- croak
vn
xlɔ̃, gba (akpɔkplɔ, akpaviã tɔ)
- criticism
n
ɖeklemiɖeɖe
- criticize
v
ɖe ɖeklemi
- crisp
a
pesepese, totro
- cripple
n
nuwɔametɔ, xɔdrɔ̃
v
tsrɔ̃
- crimson
a
dzɛ̃, biã heliheli
- criminal
a
vɔ̃, vlo, dovo,
n
nudovowɔla, ahɔhlɔ̃bɔla
- crime
n
nu vlo, nu dovo, ahɔhlɔ̃bɔbɔ, nuvɔ̃wɔwɔ
- crier
n
ɣlidola, gbeƒãɖela
- crib
n
lã ƒe nuɖuɖaka
- crew
n
ʋumedɔwɔla, kahela
- crevice
n
dzeƒe, dzedzeƒe
- crest
n
atɔtsu, xevi ƒe ba
- crescent
n
ɣleti/dzinu kakɛ
- creole
n
yevu yibɔɔ
- creeper
n
ka, avemeka
- creep
vn
ta
- creek
n
adɔ̃me, ƒukɔme, tɔsisi
- creed
n
xɔsemeʋuʋu
- credulous
a
amesi xɔ nya se kaba
- creditor
n
gadola, amesi si wonyi fe le
- credit
va
xɔ se, bu ame, do bubu ame, ɖo dzi ɖe ame ŋu,
n
xɔse, dziɖoɖo ɖe ame ŋu
- credible
a
nusi dze dzixɔse, nusi ŋu kakaɖedzi le
- creature
n
nuwɔwɔ, nuɖoɖo
- creator
n
wɔla
- creation
n
wɔwɔ
- create
va
wɔ
- cream
n
notsiŋgɔmi, nu nyuitɔ, amitata
- creak
vn
fa, xlɔ̃
- crazy
a
kutsu, dzeaɖaʋa
- craziness
n
tsukuku
- crawl
vn
ta
- crawfish
n
agalã
- craw
n
blimiko
- craving
a
biãŋku, ŋkubiãbiã, didi vevie
- fin
n
(tɔmelã ƒe) tsiƒonu, akɔfa
- filthy
a
ƒoɖi
- filthiness
n
ɖiƒoƒo
- filth
n
ɖi, ɖiƒoƒo, afe, afenu
- filter
n. va.
tsitsyɔnu, asɔ̃e, tsyɔ tsi
- fill
v. n.
yɔ, yɔyɔ
- file
n
ka, akasanu, agbaka, alika ɖo, dzra-ɖo
tsitɛ
- figure
n
nɔnɔme, nɔnɔmetata, xexlẽdzesi, akɔŋtadzesi, wɔ, me, ta(nɔnɔme), bu akɔŋta
- fighting
n
avuwɔwɔ, aʋawɔwɔ
- fighter
n
aʋawɔla, avuwɔla
- fight
n.
aʋawɔwɔ, avu, dzre
v.
wɔ aʋa, wɔ avu
- fig
n
gbo-kutsetse
- fifty
num.
blaatɔ̃
- fifteen
num.
wuiatɔ̃
- fiery
a
bidzo, kple dzo
- fierceness
n
adã, dzo le lã me
- fierce
a
wɔadã, nyanyrã, kple dzo
- fiend
n
adikãtɔ, abosam
- field
n
agble, aʋagbe
- fidget
v
wɔ gidigidi, gbadagbada, gegege, dzoŋu, tsi dzodzodzoe
- fiddler
n
kasaŋkuƒola
- fiddle
n
kasaŋku, ƒo kasaŋku
- fiction
n
nyakpakpa
- fickle
a
meli ke o, mele nu ɖeka dzi o
- fibrous
a
wɔka
- fibre
n
atimeka
- few
a
ɖewo, viɖe
- feverish
a
asrã tɔ
- fever
n
asrã, atiɖuɖui kpokpo, ŋudza
- feud
n
dzre
- fetter
n. va.
ameblaka, kunyowu, bla ame kple kɔsɔkɔsɔ
- fetishsm
n
trɔ̃subɔsubɔ
- fetish
n
legba, dzo (trɔ̃)
- fetch
va
tsɔ-ve, xɔ
- festoon
n
seƒoƒobabla
- festivity
n
ŋkekenyuieɖuɖu
- festival
a
ŋkekenyuie tɔ
- fervent
a
vevie, kple dzo
- fertility
n
(anyigba) ƒe nuwɔwɔ, ʋaʋã
- chieftainship
n
fiaɖuɖu, fiaɖuƒe
- chieftain
n
fia, amegã
- chiefly
adv
vevietɔ
- chiefdom
n
fiaɖuƒe, dziɖuɖu
- chief
n
amegã, fia, tatɔ, nunɔla
a
tatɔ, vevietɔ
- chide
v
he nya, dzu, blu ɖe ame ta, nyrã
- chicken-pox
n
gbaɣi, fufukɔ, klasi
- chicken-hawk
n
aʋako
- chicken
n
koklovi, koklo
- chew
va
ɖu nu, da tsyo nu
- chestnut
n
ati tse ku ɖe)
- chest
n
aɖaka, aɖakago, akɔta
- chess
n
wale, wɔle
- cherub
n
mawudɔla
- cherry
n
akukɔ (kutsetse ɖe)
- cherish
va
do vivi ɖe-ŋu
- chequered
a
ŋɔtaŋɔta
- cheque
n
gagbalẽ
- cheese
n
notsi babla
- cheery
a
kple dzidzɔ
- cheerless
a
dzidzɔ manɔe
- cheeriness
n
dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ
- cheerfulness
n
dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ, dzideƒo
- cheerful
a
kple dzidzɔ
- cheer
n
dzidzɔ, aseyetsotso, akɔfafa, dzideƒo
va
de dzi ƒo na ame, fa akɔ na ame, do gbe na ame kple dzidzɔ
- cheeky
a
mabuame
- cheek
n
alɔ, alɔgo, alɔme
- check
n
mɔxenu, mɔxexe, dzɔgbevɔ̃e
va
xe mɔ na, gbe, he ɖe megbe, gbe nya na, do nu kpɔ
- cheat
va
ba, ble
- cheap
a
tsɔkpoe, kpɔtsɔe, maɖinui, ɖiɖi
- chatterer
n
nuƒola
- chatter
n
dzeɖoɖo, nuƒoƒo
vn
ƒo nu, ɖo dze, dzo nyanyanya
- chat
vn
ƒo nu, ɖo dze
n
dzeɖoɖo
- chastity
n
dzadzɛnɔnɔ
- chastisement
n
tohehe
- chastise
va
he to na
- chaste
a
dzadzɛ, ɖɔʋu
- chase
va
nyã, ti-yome, de adegbe
n
adegbe
- charter
n
ɖaseɖigbalẽ, gbeɖoɖi
- chart
n
anyigbatata
- charming
a
nyui, wɔame
- charm
n
dzo, dzoka, dzosasa, nu dzeameŋu
va
sa dzoka, nu lé dzi na ame
- charity
n
nublanuikpɔkpɔ, dɔmenyonyo, dɔmenyonuwɔwɔ
- charitable
a
kpɔnublanui, wɔnunyui, nyodɔme
- chariot
n
tasiaɖam, keke
- charge
v
tsɔ nu de asi na ame, tso ame nu, ka mo na ame, kpe aʋa, sedede, ɖoɖo, dzikpɔkpɔ, belélé, amenutsotso
- charcoal
n
aka
- characteristic
a
tɔxe
- characterize
va
gblɔ alo ŋlɔ ame alo nu ƒe nɔnɔme
- character
n
ŋɔŋlɔdzesi, nɔnɔme, buŋkɔ, nyikɔ
- chapter
n
(agbalẽ ƒe) ta ɖeka
- chaplain
n
osɔfo
- chapel
n
gbedoxɔ sue
- chap
n
ɖekakpui, hati
- chant
n
hadzidzi (le sɔleme)
v
dzi ha
- channel
n
tsimɔ, tɔʋu, tsiʋu
- change
v
trɔ, ɖɔ li, trɔ nɔnɔme, tɔtrɔ, liɖɔɖɔ
- chancellor
n
fiaŋutime, asafohli, amegã
- chance
n
dzɔgbe, dzɔgbenyuie, mɔnu nyui
va
dzɔ
- chameleon
n
agama, litsa
- chamber
n
xɔvi, xɔme
- challenge
n
gbetɔame, nyadada ɖe ame gbɔ, gedidi, bia, tɔ gbe ame, da nya ɖe ame gbɔ, di avu
- chalk
n
akalo, ɣe, woe, tsɔke
- chairman
n
takpekpe ƒe tatɔ alo nunɔla
- chair
n
ablegɔ, kpukpo, nunɔla, alo tatɔ ƒe anyinɔƒe
- chain
v
kɔsɔkɔsɔ
va
bla kple kɔsɔkɔsɔ
- chaff
n
(bli, lu ƒe) tsro
- chafe
vn
nyrã, do dɔmedzoe, he nya
- cesspool
n
kpɔxa, mido
- cession
v
asiɖeɖe le nu ŋu na ame
- cessation
n
dzudzɔ
- certify
v
ɖi ɖase, ka ɖe-dzi
- certificate
n
ɖaseɖigbalẽ, dodokpɔgbalẽ, na ɖaseɖigbalẽ alo mɔnagbalẽ
- certainty
n
nyateƒe
- certainly
adv
nyateƒe, vavã
- castor-beans
n
dzoŋgbatitsetse, dzegbeletsetse
- ceremony
n
kɔnuwɔwɔ, kɔnyinyi
- cerebrum
v
ahɔhɔ̃, aʋiʋli
- cereals
n
bli, li, mɔli, ƒo
- century
n
ƒe alafa ɖeka
- centralisation
n
ƒuƒoƒo, takpekpe ɖe teƒe ɖeka
- central
a
titinatɔ, domedometɔ, vevietɔ, tatɔ
- center
n
titina, domedome
vn
ƒo ƒu
- centenary
a
ƒe alafa tɔ
- census
n
(ame alo nu) xexlẽ
- censure
va
ka mo na, he nya
n
mokaka, nyahehe
- cement
n
semente, xɔtuŋɔ
va
tre nu, ɖia nu
- cellar
n
anyigbatexɔ
- cell
n
xɔvi, xɔ suesue
- celibacy
n
tretsitsi, srɔ̃maɖemaɖe
- celestial
a
dziƒotɔ (ɣe, ɣleti, ɣletiviwo)
- celerity
n
ablaɖeɖe
- celebrated
a
xɔŋkɔ, nyɔnyɔ
- celebrity
n
ŋkɔxɔxɔ
- celebration
n
ŋkekenyuieɖuɖu
- celerate
va
ɖu ŋkekenyuie
- ceiling
n
xɔdzisasrã
- cedar
n
(ati ɖe)
- ceaseless
a
madzudzɔ
- cease
vn
dzudzɔ, ɖe asi le nu ŋu
- cease
vn
dzudzɔ, ɖe asi le nu ŋu
- cavity
n
do
- cavern
n
do, lũ, agado
- cave
n
do, lũ, agado, kpeto, wɔ do
- cavalry
n
asrafo sɔdolawo
- cavalcade
n
sɔdolawo, ƒe ha
- cautious
a
lébe, ɖɔŋuɖo
- caution
n
belélé, ŋuɖɔɖo, xlɔ̃ nu ame, gbe nya na ame
- caustic
a
bidzo
- causeway
n
mɔtata
- cause
n
nya, nya ƒe dzɔƒe alo tsoƒe, dzɔtsoƒe
va
na
- cattle
n
nyiwo, aƒemelãwo
- cathedral
n
gbedoxɔ gã
- cat-fish
n
adeɣe
- caterpillar
n
ŋɔ
- cater
vn
ƒle nu, ƒle nuɖuɖuwo, tsɔ nuwo vɛ na ame, ɖo nuwo ɖe ame
- category
n
ha, nɔnɔme
- catechism
n
katekismo
- catechist
n
nufiala, mawunyagblɔla
- catchword
n
nyaléɖenu, nya ɖoɖi
- catch
va
lé, kpe, ƒo go
n
lelé
- catastrophe
n
dzɔgbevɔ̃e gã, anyidzedze
- catarrh
n
wɔɖi, kpeƒoame
- cataract
n
atasi (ŋkudɔ)
- catacomb
n
ameɖiƒe le kpe gbadza me
- castle
n
mɔ̃, fiamɔ̃
- cast-off
a
tsɔƒugbe
- certain
a
vavã, blibo, nyateƒe
- castor-oil
n
dzoŋgbatimi, dodrotike, dɔmedrotike
- castrate
va
ta lã
- castration
n
lãtata
- casual
a
dzɔgbe tɔ
- casualty
n
dzɔgbevɔ̃e, ku
- cat
n
cat
- cataclysm
n
tsiɖɔɖɔ gã, anyidzedze gã, toyiyi
- cassava
n
agbeli
- casserole
n
nutɔgba
- cassock
n
osɔfowu ɖe
- cast
va
da, ƒu, ƒo
- cast
n
nu ƒe nɔnɔme
- castaway
a
tsɔnu ƒu gbe
n
gbɔlo, maɖinui
- caste
n
kɔme, hlɔ̃
- castigate
va
he to na
- castigation
n
tohehe
- cast-iron
n
ga kɔkɔ
- casque
n
gakuku
- casket
n
atigoe, aɖakavi
- cask
n
atigo
- casing
n
aɖakavi, govi
- cashier
n
gaxela, gadzikpɔla
- cash-day
n
fetugbe, gaxegbe
- cashew
n
atsiã
- cash
n
ga, hotsui
va
xɔ ga
- case
n
nya, nyadzɔdzɔ, nyadɔdrɔ
- cartilage
n
ƒu xlɔ̃e
- cartographer
n
anyigbatala
- cartridge
n
tukpe, tudakpe
- cartridge-belt
a
agbadza
- caruncle
n
ƒoƒoe
- carve
va
kpa (ati alo kpe)
- carver
n
atikpala
- carving
n
atikpakpa
- cascade
n
tsitsetse, kpegbanu
- case
n
aɖaka, aɖakagoe
- cart
n
tasiaɖam, keke
- carry
va
tsɔ, tsɔ nu yi
- carrion
a
lã kuku
- carrier
n
nutsɔla, agbatsɔla
- carriage
n
nutsɔtsɔ, agbatsɔtsɔ, agbadɔdɔ, tasiaɖam, keke
- carpet-bag
n
mɔzɔkotoku
- carpet
n
anyigbakuntru
- carpenter’s bench
n
atikpaklɔ̃
- carpentry
n
atikpakpa
- carpenter
n
atikpala
- carp
n
tɔmelã ɖe
- carol
n
dzidzɔ hadzidzi, dzi dzidzɔ ha
- carnivorous
a
ɖulã
- canal
a
lã tɔ, ŋutilãtɔ
- carnage
n
amewuwu
- caries
n
(ƒuwo ƒe) vovo
- caricature
n
nu ɖikokoe wɔwɔ, fewuɖuɖu (le ame ŋu)
- cargo-boat
n
agbatsɔʋu
- cargo
n
ʋumegbawo
- care-worn
a
xanu, fakonyi
- caretaker
n
takpɔla, dzikpɔla
- caress
va
li asi ame ŋu le lɔlɔ̃ ta, li asi ta na ame
- carelessness
n
ŋuɖeɖeɖi, bemalémalé
- careless
a
malébe, ɖeŋuɖi
- carefulness
n
belélé
- careful
a
lé be, vevi, kple belélé
- career
n
duƒuƒu, ablaɖeɖe, agbenɔnɔ
- care
n
dzikatsoƒo, vɔvɔ̃, dzimaɖi, nuxaxa, belélé
vn
tsi dzimaɖi, tsi dzodzodzoe, lé be
- cardinal
a
vevietɔ, tatɔ
- bugle-horn
n
kpẽ
- cram
va
tsɔ de eme kple sesẽ, tege
- cramp
va
xaxa-ɖo, tege
- crane
n
aŋɔɣi, agbafɔnu
- crank
n
nyahela, ɖeklemiɖela
- crash
v
gbã, mũ dze anyi, zitɔtɔ, ʋunyaʋunya, mumũ
- crater
n
dzotoŋɔŋɔƒe
- by
adv. prp.
lẽ-gbɔ, le-xa, to-me, to-ŋuti
- by-way
n
mɔxamɔe
- bystander
n
nukpɔla
- by-road
n
mɔxamɔe
- by-name
n
ŋkɔƒoƒo ɖo
- by-gone
a
va yi
- crave
v
ɖe kuku, ƒo koko, di vevie
- buying
n
nuƒeƒle
- buzz
vn
fa hũ (abe nudzodzoe ene), fafa, nuƒoƒo butubutu
- buyer
n
nuƒlela
- buy
va
ƒle
- buxom
a
kpɔlãme
- buttock
n
agɔnu, kpe, meƒi
- button
n
awunugbui, ati alo seƒoƒo ƒe ŋku
va
do awunugbui
- butterfly
n
kpakpaluʋui
- butter
n
bɔta
- butt
a
kpo, nuwuƒe, nuwuwu
v
do liƒo na
- butler
n
xɔdzikpɔla, xɔnunɔla
- butchery
n
lãtsoƒe
- butcher
n
lãwula, lãtsola
va
wu
- but
adv. conj.
