Sisaala - English


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holadv.to be worried, anxiousƲ ŋaa holo holo nɛ.He was troubled.
hollivto put into a sitting positionBa holli sʋʋŋ nɛ.They put the dead into a sitting position.
holon, a kind of big tree with edible leaves
holumomadv.very worriedMɩ kala ŋaa holumom nɛ.I am very worried.
horuŋn, 1hard outer covering or shell (e.g. of a sheanut, tortoise)2bud
hosivto run amok, to become wildBa tʋʋsɛ baala, ʋ hosi.They insulted the man till he got really wild.
hososocfkeriadv.too hot to eatDɩsɩŋ ŋaa hososo nɛ, mɩ bɩ wuo dii.The soup is too hot, I cannot eat it.
hosuŋn, Bosc’s monitor
hɔbɔn, locust
hɔdaaŋn, rod
hɔdoluŋn, cross bar of a bicycle
hɔfɩaŋn, copper
hɔkpaalɩŋ/haman, hammer
hɔlɔɔ kuripotin, coalpot, charcoal stove (also kuripoti)
hɔlʋŋn, charcoal
hɔnnɛ dɔŋɔn, colleague
hɔŋv1to sitƲ hɔŋ kpasa nyuŋ.He sat on a chair.2to stayMɩ hɔŋ Kʋmasɩ lɛ jɩsɩŋ banɔŋ nɛ.I stayed in Kumasi for five years.
hɔɔŋn, 1iron, metal2nail
hɔɔŋ jaabacfbaasikuurichechen, bicycle
hɔɔtaalan, sheet of metal
hɔpʋlan, aluminium
hɔrʋŋn, louse
hucffàa v1to hideBile na ʋ nyɩmma ʋʋ kɔ, ʋ hu.When the child saw his father coming he hid.2to festerDɩ ŋ nɛ bɩ naawɩɩl la nyuŋ bene, ʋ jaŋ hu.If you don't treat the sore, it will fester.