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Polisifonyo ji mi
“I am a policeman”
pòlísìfóɲò
pòlísìɲò
policeHUMperson
N
ʤí
ʤí
be
V
!mí
!mí
I1SG
PN
Kojo heko lɛ eyeko
“Kojo has not believed him.”
kòʤó
kòʤó
nameSBJ
Np
hékò
getNEGPFV
V
lɛ̀
lɛ̀
3SG
PN
èyékò
è
3SGeatNEGPFV
V
Kofi bolɔ ewo mi
“Kofi shouted at me”
Kòfí
kòfí
nameSBJ
Np
!bə́lɔ̀
!bə́lɔ̀
AORcallITER
V
èwò
wò
3SGAORput
V2
mĩ̀
mĩ̀
me1SG
PN
Gbekɛbii lɛ ekamɔ shi amɛwɔ
“The children have gone to sleep”
gbekɛbii
gbekɛbii
childoffspringPL
N
ɛ
ɛ
DEF
DET
ekamɔ
eka
PFVlieDISTRIB
V
shi
shi
down
N
amɛwɔ
amɛ́
3PLPFVsleep
V
Tɛte miinyɛ eeha bo shika
“Tettey can give you money”
tɛte
tɛte
SBJ
Np
miiɲɛ
miiɲɛ
PROGcan
V
eeha
eeha
3SGSBJPROGgive
V
bo
bo
you2SG
PN
ʃika
ʃika
money
N
Kojo ahe lɛ eye
“Kojo should believe him.”
koʤó
koʤó
name
Np
áhé
á
SBJVget
V
3SG
PN
é!yé
é!yé
3SGSBJVeat
V
Amaate ni
“It's Amartey”
àmàáté
àmàáté
name
Np
!ní
!ní
 
PRT
Hii lɛ kpatu amɛgbee shi
“The men fell down on purpose”
Hii
hii
men
N
ɛ
ɛ
DEF
DET
kpátu
kpatu
actAOR
V
amɛgbèé
amɛgbee
3PLAORfall
V2
!shí
shi
down
N
Kofi ba
“Kofi came”
Kofi
kòfí
name
Np
ba
 ba
AORcome
V
Eeflɛ
“He was answering back”
Eeflɛ
eeflɛ
3SGPROGanswer.back
V
Nugbɔ nɛ
“It rained.”
Nugbɔ
nugbɔ
heaven
N
AORrain
V
Tɛ lɛ wa
“The stone is hard”
tɛ́
stone
N
lɛ̀
DEF
DET
wa
wà
AORhard
V
Shinaa lɛ kã
“The door is open”
Shinaa
shinaa
door
N
DEF
DET
kã
kã
AORopen
V
Edi
“it is black, has become black”
Edi
edi
3SGAORblack
V
Nu lɛ egbi
“The water has dried up”
Nu
nu
man
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
egbi
egbi
PFVdry
V
Nuu lɛ egbɛ
“The man is confused”
Nuu
nuú
man
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
egbɛ
gbɛ
PFVscatter
V
Ehiŋmɛi tsu
“He got angry”
Ehiŋmɛi
ehiŋmɛi
3SGPOSSeye
N
tsu
tsu
AORred
V
Emli jɔ
“She is kind”
Emli
emli
3SGPOSSinside
N
AORcool
V
Kakla lɛ naa eba
“The knife is sharp”
[
 
[
 
Kakla
kakla
knife
N
ɛ̀
DEF
DET
]poss
 
naa
naa
edge
N
]subj
 
 
 
eba
bà
PFVcome
V
Minyɛɔ míŋmaa mígbɛi
“I can write my name”
Minyɛɔ
minyɛɔ
1SGableHAB
V
[
 
míŋmaa
míŋmaa
1SGwriteHAB
V
mígbɛi
mígbɛi
1SGPOSSname
N
]comp
 
Yoo lɛ etee ní eyahe wolo lɛ
“The woman has gone to buy the book”
Yoo
yoo
woman
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
etee
tee
PFVgo
V
ní
ní
COMPL
PRT
eyahe
yáhe
3SGSBJVEGRSBJVbuy
V
wolo
wòló
book
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
Ehia akɛ amɛfee
“It is necessary that they do (it).”
Ehia
ehia
it3SGEXPLETAORneed
V
akɛ
akɛ
thatCOMPL
PRT
amɛfee
amɛfee
they3PLAORdo
V
Maŋo lɛ etsu hɛluu
“The mango is ripe, red”
Maŋo
maŋo
mango
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
etsu
etsu
PFVred
V
hɛluu
hɛluu
red
ADJ
Efeɔ dioo
“He became quiet-mannered”
Efeɔ
efeɔ
3SGdoHAB
V
dioo
dioo
quiet
ADJ
Eyɛ blɛoo
“It is slow”
Eyɛ
e
3SGbe.at
V
blɛoo
blɛoo
slow
ADJ
Efee diŋŋ
“He became quiet”
Efee
efee
3SGAORdo
V
diŋŋ
diŋŋ
quietly
ADVm
Koo lɛ mli ejɔ tiŋkoŋŋ
“The forest is dead quiet”
[
 
