2.6.3. Birth

flɔɩflɔ́ɪ́ v.1to peel the skin from somethingFlɔɩ blɔdɩ amʋ ɔsasʋ, abɔ ampesie agyi. Peel the plantain quickly so that we can cook it sliced, so that we eat (it).cfmaɩn 1detachpɩɛɩscrapesre 1carvesre 3peel5.2.1.2.1Remove shell, skin2hatch an eggBatɛ amʋ laflɔɩ abɔnɔ asa, lasi anyɔ. The chicken has hatched three eggs. There are two left.2.6.3Birth1.6.3.1Egg
ɩkwɩɩ ɔhɔpʋpl.ɩkwɩɩ ahɔpʋcomp. ofkwɩɩhɔ1 4n.midwife2.6.3.5Help to give birth
kwɩɩ dwiinkʷɪ̂ː dʷĩ̌ːcomp. ofkwɩɩdwiinn.birth pains; labourAtsɩ bʋtɛblɩ bɛɛ kwɩɩ dwiin bʋ ɔsɩn dʋbɩ.Women say that birth pains are very painful.2.6.3.4Labor and birth pains
kwɩɩkʷɪ̌ː v.to become a parent (mother or father) to someoneMɩ yin lakwɩɩ obitsɩbi.My mother has given birth to a baby girl.Nɩ bɔkwɩɩ ɔkʋ ndɛ a, ɩsɛsɛ abéfi ɩwɩ bʋabʋa ha mʋ lowu. If someone is born today, It's necessary that we prepare ourselves for their death.2.6.3Birthcomp.kwɩɩ dwiinbirth painsder.ɔkwɩɩkɛbirthdayɔkwɩɩpʋparentcomp.ɩkwɩɩ ɔhɔpʋmidwifekwɩɩdaday nametsɔkwɩɩborn, first Idiom:ɩkwɩɩ lɛkan mʋpremature birth
lɛ ɔmɛcomp. oflɛ 1ɔmɛ́ 3v.abort a pregnancy2.6.3.3Miscarriage
ndawɔtswɩndawɔt͡sʷɪ fr. var.nawɔtswɩFrom:Akannda awɔtwen.1weekSynKwasieda 2week8.4.1.3Week2the celebrations held a week after the birth or burial of a personNɩ ɔha ɔkwɩɩ ntɛ owu a, mʋ́ ɔkɛ sienɔsɩ a, bʋ tɛ lɛ mʋ ndawɔtswɩ. When someone gives birth or he dies, on the seventh day (after), they perform a week celebration.2.6.3.9Birth ceremony2.6.4.7Initiation8.4.1.3Week
nya ɔmɛ́ɲa ɔmɛ́comp. ofnya 1ɔmɛ́ 3v.to become pregnant2.6.3.1Pregnancyder.omenyapʋpregnant woman
okumɛokúmɛ(H)n.teenage pregnancyAtsɩ anfɩ banya okumɛ.These women are pregnant as teems.Okumɛ obi Okerebe gyi.Okerebe is a child of teenage pregnancy.Akua lanya okumɛ mʋ́sʋ ɔdɛwʋlɩ nɩ.Akua is pregnant without having her period that is why she growing lean.2.6.3.1Pregnancy2.6.4.3Youth
omenyapʋomeɲapʊ́pl.amenyapʋder. ofnya ɔmɛ́comp. ofnya 1ɔmɛ́ 3ɔ- -pʋn.pregnant woman2.6.3.1Pregnancy2.6.5.2Woman
opulu ɔfɛopulu ɔ́fɛ́comp. ofopuluɔfɛ1n.umbilical cordBʋmɛ́ɛkɩ kebi bɔbwɛ amʋ opulu ɔfɛ amʋsʋ wanklaan mʋ́sʋ odewu nɩ.They did not care for the child's umbilical cord well that is why she is dying.2.6.3Birth2.1.2Torso2.6.3.2Fetus
ɔkwɩɩpuniɔkʷɪ̌ːpúnin.wombFalɛ fʋ ɔkwɩɩpuni tsitsa bia afɩta.You love other children more than yours.You have removed your womb and thrown it away and you have put leaves in.2.1.8.4Female organs2.6.3.2Fetus
ɔkwɩɩkɛɔkʷɪ̌ːkɛdial. var.ɛkwɩɩkɛSder. ofkwɩɩɔ- -kɛn.day of the week on which you were bornƆkɛ ánɩ́ bɔkwɩɩ fʋ a, mʋ́ gyi fʋ ɔkwɩɩkɛ nɩ. Mʋ́ sʋ mɩ ɔkwɩɩkɛ gyi branda.The day that you were born on is your birthday. Therefore my birthday is Tuesday.Ɔkwɩɩkɛ bʋtebie ɔkla.They wash a soul on the day of the week it was born.2.6.3Birth8.4.1.3.1Days of the week
ɔmɛ́ɔmɛ́ dial. var.ɛmɛ́Sn.1belly2.1.8Internal organs2.1.2Torso2wombcfipu 1stomachɔmɛ́tɔbelly2.1.8.4Female organs3pregnancyƆtsɩ amʋ dɛ ɔmɛ́. The woman is pregnant.conceiveMʋ kulu laha mʋ ɔmɛ́. Her husband has made her pregnant.2.6.3.1Pregnancycomp.lɛ ɔmɛabortnya ɔmɛ́conceiveIdiom:ɔmɛ́ ladanpregnancy term
ɔmɛlɛɔmɛ́lɛn.to abort pregnancyƆmɛlɛ ɩma alɛ, tsufɛ ɩtɔmɔ atsɩ.Abortion is not good because it kills women.2.6.3.3Miscarriage
sʋnswɛ1sʊnsʷɛn.the amniotic sac; the bag of birth waterNɩ ɔtsɩ ɔba bɔkwɩɩ a, sʋnswɛ tegyankpa bwie wʋlɩ mʋ asa ɔtɔkwɩɩ.When a woman wants to give birth, bag of waters breaks first before she gives birth.2.1.8.4Female organs2.6.3.2Fetus
TawiatáwiaFrom:Akantawiapropn.someone born after twinsMʋ da gyi Tawia, tsufɛ bɔkwɩɩ mʋ buo atabi.Her name is Tawiah, because she was born after twins.9.7.1.1Personal names4.1.9.1.9Birth order2.6.3.7Multiple births