ko, ɖeɖeko, negbe, gake
- busy
a
wɔdɔ, kple veviedodo, do dzadza
- bustler
n
gidigidiwɔla
- bustle
vn
wɔ gidigidi, nyamanyama, kabakaba
n
gidigidiwɔwɔ
- business-man
n
asitsala
- business
n
dɔ, dɔwɔwɔ, dɔwɔna, nya, asiƒeƒle
- bushel
n
(bli) dzidzenu, nudonu
- bush
n
atidɔdɔe, gbeme, gbemetiwo
- bury
va
ɖi (ame alo nu kuku)
- burst
vn
wo, ɖe ʋe, gbã
- burrow
n
lãwo ƒe lũ, do, lũdoe
vn
ɖe do
- burnish
va
zrɔ̃ nu ŋu ne waòda dzo
- burn
v
bi dzo, bi tɔ dzo, dze dzo
vn
dzobi, dzoteƒe
- burly
a
kpɔlãme, kakoo, gligoo
- burial-ground
n
ameɖiƒe
- burial
n
ameɖiɖi
- burglary
n
adzodada
- burglar
n
adzodala
- bureau
n
nuŋlɔxɔ
- burden
n
agba, agbetsɔtsɔ, agbagbadzedze
va
ɖo agba na
- buoyant
n
ʋaʋã, agbe le eme, mokɔkɔe
- bunk
n
anyimlɔ xɔ sue le ʋu me
- buoy
n
dzesinu na ʋuwo le ƒu me
- bungalow
n
xɔ lolo si menye dziƒoxɔ o, amedzroxɔ
- bundle
n
nubabla, bla nu ƒoƒu
- bunch
n
kutsetse kpo, babla, ha
- bun
n
tatali
- bumper
n
kɔŋkɔ gã
- bump
n
ƒoƒo, alɔtutu, ƒoƒoe, ƒo, tu alɔ, tu kɔ
- bullfinch
n
xevi ɖe
- bulrush
n
ava, aƒla
- bully
n
adegbeƒola, avuwɔla, adeyruitɔ
vn
ƒo adegbe
- bullock
n
nyitsutata
- bullet
n
tukpe
- bulldog
n
avu lolo ɖe
- bull
n
nyitsu
- bulky
a
lolo, kpekpe, ɖikpe
- bulk
n
lolome, agbɔsɔme, akpa gãtɔ
- bulge
n
kpo, ƒoƒoe, wɔ kpo
- bulb
n
sabola, nuɖoɖo
- building
n
xɔtutu
- builder
n
xɔtula
- build
va
tu xɔ
n
xɔtutu, nɔnɔme
- bugle
n
kpẽ
- buggy
n
tasiaɖam ƒomevi ɖe
- bug
n
adoŋgo, tredzoe
- buffoon
n
nuɖikokoedonamela
- buffoonery
n
nuɖikokowɔwɔ
- buffalo
n
avenyi, avemenyi, to
- buffet
n
nuɖuɖukplɔ̃
- bud
n
ati alo seƒoƒo ƒe gbo alo ŋku
vn
mie, to ŋku
- buckskin
n
avɔ ƒomevi ɖe
- buckle
n
nublaka
va
bla ka ɖe (afɔkpa) ŋu
- bucket
n
tɔkpo, bɔkiti
- buck
n
zitsu
- bubble
n
loholoho, nu ƒuƒlu
vn
fie
- brute, brutish
a
abe lã ene, masenugɔme, ƒoaka, lã
- brutal
a
abe lã ene, anyratɔ, sẽŋuta, nyanyrã
- brutality
n
ŋutasesẽ
- brush
n
gbeme, ati dɔdɔe, awuŋutikplɔnu, kplɔ awu ŋuti, sisi ɖe-ŋu, lili ɖe-ŋu
- brushwood
n
ati dɔdɔe, ati sue
- bruise
va
gbã, gblẽ, tsrɔ̃, miã
n
abi, abidzesi
- browse
v
di
- brown
a
dzɛ̃, hẽẽ
- brow
n
ŋgonu, ŋkume
- brotherly
a
nɔvi tɔ
- brother-in-law
n
nyɔ, srɔ̃gãŋutsu, srɔ̃ɖiaŋutsu
- brotherhood
n
nɔviwɔwɔ, habɔbɔ
- brother
n
nɔvi, tɔvi
- broth
n
lãtsi, detsi
- broom
n
xa, nukplɔxa, abayaxa
- brooklet
n
tɔsisi sue, tɔʋu
- brook
n
tɔsisi sue
- brood
n
vi dzidziwo, viƒoƒo, dzi vi, ƒo vi, bu tame
- brooch
n
kɔmedzonu
- bronze
n
gadzɛ̃
- brokery
n
nu kukluiwo
- broker
n
nu kukluiwo dzrala, gaɖuɖɔla, gawlɔla
- broil
va
tɔ (lã), me
vn
ƒo zi, nyama, wɔ ʋunyaʋunya
n
ziƒoƒo
- broidery
n
heklelɔlɔ̃
- broad
a
keke
- broach
va
ɖe-fia, ɖe-ɖe go
n
kɔmedzonu
- brittle
a
nusi gbãna kaba
- bristle
n
fu sesẽ, ge
vn
dze ti
- briskness
n
ʋaʋã, agbe, dzo
- brisk
a
ʋaʋã, agbe le eme, kple dzo
- briny
a
wɔdze, dze le eme
- brink
n
nu, to
- bring
va
tsɔ-vɛ, he-vɛ, tsɔ-yi
- brine
n
dzetsi
- brimstone
n
dzokpe
- brimful
a
nusi yɔ taŋtaŋ
- brighten
v
na keklẽ, do dzidzɔ na, kɔ mo na
- brim
n
to, nu
- brilliant
a
dadzo, kpe xɔ asi
- bright
a
dadzo, keklẽ, dzidzɔtɔe
- brigand
n
adzodala
- brigade
n
asrafoha
- briefly
adv
kpuie
- brief
a
kpui
n
agbalẽ
- briddle
v
numega
va
do numega na sɔ
- bridegroom
n
ŋutsu srɔ̃ɖela
- bridge
n
lẽ, tɔdzisasrã, agbasasrã
- bride
n
ŋugbetɔ srɔ̃yeye
- bridal
n
ŋugbetɔ tɔ
- brick-work
n
anyikpegli, anyigli
- brick-maker
n
anyikplemela
- brick-layer
n
gliɖola
- brick-field
n
anyikpemeƒe
- brick
n
anyikpe
- bribery
n
zãnunana
- bribe
n
zãnunana
va
na zãnu, ble, ƒo nya ɖe ame nu
- brewery
n
lihaɖaƒe/ahaɖaƒe
- brewer
n
lihaɖala/ahaɖala
- brew
va
ɖa liha/aha
- brethren
n
nɔviwo
- breeze
n
yaa fafɛ
- breed
v
(lã) dzi vi
- breeches
n
atawui
- breathless
a
gbɔgbɔmanɔe, gbɔgbɔtsixee
- breathing
n
gbɔgbɔ
- breathe
v
gbɔ, gbɔ yaa
- breath
n
gbɔgbɔ
- breast
n
akɔ, akɔta, no
- breakfast
n
ŋdibolo, ŋdinuɖuɖu, ɖu ŋdinu
- breakers
n
ƒutsotsoewo
- breakdown
n
anyidzedze
- breakage
n
ŋeŋe, gbagbã
- break
v
ŋe, gbã
n
ŋeŋe, gbagbã
- breadth
n
kekeme
- bread
n
abolo
- breach
n
ŋeŋe, mamã
- brazier
n
gadzẽ ŋudɔwɔla (agba si me dzokawo le)
- brazen
a
gadzẽ tɔ, ŋumakpe
- bray
vn
xlɔ̃ (abe tedzi ene)
- brawny
a
kpɔlãme
- brawl
vn
ƒo zi, he nya, wɔ ʋunyaʋunya
n
dzrehehe, ziƒoƒo
- bravery
n
kalẽwɔwɔ, atsyɔ, atsyɔɖoɖo
- brave
a
wɔkalẽ, dodzi
- brass-ware
n
gadzẽnuwo
- brass-band
n
kpɛ̃kulawo ƒe habɔbɔ
- brass
n
gadzẽ
- brandy
n
aha, yevuha
- brandish
va
nye nu, da nu
- brand
n
dzobibi, ƒomevi, tɔgbe, ŋugbe
va
de dze
- branch
n
atilɔ, akpa, alɔdze
vn
ɖe alɔ, dze alɔ
- bramble
n
ŋuwo, ŋuve, ŋugbe
- brain
n
ahɔhɔ̃, tame,aʋiʋli
- braggart, bragger
n
adegbeƒola
- brag
vn
ƒo adegbe
- bracket
n
apã, nuléti
va
miã nu
- braces
n
awuhenu, gbetsika
- bracelet
n
alɔnuga
- boyish
a
abe ɖevi ene
- boycott
va
ƒo ga ɖe ame dzi
n
gaƒoƒo ɖe ame dzi
- boyhood
n
ŋutsuvime
- boy
n
ŋutsuvi, subɔla
- boxing
n
kɔdada, kametete
- boxer
n
kɔdala, kametela
- box
n
aɖaka, aɖakago, ƒoƒo
va
ƒo
vn
ƒo tome na ame te kame, da kɔ
- bowl
n
go, gui, agba
vn
bɔl, atibɔl, da bɔl
- bower
n
abɔmexevi
- bowels
n. pl
dɔka, dɔmenuwo
- bow
v
xa, bi, bɔ, bɔbɔ, de ta anyi, xaxa, tadede anyi
n
dati
- bountiful
a
nyodɔme
- bounty
n
dɔmenyonyo, nyuiwɔwɔ, nunana
- bounds
n. pl
liƒowo
- boundless
a
liƒo manɔe
- boundary
n
liƒo
- bound
a
babla
n
kpodzodzo, fɔflɔ
vn
dzo kpo, flɔ
- bounce
vn
go, dzo kpo, fu
n
gogo, ƒoƒo
- boulder
n
kpe nogoo
- bough
n
ati ƒe alɔ
- bottomless
a
gɔmemanɔe
- bottom
n
gɔme, anyigba
- bottle
n
abɔɖiabɔ, atukpa
- bother
va
ɖe fu na, nyama
n
fuɖename
- both
pron. conj.
wo ame eve, wo kple eve
- botany
n
numiemie ŋu nunya
- boss
n
dɔtɔ, aƒetɔ
- bosom
n
akɔ, akɔme
- borrow
va
da ga, ɣe nu
- born
a
dzidzi
- borough
n
kɔƒe, du
- bore
va
ŋɔ, wɔ modzaka na ame
n
modzakanu, fuɖeɖename
- border
n
to, liƒo, tɔgo
vn
do liƒo
- booty
n
aboyonu, nulélé
- boot
n
afɔkpa
- boon
n
nunana, ɖiɖi, nyuiwɔwɔ,
- boom
n
asixɔxɔ, dziyiyi nyui le asiƒeƒle me
- book-shop
n
agbalẽdzraƒe
- bookseller
n
agbalẽdzrala
- book-keeper
n
akɔntabula
- book-case
n
agbalẽti
- bookbinder
n
agbalẽbabla
- book
n
agbalẽ
v
ŋlɔ ɖe agbalẽ me, ƒle tiket
- bonnet
n
(nyɔnuwo ƒe) kuku
- bonfire
n
dzododo le dzidzɔ teƒe
- boneless
a
ƒumanɔmee
- bone
n
ƒu
- bondmand
n
kluvi, ame ƒeƒle, gatɔ
- bondage
n
kluvinyenye, subɔsubɔ, gaxɔmenɔnɔ
- bond
n
nublaka, nublanu, kunyɔwu, gagbalẽ
- bomb
n
tukpe gã
va
da tukpe gã
- bolt
n
aŋutrɔ, atsrɔ, sokpe, sofia
v
da, ƒu du
- bolster
n
suɖui
va
wɔ suɖui
- boldness
n
kalẽwɔwɔ, amemabumabu
- bold
a
dodzi, kple kalẽ, mabuame
- boisterous
a
ʋunyaʋunya, nyamanyama
- boiler
n
gaze, kɛtre
- boil
n
aɖi, ziɔɣi, ƒoƒoe
v
ɖa nu, fie
- bogy
n
bibi, nu si wotsɔna doa vɔvɔ̃ na ɖeviwo
- body
n
nu blibo, habɔbɔ, ŋutilã
- bodily
a
ŋutilã tɔ
- boatswain
n
ʋukula, ʋudzidɔwɔla
- boat
n
batala, adzudzɔ ʋu, ʋu
vn
ɖo ʋu
- boasting
n
adegbeƒoƒo
- boast
vn
ƒo adegbe
n
adegbeƒoƒo
- boarder
n
ame si ɖua nu le ame bubu gbɔ
- board
n
nuɖuɖu, agbati, agbogblo, ʋuƒo, amegãwo habɔbɔ, kplɔ̃ɖoɖ
v
na nuɖuɖu
- boar
n
hatsu
- blunderer
n
akaƒola
- bluff
va
do voɖi na ame to nuƒoƒo gbɔlo me, ɖo aɖaŋuɖui,
n
amebeble, aɖaŋuɖuiɖoɖo
- blue
a
blɔ, yibɔɔ, ama
- blubber
vn
te xexexe, fa avi yi me
- blow
n
ƒoƒo
v
ƒo, ɖo ƒuƒu
- blooming
a
ƒose, dzeɖeka, dzetugbe, dovo, vlo
- bloody
a
ɖiʋu, ʋusrã, seŋuta
- bloodshed
n
ʋukɔkɔɖi
- bloated
a
hoho ɖe dzi, tete (nu kuku)
- blister
n
holoholo, lolo
- blink
vn
ƒo aɖaba
- blight
va
tsrɔ̃, gblẽ,
- blessed
a
yayra tɔ
- bleed
vn
ɖi ʋu
- blaspheme
vn
gblɔ busunya
- blanket
n
kuntru
- blame
va
ka mo na, he nya ɖe-ŋu
- bladder
n
aɖuɖɔtoe, aɖiatui
- blackish
a
yibɔɔ wɔ ge
- blabber
vn
ƒo nu bloblo
- bitumen
n
anyigbameŋɔ
- bitch
n
avunɔ
- bison
n
avenyi ƒomevi ɖe
- birth
n
dzidzi
- biped
n
lã afɔeve
- bind
va
bla
- billow
n
ƒutsotsoe
- bill
n
xevi ƒe dɔ, agbalẽvi, akɔŋtagbalẽ
- bile
n
vevee
- bight
n
adɔ̃, ƒukɔme
- bigamist
n
srɔ̃ eve ɖela
- big
a
lolo
- bide
v
lala, kpɔ mɔ na
- bicker
vn
wɔ dzre, he nya
- Bible
n
mawunyagbalẽ, Babla
- beyond
prp. adv
godo, go keme
- bewilder
va
nyama ame, kplɔ ame tra
- beware
vn
kpɔ nyuie, lé be
- bewail
n
fa konyi le-ŋu
- beverage
n
nunono
- betting
n
gbetsotso
- better
a
nyui wu
- betroth
va
do ame (nyɔvi) ŋugbe na ame; bia nyɔnuvi ta
- betray
va
ble ame nu, fia ame yome mɔ, de ame asi na ame
- bestow
va
na, ɖe asi le nu ŋu na ame
- best
a
nyuitɔ
- bespatter
va
ƒo ɖi nu, zɔ ame gɔme
- besotted
a
tsibome, dzɔmovi, mu aha
- besiege
va
ɖe to ɖe-ŋu
- besides
adv
kpeɖeŋu
- beset
va
ƒo xlã, xaxaɖo
- beseech
va
ɖe kuku, ƒo koko
- berth
n
anyimlɔƒe
- bereave
va
xɔ nu kple veve sesẽ
- bequeath
va
gblẽ nu ɖi na ame
- bent
a
gobaa, xaxɛ
- benignity
n
dɔmenyonyo
- benighted
a
le viviti me
- benevolent
a
dɔmenyotɔ
- benefit
n
nyuiwɔwɔ, dɔmenyonu
v
kpɔ viɖe tso-me
- benefactor
n
dɔmenyotɔ, nyuiwɔla
- benediction
n
yayra
- beneath
adv. prp
le anyi, le-te, le-gɔme
- bend
n
xaxa
- bend
va
bɔ, bi, xa
- bench
n
amagui
- bemoan
va
fa konyi na
- belt
n
nublanu, agbadza, alidziblanu, nutowo me
- below
adv. prp.
le-te
- beloved
a
lɔlɔ̃tɔ, lɔlɔ̃e
- belongings
n. pl.
nukpɔkpɔ, asimenu
- belong
vn
nye (ame) tɔ
- belly
n
dɔme, ƒo, ƒodo
- bellows
n. pl.
yɔxɔ me, ʋu
- bellowing
n
xɔxlɔ̃, gbeɖeɖe
- bellow
vn
xlɔ̃, ɖegbe, wo
- bell
n
gaƒoƒo
- believer
n
xɔsetɔ
- believe
v
xɔ-se, xɔ-dzi se, susu be
- belief
n
xɔse, dzixɔse
- belfry
n
gawo nɔƒe le gbedoxɔ me
- belch
vn
ƒa gee
- being
n
nyenye, nɔnɔ, nugbagbe
- behold
va
kpɔ, kpɔ ɖa
- behind
adv. prp.
megbe
- behead
va
tso ta le ame nu
- behaviour
n
ɖokuilélé, nɔnɔme, wɔwɔ
- behave
vn
wɔ ɖokui, lé ɖokui
- behalf
n
ta
- begile
va
ble
- begone
int
dzo, te dzi
- beginning
n
gɔmedzedze
- beginner
n
gɔmedzela
- begin
v
dze gɔme, de asi-me
- beggar
n
nubiala
- beget
va
dzi vi
- beg
va
bia, ɖe kuku
- befriend
va
wɔ xɔlɔ̃ na
- beforehand
adv
da ɖi
- before
adv
ŋgɔ
prp
ŋgɔgbe
conj
hafi,
- befit
va
sɔ, dze
- befall
va
dze-dzi
- beetroot
n
maŋkani
- beetle
n
adoŋgo
- beet
n
maŋkani
- beewax
n
anyixe, anyiŋɔ
- beer
n
liha, liha, bliha
- beehive
n
anyixɔ
- beefsteak
n
nyilã kakɛ hena tɔtɔ
- beef
n
nyilã
- bee
n
anyi
- bedstead
n
abati
- bedside
n
aba xa
- bedroom
n
anyimlɔxɔ
- bedlam
a
kuaɖaʋa, kutsu,
n
aɖaʋakuawo ƒe xɔ
- bedizen
va
ɖo atsyɔ na
- bedeck
va
ɖo atsyɔ na
- bedding
n
aba, abadzinuwo
- bedcharm
n
anyimlɔƒe
- bedaub
va
sisi, lili ɖe-ŋu
- bed
n
aba, abati
- becomingly
adv
ale si edze
- become
va
trɔ zu,
vn
dze
- beckon
v
mia asi
- beck
vn
mia asi
- because
conj
elabena
- beaver
n
tɔvu
- beauty
n
nyonyo, tugbedzedze, ɖekadzedze, nu nyakpɔna, vivi
- beatiful
a
vivi, nyakpɔna, nyui
- beatitude
n
dzɔgbenyui yayra
- beat
v
ƒo - ta, ƒo,
n
ƒoƒo
- beastly
a
abe lã ene, vlo
- beast
n
lã
- bearing
a. n.
tseku, tsɔtsɔ, dzivi
- bearded
a
toge, kple ge
- beard
n
ge, nuge, adza
- bear
n
sisiblisi
v
tsɔ, dzi vi, tse ku, do dzi
- bean
n
ayi, kpokpo
- beam
n
ati daɖedzi, ɣetotoe
v
klẽ, da dzo
- beak
n
xe ƒe dɔ
- bead
n
dzonu, adzagba
- beach
n
ƒuta, tɔgo
- be
vn
nye, le, nɔ
- bayonet
n
akplɔ, tunuhlo
- bay
n
ƒukɔme
a
heẽ, dzẽ, de kpii wɔ ge
- bawl
vn
avu ƒe wowo sesĩe, ɣli sesĩe
- battlefield
n
aʋawɔƒe
- battle
n
aʋa, aʋakpekpe
- battery
n
mɔxenu hena taʋiʋli, asrafo ƒe ha
- bathe
v
le tsi
- bath
n
tsilele, tsileƒe
- batch
n
ha, kɔ
- bat
n
agutɔ
- bastard
n
ahasivi, mulato
- bass
n
gbe gã le hadzidzi me
- basket
vn
kusi, kevi, golo,
- basis
n
gɔme, ɖome
- bask
vn
nɔ ŋdɔ nu, sia ɖe ŋdɔ nu
- basin
n
go, agba
- bashfulness
n
ŋukpewɔwɔ
- bashful
a
wɔŋukpe, ɖivo
- baseness
n
vlonyenye
- basement
n
xɔ ƒe gɔme
- base
n
gɔme, ɖome, gɔmeɖoɖo
a
vlo, dovo, maɖinui
- assume
va
xɔ, susu nu nyateƒee
- assizes
n
ʋɔnudrɔƒe
- assistance
n
kpekpeɖeŋu
- assist
va
kpe ɖe-ŋu
- assimilate
va
wɔ nu woaɖi nu bubu, sɔ nu ɖe nu ŋu
- assign
va
ɖo nu, ɖo dɔ, ɖe asi le nu ŋu (na ame)
- assiduous
a
do dzi, ku kutri
- asset
n
home, asime, adzɔga
- assert
va
ka-ɖe dzi
- assassinate
va
wu ame de gbe me, da dafi
- assailant
n
amewula, dafidala
- assail
va
dze-dzi, kpe aʋa
- aspiration
n
nu yome didi, yaagbɔgbɔ
- aspirate
va
gbɔ yaa
- asphalt
n
aŋɔ ƒomevi ɖe
- asperity
n
masɔmasɔ, amemalɔ̃malɔ̃, ŋɔkuku
- ashy
a
abe dzowɔ ene
- ash, ashes
n
dzofi, dzokafi, dzowɔ
- aseptic
a
vovo manɔŋu
- ascertainment
n
nyanya blibo, kakaɖedzi
- ascertain
va
va nya, ka ɖe dzi, nya blibo
- ascent
n
dziyiyi, tolialia
- ascension
n
dziyiyi, dziƒoyiyi
- ascend
v
yi dzi, lia
- as
adv
abe-ene, sigbe-ene, esi ŋuti, esime,
- artless
a
aɖaŋumanɔme
- artist
n
aɖaŋuwɔla, aɖaŋutɔ
- artisan
n
aɖaŋuwɔla
- artillery
n
asrafoha si wɔ aprim ŋuti dɔ
- artificial
a
kple aɖaŋu, wɔwɔ
- artifice
n
ayedzedze, aɖaŋudzedze, anyranuwɔwɔ
- artifact
n
aɖaŋunu
- articulate
va. a.
