wa1wáʔ(H) to or at someoneBulu ɔbɛɛ anɩ fɛ́ɛ́ aba mʋ wa. God says we should all come to him.Ba mɩ wa. Come to me.Nɔyɔ mɩ ka wa.I am going to my wife.Tsia mʋ wa.Stay with her/him.Ma bʋ fʋ wa?Who is with you.Akufa amʋ bʋsrɩ, tamɛ ɔkʋlɛ mʋ bi mɛtalɩ srɩ. Sʋ alasin mʋ bi amʋ wa. The sheep are running, but one sheep's lamb couldn't run. So, it has stayed with its lamb.cfyasend9.5.2.2With, be with8.5.3Be at a placeph. v.mɔkʋyɔ ayin wavirgin (to be)
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wa2wáʔ(H) 1put onƆlɔwa atadɩɛ. He put on his shirt.Negyi ɩban wa mɩ ndɔ. I built a fence around my farm.5.3.7Wear clothing8.5.1.3Oncomp.fwie wapass windgyi ɩban waprotectwa afadress (wound)wa ogyaset alightwa ɔfɛtetherwa ɔnascarceph. v.kplʋn wacurse2to force someone to do somethingƆlɔwa mʋ ánɩ́ ɔyɔ. He forced him to go. (He forced him; he said he should go.)3.3.3.5Compelcomp.wa lalatemptwa ɔsahurrywa wanwanamazewa X bɩstart/continueph. v.da wacall fetishwa ifufrighten3to send someone to do somethingSʋ anɩ lefia a, lehian ánɩ́ abɔ́wa abi akʋ mlɩ wa, buo Banabas mʋa Paulo.So we met, it was necessary that we would send messengers to you accompanying Barnabas and Paul.7.3.3.3Send4to make (only used with certain objects)Ɔlɔwa akʋnta. He made a household juju.6.6.4Craftscomp.wa ɩnyɩnbe aggressivewa nyanyabecome nastyph. v.wa oputuambushwa X nwuninstead of5to perform certain speech acts3.5.1Saycomp.wa afunuliewa agyolootell a riddlewa ɩlʋsingwa ɔtɛtell story6to put something in somethingBɔwa mʋ afa. They embalmed him.Bʋtamakiki ɔfɛ ɔbwɩ amʋ ansɩtɔ. Nɩ megyi alɩa ɔmɔ́ɔpʋ nwun wa mʋ́tɔ.Don't signal your intentions.They don't twist the rope (make a halter) in the animal' s face. If not like that he won't put his head in it.Ɔleyia opuli wa kɛntɛtɔ.He stuffed cotton into a bag.7.3.2.6Put incomp.wa ɩbɩshake handsIdiom:pʋ ɩbɩ wa ayatɔ
wa lalawá laláʔ comp. ofwa2 2lalahɛto talk someone out of doing good or into doing something badMbɛɛ anwa kebi ɔkʋ sumbi, tamɛ mʋ ba amʋ lɔwa mʋ lala ánɩ́ ɔmáyɔ. I said/sent a child on a certain errand, but his friend persuaded him that he shouldn't go.Ɔlɔwa mɩ lala ánɩ́ mma ha oyin amʋ atɔ amʋ. He persuaded me not to give the man the things. (When I should have because the man needed them.)4.3.1.1Bad, immoral4.3.5.5Deceive
wa nyanyacomp. ofwa2 4nyanyato make nastyƆlɛkpa mʋ woyitɔ aklantida fɛ́ɛ́ yetsitsa, tsufɛ ɩdɛ mʋ woyitɔ nyanya wa. He collected all the rags in his house and threw them away because they were making his house nasty.Natsʋn ɔdɩbatɔ, sʋ mɩ ayabi asɩ lawa nyanya. I have passed through a muddy place so my lower legs have become muddy.3.4.2.1.3Disgusted
wahɛwahɛa piece of clothing for a woman which covers the top half of the body or all her legsNɩ atsɩ bɔ́wa amʋ́ wahɛ a, ɩtetsia amʋ́.When women puts on dresses, it fits them.5.3.7Wear clothing
waɩnwáɪ̃ʔFrom:Engwinewine; grape wine5.2.3.7Alcoholic beverage6.2.1.4.1Growing grapes5.2.3.1.2Food from fruit1.5.3Grass, herb, vinecomp.waɩn ɩflagrapevinecomp.waɩn abigrapeswaɩn ndɔvineyard
waɩn abiwáɪ̃n abícomp. ofwaɩnabi3pl. ofibigrapeswaɩn abi wʋlɩhɛraisins6.2.1.4.1Growing grapes5.2.3.1.2Food from fruit
