July, 2022

Dɔwɔnyawo – Verbs

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Dɔwɔnyawo/ wɔnafianyawo nye nya si ɖea nuwɔna aɖe fiana le nyagbe me. Egaɖea nuwɔla aɖewo (subject) ƒe nɔnɔme fiana le gaƒoƒo aɖewo me le nyagbe me. Enɔa dɔwɔƒe.

Dɔwɔnyawo – verbs

English	Eʋegbe B
cheat	ba
mix	baka
say	be
hide	be
cooked, be done	bi
bend	bi
be angry	bi dzi
ask, request, demand	bia
be envious, be jealous	biã ŋku/ŋu
conspire	bla
bind, unite, tie, join, pack, wrap	bla
deceive	ble
stranded, helpless	ble
stir	blu
bend	bɔ
bow, humble, submit	bɔbɔ
respect	bu
overturn	bu
think, think of, consider	bu
disappear, loose	bu
calculate,	bu
do something, deliberately	bua

English	Eʋegbe D
to throw, shoot, cast	da
to put, to place,	da ɖe
to step over, leap	da ata
to hire	da (ame, ʋu)
to weigh	da (nu)
to shoot	da tu
to thank	da akpe
to fail, to make mistake	da ƒu
to fight	da kɔ
to vote	da akɔ
to be fat	da ami
to touch	de asi ŋu
to go to or reach (a place)	de
to seek, search, to desire, wish, want	di
to appear, project, to be visible,	do
walk out, to go out	do go
to greet	do gbe
to move or step forward, be promoted	do ɖe ŋgɔ
to lend, borrow something, to buy on credit	do nu
to raise, exalt a person.	do (ame ɖe dzi)
to price/cost something	do asi (ɖe nu ŋu)
to pray	do gbe ɖa
to frighten (a person)	do vɔvɔ̃ (ame)
to wear (dress, shoe etc)	do (awu)
to ride a bike, horse	do (gasɔ, sɔ)
do (ati)	to plant (tree)
it is night	do (zã do)
to sleep	dɔ alɔ̃
to sleep well	dɔ agbe
to burst, crash	dro
to put down or up (a load)	dro
to have an abortion	dro vi
to be sick	drɔ̃
be swollen and sore	dru
to snatch, pull	du
to fetch/draw water out of a well	du tsi
to fall off, drop	dudu
to crumple, mash	dugu

English	Eʋegbe Dz
to rain, drip, trickle	dza
cut	dza
to kneel	dze klo
to buy (used for liquids only)	dze
to be sick, ill	dze dɔ
to fall (down) to fail	dze anyi
to start a journey	dze mɔ
to become wise	dze nunya
to lie face up	dze ŋe
to fall on, to succeed	dze edzi
to split, crack, to make way, step aside, branch off to saw,	dze
to know, recognize someone	dze si
to make friends with, to be friend (someone)	dze xɔlɔ̃
to rise (sunrise)	dze
to appear, be visible	dze
to bring forth, to beget, bear	dzi
to sing	dzi ha
to drip, trickle, secrete	dzi
to swell	dzi
to measure	dzidze
to skip, fly, leap, jump	dzo
to tremble, shake	dzo
to go away, leave, move	dzo
to shake, toss,	dzobo
be straight, be upright, righteous, right, fair, just	dzɔ
to wait, await	dzɔ
to born, happen, come into existence, come to pass	dzɔ
to collect, contribute, to pay or collect tax	dzɔ nu
to vomit	dzɔ
to ruminate	dzɔ
to sell	dzra nu
to prepare, get ready	dzra ɖo
to hide something	dzra nu ɖo
to prepare, arrange something, put in order, store up, preserve	dzra nu ɖo
to mix liquids	dzro
to search, seek, investigate, examine, discuss	dzro
to desire, long for,	dzro
to insult, scold,	dzu
to rest, cease, leave off, respire	dzudzɔ