ƒo nu eme kɔ
- article
n
nane, nu, akpa, ƒunuɖeƒe, ƒukpeƒe
- artfulness
n
aɖaŋudzedze, ayedzedze,nyasã
- artful
a
kple aɖaŋu alo nyasã, aye
- artery
n
ʋuka
- art
n
aɖaŋu, nunya
- arson
n
dzotɔtɔ (xɔ)
- arsenal
n
aʋawɔnuwo dzraɖoƒe
- arrow-head
n
aŋutrɔ ƒe tame
- arrow
n
aŋutrɔ, atsrɔ
- arrogant
a
mabuame, dada, ŋumakpemakpe
- arrogance
n
amemabumabu, dada
- arrive
vn
va, de, va me
- arrival
n
vava, dede
- arrest
va
lé de gaxɔ me, sika ɖo, xe mɔ na
n
gaxɔmedede, mɔxexe
- array
n
ɖoɖo
- arrangement
n
dzadzraɖo, ɖoɖo
- arrange
va
dzra (nu) ɖo
- arouse
va
nyɔ
- around
prp. adv
ƒoxlã
- aromatic
n
nusi ʋena nyuie (abe kutsetse ene)
- aroma
n
ʋeʋe lilili
- army
n
aʋakɔ
- arm’s length
n
abɔ ɖeka ƒe didime
- arms
n. pl.
aʋawɔnuwo
- armpit
n
axatome
- armory
n
aʋawɔnuwo dzraɖoƒe
- armor
n
aʋawɔnu
- armlet
n
abɔgɛ
- arm-chair
n
kuviablegɔ
- armament
n
aʋawɔnu
- armadillo
n
luʋuluʋui
- armada
n
aʋaʋuwo
- arm
n
abɔ
va
na aʋawɔnuwo
- ark
n
aɖakaʋu, aɖakago, aɖaka
- arithmetic
n
akɔntabubu
- aristocrat
n
ame ŋkutatɔ
- aristocracy
n
ame ŋkutatɔwo ƒe dziɖuɖu
- arise
vn
tsi tre, fɔ, dzɔ tso
- aridity
n
anyigba ƒe numawɔmawɔ
- arid (land)
a
anyigba mawɔnu, ƒuƒu
- argument
n
nyaƒoƒo ɖe ame nu, ɖikeke
- argue
vn
ke ɖi
- arena
n
aʋawɔƒe
- area
n
kekeme, nutowo me
- arduous
a
trɔabu, sesẽ, sesĩe, ɖiabu
- ardent
a
vevie
- arctic
a
anyiehe tɔ
- archway
n
agbonumɔ
- archive
n
agbalẽwodzraɖoƒe
- architecture
n
xɔtutu ŋu nunya
- architect
n
xɔtula
- archer
n
datidala
- arched
a
gobaa
- archdeacon
n
osɔfogã ƒomevi ɖe
- archbishop
n
hamedzikpɔlagã
- archangel
n
mawudɔlagã
- archaic
a
blema tɔ
- archaeology
n
blemanuwo ŋu nya
- arch
n
nu gobaa
- arc
n
nu gobaa
- arbitrary
a
le lɔlɔ̃nu nu
- arachis
n
azi, azi nogoe
- Arab
n
Arabiatɔ
- aquiline
a
abe hɔ̃ ene
- aquatic
a
tɔme tɔ
- aptly
adv
ɖe teƒe, alesi dze
- aptitude
n
nunya, sɔsɔ, ŋutete
- apt
a
sɔsɔe
- apron
n
dɔwɔvɔ
- approximative
a
anɔ, kloe
- approximately
adv
anɔ, kloe
- approximate
va
gogo, te ɖe-ŋu
- approve
va
kafu, lɔlɔ̃ ɖe dzi
- appropriateness
n
lɔlɔ̃ ɖe dzi
- appropriate
va.
xɔ na ame ɖokui, wɔ nu ŋu dɔ, sɔ ɖe nu ŋu
a.
sɔsɔe
- approbation
n
lɔlɔ̃ ɖe nu dzi, mɔnana, kakaɖedzi
- approach
v
gogo, te ɖe-ŋu
- apprenticeship
n
dɔsɔsrɔ̃
- apprentice
n
dɔsrɔ̃vi
- apprehensive
a
senugɔme, tsi dzimaɖi, nyanu, dzeaɖaŋu, vɔ̃
- apprehension
n
gɔmesese, tamesusu, vɔvɔ̃, dzimaɖi
- apprehend
v
segɔme, lé, lé (nu) ɖe ta me, tsi dzimaɖi
- appreciation
n
bubu
- appreciate
va
kafu, bu, bu gã
- appointment
n
ɖoɖo, gbeɖoɖo, yɔyɔ
- appoint
va
ɖo ɣeyiɣi, ɖo ame
- apply
v
wɔ ŋu dɔ
- application
n
ŋudɔwɔwɔ
- apple
n
kutsetse ɖe,
- applause
n
kafukafu, akpeƒoƒo
- applaud
va
kafu, ƒo akpe na
- appetite
n
nudzodzro, nuɖuɖudzodzro
- appendix
n
megbenu, nusi wotsɔ kpe ɖe eŋu
- appease
n
kpata, lé avu, fa dzi na
- appearance
n
dzedze, dodo, nɔnɔme
- appear
vn
dze, do, dze ċ
- appeal
v
tsɔ nya ɖo ʋɔnudrɔla bubu ŋkume
- apparition
n
dodo, dzedze, nukpekpe, ŋɔli
- apparent
a
dzeċ
- apparel
n
awudodo, atsyɔ̃wu
- apparatus
n
aɖaŋuwɔnu, mɔ̃
- appalling
a
ɖivo, enye ŋɔdzi
- appall
v
ɖi vo, dzo hahaha, wɔ nukunu na
- apothecary
n
atikedzrala
- apostolic
a
apostolo tɔ
- apostolate
n
apostolo ƒe dɔ, apostolonyenye
- apostle
n
apostolo, amedɔdɔ, dɔla,
- apostatize
vn
gbe xɔse, de megbe
- apostate
n
megbedela, xɔsegbela
- apostasy
n
megbedede, xɔsegbegbe
- apoplectic
a. n.
gbɔgbɔtsiƒo
- apology
n
taflatsedodo
- apologize
vn
do taflatse
- apocalypse
a
nyaɖeɖefia
- apish
a
abe kese ene, dzɔ movi, dzɔ lã
- a-peice
adv
nu ɖeka, kakɛ ɖeka
- aphorism
n
lododo, abebubu
- aperture
n
nuʋuʋu
- ape
n
kese
- apathy
n
ɖekemaɖi, ŋkumalemale ɖe nu ŋu
- apathetic
a
masenu, gblɔdɔɔ
- apartment
n
xɔ, xɔnɔmee
- apart
adv
le axa dzi, ɖe aga
- aorta
n
ʋukagã
- any
a
ɖe, ɖewo
- anxiousness
n
dzimaɖitsitsi
- anxious
a
tsi dzimaɖi
- anxiety
n
dzimaɖi, tsitsi dzodzodzoe
- anvil
n
zukpe
- anus
n
meƒi, kpeta, mitoe
- antislavery
n
ʋiʋli ɖe kluvinyenye ŋuti
- antiseptic
a. n
abitike
- antique
a
blema tɔ, tsã tɔ, xoxo,
- antiquarian
a
nusi do xoxo, xoxo
- antiquarian
a
nusi do xoxo, xoxo
- antipathy
n
malɔ̃malɔ̃
- antidote
n
atike ɖe aɖiwuame ŋuti
- antics
n. pl
nu ɖikokoe, fuflu
- anticipate
va
susu ɖi, tre sese, tre tsɔtsɔ, kpɔ mɔ na
- antichrist
n
alakpakristo, aʋatsokristo
- antler
n
zi ƒe dzo yeye
- anthropography
n
amelãɖuɖu
- anthropomorphic
a
le ame ƒe nɔnɔme
- anthropology
n
ameŋununya
- anthropologist
n
ameŋununyala
- anthracite
n
aka (tomeka) ƒomevi aɖe
- anthology
n
hakpakpawo ƒe ƒuƒoƒo
- anthem
n
hadzidzi le ha me
- anteroom
n
akpata
- anteriority
n
ŋgɔnɔnɔ, ŋgɔdzedze
- anterior
a
ŋgɔgbetɔ, dzeŋgɔgbe
- anteposition
n
ŋgɔɖoɖo
- antelope
n
zi, afia, se, lu, adzɔke
- antediluvial
a
nusi le ŋgɔgbe na tsiɖɔɖɔgã
- antecessor
n
ŋgɔdzela, ŋgɔnɔla
- antecedent
a. n
nusi le ŋgɔgbe na nu
- antecede
va
ɖo ŋgɔgbe na
- antagonist
n
adikatɔ, futɔ
- antagonism
n
tsitretsitsi ɖe nu ŋu, anukutsyɔtsyɔ
- ant
n
aɖeɖi, anyidi
- answer
v
ɖo nya ŋu
n
ŋuɖoɖo
- another
a
bubu
- anomaly
n
numasɔmasɔ
- anointment
n
amisisi
- annoyance
n
fuɖeɖe
- annoy
va
ɖe fu na, ve dɔme na
- announce
va
ɖe gbe ƒã
- annihilation
n
tsɔtsrɔ̃
- annexation
n
kpekpeɖeŋu (anyigbaxɔxɔ le dukɔ si)
- annex
va
tsɔ nu kpe nu ŋu, lé nu (xɔ anyigba le dukɔ si)
n
nusi wotsɔ kpe ɖe nu ŋu
- anklet
n
afɔnuga
- ankle
n
afɔkɔe
- anise
n
sikɔni, pepri, ahaliwoe
- animosity
n
dzibibi, dɔmedzoe
- animation
n
dzodede ame me, agbe, dzo
- animated
a
agbagbe, ʋaʋã
- animate
n
de ʋaʋã, de dzo ame me
a
ʋaʋã, gbagbe
- animal
n
lã, nu gbagbe
- animadvert
vn
ɖo to dze si, he to
- angular
a
le dzogoe me
- anguish
n.
dzikatsoƒo, vɔvɔ̃
va.
do vɔvɔ̃ na, ɖe fu na
- angry
a
vedɔme
- angler
n
ƒedala
- angle
n
dzogoeƒe, da ƒe ɖe tɔme
- anger
n
dɔmedzoe, dɔmeveve
va
ve dɔme na
- angel
n
mawudɔla
- anew
adv
yeye
- anemone
n
(seƒoƒo ɖe)
- anecdote
n
glitoto, nyototo
- and
conj
kple, eye
- ancient
a
xoxo, blematɔ
- anchor
n
seke
vn
da seke
- ancestry
n
ƒome, tɔgbuiwo
- ancestor
n
tɔgbui, blematɔ
- anatomy
n
ŋutilãme lãlã kple emedzodzro
- anathema
n
fiƒode
- anarchy
n
semanɔanyi, ʋunyaʋunya
- analyse/analyze
va
ɖe nu gɔme ɖeka ɖeka
- analogy
n
sɔsɔ kple nu bubu
- analogous
a
nusi sɔ kple (alo ɖi) nu bubu
- an
art
ɖe, ɖeka
- amusing
a
vivi
- amusement
n
vividodo, dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ, agbeɖuɖu
- amuse
va
do vivi na ame, do nukokui na ame
- amulet
n
dzonu, sebe
- amputate
va
lã (abɔ alo ata) ɖa, ɖe nu ɖa tso nu me
- amplitude
n
kekeme, lolome
- amplification
n
lolo ɖe dzi
- amplify
va
lolo nu ɖe dzi
- ampleness
n
kekeme, lolome
- ample
a
lolo, keke
- amphibious
n
eve dome
- amount
n
xexlẽme, agbɔsɔsɔ
vn
de
- amortization
n
fexexe
- among
prp
dome, titina
- amity
n
xɔlɔ̃wɔwɔ
- amiss
a
da ƒu anyi, makɔmakɔ, madzɔmadzɔ, manyomanyo
- amid
prp
dome, titina
- amiable
a
lɔ̃ame
- amiability
n
amelɔlɔ̃
- amenity
n
dɔwɔnuwo
- amends
n
ɖo teƒe, wɔ ɖɔɖɔɖo, wɔ tɔtrɔ
- amendment
n
wɔwɔ nyuie, ɖɔɖɔɖo
- amend
v
le eɖokui nyuie, ɖɔ nu ɖo
- amenable
a
amehehe/amekpɔkplɔ bɔbɔe
- amelioration
n
dzadzraɖo, ɖɔɖɔɖo
- ameliorate
va
dzra nu ɖo, ɖɔ nu ɖo
- ambush
n
xaxa ame, xadede na ame
va.
de xa na ame
- ambuscade
n
ameŋudzɔdzɔ le adza me, xaxa ame ɖo
- ambulant
a
zɔzɔ
- (to be) ambitious
a
di bubu na ame ɖokui.
- ambition
n
bubudidi, ŋukekle
- ambiguous
a
evedome, gɔme makɔ
- ambiguity
n
evedomenɔnɔ, nusi gɔme mekɔ o
- amber
n
(aŋe ƒomevi ɖe)
- ambassador
n
atikplɔtɔ, fia ƒe amedɔdɔ
- amazon
n
adonavi, nyɔnu sɔdola
- amazement
n
nukuwɔwɔ
- amaze
va
wɔ nuku na ame, do voɖi na ame
- amass
va
tu nu ɖo, ƒo nu ƒu
- amalgamate
v
tɔtɔ, tsaka
- amability
n
amelɔlɔ̃, dɔmenyonyo
- always
adv
ɖaa, ɖaahe, tegbee
- aluminium
n
(ga ɣi wodzui ɖe)
- altruistic
n
nɔvilɔlɔ̃
- altruism
n
nɔvilɔlɔ̃
- altogether
adv
blibo la katã
- altitude
n
kɔkɔme, kɔkɔƒe
- although
conj.
togbɔ be, wònye hafi
- alternative
a
liɖɔɖɔ tɔ (tia eve dome ɖeka)
- alternate
v
ɖɔ li, (nuwɔwɔ), ɖuɖɔ
- altercate
vn
he nya, wɔ dzre
- alter
v
trɔ, ɖɔ li, ɖuɖɔ, trɔ nu ɖe nu bubu me
- altar
n
vɔsamlekpui
- also
adv
hã
- already
adv
xoxo
- alphabet
n
ŋɔŋlɔdzesiwo
- aloud
adv
kple gbe sesẽ
- aloof
adv
ʋiĩ
- along
adv. prp
le-nu, le-to
- alone
a
ɖeka, ɖeɖe
- aloft
adv
ledzi, letame
- aloe
n
dzogbeblɔbe
- alms
n
nunana ame dahe
- almost
adv
kloe, esusɔ ʋee
- almond
n
yevuzi
- almighty
a
ŋusekatãtɔ
- almanac
n
agbalẽ, ƒegbalẽ, ɣletigbalẽ
- allure
va
ble ame nu
- ally (with, to)
v.
wɔ ɖeka kple, bla nu kple
n.
dukɔ si wɔ ɖeka kple nɔvia
- allude
v
si ahama
- alloy
va
tsaka (ga bubu ƒomeviwo)
- allowance
n
mɔɖeɖe, mɔnana, fetu,
- allow
va
ɖe mɔ na, na mɔ, na fetu
- allotment
n
gome, akpa
- allot
va
ma nu na ame, na gome ame
- allocution
n
nuagbɔgblɔ, nuƒoƒo na ame
- allocate
va
tsɔ nu kpe ɖe-ŋu
- alligator
n
lo
- allied
a
amesi bla nu kple ame
- alliance
n
ɖekawɔwɔ, nubabla, dzoɖuɖu, dzonyinyi
- alley
n
mɔ, mɔtata si wodo atiwo ɖe axawo kple eve na
- alleviation
n
fafa, gbɔdzɔe, bɔbɔewɔwɔ
- alleviate
va
wɔ nu woabɔbɔ alo woafa
- allegory
n
lododo, abebubu
- allegorist
n
lodola
- alegoric(al)
a
abe lododo ene
- allegiance
n
nuteƒenyenye, anukwareɖiɖi, toɖoɖo ame
- allege
va
ka ɖe nya dzi, gblɔ nya fia
- allegation
n
kakaɖedzi
- allay
va
wɔ nu wòabɔbɔ alo wòafa, fa akɔ na
- all
a. adv
katã, petee, sɔŋ, keŋ, blibo
- alkali
n. adv.
(dze ƒomevi ɖe)
- alive
a
agbagbe, ʋaʋã
- alimentation
n
nuɖuɖu nana amenyinyi
- alimentary pipe
n
vehlo
- alimentary
a
nuɖuɖu tɔ,
- aliment
n
nuɖuɖu, nunyiame
- alike
a
sɔsɔ, sɔsɔe,
- align
va
dzidze ɖe kasa nu
- alight
vn. a.
dze (ɖe ati dzi alo ame gbɔ) dzedzo
- alienate
va
dzra anyigba.
- alienation (of land)
n
anyigbadzadzra
- alien
a. n.
dutatɔ, dzro, tutɔ, manyamanya
- alibi
n
le afi bubu, manɔteƒe
- algebra
n
akɔntabubu
- alertness
n
ŋidzɔnɔnɔ, ablaɖeɖe, ʋaʋã
- alert
a. n.
ʋaʋã, ɖabla, ŋudzɔ
- ale
n
liha ƒomevi ɖe
- alderman
n
amegã, dumegã
- alcove
n
dzogoeƒe le xɔme
- alcoholism
n
ahanono akpa
- alcoholic
a
aha le eme
- alcohol
n
aha
- albumen
n
aziɣi
- albino
n
ameɣi
- albatross
n
(xevi ɖe)
- alas!
int
adzai!, ao!,
- alarm
n
zi, zitɔtɔ, ʋunyaʋunya
- alacrity
n
ʋaʋã, agbe, dzidzɔ
- alabaster
n
kpe ɣi
- akin
a
doƒome, ƒometɔ, ƒome ɖeka tɔ
- akimbo
a
gɔglɔ̃, glɔmɔɔ
- aisle
n
gbedoxɔ ƒe afã ɖeka
- airy
a
yàa tɔ, yàa le eme
- airing
n
mɔʋuʋu na yàa, ɖi tsa
- air
n. va.
yàa, yàame, gbeɖiɖi, hagbeɖiɖi, sia-ɖe yàa nu, ʋu mɔ na yàa
- aimless
a
yaka, dzodzro
- aim
vn. n
dzidze ŋku ɖe nu dzi, taɖoƒe, deƒe, tameɖoɖo,
- aid
va. n.
kpe ɖe-ŋu, xɔ na, kpekpeɖeameŋu
- ahead
adv
ŋgɔgbe
- ague
n
asrã, atiɖui
- aground
adv
(ʋu) dzego
- agronomy
n
agbledede ŋu nya
- agriculturist
n
agbledela
- agriculture
n
agbledede
- agricultural
a
agbledetɔ
- agreement
n
lɔlɔ̃ ɖe nu dzi, ɖekawɔwɔ, nubabla, dzonyinyi
- agreed
a
nusi dzi wolɔ̃
- agree
vn
lɔ̃-dzi, sɔ-ta, nusi dzi wolɔ̃, vivi, nyo ame ŋu
- agony
n
kudɔƒoƒo
- agonize
vn
ɖo kudo nu, ƒo kudɔ
- ago
adv
vayi
- agnosticism
n
numanyamanya, kpemaɖomaɖo nu dzi
- agnostic
a. n
numanyamanya, amesi meɖo kpe nya dzi o
- agitator
n
zitɔla, ƒoziɖeamela
- agitation
n
zitɔtɔ , ziƒoƒo, ʋaʋã
- agitate
v
ʋã, tɔ zi, ƒo zi
- agility
n
ʋaʋã, ablaɖeɖe, adasasa
- agile
a
ʋaʋã, ɖabla, kaba
- aghast
a
ɖivo, dzika tso ame ƒo, edzo hahã
- aggression
n
amedzidzedze
- aggress
va
dze ame dzi (futɔ dzi)
- aggregate
v
ƒo nu ƒu, tu nu ɖo
- aggravation
n
sesẽ ɖe dzi
- aggravate
va
wɔ nu wòakpe alo wòasesẽ ɖe dzi
- aggrandize
va
lolo nu ɖe dzi, keke nu ɖe nu
- agglutinate
va
le-ɖe-ŋu, tre-ɖe-ŋu, tre kple aŋe
- agglomeration
n
kɔlili, tutuɖo
- agglomerate
v
tu nu ɖo, ƒo nu ƒu, li kɔ nu
- agent
n
agbanunɔla
- agency
n
agbanunɔnɔ, agbanunɔƒe, dɔwɔwɔ
- aged
a
xoxo, tsitsi
- age
n
ƒexɔxɔ, tsitsime
- agave
n
dzogbeblɔbe
- agate
n
kpe xɔasi ɖe
- against
prp
ɖe-ŋu
- again
adv
ga-, hã, kpeɖeŋu
- afterwards
adv
emegbe
- after
adv. conj. prp.
megbe
- aft
adv
megbe
- Africa
n
Afrika; ameyibɔwo anyigba, ameyibɔme
- afresh
adv
yeye
- afraid (to be afraid)
a
vɔ̃, dzika tso ame ƒo
- aforesaid
a
nusi wogblɔ alo yɔ da ɖi, xoxo
- afore
adv
ŋgɔ, ŋgɔgbe, hafi
- afire
a
bidzo
- affright
va. n.
do vɔvɔ̃ na, do ŋɔdzi na, ŋɔdzidodo, vɔvɔ̃dodo
- affront
va. n.
dzu, bia nya vevi, da vo ɖe-ŋu, dzudzu, dzidzenyabiabia
- affray
vn. n.
ɖi vo, ziƒoƒo, avuwɔwɔ, gidigidi
- afforestation
n
atidodo, avemetiwo dodo
- affranchise
va
ɖe asi le-ŋu, ɖe mɔ na
- afford
va
na, te ŋu
- affluent
a. n.
sɔgbɔ, tɔsisi ƒe alɔdze
- affluence
n
agbɔsɔsɔ, kesinɔnu
- affliction
n
fukpekpe, nuxaxa
- afflicting
a
veve, ɖu dzi
- afflicted
a
fakonyi
- afflict
va
ɖe fu na, ve, ve dɔme na, ɖu dzi na
- affix
va. n.
kpe_ɖe_ŋu, kla nu ɖe nu ŋu, nya si wotsɔ kpe ɖe nya ŋu
- affirmative
a
... gblɔ ɛ̃ , ka ɖe nya dzi
- affirmation
n
kpeɖoɖo nya dzi, kakaɖe nu dzi
- affirm
va
ɖo kpe nya dzi, ka ɖe nya dzi, gblɔ ɛ̃
- affinity
n
ƒomedodo
- affiliate
va
do ka kpli, le kadodome kpli
- affidavit
n
kaka ɖe nya dzi kple atam
- affiance
n. va.
asitabiabia, ŋugbedodo, bia asi ta, do ŋugbe
- affectionate
a
kple lɔlɔ̃, vevie
- affection
n
lɔlɔ̃ (na ame), dɔwɔwɔ ɖe ame dzi
- affected
a
lɔlɔ̃, wɔfewu
- affectation
n
lãnuwɔwɔ, nuwɔwɔ ɖe fewu me
- affect
va
wɔ dɔ ɖe - dzi
- affair
n
nya, nyadzɔdzɔ
- affability
n
dɔmenyonyo
- affable
a
nyo dɔme
- afar
adv
le didiƒe ʋĩi
- aether
n
yaa me, yaa si ƒo xlã anyigba
- aesthetics
n
sidzedze
- aeronautics
n
yaamezɔzɔ, yaameʋu dzi zɔzɔ
- aeronautic
n
yaame tɔ
- aeronaut
n
yaamezɔla
- aerolite
n
sokpe, sofia
- aerial
a
yaame tɔ
- aerated
a
nusi yaa le eme
- aerate
va
tsɔ yaa de eme
- adze
n
klante, yi, fia
- advocate
n
nyaxɔɖakɔla, nyaxɔɖamenula, va. xɔ nya na, kafu, ɖo aɖaŋu
- advocacy
n
nyaxɔxɔ na ame
- advisory
n
ɖoaɖaŋu
- adviser
n
aɖaŋuɖola
- advised
a
butame, dzeaɖaŋu
- advise
va
ɖo aɖaŋu
- advice
n
aɖaŋu, aɖaŋuɖoɖo
- advertiser
n
gbeƒãɖela, nyadzɔdzɔgbalẽ
- advertisement
n
kaklã, duɖoɖo, gbeƒãɖeɖe
- advertise
va
klã, ɖo du ɖe ame, ɖe gbe ƒã
- advert
vn
le ŋku ɖe ŋu
- adversity
n
dzɔgbevɔ̃e
- adverseness
n
dzɔgbevɔ̃e, maɖimaɖi
- adverse
a
manyomanyo, dzɔgbe vɔ̃e tɔ
- adverse
a
manyomanyo, dzɔgbe vɔ̃e tɔ
- adversary
n
futɔ, amesi tsitre ɖe nɔvia ŋu
- adverb
n
nya si kpena ɖe dɔwɔnya ŋu
- adventurous
a
dodzi, wɔkalẽ
- adventurer
n
amesi katse wɔ nu, ame dra, godzela
- adventure
n
nukpekpe, nukpeame, nutetekpɔ
- advent
n
vava, aƒetutu
- advantageous
a
viɖe le eme
- advancement
n
ŋgɔyiyi, ŋgɔgbeɖoɖo
- advantage
n
viɖe, viɖekpɔkpɔ
- advance
va. vn. n.