[
 
Koo
koo
forest
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
]poss
 
mli
mli
inside
N
]subj
 
ejɔ
e
PFVcalm
V
tiŋkoŋŋ
tiŋkoŋŋ
silent
ADJ
Eda fe mi
“He is bigger than me”
Eda
eda
3SGAORgrow
V
fe
fe
AORsurpass
V
mi
mi
1SG
Np
Etale tsuɔ tamɔ la
“Her dress is as red as blood”
Etale
etale
3SGPOSSdress
N
tsuɔ
tsuɔ
redHAB
V
tamɔ
tamɔ
AORresemble
V
la
la
blood
N
Atade lɛ fee papii yɛ ehe
“The dress is tight on her”
Atade
atade
dress
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
fee
fee
AORdo
V
papii
papii
tight
ADJ
[
 
AORbe.at
V
ehe
ehe
3SGPOSSself
N
]vidp
 
Kofi fɔ bɔɔlu lɛ
“Kofi threw the ball”
Kofi
kòfí
name
Np
AORthrow
V
bɔɔlu
bɔɔlu
ball
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
Amɛda shi
“They stood, posed”
Amɛda
amɛda
3PLAORstand
V
shi
shi
down
N
Eba nii
“She begged for things”
Eba
e ba
3SGAORbeg
V
nii
nii
things
N
Wonu lɛ ŋɔɔ mi
“The soup tastes good to me”
Wonu
wonu
soup
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
ŋɔɔ
ŋɔɔ
 sweetCOP
V
mi
mi
1SG
Np
Fɛi miiye lɛ
“He is cold”
Fɛi
fɛi
cold
N
 
