔfʋnkpa nɩ. This is how far our efforts have reached.comp.ogyikpaeating placeowi opwiekpaeast
ɔ- -pʋɔ- -pʊ / -pʊ́ contractionpʋ3agent marker; means "one who does"ɔdɔtɔpʋfarmerosunapʋteacherɔkpɛpʋ witchopulapʋburierbia ogyipʋmerchantatɔ ɔfɛpʋpetty traderɔkpa otupʋ An Nkonya living outside of Nkonyaɔwʋnlɩnpʋ a strong personɔlɔpʋa sick personagyawunu atɔpʋcharcoal burnersAgyawunu atɔpʋ bʋtokwi ɔbɔ kʋla nyi wa mʋ́tɔ, fówun bawa ogya mʋ́tɔ yinki kpa ɩsɩ bun mʋ́sʋ, ɩhɔ ta a, balɛ agyawunu amʋ.Charcoal burners dig a hole, and put trees in it, so that they have set fire in it and returned gathered sand and covered it. When it finishes burning they remove the charcoal.ɔtapʋa hunterɔwʋlʋ ɔbɩpʋa learned manatɔ ɔbɩnpʋseamstressNta abʋpʋ a, nɩ bʋ na bʋ dɛ ntinta bɔ.Drinkers, if they are drunk, they stumble.9.2.9.3Derivational affixescomp.agyawunu ɔtɔpʋcharcoal makerapinabwɛbi ɔbwɛpʋhypocriteatɔ ɔbɩnpʋseamstress/tailoratɔ ɔblɩpʋblacksmithatɔ ɔlapʋsoothsayerbia ogyipʋmerchantiye ɔlɛpʋfishermannta ɔbʋpʋdrunkardobu ɔdɩpʋprisonerowuntɔnlɩnpʋwicked personɔma ɔlɩɩpʋsupporterɔnɔsʋ ɔtɔɩpʋspokesmansumbi ɔyɔpʋerrand runnertsukʋlɛ osinpʋinvalidder.ɔma ɔlɩɩpʋsupportercomp.agyʋma ɔyɔpʋworkeransibi obwiepʋblind personatɔ owunpʋdivinerɩsa ɔkɔpʋsoldierlakpan ɔbwɛpʋsinnerlalahɛ ogyipʋevil doerntsu onunapʋdrink, givenwɛ owunpʋmerciful personɔkpɛ ɔfʋlɩpʋtrumpeterɔwʋlɩyɔpʋder.omenyapʋpregnant womanosuanpʋstudentɔfapʋherbalistɔkpɔtɩpʋharvesterɔlɔpʋsick personɔsʋrapʋwidow
ɔ- -tɔɔ- -tɔ/tɔ́ pl.a- -tɔan tool used in or associated with doing something; ɔ-X-tɔ something that is used in doing X.abietɔ things to bathe withɔbɩatɔ needle (north dialect)abontɔ things that stinkɔbwatɔ frying panadatɔ steelafɛtɔ stone to break palm kernelsafɛɩtɔ broomsafintɔ lids (thing to close)ɔkatɔ cutting tool – krantɩɛ (cutlass/machete); ɔdayi (knife)akɔtɔ weaponsakpitatɔ painting thingsakwitɔ digging toolsakuntɔ things for cutting down treesanɩnatɔ cooking toolsapleitɔ toys; musical instrumentsapulatɔ items buried with a corpse; ɔklan (mat); atati (cloths); daka (coffin); sika (money)9.5.1.2Instrument9.2.9.3Derivational affixes
ɔbaanɔbã̂ːʔ pl.mbaansprout on a yamMɩ atɔ dahɛ amʋ lada ɔbaan. My setting out things (yams, water yams) have grown shoots.1.5.5Parts of a plant
ɔbalɔto pass slowlyOfi ma ɔbalɔ. The year will pass quickly.8.4.2.2A long time
ɔbɛɔbɛ́ʔ pl.ɩbɛ3oil palm treeElaeis guineensisMbʋ mbɛ mɩ ndɔtɔ, tamɛ ɔbɛ ɔkʋlɛ tamaswie.I have palm trees in my farm, but one does not bear fruit.Anɩ tenya nta fututu lɛ ɔbɛtɔ.We get palm wine from palm tree.Kian dɛ ɔbɛ yinta mɩ ɩbɛ amʋtɔ. Grubs are spoiling one of the palm trees among my palm trees.cfabɛ1palm fruitobebunidead palm tree1.5.1Tree6.2.1.7Growing trees
ɔbɩatɔɔbɪatɔʔ dial. var.opiSpl.mbɩatɔneedleBʋtɔpʋ ɔbɩatɔ bɩn atɔ. They use needle to sew things.6.6.1Working with cloth9.2.9.3Derivational affixes
ɔblafɔɔblafɔa woman who is menstruatingOwie ntɛ ɔkpɩpʋ tamagyi ɔblafɔ atɔ. Nɩ ogyi a, alayita ɩwɩ.A chief or a fetish priest never eats food prepared by a woman under menstruation. When he eats he has defiled himself.2.1.8.4Female organs
ɔblakwɛɔblakʷɛʔpl.mblakwɛthe new central palm growthBʋtɛtalɩ pʋ ɔblakwɛ bwɛ ɔfɛ klɩ atɔ.They can take ɔblakwɛ and use it to make rope to tie things.Nɩ fɔ́pʋ pipi bua ibu a, fégyankpa pʋ ɔblakwɛ ɔfɛ ntɛ ɔfɛ bamba klɩ abotodua mpalɩ kɩta ɔtan amʋ, mɛnɩ afu móobwii obu amʋ.If you take thatch and roof a hut, you first take palm frond rope or other rope and tie the vertical rafters (mpalɩ) on top of the ɔtan (bottom horizontal crossbars) so that the wind won't blow the roof off.Mʋ́ ɔma fɛ́tratsia pʋ ɔblakwɛ ɔfɛ klɩ abotodua manta ipi amʋ ɛ, mɛnɩ afu mɛ́ɛdɩnkɩ mʋ́ tsitsa.After this, you will again take some palm frond rope and tie bamboo over the thatch so that the wind will not blow the thatch off.1.5.1Tree6.2.5.4Plant product1.5.5Parts of a plant6.2.1.7Growing trees
ɔblapʋɔblapʊ(H)pl.ablapʋwomen who are menstruatingOwie ntɛ ɔkpɩpʋ tamagyi ɔblapʋ atɔ.A chief or a fetish priest never eats food prepared by a woman under menstruation.2.1.8.4Female organs