ɖo nu ŋgɔgbe, kplɔ yi ŋgɔgbe, na ga da ɖi
na ga da ɖi, na nu agbana, ɖo nu ŋgɔgbe
yi ŋgɔgbe, ŋgɔgbeyiyi, ŋgɔgbenɔnɔ
- adultery
n
ahasiwɔwɔ
- adulterous
a
wɔahasi
- adulterer
n
ahasiwɔla
- adulterate
va
trɔ nu ɖe vɔ̃e me
- adult
a. n.
tsitsi, ametsitsi
- adulator
n
numevivitɔ
- adulation
n
numevivinya
- adroit
a
dzeaɖaŋu
- adrift
a
ƒutsi, zɔ ƒudzi
- adorn
va
ɖo atsyɔ na
- adorer
n
Mawu alo amebula
- adore
va
do gbe ɖa na, bu gã
- adoration
n
bubu, gbedodoɖa na
- adorable
a
nusi dze bubu gã
- adoption
n
xɔxɔ
- adopt
va
xɔ
- adolescent
a. n
ɖekakpui, ɖetugbe
- adolescence
n
ɖekakpuime
- ado
n
ʋunyaʋunya, zitɔtɔ
- admonitor
n
nuxlɔ̃la
- admonition
n
nuxɔxlɔ̃
- admonish
va
xlɔ̃ nu ame
- admixture
n
nusi wotsɔ tɔtɔ nu
- admix
va
tsaka, tɔtɔ nu
- admittance
n
mɔɖeɖe, mɔnana
- admit
va
na mɔ, ɖe mɔ na
- admission
n
mɔnana, mɔɖeɖe
- admissible
a
nusi woɖe mɔ na
- admirer
n
kafukafula
- admire
va
kafu
- admiration
n
nukuwɔwɔ, kafukafu
- admiral
n
aʋaʋumefia, amralo
- admirable
a
wɔnuku, nyui ŋutɔ
- administrator
a
nunɔla, dziɖula
- administrative
a
dziɖuɖu tɔ
- administration
n
takpɔkpɔ, nunɔnɔ, dziɖuɖu
- administer
v
kpe ɖe ŋu, subɔ, nɔ nu, kpɔ ta
- adjustment
n
dzadzraɖo
- adjust
va
dzra ɖo, sɔ nya, ɖo nya
- adjure
va
ka atam
- adjourn
v
tsɔ nya ɖo ŋkeke bubu dzi
- adjoining
a
do liƒo na
- adjoin
va. vn
kpe ɖe ŋu, do liƒo na
- adjective
n
nɔnɔmefianya
- adjacent
a
te ɖe ŋu, tsɔ ɖe gbɔ, gogo
- adieu
adv
hede nyuie, nɔ anyi sesĩe
- adhesive
a
ku ɖe nu ŋu
- adhesion
n
kuku ɖe nu ŋu
- adherent
n
yomenɔla
- adherent
a
kuɖeŋu
- adherence
n
kukuɖeŋu, anukwareɖiɖi
- adhere
vn
ku ɖe ŋu
- adequate
a
sɔsɔe, ale si dze
- adequacy
n
sɔsɔ
- adept
n
nunyala, amesi bi ɖe nya me
- adduce
va
kplɔ ɖasefo vɛ, fia kakaɖedzi
- address
va
fia, kplɔ, ƒo nu na, ɖe kuku na, ŋlɔ ŋkɔ ɖe lɛta dzi
- address
a
ŋkɔŋɔŋlɔ ɖe lɛta dzi nyagbɔgblɔ
- additional
a
nusi wotsɔ kpeɖe nu ŋu
- addition
n
tsɔtsɔ kpeɖe ŋu
- adder
n
da ƒomevi aɖe
- add
va
kpe ɖe ŋu
- adaptation
n
sɔsɔ ɖe nu ŋu
- adapt
va
sɔ ɖe ŋu
- adamantine
a
sesẽ ŋutɔ (abe kpe ene)
- adamant
n
ga sesẽ, kpe xɔasi
- adagio
n
hadzidzi blewu
- adage
n
lododo, nyaxoxo
- acuteness
n
tsutsuɛ̃nɔnɔ, ɖaɖeƒe, aɖaŋu
- acute
a
tsuɛ̃, ɖaɖe
- acumen
n
tsuɛ̃ƒe
- actuate
va
ʋã, ƒo zi ɖe nu
- actuality
n
nyateƒe
- actual
adv
nyateƒe, vavã
- actual
a
blibo, vavã
- actress
n
nyɔnu fefela
- actor
n
nuwɔla, fefela
- activity
n
nuwɔwɔ, ʋaʋãnu vevie dodo
- active
a
wɔnu, ʋaʋã, dovevie nu, agbe le eme
- action
n
nuwɔwɔ, wɔwɔ, nyadɔdrɔ
- acting
a
wɔnu
- act
n
nuwɔwɔ, dɔ, se, nuɖoanyi
- act
vn
wɔ
- across
adv
to, tso, tso ga
- acrobat
n
kadzizɔla
- acrimony
n
veve hoyihoyi
- acrimonious
a
veve hoyihoyi
- acre
n
agble
- acquittal
n
afiatsotso
- acquit
va
wɔ nu dzi, tso afia
- acquirement, acquisition
n
xɔxɔ, nu dzi susu, nuƒeƒle, nunyakpakpla
- acquire
va
xɔ, su dzi, kpla nunya
- acquiescence
n
fafa ɖe nu me, nya dzi lɔlɔ̃
- acquiesce
vn
fa ɖe nu me, lɔ̃ nya dzi
- acquainted
a
zu ame nyanyɛ
- acquaintance
n
nyanya, ame nyanyɛ
- acoustic
a
nyasese tɔ
- acorn
n
oak-ti ƒe tsetse
- aconite
n
aɖitike ƒomevi aɖe
- acknowledgement
n
nyameʋuʋu, kpeɖoɖo nya dzi, akpedada
- acknowledge
va
ɖo kpe dzi, ʋu me
- acidity
n
veve
- acid
a
veve, dridri
- aching
a. n.
veve
- achievement
n
nuwuwu, nu dzi susu, nuwɔwɔ
- achieve
va
wu nu, su dzi, wɔ vɔ
- ache
n
veve
- ache
vn
ve
- acetum
n
aha tsitsi
- acetify
v
veve, dridri
- acetous
a
veve, dridri
- acerbity
n
veve, sesẽ
- acerb
a
veve, helĩhelĩ
- ace
n
ɖeka, nusi ƒo bubuwo ta
- accustom
v
mã
- accuser
n
amenutsola
- accused
n. a
amesi nu wotso
- accuse
va
tso ame nu, sama
- accusation
n
amenutsotso
- accursed
a
ƒo fi de, dovo
- accurse
va
ƒo fi de
- accurate
a
kple belele, pɛpɛpɛ, tututu
- accuracy
n
belele
- accumulator
n
ƒuƒonu
- accumulation
n
tutuɖo, kɔlili, ƒuƒoƒo
- accumulative
a
likɔ, nu si slikɔgblikɔ ɖe dzi
- accumulate
v
tu ɖo, ƒoƒu, likɔ
- accrue
n
tsi ɖe dzi
- accretion
n
agbɔsɔsɔ ɖe dzi, tsitsi ɖe dzi
- accredit
va
ka ɖe dzi, ɖi ɖase le ŋu
- accountability
n
nyanuxɔxɔ, nyaxɔxɔ ɖe akɔ
- account
n
akɔnta, akɔntabubu, nyatoto, nyakaka va. bu, bu akɔnta
- accost
va
ƒo nu na, gblɔ nya na
- according
prp
le … nu,
- accord
n
sɔsɔ, ɖekawɔwɔ, nya dzi lɔlɔ̃ vn. sɔ, wɔ ɖeka, lɔ̃
- accomplishment
n
nuwuwu, blibozuzu, ŋutete, nunya, aɖaŋuwɔwɔ
- accomplish
va
wu nu, wɔ blibo, su nu dzi, xɔ
- accompany
va
Kplɔɖo
- accompaniment
n
kpɔkplɔɖo
- accommodation
n
sɔsɔ ɖe ŋu, dzadzraɖo, amedzroxɔxɔ
- ashamed
a
ŋukpe tɔ
- ashore
adv
le tɔgo dzi
- aside
adv
ɖe aga, ɖe xa dzi
- askance
adv
tso axa dzi
- aslant
adv
gbɔxa, gɔglɔ̃, le axa dzi
- aspect
n
kpɔkpɔ, dzedze
- asphyxia, asphyxy
n
aboyiyi, gbɔgbɔtsitsi ɖe ƒo
- aspire
v
di nu yome
- ass
n
tedzi
- assassin
n
amewula, dafidala
- assemble
v
ƒo ƒu, kpe ta
- assault
n
amedzidzedze
va
dze ame dzi
- assemblage, assembly
n
takpekpe, ƒuƒoƒo
- assent
vn
lɔ̃-dzi, dzilɔlɔ̃
- assertion
n
kakaɖedzi, asitɔtɔ akɔ
- assiduity
n
dzidodo, kutrikuku
- assiduousness
n
kutrikuku
- assimilation
n
sɔsɔ ɖe nu ŋu
- assistant
n
kpeɖeŋutɔ
- associate
v
kpe ame ɖe ame ŋu, ku ɖe ame ŋu, bɔ ha kple ame
- association
n
habɔbɔ, ɖekawɔwɔ
- assuage
v
wɔ nu woabɔbɔ, magasesẽ o, kpata, fa dzi na
- assumption
n
xɔxɔ, susu
- assurance
n
kakaɖedzi
- assure
va
ka ɖe-dzi
- astern
adv
ʋu ƒe megbe gome
- asthma
n
gbɔxee
- astir
a. adv
ʋaʋã
- astonish
va
wɔ nuku, wɔ moyaa
- astonishment
n
nukuwɔwɔ
- astound
n
wɔ nuku, tsi yaa
- astral
a
ɣletivi tɔ
- astray
a. adv
tramɔ
- astrology
n
ɣletivi me afakaka
- astronomer
n
ɣletivi ŋu nunyala
- astronomy
n
ɣletivi ŋu nunya
- astute
a
dze aye, dze aɖaŋu
- astuteness
n
ayedzedze
- asunder
adv. a
gbã ɖe eve, mamã, gbagbã
- asylum
n
sitsoƒe
- at
prp
le-ŋu, le-gbɔ, le-me
- atheism
n
mawugbegbe
- atheist
n
mawugbela
- athlete
n
ame kakoo, kametela
- athletics
n
asaɖabɔbɔ, kametete
- athwart
adv.
tsoga, gɔglɔ̃
- atlas
n
anyigbatatagbalẽ
- atmosphere
n
yaa, yaame
- atom
n
nu suesuetɔ, nu wuziwuzi
- atone
va
lé avu, kpata, ɖo teƒe
- atonement
n
avulélé, kpatakpata, teƒeɖoɖo
- atrocious
a
baɖabaɖa, dziŋɔ, vɔ̃e
- atrocity
n
baɖabaɖawɔwɔ, ŋɔdzidzi, ŋutasesẽ
- atrophy
n
kuɖiɖi
- attach
v
tsɔ-kpe ɖe ŋu, ku ɖe ŋu
- attachment
n
kuku ɖe ŋu
- attack
va
dze-si, dze aʋa gɔme, tso-nu,
- attack
n
dzidzedze, aʋagɔmedzedze
- attain
va
xɔ, su-dzi
- attainment
n
dzisusu, xɔxɔ, aɖaŋudzedze, nunyanya
- attempt
va
te-kpɔ
- attempt
n
tetekpɔ, agbagbadzedze
- attend
va
kpe ɖe-ŋu, kpɔ dzi, kpɔ ta
- attendance
n
takpɔkpɔ, beléle, subɔsubɔ
- attention
n
toɖoɖo, ŋkuléle ɖe nu ŋu
- attentive
a
ɖoto, lébe
- attest
va
ɖi ɖase, ka ɖe-dzi
- attestation
n
kakaɖedzi, ɖaseɖiɖi
- attire
n
awudodo, atsyɔwu,
- attitude
n
nɔnɔme, susu
- attorney
n
senyala, nyaxɔɖakɔla le ʋɔnudrɔƒe
- attract
va
he-vɛ, biã ŋku na
- attraction
n
hehevɛ
- attractive
a
nusi he nane vɛ, nusi vivi alo dzro ame
- attribute
va
bu nu na ame, ɖo na ame
- attribute
n
dzesifianu
- auction
n
nudzadzra
- audacious
a
dodzi, wɔkalẽ, ŋumakpe
- audacity
n
dzidodo, kalẽwɔwɔ
- audience
n
toɖolawo, nyaselawo
- aught
pron.
nane
- augment
v
dzi ɖe dzi, sɔ gbɔ ɖe dzi
- august
a
kɔkɔ, ŋkuta tɔ
- aunt
n
tasi, te, nɔgã
- aurora
n
dzite
- auspices
n
takpɔkpɔ
- auspicious
a
dzɔgbenyuie tɔ
- austere
a
sesẽ, malɔ̃ame, ɖo mo vevie, ku ŋɔ
- austerity
n
ŋɔkuku, sesẽ,
- authentic
a
blibo, vavã, pampam
- authenticity
n
blibonyenye
- author
n
wɔla, ŋlɔla
- authority
n
bubu, ŋusẽ dziɖuɖu, dziɖulawo
- autonomous
a
nɔɖokuisi
- autonomy
n
ɖokuisinɔnɔ
- autumn
n
keleme
- auxiliary
a
kpekpeɖeŋu tɔ
- avail
v
wɔ-ŋu dɔ, nye viɖe
- available
a
nusi ŋu dɔ woate ŋu awɔ
- avenge
va
bia hlɔ̃, ɖo teƒe
- avenue
n
ablɔ keke
- average
n. a
domedome, evedomesi
- aversion
n
malɔ̃malɔ̃
- averse
a
malɔ̃, manyo
- avert
va
ɖe(nu vɔ̃) ɖa,
- aviation
n
yaaʋuɖoɖo
- aviator
n
yaaʋuɖola
- avidity
n
ŋkubiabiã
- avoid
va
gbe, trsi
- await
va
kpɔ mɔ na, lala
- awake
v
nyɔ (tso alɔ̃ me)
- aware
a
ŋudzɔ
- away
adv
dzodzo
- awe
a
ŋɔdzi, vɔvɔ̃
- awful
a
dziŋɔ, ɖokuvia
- awhile
adv
ɣeyiɣi vi ɖe
- awkward
a
ƒoaka, masɔmasɔ
- awkwardness
n
akaƒoƒo, masɔmasɔ
- awl
n
abwi, ƒli
- awning
n
agbadɔ
- axe
n
fia, yi
- azure
a
blɔ, yibɔɔ
- accommodate
va
sɔ, sɔ ɖe-ŋu, dzra ɖo, xɔ amedzro
- accolade
n
asikpakpla kɔ, bubudede, dzesidedetɔxɛ, abɔtaƒoƒo
- acclimate, acclimatize
vn
anyigba ƒe yaa ma, anyigba dzi nɔnɔ
- acclaim
va
kafu, de dzi ƒo na
- accidental
a
nusi mele vevie o
- accident
n
dzɔgbevɔ̃e
- accessory
a
nusi wotsɔ kpe ɖe eŋu
- accession
n
tete ɖe nu ŋu
- accessible
a
nusi mɔnu li na
- access
n
mɔnu
- acceptation
n
xɔxɔ, nya ƒe gɔme
- acceptance
n
xɔxɔ, lɔlɔ̃
- accept
va
xɔ, lɔ̃
- accentuation
n
kaka ɖe nya dzi
- youthful
a
ɖevime tɔ, ɖekakpuime tɔ, matsimatsi,
- youth
n
ɖevime, ɖekakpuime, ɖekakpui, sɔhe
- yourselves
pron
miawo ŋutɔ, mia ɖokui
- yourself
pron
wò ŋutɔ, ɖokuiwo
- yours
pron
tɔwò, mia tɔ
- your
pron
wò, miaƒe, mia
- youngster
n
ɖekakpuivi
- young
a
matsimatsi
- you
pron
wò, mi
- yore
adv
le blemaŋɔli
- yonder
adv
afi ma
- yolk
n
azi dzɛ̃
- yoke
n. va
kɔkuti, ɖo kɔkuti kɔ dzi
- yield
v. n
na, wɔ, ɖe asi le ŋu, na ta, bɔbɔ ta, nuwɔwɔ, viɖe
- yew
n
ati aɖe
- yew
n
ati aɖe
- yet
adv
ga, vaseɖe fifi
- yesterday
adv
etsɔ si va yi
- yes
adv
ẽ, ɛ
- yeoman
n
tenɔla, fiaŋunɔla
- yelp
vn
(avu) wo, xlɔ̃
- yellow
a
aŋutiɖiɖi
- yelling
a. n.
ɣlidodo
- yell
vn. n
do ɣli sesĩe, do ƒã, ɣlidodo
- yeast
n
ċ, hliha
- yearning
n
nuxaxa, dzodzro
- yearn
vn
dzro nu, di vevie
- yearly
a
ƒe sia ƒe, ƒe ɖeka tɔ
- yearling
n
lã si xɔ ƒe ɖeka
- year
n. a
ƒe, zi ɖeka le ƒe ɖeka me
- yea
adv
ẽ, ɛ
- yaws
n. pl
dzɔbu, tsagba, kli
- yawn
vn
xaxa, xixa
- yarn
n. a
ka tetre, do lo, kpa nya
- yard
n
kpɔme, xɔxɔnu
- yard
n
didime, dzidzenu ɖe, abɔ afã
- yappy
a
tsi bome
- Yankee
n
Amerikatɔ
- yank
vn
ʋã kabakaba, ƒo nu blobloblo, he nya
- yam-store
n
teva, texɔ
- yam-stick
n
teti
- yam-farm
n
tegble
- yam
n
te
- yacht
n
adzudzɔʋu sue
- warn
a
xɔ dzo, ƒu dzɔ
- warlike
a
lɔ̃ aʋawɔwɔ
- wariness
n
ayedzedze
- warily
adv
kple aɖaŋu, aɖaŋutɔe, kple aye
- warfare
n
aʋawɔwɔ
- warehouse
n
asitsanudzraɖoƒe
- ware
n
adzɔnu, asitsanu
- wardrobe
n
awudzraɖoƒe
- warden
n
takpɔla, dzikpɔla
- ward off
va
ʋli
- ward
n
vi
- ward
n
ŋudzɔnɔnɔ, takpɔkpɔ, taʋiʋli
- warbler
n
xevi dziha
- warble
v
(xevi) fa, dzi ha
- war
n. v
aʋa, wɔ aʋa
- wantonness
n
nu le edzrom, ewɔbasabasa
- wanton
a
dzo (agbe) le eme, elɔ̃ fefe, nu le edzrom, ewɔbasabasa
- (one is)wanting
a
esusɔ ɖeka
- want
n. v
hiãhiã, hiãkame, hiã, di, susɔ
- wane
vn. n
yrɔ, yi to, enu va yi, toyiyi
- wandering
a. n
tsatsa
- wanderer
n
tsatsala
- wander
vn
tsa, ɖi tsa, dze go
- wand
n
ati sɔɔ
- (my stomach) wamble
vn
nye dɔme le tɔtrɔm
- walnut
n
ne ƒomevi ɖe
- walm
vn
fie
- wall-paper
n
gliŋugbalẽ
- wallow
vn
mlo, mli
- wallet
n
akplo, kotoku
- walled
a
wo ɖo gli ɖe-ŋu
- wall
n. va
gli, ɖo gli ɖe nu ŋu
- walker
n
tsaɖila
- walk
vn. n
tsa, ɖi tsa, zɔ, tsatsa, tsaɖiɖi
- waking
n
ŋudzɔnɔnɔ
- wake
vn. n
nyɔ, nɔ ŋudzɔ, dɔ ŋu, ŋudzɔnɔnɔ
- waiter
n
kplɔ̃subɔla
- wait
vn
lala, kpɔ mɔ na
- waistcoat
n
dziwuiwutewui
- waist
n
aligo dzi
- wailing
n
konyifafa
- wail
v
fa konyi
- waif
n
nufɔfɔ, nu si menye ame aɖeke tɔ o, godzela, tsuɛ̃vi
- wagtail
n
(xevi ɖe)
- waggon
n
tasiaɖam
- wages
n. pl
fetu, adzɔ
- wager
n. v
ɖikeke, gbetsotso, tso gbe
- wage
v
ho aʋa, wɔ aʋa
- wag
n
nyaɖikokoewɔla
- wag
v
ʋã, ʋuʋu, nyẽ asike
- wafer
n
abolo ƒomevi ɖe
- wade
v
zɔ dzavudzavu, zɔ tsi me
- waddle
vn
zɔ geligeli, dzɔkɔdzɔkɔ, ɖaboɖabo
- wabble
vn
wɔ behebehebehe, kayii, blayii, gliyagliya, zɔ sɔgɔ̃sɔgɔ̃
- tattered
a
vuvu
- tasteless
a
yaa, ɣeɣɛ
- tatter
n
avɔvuvu, avɔkakɛ
- tasteful
a
vivi
- taste
va. vn
ɖɔ nu kpɔ, nuɖɔkpɔ
- tassel
n
adza, avɔnudza
- taskmaster
n
dɔdzikpɔla
- task
n
dɔ, dɔdeasi, dɔwɔna
- tartness
n
veve, dziku
- tart
n
tatalĩ
- tart
a
veve
- tarry
vn.
