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lɛ1post posin, atƲʋ ŋmʋnsɛ teniŋ nɛ ʋ dɩa lɛ.He is writing a letter in his house.
lɛ2vearthing upMá mʋ lɛ hɛ mɩa la.Go and earth-up the millet.
lɛbɩŋcfpalɩŋn, shelter with thatched roof
lɛɛlɛtemp. part.a little while ago, now, soonMɩ jaŋ mʋ dɩa lɛɛlɛ.I am going home now.
lɛɛŋn, 1plant (gen. term)2the next born of an animal
lɛfɛn, grass used to make a flat covering
lɛgɛcffaagaamɛnɩŋsɩpaaŋn, 1vagina 2pubes3animal underpart
lɛɩvto get wet, dampTinteeŋ lɛyɛ nɛ.The ground is wet.
lɛlvto get lostMoribie la lɛlɛ.The money got lost.
lɛlbuluŋn, graveyard
lɛldɩmɩŋn, a kind of snake
lɛlɩŋn, 1spirit of a dead person, ancestor2(pl.) shrine of ancestors' spirits3place of the dead people
lɛlpomuŋn, a small cricket
lɛnnɛcfgbillilaarɛvto search, gropeƲ lɛnnɛ chɛ siidi kʋbala.He groped for one Ghana cedi.
lɛŋ lɛŋadv.very sweetSikiri sɩma lɛŋ lɛŋ.Sugar is very sweet.
lɛ́rɛ́vto detach, removeMʋ lɛrɛ teniŋ kaa kɔ.Tear off the paper and bring it here.
lɛ̀rɛ̀cftɔnsɛvto pull, drag Ba kɛŋ gaarʋ la lɛrɛ tuuri tinteeŋ.They dragged the thief on the ground.
lɛ̀rɛ̀...dɩgɩlaaidto punish, to warnƲ sɩ gaa bʋʋŋ la, ba lɛrɛ ʋ dɩgɩlaa nɛ woruŋ.He was punished for stealing the goat.
lɛyɛadj1to be freshKuorimɩɩ la lɛyɛ nɛ.The maize is fresh.2to be wetMɩ gɛrɩŋ lɛyɛ nɛ.My dress is wet.
liben, tracks, footprints, marks, course
libivto forge metalLibi vatoguŋ pɩmɛ.Forge a chopper for me.
libibʋan, blacksmith shop
libiŋn, working place of a blacksmith
libirecfmacherin, 1blacksmith2brass caster
liegivstay for a short timeBatɔŋ yie kʋ liegi hilime la lɛ nɛ aŋ mɩɩrɛ.Batong stayed at the meeting for a short time and went back.