 
miiye
miiye
PROGeat
V
lɛ̀
3SG
Np
Eyɛ hewalɛ
“She is healthy”
Eyɛ
e
3SGAORhave
V
hewalɛ
hewalɛ
health
N
Sane lɛ yɛ mli
“The story is true”
Sane
sane
thing
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
AORhave
V
mli
mli
inside
N
Mina wolo lɛ
“I saw the book”
Mina
mina
1SGAORsee
V
wolo
wòló
book
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
Kofi miiye etsui
“Kofi is worried”
Kofi
kòfí
name
Np
miiye
miiye
PROGeat
V
etsui
etsui
3SGPOSSheart
N
Kofi ba shi
“Kofi lost weight”
Kofi
kòfí
name
Np
ba
bà
AORcome
V
shi
shĩ̀̀
down
N
Ebaabule ehe
“She will purify herself”
Ebaabule
ebaabule
3SGINGRFUTpurify
V
ehe
ehe
3SGPOSSself
N
Amɛbua amɛhe naa
“They assembled”
Amɛbua
amɛbua
3PLAORassemble
V
amɛhe
amɛhe
3PLPOSSself
N
naa
naa
edge
N
Míhiɛ di mi
“I am dizzy”
Míhiɛ
míhiɛ
1SGPOSSface
N
di
di
AORblack
V
mi
mi
1SG
Np
Ehe yɛ fɛo
“He is beautiful”
Ehe
ehe
3SGPOSSself
N
AORhave
V
fɛo
fɛo
beauty
N
Enaa ba shi
“It lessened, was reduced”
Enaa
enaa
3SGPOSSedge
N
ba
ba
AORcome
V
shi
shi
down
N
Ehe ŋɔɔ lɛ
“He is ticklish”
Ehe
ehe
3SGPOSSself
N
ŋɔɔ
ŋɔɔ
AORbe.sweet
V
!ɛ́
3SG
Np
Ehe ebɔ ŋkanale
“It is rusty”
Ehe
ehe
3SGPOSSself
N
ebɔ
e
PFVcreate
V
ŋkanale
ŋkanale
rust
N
Eyɛ tsui
“She is patient”
Eyɛ
e
3SGAORhave
V
tsui
tsui
heart
N
Ebaa amɛyi
“She protected them”
Ebaa
ebaa
3SGAORprotect
V
amɛyi
amɛyi
3PLPOSShead
N
Tɛtɛ tee yara nɔ
“Tetteh went to the funeral”
Tɛtɛ
tɛtɛ
name
Np
tee
tee
AORgo
V
yara
yara
funeral
N
surface
N
Enu sane lɛ shishi
“She understood the problem”
Enu
enu
3SGAORhear
V
sane
sane
matter
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
shishi
shishi
under
N
Eŋɔɔ mínaa
“It pleased me”
Eŋɔɔ
eŋɔɔ
3SGAORplease
V
mínaa
mínaa
1SGPOSSedge
N
Enu ohe
“He heard about you”
Enu
enu
3SGAORhear
V
óhe
he
2SGPOSSself
N
Efeɔ hejɔ
“He is lazy”
Efeɔ
efeɔ
3SGdoHAB
V
hejɔ
hejɔ
laziness
N
Wɔbo toi
“We listened”
Wɔbo
bo
1PLAORlisten
V
toi
toi
ear
N
Enu kooloo lɛ he fu
“He smelled the animal”
Enu
enu
3SGAORhear
V
kooloo
kooloo
animal
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
he
he
self
N
fu
fu
smell
N
Mina akɛ eyɛ jɛmɛ
“I saw that he was there”
Mina
mina
1SGAORsee
V
akɛ
akɛ
COMPL
PRT
eyɛ
e
3SGAORbe.at
V
jɛmɛ
jɛmɛ
there
N
Masumɔ ní Akwele aye nii
“I want Akwele to eat”
Masumɔ
masumɔ
1SGSBJVlike
V
COMPL
PRT
Akwele
akwele
name
Np
aye
aye
SBJVeat
V
nii
nii
things
N
Ebɔi amɛbimɔ
“He began to ask them”
Ebɔi
ebɔi
3SGAORbegin
V
amɛbimɔ
amɛbi
3PLPOSSaskNOM
N
Mitsa mikasemɔ nɔ
“I continued my studies”
Mitsa
mitsa
1SGAORcontinue
V
mikasemɔ
mikase
1SGPOSSlearnNOM
N
surface
N
Amɛha Kofi aba
“They allowed Kofi to come”
Amɛha
amɛha
3PLAORgive
V
Kofi
kòfí
name
Np
aba
aba
SBJVcome
V
Obaahi yeli
“You will be eating”
Obaahi
obaahi
2SGINGRFUTstay
V
yeli
yeli
eatNOM
N
Efɔɔ kaa akɛ amɛbaa biɛ
“It often happens that they come here”
Efɔɔ
eɔ
3SGdo.oftenHAB
V
kaa
kaa
stickNOM
N
akɛ
akɛ
COMPL
PRT
amɛbaa
amɛbaa
3PLcomeHAB
V
biɛ
biɛ
here
N
Eye loo fe mi
“She ate more fish than me”
Eye
eye
3SGAOReat
V
loo
loo
fish
N
fe
fe
AORsurpass
V
mi
mi
1SG
Np
Wɔbi onaanemɛi ashi yɛ edɛŋ
“We asked him about your friends”
Wɔbi
bi
1PLAORask
V
onaanemɛi
onaanemɛi
2SGPOSSfriendPL
N
ashi
ashi
POSSdown
N
be.at
V
edɛŋ
eŋ
3SGPOSShandLOC
N
Efo mli yɛ eblayeiaŋ
“She has gone through her young-womanhood/puberty”
Efo
efo
she3SGAORcut
V
mli
mli
inside
N
AORbe.at
V
eblayeiaŋ
eblayeiaŋ
her3SGPOSSyoung.womanPLPOSSLOC
N
Ogbee shi yɛ asafo mli lɛ
“You lost your status in the organization”
Ogbee
ogbee
you3SGAORfall
V
shi
shi
down
N
AORbe.at
V
asafo
asafo
company
N
mli
mli
inside
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
Ehɛle shi yɛ wɔ mli
“She woke up with a start”
Ehɛle
ehɛle
sheAORrealize
V
shi
shi
down
N
AORbe.at
V
sleep
N
mli
mli
inside
N
Amɛbabɔ ade yɛ Ga
“They came to settle permanently in Accra”
Amɛbabɔ
amɛba
they3PLINGRAORcreate
V
ade
ade
world
N
AORbe.at
V
Ga
ga
Accra
Np
Abu lɛ bem
“He was declared innocent”
Abu
abu
3PAORdeclare
V
3SG
N
bem
bem
innocence
N
Eha mi shika
“He gave me money”
Eha
eha
3SGAORgive
V
mi
mi
me1SG
Np
shika
shika
money
N
Miida bo shi
“I thank you”
Miida
miida
I1SGPROGthank
V
bo
bo
2SG
PN
shi
shi
down
N
Efɔ mi nine
“She waved to me; invited me”
Efɔ
e
3SGAORthrow
V
mi
mi
me1SG
Np
nine
nine
hand
N
Nuu lɛ baŋ lɛ klante
“The man slashed him with a cutlass”
Nuu
nuú
man
N
!ɛ́
DEF
DET
baŋ
baŋ
AORslash
V
3SG
PN
klante
klante
cutlass
N
Ba ni amɛba nɛɛ
“They definitely came”
Ba
ba
come
N
ni
ni
FOC
PTCP
amɛba
amɛba
3PLcome
V
nɛɛ
ɛ
thatDEF
DET
Aduawa lɛ ba
“The seed germinated”
Aduawa
aduawá
seed
N
DEF
DET
ba
ba
AORcome
V
Daa lɛ eba ehiɛ
“He is tipsy, drunk”
Daa
Dã̀ã́
drink
N
lã́
DEF
DET
eba
bà
PFVcome
V
ehiɛ
hĩ́!ɛ̃́
3SGPOSSface
N
Eba ehe shi
Eba
bà
3SGAORbeg
V
ehe
hè
3SGPOSSself
N
shi
shĩ̀
down
N
Eba ejeŋ jogbaŋŋ
“She behaves well”
Eba
bà
3SGAORcome
V
ejeŋ
jèŋ̀
3SGPOSSworldLOC
N
jogbaŋŋ
jògbaŋ̀ŋ̀
well
ADVm
Shikpɔŋ nɛɛ baa abele jogbaŋŋ
Shikpɔŋ
shìkpɔ́ŋ̀
land
N
nɛɛ
nɛ́ɛ̀
thatDEF
DET
baa
bà
comeHAB
V
abele
àbèlé
maize
N
jogbaŋŋ
jògbaŋ̀ŋ̀
well
ADVm
Eba shika yɛ midɛ
“She borrowed money from me”
Eba
bà
3SGSBJAORbeg
V
[
 