tsi anyi, tsi megbe
- tarnish
v
ƒo ɖi nu
- tariff
n
adzɔgbalẽ, asixɔxɔ, asixɔgbalẽ
- target
n
akpoxɔnu, taɖoƒedzesi
- tare
n
gbe dzodzro
- tardy
a
blewu, ɖɔɖɔɖɔ, tsimegbe
- tar
n
aŋɔ yibɔɔ
- tapioca
n
agbeliwɔ, folinya
- tapestry
n
gliŋugbalẽ
- taper
n. vn. a
bosomi, akaɖiti, tsuɛ̃
- tape
n. va
ka, nublaka, bla nu kple ka
- tap
va. n
ƒo asi viaɖe
- tap
va
kpa aha, trɔ tsi tso nu me
- tantamount
a
sɔ
- tantalise
va
ɖe fu na ame
- tanner
n
agbalẽkpetela
- tankard
n
kplu
- tank
n. va
tsiganu gã, kɔ tsi ɖe nu me
- tangle
v
tɔtɔ
- tangible
a
woate ŋu aka asi eŋu
- tang
n
aƒla, aɖa
- tan
va. a
te kpe agbalẽ, dzɛ̃, hẽẽ
- tamper
vn
de nu nya me
- tame
a. va
mamlã, fafɛ, mlã lã
- tallow
n
ami, lãmi
- tall
a
kɔkɔ, tsralaa
- talking
n
nuƒoƒo
- talker
n
nuƒola, adegbeƒola
- talkative
a
ƒo nu geɖe
- talk
n. v
nuƒoƒo, ƒo nu
- talent
n
nunyanya, ŋutete
- talebearing
n
nyadodo
- talebearer
n
nyadola, amenyagblɔla
- tale
n
glitoto, ŋutinya
- take
v
tsɔ, ɖe, lé, xɔ
- taint
n. v
ɖiƒoƒo, tsɔtsrɔ̃, ƒo ɖi nu, doaɖi na ame
- tailor
n
awutɔla
- tail
n
asike, ble
- tadpole
n
kokui, akpɔkplɔmatsimatsi
- tactics
n. pl
aʋawɔwɔ ŋuti aɖaŋu
- tactful
a
eƒe dzime kɔ
- tact
n
ɖokuiléle nyuie
- tackle
va
dze nu gɔme, de asi nuwɔwɔ me
- tack
n. va
gatagbadze sue, le-ɖe-ŋu, klã-ɖe-ŋu
- tacit, taciturn
a
zi kpi, zi ɖoɖoe
- taboo
n. v
nutsitsri, wɔ nu wòazu nutsitsri
- table-cloth
n
kplɔ̃dzivɔ
- table
n
kplɔ̃
- tabernacle
n
agbadɔ
- saucy
a
mebu ame o, da nya ɖe ame gbɔ
- sauciness
n
amemabumabu
- saucer
n
detsigba, agbavi
- sauce
n
detsi, nudonu
- satyr
n
azizã
- Saturday
n
Memleɖagbe
- satisfy
v
kpɔ ŋudzedze, na ŋudzedze ame
- satisfactory
a
enye ameŋudzedze, esɔ gbɔ
- satisfaction
n
teƒeɖoɖ, ŋudzedze
- satin
n
seda
- satiate
vn
ɖi ƒo na, ɖɔ ƒo na
- satelite
n
kazɔla, ŋunɔla
- satchel
n
agbalẽkotoku
- Satan
n
abosam
- sash
n
fesrenuti, alidziblanu
- sardine
n
deɣi (tɔmelã ɖe)
- sapphire
n
kpexɔasi ɖe
- sap
n
atimetsi
- sanitary
a
lãmesesẽ tɔ
- sanguine
a
dzo le lãme nɛ
- sanguinary
a
ʋu tɔ
- sane
a
eƒe tagbɔ kɔ, eƒe lãme sẽ
- sandwich
n
abolo si dzi bɔta kple lã le
- sandal
n
afɔkpa, atokota
- sand
n
ke, ŋusike, dzehe
- sanctuary
n
kɔkɔeƒe, sitsoƒe
- sanctity
n
kɔkɔenyenye, mawuvɔvɔ̃
- sanction
n. va
kakaɖedzi, ka ɖe nu dzi
- sanctify
va
kɔ-ŋu, yra
- sanctification
n
kɔkɔewɔwɔ
- sample
n
kpɔɖeŋu, avɔnu ɖeɖi
- same
a
ma, ma ke, ɖeka
- salvation
n
ɖeɖe, xɔxɔ
- salvage
n
agbawo ɖeɖe le ʋu si tsrɔ̃ la me
- salute
va. n
do gbe na ame, gbedoname
- salutation
n
gbedoname
- salubrious
a
nyo na lãmesesẽ
- salt-water
n
dzetsi
- salt-pan
n
dzeve
- salt
n. va
dze, de dze nu
- saloon
n
ahanoƒe, akpata, xɔnɔmee
- salmon
n
adeɣe
- sally
v
do go, dze mɔ
- sallow
a
kpii
- saliva
n
ta, ade
- salesman
n
nudzrala
- saline
n
dzekuƒe
- sale
n
nudzadzra
- salary
n
fetu
- salad
n
amagbe
- saint
a. n
kɔkɔe, vɔ̃mawu, ame kɔkɔe
- sake
n
nya
- sailor
n
kahela, ʋumedɔwɔla
- sailing-boat
n
abalaʋu
- sailer
n
abalaʋu
- sail
n
abala, ɖo abala, zɔ ƒu dzi
- sage
a
nunyala
- sagacity
n
aɖaŋudzedze
- sag
v
do ɖi, ɖi anyi, yi to
- sagacious
a
dze aɖaŋu, kpɔ nyasã
- safety
n
dedienɔnɔ
- safeguard
n. va
kpɔkplɔdedie, takpɔkpɔ, kpɔ ta, lé be na
- safe
a
dedie, nudzraɖoƒe dedie
- sadness
n
konyifafa
- saddler
n
sɔkpatɔla
- saddle
n. va
sɔkpa, ɖo sɔkpa sɔ dzi
- sadden
v
xa nu, ɖu dzi na ame
- sacrilege
n
busunu, ahɔhlɔ̃bɔbɔ
- sad
a
fa konyi, lé blanui
- sacrifice
n. v
vɔsasa, sa vɔ
- sacred
a
kɔkɔe
- sacrament
n
sakramento
- sack
va
xɔ du, tsrɔ̃ du
- sack
n. va
kotoku, akpanya, de kotoku me, ɖe ame le dɔ me
- sabre
n
yi
- Sabbath
n
Dzudzɔgbe,
- rashness
n
kpatakpatawɔwɔ
- rash
a
kpatakpata
- rasculity
n
vlonyenye
- rascal
a. n
ɖuɖɔe, vlo, ame vlo, ame dovo, ame dadra
- rarely
adv
bebli hafi
- rapture
n
dzidzɔ gã, dzodede lã me
- rare
a
ve, mesɔ gbɔ o
- rapids
n. pl
tsitsetse, tsigege
- rapt
a
dzidzɔe wunu
- rapid
a
kpatakpata, ɖabla, kaba
- rapidity
n
ablaɖeɖe
- rape
n
adzodada, nuxɔxɔ kple akpa sesɛ̃, gbɔdɔdɔ akpa sesɛ̃
- rapacious
a
lénu
- ransack
v
dzro nu me kpɔ
- ransom
n
gatsoleafɔga, gatsoleafɔho,
- rank
n. v
akasa, ɖoɖo, ɖo, ɖo akasa nu
- rank
a
sesẽ, vevi, wɔnu, ʋeʋẽ
- ranger
n
avedzikpɔla, tsatsala
- range
v. n
nɔ akasa nu, ɖo nu ɖe eteƒe, akasa, ɖoɖo
- random
n
dzɔgbe
- rancid
a
kpɔkpɔ, vo
- ramshackle
a
xɔ be yeamu
- ranch
n
kpɔtɔtɔ na aƒemelãwo
- rampart
n
anyikpo
- ramrod
n
tutsroe
- rambler
n
godzela, tsatsala
- ramble
vn. n
tsa, ɖi tsa, dze go, tsatsa, godzedze
- ram (into)
va
tu
- ram
n
agbo, alẽtsu
- rally
v
gbugbɔ ƒo ƒu, kpe ta, wɔ aʋa
- rake
n
godzela, amebaɖabaɖa, kuviawɔla
- rake
n. v
lãklefe, tsɔ lãklefe lɔ nu
- raisin
n
weintsetse ƒuƒu
- raise
va
ho-ɖe dzi, kɔ ɖe dzi
- rainy season
n
tsidzaŋɔli
- rainy
a
tsidzadza tɔ
- rainbow
n
anyieʋɔ
- rain
vn. n
tsi dza, tsidzadza
- railroad, railway
n
gamɔ, keketemɔ
- rail
vn
ɖu fewu, ɖo hehe
- rail
n. v
atitsoga, adzrala
- raid
n. v
adzodada, da adzo
- ragged
a
le avɔkakɛ me, vuvu, klayii
- rage
n. vn
adã, nyanyrã, dɔmedzoe, wɔ adã, do dɔmedzoe
- ragamuffin
n
ame vlo, ame ɖuɖɔe
- rag
n
avɔkakɛ, ɖovuvu
- rafter
n
aplati, akpale
- raft
n
tɔdzizɔti
- raffia
n
ala, alati
- radish
n
yevumaŋkanivi
- radical
a
tso ke me, keŋkeŋ, blibo
- radiate
vn
da dzo, klẽ
- radiant
a
dadzo, keklẽ
- racket
n
gidigidi, bɔlƒoti
- rack
n
agbati, anyrawɔnameti, wɔ anyra na ame
- race-course
n
sɔwo ƒe dusiƒe
- race
n. v
duƒuƒu, duɖime, ƒu du, ke duɖime
- race
n
ameƒome, ƒomevi
- rabid
a
nyanyrã
- rabble
n
ameha vlo, ameɖuɖɔewo
- rabbit
n
nukpui, fɔmizi
- part
n. va. vn
akpɔ, gome, mã, klã, dzo
- parson
n
osɔfo
- parsimony
n
nuxeeɖoɖo
- parry
va
ʋli, xe
- parrot
n
ako, akpaƒle
- parlour
n
xɔ nɔmee
- parley
n
dzeɖoɖo, nuƒoƒo le nya ŋu
- parliament
n
dukɔ ƒe takpeƒe
- park
n
abɔ
- parings
n
kutsetsewo ƒe tsro, fetsu kpakpa
- parish
n. pl
kristohame
- parentage
n
ƒome, dzɔƒe
- parent
a. n
dzila
- pare
va
kpa (fetsu, kutsetse)
- pardon
v. n
tsɔ-ke, tsɔtsɔke, taflatse
- parchment
n
pepa sesẽ
- parch
v
fia, tɔ (bli) ƒu keŋkeŋ, yrɔ suu
- parcel
n
nubabla
- parasol
n
xexi
- parasite
n
aɖifuɖiɖula
- paralytic
a. n
lãmetututɔ
- paralysis
n
lãmetutu
- parallel
a
sɔsɔe, le akasa nu
- paragraph
n
nuŋɔŋlɔ ƒe akpa ɖeka, paragraf
- paradise-bird
n
aɖitsi
- paradise
n
paraɖiso
- parade
n. vn
asrabɔbɔ, gbɔlɔlɔ, atsyɔ̃, da atsyɔ̃, lɔ gbɔ
- parable
n
lododo
- paper
n
agbalẽ, pepa
- pawpaw
n
aɖiba
- pap
n
akatsa, noku
- pantaloons, pants
n. pl.
atawui
- pant
vn
gbɔ xexexe, gbɔ fugefuge
- panic
n
voɖi, ŋɔdzi
- pang
n
veve, fukpekpe
- pane
n
nu gbadzaa
- pancake
n
tatalĩ
- pan
n
nutɔgba
- pamper
va
nyi vi gblɛ̃, wɔ vi na, wɔ tesi na
- paltry
a
maɖinui, vloe
- palsy
n
lãmetutu
- palpitate
vn
ƒo
- palpable
a
nu si woate ŋu alé kple asi
- palm-tree
n
deti, neti
- palm-oil
n
demi, nemi
- palm-nut
n
dene
- palm-kernel
n
deku, neƒi
- palmist
n
afakala tso ame ƒe asi me
- palm-chop
n
dedetsi
- palm
n
asiƒome, deti, yevuneti, agɔti alati
- palliative
n
dɔyɔtike
- pall
n
amekukudzivɔ
- palisade
n
kpɔtɔtɔ ƒo xlã du
- pale
a
ɣi, kpii
- palaver
n
nya, nyadɔdrɔ̃
- palate
n
dzigbeglã
- palanquin
n
apaka
- palace
n
fiamɔ̃
- pal
n
havi, zɔhɛ, xɔlɔ̃
- pair
n
eve, wo ame eve
- painting
n
aŋɔsisi, nutata, nɔnɔmetata
- painter
n
aŋɔsila, (ame-) tala
- paint
n. v
aŋɔ, si aŋɔ na, ta (ame ƒe nɔnɔme),
- painstaking
a. n
agbagbadzedze
- painful
a
eve ame, ena veve
- pain
n. v
veve, fukpekpe, ve
- pail
n
tɔkpo
- pageant
n
atsyɔ̃ɖoɖo
- page
n
agbalẽ ƒe axa, fiaŋuvi, ŋutsuvi subɔla
- pagan
n.a
trɔ̃subɔla
- padlock
n
klaɖoba
- paddock
n
akpɔkplɔ, sɔwo ƒe gbeɖuƒe
- paddle
n. v
akɔfa, atablu, ku ʋu
- pad
n
tsihe, suɖui
- package, packet
n
nubabla
- pack
v
bla nu ɖe nu me
- pack
n
nubabla, ha
- pacify
va
kpata, lé avu
- pacification
n
ŋutifafawɔwɔ
- pacific
a
ŋutifafa tɔ, léavu
- pace
n. v
afɔɖeɖe, zɔzɔ, ɖe afɔ, zɔ
- odd
a
nu si mesɔ o, tɔxɛ, nu si wɔ nuku
- ocular
a
ŋku tɔ
- ochre
n
kɔ dzɛ̃, anyi dzɛ̃
- oceanic
a
atsiaƒu tɔ
- ocean
n
ƒu, atsiaƒu
- occurrence
n
nyadzɔdzɔ
- occur
vn
va dzɔ, va me
- occupy
va
xɔ (du), wɔ dɔ
- occupation
n
xɔxɔ, dɔwɔwɔ, dɔwɔna
- occult
a
ɣaɣla
- occasion
n. va
dzɔgbe, mɔnu, nya ƒe dzɔƒe, na
- obvious
a
dze ċ
- obstain
v
xɔ, su-dzi
- obstruction
n
mɔxexe
- obstruct
v
xe mɔ, na
- obstinate
a
sẽ tame, lia kɔ, sẽ to
- obstinacy
n
tamesesẽ, kɔliaklia
- obstacle
n
kuxi, mɔxenu, mɔxexe
- obsolete
a
xoxo
- observer
n
nukpɔla, ŋubula
- observe
v
lé ŋku ɖe nu ŋu, kpɔ dze si, ɖo to, wɔ nu dzi
- observatory
n
ɣletiviwokpɔƒe
- observation
n
ŋkuléle ɖe nu ŋu, toɖoɖo, nyadziwɔwɔ
- observance
n
ŋkuléle ɖe nu ŋu, bubu, nyadziwɔwɔ
- obsequiousness
n
tabɔbɔ, ɖokuibɔbɔ
- obsquious
a
ɖo to, bɔbɔ ame ɖokui, wɔ subɔla
- obscurity
n
viviti
- obscure
a
blukuu
- obscene
a
baɖabaɖa
- obnoxious
a
vɔ̃ɖi
- oblivious
a
ŋlɔ nu be kaba
- obliterate
va
ɖe nu ɖa, tsrɔ̃
- obliqueness
n
abuɖiɖi
- oblique
a
trɔ abu, ɖi abu
- oblige
va
zi ame dzi, ƒo nya ɖe ame nu
- objective
n
dɔwɔna, dɔ vevi, nyaƒoƒo ɖe ame nu
- objection
n
tsitretsitsi ɖe nya ŋu
- object
vn
ɖo nya ŋu, tsi tre ɖe nya ŋu
- object
n
nya, nu
- obey
v
ɖo to
- obesity
n
kakoonɔnɔ
- obese
a
kakoo, lolo, ɖikpe
- obeisance
n
tabɔbɔ, tadede agu
- obedient
a
ɖo to
- obedience
n
toɖoɖo
- obdurate
a
sẽtame
- oath
n
atam, atabu, atamkaka
- oat
n
bli ƒomevi ɖe
- oasis
n
gbemumu teƒe le dzogbe
- oar
n
atablu, akɔfa
- oak
n
ati ƒomevi ɖe
- negotiate
v
tsa asi, drɔ nya, ɖo nya
- negligent
a
ɖe ŋu ɖi
- negligence
n
ŋuɖeɖi
- neglectfulness
n
ŋuɖeɖeɖi
- neglectful
a
ɖe ŋu ɖi, malé be
- neglect
va. n
ɖe ŋu ɖi le nu ŋu, malé be na, ŋuɖeɖi, bemalémalé
- negative
a. n
gbegbe
- negation
n
gbegbe
- nefarious
a
vɔ̃ɖi, vlo
- needy
a
da ahe, ɖo ko
- needlework
n
nutɔtɔ
- needless
a
mele vevie o, dzodzro
- needle
n
abi
- needful
a
vevie
- need
n. v
hiahiã, xaxa, hiã
- necklace
n
kɔmedzonu
- neckerchief
n
kɔmeblanu
- neck
n
kɔ, ʋume, kɔʋume
- necessity
n
hiahiã, dzizizi
- necessary
a
vevie, hiã
- nebulous
a
afu xe
- neatness
n
dzadzɛnɔnɔ
- neat
a
dzadzɛ, nyui, vivi
- nearly
adv
kloe
- near
a. prp
gogo, te ɖe-ŋu
- navy
n
aʋaʋuwo
- navigator
n
ƒudzizɔla, ʋumefia
- navigation
n
ƒudzizɔzɔ
- naval
a
ʋu tɔ, aʋaʋuwo, ƒudzisrafowo
- nautical
a
ƒudzizɔzɔ tɔ
- nausea
n
xeɖeɖe, tutru
- naughty
a
maɖɔʋu, yaka, baɖa
- naughtines
n
yakanyenye, vlonyenye, ʋumaɖɔmaɖɔ
- naught
a
naneke
- nature
n
dzɔdzɔme
- natural
a
dzɔdzɔme tɔ
- native
a. n
anyigbadzi tɔ
- nationality
n
dukɔ tɔ
- national
a
dukɔ tɔ
- nation
n
dukɔ
- nasty
a
ƒoɖi, vɔ̃ɖi, vlo, nyɔŋu
- nastiness
n
ɖiƒoƒo, manyomanyo
- nasal
a
ŋɔti tɔ, to ŋɔti me
- narrowness
n
xaxa
- narrow
a. v
xaxɛ, bii, xaxa-ɖo
- narrativie, narration
n
nyatakaka, glitoto
- narrate
va
to gli, ka nya ta
- narcortic
a
mũame
- napkin
v
nusisitsɛ, nutututsɛ
- nape
n
kɔkpeƒe, kɔƒutikpeƒe
- nap
vn
dɔ akɔlɔ̃e
- nap
n
akɔlɔ̃e
- namesake
n
ɖoko (ame si ŋkɔ sɔ kple tɔnye)
- nameless
a
ŋkɔmanɔŋui
- name
va
na ŋkɔ, yɔ ŋkɔ na
- name
n
ŋkɔ, nyikɔ
- nakedness
n
amamanɔnɔ
- naked
a
amama, amatsre, ƒeƒle, ƒuƒlu,
- nail
va
ƒo gatagbadzɛ, klã nu ɖe nu ŋu
- nail
n
gatagbadzɛ, fe, fetsu
- mace
n
atikpo, atikplɔ
- macerate
n
na ame wòaɖi ku
- machine
n
mɔ̃
- mackerel
n
tɔmelã ɖe
- mackintosh
n
tsimewu
- mad
a
ku tsu, dze aɖaʋa
- madam
n
aƒenɔ
- madden
va
ve dɔme na, ku dzi na
- made
a
wɔwɔ
- madman
n
tsukunɔ, aɖaʋatɔ
- madness
n
tsukuku, aɖaʋadzedze
- magazine
n
nudzraɖoƒe
- maggot
n
ŋɔ, nyẽ
- magic
n
nukunuwɔwɔ, dzo
- magician
n
nukunuwɔla, dzotɔ, dzosala
- magistrate
n
dziɖuɖu, dziɖula
- magnanimity
n
dɔmenyonyo
- magnificent
a
gã, atsyɔ tɔ
- magnify
va
ɖo nu ɖe dzi, kafu, lolo nu ɖe edzi
- magnitude
n
gãnyenye
- magpie
n
xevi aɖe
- mahogany
n
oɖumti, loko
- maid
n
ɖetugbi, nyɔnuvi
- maiden
n
nyɔnuvi, nugbatɔ̃
- mail
n
akpoxɔwu, gawu,
- mail
n. va
lɛtaɖoɖo, ɖo lɛta
- maim
va
de abi ame ŋu, wɔ ame wòazu nuwɔametɔ
- main
a. n
gã, vevietɔ
- mainland
n
gota, anyigba si menye ƒukpo o
- mainly
adv
vevietɔ
- maintain
v
dzra-ɖo, nyi alo nyro ame, ka ɖe dzi
- maintenance
n
dzadzraɖo, amenyinyi
- majestic
a
gã, fiatɔ
- majesty
n
gãnyenye, fianyenye
- major
a. n
esi lolo wu, asrafowo ƒe amegã
- majority
n
esiwo sɔgbɔ wu, akpa gãtɔ
- make
va
wɔ
- make
n
wɔwɔ
- maker
n
wɔla
- making
n
wɔwɔ
- malaria
n
atiɖuɖui, asrã
- male
n
ŋutsu, atsu
- malediction
n
fiƒoƒode
- malevolence
n
amemalɔ̃malɔ̃
- malice
a
ŋlɔmiwɔwɔ, vɔ̃ɖinyenye
- malicious
a
wɔ ŋlɔmi
- malign
n
ŋlɔmi, wɔ ŋlɔmi
- malignity
n
ŋlɔmiwɔwɔ
- mallet
n è
gamblè
- malt
n
ahabli, ahaɖabli
- maltrea
va
wɔ anyra, wɔ funyafunya
- maltreatment
n
anyrawɔwɔ
- mammal
n
lã dzivi
- mammon
n
galɔlɔ̃
- man
n
ame, ŋutsu
- manage
va
wɔ-ŋu dɔ
- management
n
ŋudɔwɔwɔ, dzikpɔkpɔ
- manager
n
nunɔla, dzikpɔla
- manatee
n
nyo, ƒumemɛ, ƒumeha
- mandate
n
nutsɔtsɔ de asi na ame
- mandrill
n
kese
- mane
n
adza, kɔdza
- manger
n
lã ƒe nuɖuɖaka, lãto
- mango
n
maŋgo
- mangrove
n
atra, atradɔ
- label
n
agbalẽvi, pepavi,
- label
va