English	Eʋegbe Ɖ
cook	ɖa
lay egg	ɖa azi
take out	ɖe
separate, remove	ɖe...........ɖa
undress	ɖe (awu, afɔkpa, etc)
exclude, excommunicate,	ɖe le ha me
discriminate	ɖe ɖeklemi
to command, cry, roar	ɖe gbe
to marry	ɖe srɔ̃
to forget, distracted, neglected	ɖe ŋu ɖi
to let a matter alone	ɖe nu le nya me
to make way, to permit	ɖe mɔ
to save (a person)	ɖe (ame)
to vomit	ɖe xe
to move quickly, be fast	ɖe abla
to get down, descend	ɖi
to bury, sink	ɖi
to be cheap	ɖi
to prove power, to be effective	ɖi
to be ripe	ɖi
to be clean	ɖi
to surprise, unexpected	ɖi ɖe ame
to sound	ɖi
to take a walk, to go sight seeing, to visit	ɖi tsa
to be satisfied, to be full	ɖi ƒo
to irritate, annoy,	ɖia nu
to observe, to keep eye on	ɖia kpɔ
to slip, slide, glide	ɖiɖi
to be lean	ɖi ku
to arrive, to reach	ɖo
to send	ɖo ɖe
to step/tread on something	ɖo afɔ nu dzi
to stop/cease/prevent something	ɖo asi nu dzi
to spread/or arrange something on something.	ɖo (nu ɖe nu dzi)
to advise	ɖo aɖaŋu
to remember	ɖo ŋku dzi
to assign	ɖo dɔ
to respond, reply, answer	ɖo (nya) ŋu
to board a vehicle	ɖo ʋu
to queue	ɖo fli
to lay foundation	ɖo gɔme anyi
to become a thorn in the flesh	ɖo gome
to trust	ɖo dzi ɖe ŋu
to decide, make one's mind	ɖo be
to set a day/date/time	ɖo ŋkeke/ɣeyiɣi/game
to pay attention, to listen	ɖo to
to be involved/get into something	ɖo (nane) me
to send off, see off,	ɖo ɖa
to form big tubers, bulbs	ɖo
to describe	ɖɔ
to speak gently, reprimand gently	ɖɔ gbe
to be careful	ɖɔ ŋu ɖo
to correct	ɖɔ ɖo
to overflow, to flood	ɖɔ
to urinate	ɖɔ aɖuɖɔ
to put on a hat	ɖɔ kuku
to exchange, to change	ɖɔli
to have a dislocation	ɖɔli
to eat	ɖu nu
to enjoy	ɖu agbe
to spend, to embezzle, squander money	ɖu ga
to win, to surpass, to defeat, to overcome	ɖu dzi
to celebrate	ɖu azã
to be king	ɖu fia
to dance	ɖu ɣe
to lick	ɖuɖɔ
to trickle, leak	ɖuɖu
to whirl	ɖuɖu

Amegbetɔ Ƒe Lãmenuwo – The Internal Organs of the Human

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Eʋegbe

English

dzi

Dɔwɔwɔwo:

Dzi tutua ʋu ɖo ɖe lãme ƒe akpa sia akpa.

heart

aklã

Dɔwɔwɔwo:

Aklã nye teƒe si lãme srana nuɖuɖu me lena hekpɔa nunyiamewo. Eɖea aɖiwo tso míaƒe ʋu kple lãmewo me eye wònana dzoxɔxɔ míaƒe lãme.

liver

veve

Dɔwɔwɔwo:

bile

vevegoe

Dɔwɔwɔwo:

Vevegoe kpena ɖe míaŋu hedia teƒe na veve va se ɖe esime wòhiã be nuɖuɖu na gbã le lãme.

gallbladder

aɖuɖɔtoe

bladder

dɔkaglã

Dɔwɔwɔwo:

Enye teƒe aɖe si nuɖuɖu siwo mete ŋu gbã o la yina. Ŋutilã noa /ɖe tsi le eme eye nuɖuɖu mamlɛa zua mi / afɔdzi / kpɔxa / nogodo míaŋu hedia teƒe na veve va se ɖe esime wòhiã be na le lãme.

large intestine

susu

Dɔwɔwɔwo:

Susu nye nusi kpɔa nu gbagbewo ƒe zɔzɔ kple ʋaʋa tso teƒe yi teƒe, alɔ̃, dɔwuae, tsikɔwuame kple nu bubu ɖe sia ɖe wɔwɔ si hiã na nu gbagbewo ƒe agbenɔnɔ dzi.

brain

ahɔhɔ̃

brain

dzitodzito

Dzitodzito nye nu si kpena ɖe míaŋu be míete ŋu gbɔna ya. Etsɔna alo hea ya tso xexe (yame) vaa míaƒe lãme eye wòkakana ya si le dodom tso míaƒe lãme ɖoɖe xexe (yame).