shika
shìká
money
N
]obj
 
[
 
yɛ̀
AORbe.at
V
midɛ
mí!dɛ́
1SGPOSShand
N
]adjunct
 
Maba otoi fioo
“I will say something to you; Please give me a little attention”
Maba
má!bá
1SGFUTbeg
V
otoi
tòí
2SGPOSSear
N
fioo
fíóó
little
ADVm
Gbomɔ kpatuuu kpɔɔɔ
“A person doesn't prosper without effort - no pain no gain”
Gbòmɔ̀
Gbòmɔ̀
personSBJ
CN
kpá!túú
kpá!túú
doNEGIPFV
V
kpɔ́ɔ̂
kpɔ́ɔ̂
pluckNEGIPFV
V
Wɔnyɛɔ ni wɔba
“We are able to come”
Wɔnyɛɔ
nyɛɔ
1PLableHAB
V
COMPL
PRT
wɔba
wɔ́ba
1PLSBJVcome
V
Emii eshɛ ehe
“He is happy”
Emii
emii
3SGPOSSthroat
N
eshɛ
shɛ
PFVreach
V
ehe
ehe
3SGPOSSself
N
Miitao eba
“I want him to come”
Miitao
miitao
1SGPROGwant
V
éba
ba
3SGSBJVcome
V
Mina lɛ ni enyiɛ
“I saw him walk”
Mina
mina
1SGAORsee
V
3SG
PN
ní
ní
COMPL
PRT
enyiɛ
enyiɛ
3SGAORwalk
V
Ema wolo lɛ yɛ midɛ
“She borrowed the book from me”
Ema
ema
3SGAORborrow
V
wolo
wòló
book
N
ɛ
DEF
DET
AORbe.at
V
midɛ
mi
1SGPOSShand
N
Nyɔŋmɔ lɛ eba shi
“The rain has let up, reduced”
Nyɔŋmɔ
nyɔ̀ŋmɔ́
heavens
N
!ɔ́
DEF
DET
éba
bà
3SGPFVcome
V
shi
shĩ̀
down
N
Enaa ba shi
“It lessened, was reduced”
Enaa
enaa
3SGPOSSedge
N
ba
ba
AORcome
V
shi
shi
down
N
Eba nɔ
“She has become very disrespectful”
Eba
bà
3SGPFVcome
V
Ønɔ̃̀
3SGPOSSsurface
N
Eba lɛ shi
“She lowered it”
Èbà
bà
3SGAORcome
V
lɛ̀
lɛ̀
3SG
PN
shĩ̀
shĩ̀
down
N
Akɛmiibaa kusum lɛ yi
“The custom is thereby being preserved”
Akɛmiiba
kɛ̀bàà
3PmovePROGguard
V
kusum
kùsú!m
custom
N
ɛ̀
DEF
DET
yi
yì
head
N