bla pepavi ɖe nu ŋu
- labial
a
nuyiwo tɔ
- laboratory
n
dɔwɔƒe
- labour
n
dɔwɔwɔ, agbagbadzedze
- labour
vn
wɔ dɔ, dze agbagba
- labourer
n
dɔwɔla
- lace
n
ka
- lack
n
hiahiã hiã
- lackery
n
subɔla
- lacquer
n
nutreŋɔ
- lad
n
ŋutsuvi, ɖekakpuivi
- ladder
n
atrakpui
- ladle
n
tsi gã, gatsi gã
- ladle
va
ku (detsi kple tsi)
- lady
n
aƒenɔ
- ladylike
a
abe aƒenɔ ene
- lag
vn
tsi megbe, he ɖe megbe
- lagoon
n
tagbamũ, tɔkɔ,
- lake
n
ta gã, gbaku
- lame
a
bunɔ, xɔndrɔ, nuwɔametɔ
- lame
v
tɔ abu, wɔ afɔ ɖekaɖekae, de agbadɔ dzi
- lamb
n
alɛ̃vi, dzi alɛ̃vi
- lament
v. n
fa konyi, konyifafa
- lameness
n
xɔndrɔ, abutɔtɔ
- lamentable
a
nu si dze konyifafa
- lamentation
n
konyifafa
- lamp
n
akaɖi, akaɖigbɛ
- lance
n
akplɔ
- lance
va
da akplɔ
- lancer
n
akplɔdala
- lancet
n
hɛvi
- land
n
anyigba
- land
v
ɖi go, dze go
- landing
n
goɖiɖi
- landlady
n
aƒenɔ
- landlord
n
aƒetɔ
- landmark
n
liƒodzesi, liƒoti
- lane
n
mɔxamɔe, toƒe
- languid
a
gbɔdzɔ, gblɔdɔɔ, gblɔe, beli
- languish
vn
yrɔ, gbɔdzɔ, ɖeɖi te ame ŋu
- languor
n
gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ
- lank
a
ɖiku, glaƒuu, tsralaa
- lantern
n
gomekaɖi
- lap
n
akɔme, akɔ
- lapse
v
va yi, da vo
- lard
n
hami
- larder
a
nuɖuɖudzraɖoƒe
- large
a
lolo
- largely
adv
sɔgbɔe, ŋutɔ
- largeness
n
lolome
- lark
n
alɔe
- lascivious
a
ŋutilãnudzodzro
- lash
n. v
atamƒoƒo, ƒo kple atam
- last
vn
nɔ, nɔ anyi, de
- last
a
megbetɔ, mamletɔ
- lasting
a
nɔanyi, tegbee
- latch
n. va
ʋɔtrunu, aɖugbo, asileƒe, ɖo ʋɔ
- late
a
tsimegbe, megbetɔ
- lately
adv
nyitsɔ (va yi)
- latent
a
ɣaɣla
- lateral
a
axa tɔ
- laterite
n
anyi dzɛ̃
- lath
n
kpale, ʋuƒo lée
- lather
n
fu, flukɔ
- latitude
n
kekem
- keel
n
ʋugɔme, ʋu ƒe kpo
- keen
a
tsuɛ̃, ɖaɖɛ, vevie, kpe adã
- keeness
n
veviedodo
- language
n
gbe, gbegbɔgblɔ
- keep
v
xɔ, kpɔ, dzra-ɖo
- keepsake
n
ŋkuɖonu
- ken
v
nya
- kennel
n
avukpo, avuxɔ
- kerchief
n
kɔmeblavɔ
- keeping
n
dzikpɔkpɔ, dzadzraɖo
- kernel
n
kutsetse ƒe ku
- kettle
n
ze, kɛtre
- keystone
n
gɔmeɖokpe
- kick
v
tu afɔ, afɔtutu, afɔtɔame
- kid
n
gbɔvi, ɖevi
- kiddy
n
ŋutsuvi
- kidney
n
ayiku
- kill
v
wu (lã alo ame)
- kiln
n
dzokpo
- kilt
n
dziwui ƒomevi aɖe
- key
n
safui, saŋku ƒe asiɖoƒe
- kind
n
ƒome, ƒomevi, tɔgbe,
- kind
a
lɔ̃ame, nyodɔme
- kindergaten
n
ɖevi suewo ƒe suku
- kindle
v
de dzo, dze dzo
- kindness
n
dɔmenyonyo
- kindred
a. n
ƒomedodo
- king
n
fia
- kingdom
n
fiaɖuƒe
- kingfisher
n
aŋɔɣi
- kingship
n
fianyenye
- kinsfolk
n
ƒometɔwo
- kinship
n
ƒomedodo
- kinsman
n
ƒometɔ
- crate
n
kevi, kusi, abaka
- kiss
va
ɖuɖɔ nu, gbugbɔ nu
n
nuɖuɖɔ, nugbugbɔ,
- kit
n
mɔzɔnuwo, mɔzɔgba
- kitchen
n
nuɖaƒe, nuɖaxɔ
- kite
n
aʋako
- kith
n
ƒometɔwo, xɔlɔ̃wo
- knapsack
n
asrafowo ƒe golo, kotoku
- knave
n
ame dovo
- knavery
n
vovlo
- knead
va
fanya
- knee
n
klo
- kneel
vn
dze klo
- knee-pan
n
klotevi
- knickerbockers
n. pl
atawui alo afɔwui ƒomevi ɖe
- knife
n
hɛ
- knight
n
sɔdola, ga, ŋkutatɔ
- knit
v
sa kɔ, bla, lɔ̃ (aba alo avɔ), lɔ̃ kɛkle
- knob
n
kpo, gbo, kɔ
- knock
v. n
ƒo, tu, ƒoƒo
- kin
n
ƒome, kɔme
- knot
n. va
kɔ, kɔsasa, sa kɔ, bla
- know
v
nya nu, dze si
- knowledge
n
nunya
- known
a
nyanyɛ
- know-nothing
n
ame manyanu
- knuckle
n
asitakɔe, asikɔe, kɔe
- kraal
n
aƒemelãwo ƒe kpɔme
- jabber
vn
ƒo nu bloblo
- jackal
n
amegãxi, gãna
- jackass
n
tedzitsu
- jacket
n
dziwui
- jail
n
gaxɔ
- knotty
a
kɔwo le eme, klitsaa, tsaklii
- jam
v. n
miã, xaxa, mími, kutsetse gbagbã
- jar
v
fa, xlɔ̃
- jar
n
kplu
- jaw
n
glã
- jaw-bone
n
glãƒu
- jay
n
xevi ɖe
- jealous
a
ʋãŋu
- jealousy
n
ŋuʋaʋã
- jeer
v
ɖu fewu, ɖe alɔme
- jeering
n
fewuɖuɖu
- jelly
n
kutsetse me tsi babla
- jerk
va. n
ƒo, tu, ƒoƒo, tutu
- jeopardy
n
xaxa, kuxee
- jest
n
fefe, nyaɖikokoe, ɖi kɔ, fe, gblɔ nya ɖikokoe
- jet-black
a
nyɔ tsiɖitsiɖi
- Jew
n
Yaɖatɔ
- jeopard
va
katse wɔ nu
- jewel
n
kpexɔasi, nuxɔasi
- jewelry
n
kpexɔasiwo, dzonu, sikanuwo
- jigger
n
dziga, mamidosu
- jeweller
n
kpexɔasi ŋu dɔwɔla
- jingle
vn.n
ɖi (abe nya wowoe ene), ɖiɖi
- jockey
n
sɔdzikpɔla
- join
v
wɔ ɖeka, kpe nu ɖe nu ŋu
- joiner
n
atikpala
- joint
n
ɖekawɔwɔ, kpeƒe, ƒukpeƒe, ƒunuɖeƒe
- job
n
fetudɔ, dɔ sue,
- joke
n. vn
fefe, ahatsekaka, nyaɖikokoe, fe, ɖi kɔ, gblɔ nya ɖikokoe, ka ahatse
- jolly
a
nyui, enyo ta, kpɔ dzidzɔ
- jolt
vn
ʋuʋu
- jot
va
ŋlɔ nya sue kaba
- journal
n
ŋkekegbalẽ, nyadzɔdzɔgbalẽ
- journey
n. vn
mɔzɔzɔ, zɔ mɔ
- joy
n
dzidzɔ
- joyful, joyous
a
kple dzidzɔ
- jubilee
n
ŋkuɖoɖoŋkekenyuie, dzubili
- judge
nʋɔnudrɔ̃la, drɔ̃ ʋɔnu, drɔ̃ nya, bu
- jubilant
a
tsoaseye
- judgment
n
ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃
- judicious
a
nyanu, butame
- jug
n
kplu
- juggle
v
wɔ nukunuwo (bebetɔe)
- juggler
n
nukunuwɔla
- jump
v. n
dzo kpo, ti kpo, kpodzodzo
- juice
n
kutsetsemetsi
- junction
n
kpeƒe, mɔdogoƒe, mɔdogonu
- juncture
n
kpeƒe
- jungle
n
ave xoxo, banyigba, agbime
- junior
a
ɖevitɔ
- jurisdiction
n
ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃
- jury
n
ʋɔnudrɔ̃la ha, ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃
- just
a. adv
dzɔdzɔe, sɔsɔe, ale si dze, ma ke, tututu, fifilaasi
- justice
n
dzɔdzɔenyenye, nu dzɔdzɔe, ʋɔnudrɔ̃la
- justify
va
tso afia na
- justification
n
afiatsotso
- juvenile
a. n
matsimatsi, ɖekakpui
- jute
n
laka
- immoderate
a
sɔgbɔ akpa
- imminent
a
nu si gogo
- immigration
n
ame si tso duta va nɔ miaƒe du me
- immigrant
a. n
ame si tso duta va nɔ miaƒe du me
- immersion
n
ɖidodo, tsɔtsɔ de tsime
- immerge, immerse
v
do ɖi, tsɔ nu de tsi me
- immensity
n
lolome alo agbɔsɔsɔ akpa
- immense
a
lolo gã, sɔgbɔ akpa
- immediately
a
enumake, fifi
- immature
a
maɖimaɖi, matsimatsi, mumu
- immaculate
a
maƒoɖi, mokakamanɔŋui
- imitation
n
amesɔsrɔ̃
- imitate
va
srɔ̃ ame, wɔ nu ɖe kpɔɖeŋu nu
- imbecile
a. n
abunɛtɔ, tsibome
- imagination
n
susu, tamesusu
- imagine
v
susu
- imagery
n
blezi
- ill-will
n
adika
- illustrious
a
xɔŋkɔ, ŋkutatɔ
- illustration
n
ɖe-gɔme, fia-kɔtee, nɔnɔmetata
- illustrate
va
ɖe-gɔme, fia-kɔtee, wɔnɔnɔmetata
- illusive
a
bleame
- illusion
n
beble
- ill-use
va
wɔ anyra le ame ŋu, zã nu basabasa/nyamanyama
- illumination
n
keklẽ
- image
n
nɔnɔmetata
- ill-treat
va
wɔ anyra le ame ŋu
- illness
n
dɔléle
- illuminate
va
na keklẽ
- illiterate
a
manyagbalẽ
- illiteracy
n
agbalẽmanyamanya
- illiberal
a
manyodɔme, kuŋɔ, wɔŋlɔmi
- illegitimate
a
madeblibo
- illegible
a
nuŋɔŋlɔ manyaxlẽ
- illegal
a
mele se nu o
- ill
a. n
vɔ̃, vɔ̃ɖi, gbegblẽ, lédɔ, dzedɔ, nu vɔ̃
- iguana
n
ve
- ignore
va
menya nu
- ill-bread
a
ame si womehe nyuie o
- ignorant
a
manyanu
- ignominy
n
ŋukpe, nu vlo wɔwɔ
- ignominious
a
ŋukpe tɔ
- ignorance
n
numanyamanya
- ignite
vn
dze dzo
- ignoble
a
maɖɔʋu, gbɔlo, ƒuƒlu
- if
conj
ne, nenye be
- idolatrous
a
trɔ̃subɔsubɔ
- idolater
n
trɔ̃subɔla
- idolatory
n
trɔ̃subɔsubɔ
- idol
n
legba, trɔ̃
- idler
n
kuviatɔ
- idleness
n
dɔmawɔmawɔ, kuvia, vovo, gblonɔnɔ
- idle
a. v
mawɔdɔ, wɔkuvia, dzodzro, gbɔlo, wɔ kuvia
- identify
va
wɔ nu wòasɔ, dze si nu
- identical
a
nu ma ke
- idiot
n
abunɛtɔ, tsukunɔ
- ideal
a. n
blibo, blibonyenye, blibodede
- idea
n
tamesusu, susu
- icy
a
fafɛ abe tsi babla ene
- icicle
n
tsi babla-ti
- ichneumon
n
lãwuyaa
- ice
n
tsi babla
- ibis
n
xevi ɖe
- I
pron
nye, me
- harebrained
a
mabutame, manyanu
- hare
n
nukpui, fɔmizi
- hardy
a
wɔkalẽ, dodzi
- hardware
n
ganuwo
- hardship
n
agbagba, xaxa, fukpekpe, hiã
- hardly
adv
ċ hafi
- hardiness
n
kutrikuku
- hardness
n
sesɛ̃
- hardihood
n
dzidodo, kalẽwɔwɔ
- hard
a
sesẽ
- habour
n. va
ʋudzeƒe, xɔ amedzro, na sitsoƒe ame
- harass
va
ɖe fu na, wɔ funya, wɔ fɔ
- happy-go-lucky
a
ɖe ŋu ɖi, ɖe dzi ɖi
- happy
a
dzidzɔ, dzɔgbenyuie tɔ
- happiness
n
dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ, dzɔgbenyuie
- happen
vn
dzɔ, va me
- hapless
a
dzɔgbevɔ̃e tɔ
- hap
n
dzɔgbe
- hang
v
ku nu, kuŋuti, ku aɖɔ, de ka ve na ame
- handy
a
ɖabla, dzeaɖaŋu
- harden
v
zu sesĩe, wɔ nu wòasesẽ
- handwriting
n
asiŋɔŋlɔ
- handsome
a
nyui, dzeɖeka, dzetugbe
- handle
va. n
ka asi-ŋu, lé-ɖe asi, asileƒe
- handkerchief
n
takuvi, ɖukuvi
- handicap
va
xe mɔ na
- hand
n. va
asi, tsɔ de asi na
- handmaid
n
nyɔnudɔla
- hamper
n
abaka, kevi, abakɛ
- hammock
n
hamaka
- hammer
n. v
zu, da zu
- ham
n
halã
- halt
vn. n
tɔ, tɔ ɖe tsitre, tɔtɔ
- hamper
va
xe mɔ na, ɖe fu na, do kplamatse
- halm
n
bliti
- halloo
int.
yée!
- halibut
n
tɔmelã ɖe
- halfpenny
n
pɛni afã
- hall
n
akpata, afaba
- half-blood
n
mulato
- hairy
a
tofu
- hair
n
fu, ɖa
- hail
va. n.
do gbe na ame, gbedoname
- hail
n. vn
ketsi, kpetsi, ketsi dza
- haggard
a
aɖiku, klayii, klaƒuu, tsralaa
- hag
n
adze, adzetɔ
- haddock
n
dzoɖu
- half
a. n
afã
- habitual
a
nu si mã ame, nu si ame wɔna
- habitation
n
nɔƒe
- habit
n
nɔnɔme, nu si mã ame, nuwɔna
- gesticulation
n
abɔnyenye
- gesticulate
v
nye abɔ
- germ
n
nu ƒaƒã ƒe ŋku, miemie
- germinate
vn
mie, do ŋku ɖa
- genuiness
n
blibonyenye
- geography
n
anyigbaŋutinya
- genuine
a
blibo, vavã
- gentry
n
ŋkutatɔwo
- gentleman
n
amewɔla, aƒetɔ
- gentle
a
nyodɔme, ɖoto, ɖɔʋu
- gentile
n
trɔ̃subɔla
- gentlemanlike
a
ɖɔʋu
- genteel
a
ɖɔʋu
- genial
a
ʋaʋã, nyodɔme
- generous
a
nyodɔme, dzideƒotɔ
- generousity
n
dɔmenyonyo
- generation
n
dzidzi, dzɔdzɔme, ƒome
- generally
adv
godoo
- genius
n
aklama, nɔnɔme, wɔwɔme
- general
a. n
blibo, katã tɔ, vevietɔ, asrafowo kpɔla
- gender
n
ƒome
- genealogy
n
dzɔtsoƒe, tɔgbuiwo xexlẽ
- gem
n
kpexɔasi
- geld
va
ta (lã)
- gear
n
ŋudɔwɔnu, awu
- gazette
n
nyadzɔdzɔgbalẽ
- gaze
n
kpɔ-dũ, kpɔkpɔ dũ
- gayety
n
dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ
- gay
a
dzidzɔ tɔ
- gawk
n
akaƒola
- gauntlet
n
asiwuigã ɖe
- gaunt
a
ɖiku, tsralaa
- gather
va
ƒo-ƒu, lɔ-ƒoƒu
- gateway
n
agbonumɔ
- gate
n
agbo, agbonu, ʋɔtru, xɔ nu
- gathering
n
ƒuƒoƒo, takpekpe
- gastric
a
agbovu tɔ
- gash
n
abi lolo
- garter
n
afɔwuiléka
- gasp
v. n
gbɔ fuxefuxe, gbɔ fuu, gbɔgbɔ fuu
- garnish
va. n
ɖo atsyɔ na, dzra nuɖuɖu ɖo nyuie, atsyɔɖoɖo
- garrison
n
asrafowo ƒe xɔ
- garlic
n
amagbe ɖe, ayo
- garment
n
awu
- garland
n
seƒoƒotsihɛ
- gargle
vn
kotso nu me
- gardener
n
abɔmedɔwɔla, abɔdzikpɔla
- garbage
n
ɖuɖɔ, aɖu
- garden
n
abɔ
- garb
n
awudodo
- gap
n
dzedze, ŋɔŋɔƒe
- gape
vn
ke nu, keke
- gangway
n
toƒe, mɔ
- gang
n
ha
- gander
n
yevukpakpaxe
- game-keeper
n
adelãwo dzikpɔla
- game
n
fefe, kɔɖiɖi, adedada, adelã
- gamut
n
lolome, kekeme
- gambling
n
hodada, akdada
- gamble
v
da ho, da akɔ
- gambler
n
hodala
- gallows
n. pl
kadeveti, ameheɖeŋuti
- gallop
n. vn
duƒuƒu kple sɔ, sɔ ƒe duƒuƒu sesĩe, do du sɔ
- galling
a
vedɔme
- galley
n
ʋu ƒomevi ɖe
- gallery
n
adzrala
- gallant
a
dzeɖeka, wɔ kalẽ
- gall
n. va
vevee
- gallantry
n
ʋuɖɔɖɔ, ɖekadzedze
- gale
n
yáaƒoƒo
- gait
n
zɔzɔ
- gainsayer
n
ɖeklemiɖela
- gainsay
v
ke ɖi, ɖe ɖekli
- gain
n. v
viɖe, ɖe vi, kpɔ viɖe, xɔ nu ɖe dzi
- gaiety
n
dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ
- gag
va
tege nu ɖe me na ame
- festoon
n
seƒoƒobabla
- festivity
n
ŋkekenyuieɖuɖu
- festival
a
ŋkekenyuie tɔ
- fervent
a
vevie, kple dzo
- fertility
n
(anyigba) ƒe nuwɔwɔ, ʋaʋã
- fetilizer
n
anyigbadonu
- fertile
a
(anyigba) wɔnu, ʋãnu
- ferry
n
tɔtsoƒe
- ferret
n
adɔ ƒomevi ɖe
- ferocity, ferociousness
n
adãwɔwɔ
- ferocious
a
wɔadã, nyanyrã
- fermenatation
n
ƒaƒã
- ferment
v
ƒã, ƒaƒã, ho
- fence
n
kpɔtɔtɔ, tɔ kpɔ
- female
a
nyɔnu tɔ, asi tɔ
- felony
n
alakpadada
- fellowship
n
habɔbɔ
- fellow
n
ɖekakpui, havi, hati zɔhɛ
- fell
va
lã ati, tso ati, dze anyi
- felicity
n
dzɔgbenyuie
- feign
v
wɔ alakpa
- feeling
n
lãmenusese, seselelãme
- feel
v
se nu le lãme
- feeder
n
nuɖuɖunala
- feed
v
na nuɖuɖu, nyi ame alo lã, ɖu nu
- feeble
a
gbɔdzɔ, beli, gblɔdɔɔ
- fee
n
fetu, adzɔ
- federation
n
dukɔwo ƒe nubabla, dzonyinyi
- federal
a
babla
- feature
n
ŋkume ƒe nɔnɔme
- feather
n. vn
fu, xefu, to fu
- feast
n. v
ŋkekenyuie, aglotutu, tu aglo, ɖo kplɔ̃ na ame
- fearful
a
dziŋɔ
- fear
v. n
vɔ̃, vɔvɔ̃
- favorite
a
lɔlɔ̃tɔ, nu si ame lɔ̃ wu
- favorable
a
nu si dze dzi nyuie
- favor
n. va
lɔlɔ̃, dɔmenyonyo, lɔ̃ ame ƒe nya, nyo dɔme na ame
- faulty
a
vodada le eme
- fault
n
vodada, dadaƒu
- fatten
va
wɔ lã wòde ami
- fatigue
n. va
ɖeɖiteameŋu, dɔ si te ɖeɖi ame ŋu, ti, glo ame
- fathom
n. va
dididzidzenu ɖe, dzidze
- fatherland
n
denyigba
- father-in-law
n
to
- father
n
fofo, tɔ
- fate
n
dzɔgbe, aklama
- fatal
a
aklama alo dzɔgbe tɔ
- fat
a. n
dami, kakoo, lolo, kpɔlãme, kpɔfuu, kpɔmboo, kplɔyɔɔ, kplɔdzɔɔ, ami
- fastness
n
ablaɖeɖe
- fasting
n
nutsitsidɔ
- fastidious
a
nyɔŋu
- fasten
va
klã-ɖe-ŋu, ku-ɖe-ŋu, lé nu ɖe nu ŋu
- fast
vn
tsi nu dɔ
- fast
a. adv
sesẽ, sesĩeɖe, tutu, kaba, ɖabla
- fashinable
a
nu si ame sia ame wɔna
- fashion
n. va
nɔnɔme, wɔwɔme, wɔ ɖe nɔnɔme me
- farthing
n
agaga ɖeka
- farther
a
didi wu
- farming
n
agbledede
- farmer
n
agbledela
- farm
n. vn
agble, de agble
- farewell
n
kaklã, nɔ nyuie
- fare
vn. n.
nɔ anyi, nɔ agbe, mɔzɔfe, mɔzɔga
- farce
n
nu ɖikokoe
- far
adv. a.
didi
- fan-palm
n
agɔti
- fang
n
fetsu
- fancy
n. v
susu, tamesusu, susu tame
- fanciful
a
susu kpotokpotoe
- fan
n
apapa, gbɔ yaá kple apapa
- famous
a
xɔŋkɔ
- famish
v
dɔ wu ame
- famine
n
dɔwuame
- family
n
ƒome, kɔme, hlɔ̃
- familiar
a
nu si ma ame
- fame
n
ŋkɔ, ŋkɔxɔxɔ
- falter
vn
kli afɔ, mũ, zɔ sɔgɔ̃sɔgɔ̃, nɔ nu eve dome, kukɔ
- falsify
va
trɔ, nu ɖe alakpa me
- falsehood
n
alakpa, didriwɔwɔ
- false
a
alakpa tɔ, didri tɔ, masɔmasɔ, aʋatso tɔ
- fallow
a
ɣi, heẽ, kpii
- fallacy
n
beble, alakpa
- fall
n
anyidzedze, gege, keleme
- fall
vn
dze anyi, ge
- vastly
adv
ŋutɔ
- vast
a
lolo gã, gbadzaƒe lolo
- vassal
n
tenɔla
- vase
n
kplu
- vary
v
to vovo trɔ, ɖɔli
- varnish
n. va
aŋɔsisi, si aŋɔ na
- various
a
bubu ƒomevi
- variety
n
ƒomevi, bubu ƒomeviwo
- variegate
va
wɔ ŋɔtaŋɔta
- varied
a
bubu ƒomeviwo
- variation
n
vovototo, tɔtrɔ, liɖɔɖɔ
- variance
n
tɔtrɔ, liɖɔɖɔ
- variable
a
bubu ƒomevi aɖe, vovo
- vapour
n
adzudzɔ
- vanquish
va
ɖu-dzi, ɖu gã ɖe-dzi
- vanity
n
gbɔlonɔnɔ, dzodzronɔnɔ, nu maɖinui, adegbe ƒuƒluƒoƒo
- vanish
vn
bu vĩ, va yi
- vanguard
n
asrafo ŋgɔnɔlawo
- van
n
tasiaɖam lolo (si me agbawo le)
- van
n
asrafo ŋgɔnɔlawo
- van
n
gbɔnu, afianu
- vampire
n
adze, ameʋunola
- value
n. va
asixɔxɔ, asime, home, bu, bu ga
- valuable
a
xɔasi, vevi
- valour
n
kalẽwɔwɔ
- valley
n
balime, ʋeme
- validity
n
blibonyenye, kakaɖedzi
- valid
a
sesẽ, blibo
- valiant
a
wɔkalẽ
- valet
n
subɔla
- valediction
n
amekaklã
- vale
n
ʋe, balime
- vainness
n
ƒuƒlunɔnɔ, adegbeƒoƒo, amiŋuwɔwɔ
- vainglory
n
adegbeƒoƒo
- vainglorious
a
ƒo adegbe
- vain
a
dzodzro, gbɔlo, ƒuƒlu
- vague
a
made blibo
- vagrant
a
tsatsa, dzego
- vagrant
a
tsatsa, dzego
- vagina
n
nyɔnume
- vagabondise
vn
dze go, nɔ tsatsam
- vagabond
n
godzela, tsatsala
- vacuous
a
ƒuƒlu, gbɔlo
- vacillation
n
ʋaʋã, ʋuʋu
- vacillate
vn
ʋã, ʋuʋu, ɖu nagbanagba, nɔ eve dome
- vaccination
n
abɔtasisi
- vaccinate
va
si abɔta na ame
- vacate
va
wɔ nu wòazu ƒuƒlu,
- vacant
a
ƒuƒlu
- vacancy
n
teƒe ƒuƒlu, dɔwɔƒe si nu dɔwɔla mele o, vovoɣi, mɔkeɣi
- ubiquitous
a
afi sia afi
- udder
n
(nyi, gbɔ̃, alẽ ƒe) no
- ugliness
n
manyomanyo, ŋunyɔnyɔ
- ugly
a
manyomanyo, vlo, ŋunyɔ
- ulcer
n
ƒoƒoe, aɖi
- ulcerate
vn
zu ƒoƒoe, ɖi
- ulceration
n
tsiɖiɖi
- ultimate
a
mamletɔ, taƒotɔ
- ultra
godo
- umbilical cord
n
ƒoƒoninuka
- umbilical
a
ƒoƒoni tɔ
- umbrage
n
vɔvɔli ati dɔdɔwo, kusuu
- umbrella
n
xexi
- un-
ma
- umpire
n. vn.
ʋɔnudrɔla, avuléla, lé avu, drɔ nya
- unable
a
mate ŋu awɔe o, menya ewɔwɔ o
- unaccomplished
a
mawunu
- unacquainted
a
menye amenyanyɛ o
- unaltered
a
matrɔ vovo
- unanimity
n
gbesɔsɔ
- unanimous
n
kple gbe ɖeka
- unapt
a
masɔ
- unarmed
a
makpla aʋawɔnuwo
- unarticulated
a
eƒo nu blublu
- unashamed
a
makpeŋu
- unavailing
a
viɖe mele eme o, dzodzro
- unavailable
a
mele o, womate ŋu awɔ eŋudɔ o
- unavoidable
a
womate ŋu akloe alo agbeeo
- unaware
a
manɔŋudzɔ
- unbefitting
a
masɔ
- unbelief
n
dzimaxɔse
- unbeliever
n
dzimaxɔsetɔ
- unbeloved
a
malɔ̃malɔ̃
- uncapable
a
manyanu, mateŋu
- unbind
va
ɖe ka nu
- uncertain
a
womenyae blibo o, womeka ɖe edzi o
- uncertainty
n
ɖikeke
- unchangeable, unchanging
a
matrɔmatrɔ
- uncharitable
a
maveamenu, makpɔnublanui
- unchaste
a
madzamadza
- unchecked
a
maxemɔna
- uncle
n
nyrui, tɔgã, tɔɖia
- unclean
a
madzamadza
- unconfirmed
a
makaɖedzi
- unconscious
a
manyamanya
- uncorrupt
a
magblẽmagblẽ
- uncouth
a
wɔ mo yaa, enye nuku, ƒo aka, meʋu ŋku o
- uncover
v
ɖe nutsyɔnu ɖa
- unction
n
amisisi
- undaunted
a
mavɔ̃mavɔ̃
- undecency
n
ʋumaɖɔmaɖɔ, makɔmakɔnyenye
- undefined
a
madoliƒo na, maɖegɔme
- undeniable
a
womate ŋu asẽ nu le eŋu o, womate ŋu agbee o
- under
prp
te, gɔme (anyi, anyigba)
- underdone
a
mebi nyuie o
- undergo
va
tsɔ nu ɖo ame ɖokui dzi
- underground
a
le anyigba te
- undergrowth
n
ati dɔdɔe, kawo kple gbewo le aveme
- underlie
va
nɔ nu te
- undermine
va
ɖe bubu le nu ŋu, madebubu ŋu, tsrɔ̃, gblẽ
- quote
v
yɔ
- quotation
n
yɔyɔ
- quiver
v
aku, daku, aloku
- quiver
vn
dzo nyanyanya, ƒo, ʋuʋu
- quite
adv
blibo, keŋkeŋ, ŋutɔ
- quit
v
dzudzɔ, ɖe asi le nu ŋu, gblẽ nu ɖi
- quire
n
hadziha
- quilt
n
kuntru titri
- quil
n
xefuti, dzridza ƒe anyɔ
- queitness
a
fafa, ɖoɖoezizi
- quiet
a. va
fafɛ, bɔbɔe, zi ɖoɖoe, fa dzi na ame
- quickenss
n
agba, ʋaʋã, ablaɖeɖe
- quicken
v
ʋã, de dzo ame ne (ame ƒe lã me)
- quick
a
ʋaʋã, gbagbe, kple dzo, ɖabla, kaba
- questionable
a
ɖikeke le eme, biabia le ŋu
- question
n. v
biabia, ɖikeke, bia nya, bia ame se
- quest
n
nudidi, nyamedzodzro, kukuɖeɖe
- query
n. v
biabia, bia, bia nya ta, dzro nya me, ke ɖi
- querulous
a
di ge, lɔ̃ dzre
- quench
va
tsi (dzo), te ɖe anyi, tsrɔ̃
- queer
a
ɖe ƒomevi, tɔxɛ
- queen
n
fianyɔnu, fiasrɔ̃
- quaver
vn
dzo nyanyanya
- quarterly
a
ɣleti etɔ̃ sia ɣleti etɔ̃
- quarter
n
enelia ɖeka, nutowo me, nɔƒe,
- quarry
n
kpegbaƒe
- quarrelsome
a
lɔ̃ dzre, di ge
- quarrel
n. vn
dzrewɔwɔ, wɔ dzre, he nya
- quantity
n
agbɔsɔsɔ, lolome,
- qualm
n
gbafa
- quality
n
nɔnɔme, nyonyo
- qualify
v
nyo na, wɔ nu woanyo
- quake
vn. n
dzo nyanyanya, dzodzo
- quaint
a
wɔ nuku
- quail
n
avetegli
- quagmire
n
bame, sime
- quadruped
n
lãfɔne
- quadrangle
n
dzogoene-nu
- quack
n
atikewɔla manyanu
- quack
vn
xlɔ̃ (kpakpaxe tɔ)
- zoology
n
lãŋutinya
- zoological garden
n
lãkpɔme, abɔ si me gbemelãwo le
- zoological
a
lã tɔ
- zoo
n
lã tɔ
- zone
n
nutowome
- zinc
n
sanya, ga ɣi
- zigzag
n
gɔglɔ̃
- zest
n
vivi
- zero
n
naneke o
- zenith
n
ɣetata, tame
- zebu
n
kponyi
- zebra
n
lãɖisɔ
- zealous
a
vevie, kple dzo
- zeal
n
veviedodo, aɖivewɔwɔ
- faithless
a
alakpa, maɖianukware
- faithfulness
n
anukwareɖiɖi
- faithful
a
ɖi anukware
- faith
n
xɔse, dziɖoɖo, nyateƒenyenye
- fairy
n
azizã, akplakpoe, aklama
- fairness
n
nyonyo, dzɔdzɔenyenye, nyateƒenyenye
- fair
n
asiƒleƒe
- fair
a
nyui, dzeɖeka, dzetugbe, dzɔdzɔe, sɔsɔe, ale si dze, ɣi, dzɛ̃
- faint
a. vn
gbɔdzɔ, gbafa ƒoame
- failure
n
dadaƒu, kpododo
- fail
v
bu, va yi, tsrɔ̃, gu, do kpo, da ƒu anyi
- fade
vn
yrɔ
- faculty
n
nunyanya, aɖaŋudzedze, nufialawo ƒe takpekpe
- factory
n
fiase, asiƒleƒe, dɔwɔƒe gã, aɖaŋuwɔƒe
- fact
n
nya, nya vevi,
- facility
n
bɔbɔenɔnɔ, gbɔdzɔe
- facetious
a
ɖikokoe
- face
va
trɔ ŋkume ɖe ŋu
- face
n
ŋkume
- fabric
n
wɔwɔ, ɖoɖo, xɔ tutu
- fable
n
lododo
- emaciate
vn
ɖi ku, le glaƒuu, klalaa, kegee
- elusion
n
teteɖa le aɖaŋu me
- elude
va
te ɖa le aɖaŋu me
- else
adv
bubu
- elope
vn
si dzo
- elm
n
atia ɖe
- ell
n
abɔ afã
- elk
n
atuŋgba, priku
- elimination
n
ɖeɖeɖa
- eliminate
va
ɖe-ɖa
- eligible
a
ame si le tiatia me
- elf
n
azizã
- eleven
num.
wuiɖekɛ
- elevator
n
nu si kɔ nuwo ɖe dzi
- elevation
n
kɔkɔɖedzi, to, togbɛ̃
- elevate
va
kɔ-ɖe dzi, ho-ɖe dzi
- elephantiasis
n
zubo
- elephant
n
atiglinyi, nyi
- elementary
a
gɔmedzelawo, gɔmedzedze
- element
n
gɔmedzenu, nu gbãtɔ,
- elegant
a
nu si enye atsyɔ̃, nu si nya kpɔna
- elegance
n
atsyɔ̃ɖoɖo
- electricity
n
elektrisiti
- electric
a
elektriki
- election
n
tiatia
- elect
a
tiatia
- elect
va
tia
- elder
n
amegã, ametsitsi
- elbow
n
alɔglo, abɔklugui, tu abɔklugui
- elate, elated
a
kɔkɔɖedzi, dada, agbagbla
- elasticity
n
adedada
- elastic
a
de ade, dridaa, deɖee, behebehe
- eland
n
afiã, klatsa
- elaborate
va. a
dzra ɖo kple beléle
- eke
va
lolo ɖe dzi
- ejection
n
tsɔtsɔ ƒugbe
- eject
va
tsɔ-ƒu gbe, nyãdzo
- either
a
ɖe, wo ame eve, ɖe sia ɖe
- eighty
num.
blanyi
- eighteen
num.
wuienyi
- eight
num.
enyi
- egress
n
gododo, godoƒe
- egregions
a
fia-eɖokui
- egoism, egotism
n
ɖokuilɔlɔ̃
- egg-shell
n
azitsro
- egg
n
azi
- effusive
a
sɔgbɔ akpa
- effusion
n
kɔkɔɖi
- effort
n
agbagbadzedze
- effigy
n
nɔnɔmetata
- efficient
a
wɔdɔ, vevi, blibo
- efficiency
n
dɔwɔwɔ
- efficacious
a
wɔdɔ
- effective
a
wɔdɔ, blibo
- effect
n. va
wɔwɔ, dɔwɔwɔ, wɔ dɔ
- efface
va
tutu-ɖa
- eel
n
bɔnɔ, adaɣi
- educational
a
amehehe tɔ
- education
n
amehehe
- educate
va
he ame
- editor
n
agbalẽŋlɔla, agbalẽtala, agbalẽdzrala
- edit
va
ŋlɔ alo ta agbalẽ
- edify
va
tu xɔ, fia ame, do ame ɖe ŋgɔgbe
- edification
n
tutu
- edict
n
sedede
- edible
a
ɖuɖu
- edge
n
hẽ alo yi ƒe nu ɖaɖɛ, dzogoeƒe, to, kɔto, kɔgo, wɔ nu wòaɖa
- eddy
n
azizã, aɖawu, yali
- ectatic
a
gigli
- ectasy
n
trɔ̃ƒoƒo, gigli, alagadzedze, amlimadodo
- economy
n
ganyawo, aƒedzikpɔkpɔ, xɔnuvidɔ, nuxeeɖoɖo, nudzadzraɖo
- eclipse
vn. n
do viviti, vivitidodo
- echo
n. vn.
gbegbugbɔɖi, gbugbɔ gaɖi
- ecclesiastical
a
kristohame tɔ
- ebony
n
atiyi, ʋuyi
- ebb
n
ƒumiemie, ƒu ƒe keɖiɖi, ƒu mie, ƒu ɖi ke
- eavesdropper
n
toɖoxɔla
- eaves
n. pl.
beɖome, bedzanu
- eatable
a
ɖuɖu
- eat
v
ɖu nu
- easy
a
bɔbɔe, bɔkɔɔ, fafɛ
- eastward
a
ɣedzeƒe lɔƒo
- eastern
a
ɣedzeƒe tɔ
- Easter
n
Kristo ƒe tsitretsigbe
- east
n
ɣedzeƒe
- ease
n
vivi, bɔbɔenɔnɔ, bɔkɔɔnɔnɔ, vovo, gbɔdzɔe, wɔ nu wòabɔbɔ, fa-nu
- earthquake
n
anyigbaʋuʋu
- earthly
a
anyigba alo xexeme tɔ
- earthenware
n
numemẽwo (ze, zɔ, agbã)
- earthen
a
anyigba tɔ
- earth
n
anyigba, xexeme
- earning
n
gawɔwɔ
- earnest
a. n
vevie, movevie, movevieɖoɖo
- earn
va
xɔ ga, xɔ fetu, wɔ ga, ɖu ga
- early
a. adv.
kaba, ɖabla, tsɔtsɔe
- earl
n
asafohlĩ, ga
- ear
n
to
- eagle
n
hɔ̃
- eagerness
n
veviedodo, dzo, adã
- eager
a
vevie, kple dzo
- each
a
siaa, ɖe sia ɖe
- decoy
v. n
ble-nu, ble mo na, azãmenu, ƒenulã
- decoration
n
atsyɔɖoɖo
- decomposition
n
tsɔtsrɔ̃, vovo
- decompose
vn
vo
- declivity
n
abuɖiƒe
- decline
v. n
bi ɖe anyi, yi to, zu ʋee, gbe, toyiyi, ʋeezuzu
- declare
v
ɖe gbeƒã, ɖe nya fia, ka ɖe-dzi
- declaration
n
gbeƒãɖeɖe, gɔmefiafia
- declamation
n
nyagbɔgblɔ
- deck
va. n
ɖo atsyɔ̃ na, ʋu me, ʋu dzi
- decision
n
kakaɖedzi, nyanutsotso
- decipher
va
ɖe-gɔme
- decimate
va
ɖe-nu le nu dzi
- decimal
a
ewo tɔ
- decide
v
wu nya nu, tso nya nu, ka ɖe nya dzi, ɖo tame
- deceptive
a
bleame
- deception
a
beble
- decent
a
ɖɔʋu, anukwaretɔ, lé ɖokui
- decency
n
ʋuɖɔɖɔ, ɖokuiléle, anukwareɖiɖi
- deceive
va
ble, ba, da alakpa, flu, tafa
- deceitful
a
bleame
- deceit
n
beble, alakpa, ayedzedze
- deceased
a. n.
kuku, amekuku
- decease
vn
ku
- decay
vn. n
gblɛ̃, tsrɔ̃, gba atri, vo, mu dze anyi, gbegblẽ, atrigbagba
- decanter
n
kplu
- decalogue
n
se ewoawo
- decade
n
ƒe ewo
- debtor
n
fenyila
- debt
n
fe, fenyinyi
- debile
a
gbɔdzɔ
- debauchery
n
agbe baɖa nɔnɔ
- debilty
n
gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ, lãmegbegblẽ, ŋumasɛ̃masɛ̃
- debauch
v. n
gblɛ̃ ame, nɔ agbe baɖabaɖa, agbe baɖa nɔnɔ
- debate
v. n
ke ɖi, he nya, ɖe ɖeklemi, ɖikeke
- debasement
n
vlozuzu
- debase
va
wɔ nu wòazu vlo, bɔbɔ-ɖe anyi
- debar
va
xe mɔ na, ɖe ɖa
- death-bed
n
kuba
- death
n
ku
- dearth
n
dɔŋɔli, dɔwuɣi, kuɖiɖi, ameƒomedɔe
- dearness
n
asixɔxɔ
- dearly
adv.
xɔasi, lɔlɔ̃tɔe
- dear
a
xɔasi, vivi, nyui, lɔlɔ̃tɔ
- dean
n
osɔfo, sukugãdzikpɔla
- deal
n
akpa, gome, afã, mamã, mã, na, tsa asi, wɔ nu ŋudɔ
- deafness
n
tokuku
- deaf-mute
a
tokunɔmaƒonu
- deafen
va
wu to na ame, blu tomena ame
- deaf
a
tokukutɔ
- deadness
n
kuku
- deadly
a
nu si he ku vɛ
- dea-dlock
a
ge ɖe xaxa me, menya ta le enu o
- dead
a
kuku
- deacon
n
osɔfo kpeɖeŋutɔ
- dazzle
v
klɛ̃ ŋku na, bla ŋkume na, blu ŋkume alotame na ame
- daze
va
klɛ̃ ŋku na, bla ŋkume na, kuvia ɖo ame, wu ame afã, nyama ame, blu tame na ame
- dayspring
n
ŋukeke, dzitetsotso
- daylight
n
kekeli
- day
n
ŋkeke, gbe
- dawn
vn. n
ŋu ke, dzite tso, ŋukeke, dzitetsotso
- dawdle
vn
wɔ kuvia
- daunt
va
ɖe dzi le ame ƒo
- daughter-in-law
n
visrɔ̃nyɔnu
- daughter
n
vinyɔnuvi
- daub
v
sisi alo lili nu ɖe nu ŋu, ƒo ɖi nu
- date-palm
n
ayedeti
- date
n
ayede
- date
n. va
ɣleti ƒe ŋkeke, ɣeyiɣi, ɖoɖo, ɖo ŋkeke
- dastard
n
vɔvɔ̃tɔ
- dash
v. n
ƒo, xlã, xlã-ɖe anyi, ƒu-anyi, ƒo tsi ɖe nu dzi, ƒo ɖi nu, tsɔ nu ke, ƒoƒo, xaxlã, flui, nunana
- dart
n
akplɔ, dzo kpo, dze-dzi, lũ ɖe dzi
- darn
va
ka avɔ
- darling
n
lɔlɔ̃tɔ
- darkness
n
viviti
- darken
v
zu yibɔɔ, wɔ nu wòazu yibɔɔ
- dark
a
yibɔɔ, flukpẽ, doviviti, blukuu, blukɔɔ, litii, lifuu, kusuu, kplifuu, ɣaɣla
- dare
v
do dzi, katse
- dapple
a
ŋɔŋlɔ, ŋɔtaŋɔta
- dangle
vn
ku aɖɔ, sa agba, ku klayii
- dangerous
a
- danger
n
xaxa, kuxi, hiahiã, ŋɔdzinu, afɔku
- dandy
n
ɖekakpuinyahela, atsyɔ̃dala, daditsilela
- dancer
n
ɣeɖula
- dance
vn. n
ɖu ɣe, ɣeɖuɖu
- damp
a
wɔtsi, tsinu, belebele
- damned
a
vlo
- damnation
n
fɔbubu
- damn
v
bu fɔ ame, do ɖe ame ta, do vlo ame
- dame
n
aƒenɔ
- damage
n. v
nugbegblẽ, nububu, wɔ nu gbegblẽ, wɔ nu vevi
- dam
n
anyikpo, anyikpo legbee
- daisy
n
seƒoƒo ɖe
- dairy
n
notsidzraɖoƒe, notsidzraƒe
- dainty
a
vivi, nyui, nuwɔwɔ ɖe fewu me
- daintiness
n
vividodo ɖe nu ŋu, vemevivi, ayewɔwɔ
- dagger
n
adekpui, bete
- dad
n
fofo, tɔ
- dabble
va
ƒo tsi ɖe-ŋu, ƒo ɖi
- dab
va
ka asi-ŋu, ƒo bɔbɔe
- card
n
agbalẽvi
- carcass
n
nu kuku
- carbuncle
n
ƒoƒoe
- carbonise
vn
zu aka
- carbonic
a
aka tɔ
- caravan
n
mɔzɔha, asitsaha
- car
n
ʋu
- capture
n. va
(ame) lélé, lé ame
- captivity
n
gamenɔnɔ, subɔsubɔ
- captivate
va
wɔ dɔ ɖe ame dzi, de ƒutome
- captain
n
amegã, asrafomegã, ʋumefia
- capsule
n
govi, goevi
- capsize
vn
(ʋu) nyrɔ
- capricorn
n
afia, sẽ
- captive
a. n
ame lélé, aboyome
- capricious
a
malike
- caprice
n
susu wodzoe
- capon
n
koklotsu tata
- capitulate
vn
na ta
- capitation
n
adzɔnana le amewo ƒe xexlẽme nu, tadzɔ
- capitalist
n
gakpɔla, hotɔ
- capital
n
adzɔga, dɔtonu, dɔtoga, ga ƒoƒu
- capital
n
fiadu, du gã
- capital
a
tatɔ
- capillary
a
(lée) abe ɖa ene
- caper
vn. n.
dzo kpo, ti kpo, (le dzidzɔ teƒe) kpodzodzo
- cape
n
tsinu, ƒutato
- cape
n
kɔmeblanu, dziwui
- capacity
n
lolome, kekeme, ŋutete, aɖaŋudzedze
- capacious
a
lolo, keke
- capable
a
nyanu, teŋu, dzeaɖaŋu
- capability
n
ŋutete, nunyanya, aɖaŋudzedze
- cap
n
kuku
- canvas
n
avɔ sesẽ, aklala, agaga
- canton
n
anyigba ƒe memamã ɖe
- canticle
n
hadzidzi
- canter
vn. n.
ƒu du kple sɔ, duƒuƒu le sɔ dzi
- canteen
n
nuɖuɖudzraƒe
- cantankerous
a
hedzre, henya, ɖeɖeklemi, heanaga
- canopy
n
xexigã, katama
- cant
n
nuƒoƒo alakpatɔ, alakpanya
- canonical
a
le Kristo hame ƒe ɖoɖo nu
- canon
n
dzidzenu, ɖoɖo, Kristo hame ƒe ɖoɖowo
- cannot
mate ŋu o
- cannonade
n
aprimdada
- cannon
n
aprim, akplim
- cannibalism
n
amelãɖuɖu
- cannibal
n
amelãɖula
- canna
n
ahanatsi, ɖukuɖuku
- canine
a
avutɔ
- cane-sugar
n
fofoŋ-sukli
- cane
n
aɖa, aƒla, pamproti
- canker
n
dɔ dzẽ
- candy
n
sukli, nu vivi
- candlestick
n
akaɖiti
- candle
n
bosomi, akaɖi, ganato
- candidate
n
dɔdila
- candid
a
anukwaretɔ, nyateƒetɔ, nuteƒetɔ
- cancer
n
akpa, dɔ dzẽ
- cancel
va
te fli ɖe-me, ɖe-ɖa, tsrɔ̃
- canary-bird
n
baka (xevi ɖe)
- canalise
va
vaɖe tɔʋu
- canal
n
tɔʋu, tsiʋu
- can
vn
te ŋu, nya
- can
n
kplu, go, gui
- camwood
n
oɖum, loko
- campaign
n
aʋawɔwɔ, aʋahoho
- camp
n
asaɖabɔƒe, dzudzɔƒe le xexe, bɔ asaɖa, nɔ asaɖa me
- camel
n
kposɔ
- calve
vn
nyivi
- calumny
n
amenyagbɔgblɔ, ameŋulĩlĩ
- calumniate
va
gblɔ ame nya, lĩ ame ŋu, zɔ ame gɔme, fi ame dzu, ƒo aɖeɖi ame
- calm
n. a.
yaamaƒomaƒo, ɖoɖoezizi, zi ɖoɖoe, zikpi, fafɛ
- callousness
n
dzimesesẽ, dɔmevevetɔ
- callous
a
sesẽ, sẽŋuta, dɔmevevetɔ
- calligraphy
n
nunyuieŋɔŋlɔ
- call
v. n.
yɔ, do ɣli, yɔyɔ
- calico
n
blusivɔ, agaga
- calf, calves
pl. n.
sobo
- calf
n
nyivi
- calender
n
ɣletigbalẽ
- calculation
n
akɔntabubu
- calculate
va
bu akɔnta
- calamus
n
aɖa, aƒla, ayeti
- calamity
n
dzɔgbevɔ̃e
- calabash
n
go, tre, akpaku, akpe, alɔlɔgo
- cake
n
tatali, akpɔnɔ
- caiman, cayman
n
lo
- cage
n
xadza, adza, (lã ƒe) gaxɔ
- cadet
n
asrafosrɔ̃vi
- caddish
a
ƒoaka
- cadaverous
a
abe ame (nu) kuku ene
- cadaver
n
nu kuku, ame kuku
- cackling
n
xɔxlɔ̃
- cackle
vn. n
xlɔ̃, (koklo tɔ), ƒo nu blobloblo, blebublebu, xɔxlɔ̃
- cacao
n
koko
- cablegram
n
telegram
- cable
n. vn
ka, atãgbika, ƒume nuƒoka, ŋlɔ nu to ka me
- cabinet
n
xɔvi, dɔwɔxɔ, takpeƒe
- cabin
n
xɔvi, ʋumexɔvi
- cabbage
n
amagbe ɖe
- cab
n
tasiaɖam ƒomevi aɖe, tagzi
- barter
n
asitsatsa, asiƒeƒle
- barter
vn
tsa asi, ƒle ga dzra
- barrow
n
tasiaɖam ƒomevi ɖe, agbati, ametsɔgba
- barister
n
senyala, nyaxɔɖeakɔla le ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe
- barrier
n
mɔxeti
- barricade
n
mɔxenu le aʋa me
- barreness
n
numawɔmawɔ, kuɖiɖi
- barren
a
mawɔnu, nyɔnu alo lã tsiko
- barrel
n
atigo
- barrage
n
mɔxenu
- barracks
n
asrafowo ƒe xɔ, atixɔ
- baron, baronet
n
amegã, ameŋkuta
- barometer
n
xexemefianu
- barn
n
ava, bliva, lãxɔ
- barley
n
bli ƒomevi ɖe
- bark
v
ɖe tsro le ati ŋu
- bark
n
tsro, atitsro
- bark
vn
wo (avu wo)
- barge
n
ʋu, tɔdziʋu
- bargain
v
do asi, nyi asi
- bargain
n
asitsatsa, asinyinyi, asidodo, nuƒeƒle
- bare
a
amama, ɖi ka,
- bard
n
blematɔwo ƒe hakpala
- barber
n
gelũla, ɖalũla
- barbed
a
kple ge, kple agblɔ
- barbarous
a
manyanu, nyanyra, sẽŋuta
- barbarism
n
anyrawɔwɔ, nyanyra
- barbarian
n
gbemetɔ, ame manyanu
- barb
n
tɔmelãwo ƒe ge
- bar
va
gbe, xe mɔ na
- bar
n
ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe
- bar
n
ahanoƒe
- bar
n
mɔxeti, mɔxenu, asaɖabɔti
- baptist
n
mawutsidetala
- baptismal
a
mawutsidedeta tɔ
- baptism
n
mawutsidedeta
- baptise
v
de mawutsi ta na ame
- baobab
n
adido, alagbati
- banquet
n
aglotutu, kplɔ̃ɖoɖo, tu aglo, ɖo kplɔ̃
- banner
n
aflaga
- bankruptcy
n
agbaɖuɖu, anyidzedze
- bankrupt
a
ɖu agba, dze anyi
- banker
n
gadzitrɔla
- bank
n
tɔgo, anyikpo, gota
- bank
n
gadzitrɔƒe, gadzraɖoƒe
- banishment
n
nyanyã le anyi dzi
- banish
va
nyã ame le anyigba me
- bang
va
ƒo sesĩe
- bang
n
ƒoƒo sesẽ
- baneful
a
dovo, vɔ̃ɖi, wuame
- bandage
va
bla abi
- bandage
n
abiblavɔ
- band
n
nublaka, ka
- banana
n
akɔɖu
- ban
n
gaƒoƒo ɖe ame dzi
- ban
va
ƒo ga ɖe ame dzi, ɖe ame le hame
- bamboo
n
pamplo
- balustrade
n
adzrala
- balmy
a
nusi ʋẽna nyuie
- balm
n
amiʋeʋẽ
- ballot
n
ametiagbalẽvi
- balloon
n
bɔl gã
- ballast
n
agba dzodzrowo le ʋu me
- ballad
n
hakpakpa, hadzidzi
- ball
n
bɔl
- bale
n
nubabla
- baldness
n
koko, bebe
- bald
a
koko, bebe, kpakpã
- balcony
n
ablanɖa, akpata
- balance
va
da nu, ɖo agba nu
- balance
n
nudanu
- baker
n
aboloƒola
- bake
va
me, tɔ (tatalĩ), ƒo (abolo)
- bait
n
ƒenulã, azãmenu, ameblenu
- bailiff
n
atikplɔtɔ, blafo
- bail
n
awɔba
- bag-pipe
n
saŋku ƒomevi aɖe
- baggage
n
agbawo
- bagatelle
n
nu maɖinui, nu ɖuɖɔe
- bag
n
kotoku, golo
- baffle
va
wɔ moyaa, ka ɖe, ble
- badness
n
vɔ̃nyenye, vɔ̃ɖiɖi
- badly
adv
vɔ̃e
- badger
n
hotoklolo
- badge
n
dzesi
- bad
a
vlo, gbegblẽ, vɔ̃
- bacon
n
halã
- backwards
adv
tsi megbe
- backward
a. adv
megbe
- backslider
n
megbedela
- backslide
vn
de megbe
- backbone
n
megbeƒu
- backbiting
n
amegɔmezɔzɔ
- backbiter
n
amegɔmezɔla
- backbite
v
zɔ ame gɔme, lĩ ame ŋu
- back
va
xɔ na ame , le ame ɖe te
- back
n
megbe
- bachelor
n
tre, ŋutsu maɖesrɔ̃
- babyhood
n
vidzĩeme
- babe, baby
n
vidzĩe
- babble
vn
ƒo nu blobloblo
- accentuate
va
kaka ɖe nya dzi, nyagbɔgblɔ kple ŋusẽ
- accent
va.
ka ɖe nya dzi
- acceleration
n.
ablaɖeɖe, kabakabawɔwɔ
- accelerate
va.
wɔ kaba
- (to) accede
vn.
lɔ̃ nya dzi, ge ɖe ha me
- academy
n.
sukugã
- academics
a.
sukugãtɔ
- academician
n.
sukugãdela
- acacia
n.
akukɔti, huhɔe
- abyss
n.
abume
- abut
vn.
do liƒo na
- abusive
a.
dzu ame, ŋutasesẽ
- abuse
wɔ funyafunya, sẽ ŋuta, wɔ nu ŋuti dɔ manyomanyoe, ble, ba, dzu
- abuse
n.
nu ŋuti dɔwɔwɔ manyomanyoe, beble, dzudzu
- abundant
sɔgbɔ, fũu
- abundance
n.
agbɔsɔsɔ
- absurdity
n.
yakanɔnɔ, bometsinu
- absurd
a.
yaka, dzodzro, gbɔlo
- abstruse
a.
nusi gɔme sesẽ, nusi metrɔ na ame o
- abstractedness
n.
ɖeɖe ɖe aga, ŋkumekaka
- abstracted
a.
nusi woɖe ɖe aga, amesi ka ŋkume
- abstract
a.
nusi womate ŋu adze si kple sidzenu o
- abstinent
a.
tsinudɔ, tsrinu
- abstinence
n.
asiɖeɖe le nu ŋu, nutsitsri.
- abstention
n.
asiɖeɖe le nu ŋu, nutsitsri, nudɔdɔ.
- abstemious
a.
amesi ɖe asi le (nuɖuɖu) ŋu, tsri nu
- abstain (from)
vn.
ɖe asi le ŋu, tsri, gbe
- absorption
n.
mimi, nono, tameyiyi sɛ̃
- absorb
va.
mi, no keŋkeŋ
- absolver
n.
afiatsola
- absolution
n.
afiatsotso, nuvɔ̃keke
- absoluteness
n.
blibonyenye
- absolutely
adv.
kokoko
- absolute
a.
blibo, keŋ
- absinthe
n.
aha ƒomevi aɖe
- absent-mindedness
n.
ŋkumekaka
- absentee
n.
Amesi mele teƒe o, menɔ anyi o
- absent
manɔanyi
- absence
n.
anyimanɔmanɔ, mele o
- abscond
vn.
ɣla, be, dzo xaa
- abscind
va.
tso ɖa
- abscess
n.
ƒoƒoe, aɖi, abi
- abruptness
n.
abutrɔtrɔ, tsitsi kplo, tsotso zi ɖeka
- abrupt
a.
trɔabu, ɖiabu, tsotso, zi ɖeka
- abrogation
n.
ɖeɖeɖa
- abrogate
va.
ɖe ɖa
- abroad
adv.
le xexe, le duta
- abridgement
va.
kpuiwɔwɔ, gbɔgblɔ kpuie
- abridge
va.
gblɔ kpuie, wɔ kpuie
- abreast
adv.
le ŋgɔgbe, le exa
- abrasion
n.
ƒɔƒlɔ, ƒaƒla, kukokuko
- above
adv. prp.
le-dzi, le-tame, wu, ƒo ta
- about
adv.
ŋu, ŋuti, ƒo xlã, kloe
- abound
vn.
sɔ, gbɔ, bɔ
- abortive
a.
maɖimaɖi, gbogbo, tsɔtsrɔ̃, daƒu, gba-atri
- abortion
n.
fugege, fudzɔdzɔ
- aboriginal
a.
detɔ, anyigbadzitɔ, aƒevi
- abomination
n.
ŋunyɔnu, tsri, nyɔŋu
- abominate
va.
tsri, nyɔŋu
- abominable
a.
nyɔŋu, vɔ̃ɖi vlo
- abolitionist
n.
amesi di nane ƒe ɖeɖeɖa
- abolition
n.
ɖeɖeɖa
- abolish
va.
ɖe ɖa, tsrɔ
- abode
n.
anyinɔƒe
- aboard
adv.
le ʋu dzi, le ʋu me
- abnormous
a.
manɔ ɖoɖo nu, lolo akpa, sɔgbɔ akpe
- abnormity
n.
manɔ ɖoɖo nu, nusi wɔ mo yaa
- abnormal
a.
nusi mele ɖoɖo nu o
- abnegation
n.
nusɛ̃sɛ̃
- abnegate
v.
gbe, sɛ̃ nu
- ably
adv.
nya nu, xɔ nyasã, te ŋu
- ablution
n.
tsilele, kɔklɔ
- ableness
n.
nunya, aɖaŋu, ŋutete
- able
a.
nya nu, xɔ nyasã, te ŋu
- abjure
va.
ka atam ɖe nu dzi, gbe
- abjuration
n.
atamkaka ɖe nu dzi, gbegbe
- abjectness
n.
vlonyenye, ŋkumekaka, konyifafa
- abject
a.
vlo, dovo, vɔ̃ɖi
- ability
n.
ŋutete, nunya, aɖaŋu
- abiding
a.
nɔ anyi, tegbee n. anyinɔnɔ
- abide
vn.
nɔ anyi, do dzi va. kpɔ mɔ na, do dzi
- abidance
n.
anyinɔnɔ, anyitsitsi
- abhorrence
n.
tsitsri, ŋunyɔ
- abhor
va.
tsri, gbe, nyɔ ŋu
- abeyance
n.
ma wunu, tsi takpo, ma dzraɖo, he ɖe megbe, tsi akpa dzi, tsi eve dome, yi to
- abet
va.
de nya to me na, le ɖe te
- abed
adv.
le aba dzi
- abduct
va.
kplɔ yi
- abdominal
a.
dɔme tɔ
- abdomen
n.
dɔme, yɔme, ƒodo
- abdication
n.
dɔwɔwɔ dzudzɔ, asiɖeɖe le dɔ me, ɖeɖeɖa le dɔ me
- abdicate
v.
ɖe asi le eƒe fiazikpui ŋuti na via
- abbreviation
n.
kpuiwɔwɔ, gbɔgblɔ kpui
- abbreviate
va.
gbɔ kpuie, wɔnu woazu kpuie, gblɔ kpuie
- abatement
n.
mumu ƒu anyi, tsɔtsrɔ̃, ʋeezu zu
- abate
va.
mu ƒu anyi, gblẽ, tsrɔ̃,
vn.
zu ʋee
- abashment
n.
ŋukpe, ŋukpedodo, xaxa
- 1. Abbreviations
1. adjective = a.
2. adverb = adv.
3. article = art.
4. conjunction = conj.
5. interjection = int.
6. noun = n.
7. numeral = num.
8. pronoun = pron.
9. preposition = prp.
10. verb (active and neuter) = v.
11. verb active = va.
12. verb neuter = vn. - abasement
n.
bɔbɔɖanyi, dziɖeɖe le ame ƒo
- abandonment
n.
gbegblẽɖi, ɖekanɔnɔ, asiɖeɖeleŋu, akogotsitsi,
- abandon
va.
gblẽ ɖi, gblẽ ɖe megbe, gblẽ ɖe anyi
examples: His children abandon(ed) her.
Viawo gblẽe ɖi./Viawo gbe nu le egbɔ.
- aback
adv.
megbe
- a
a.
ɖe, ɖeka
- abashed
a.
ŋukpe lée