to be/become soft

• Kana ka di baligi zani ka di kpaŋ. The presence of rain makes things soft and the absence of rain makes things hard.

to slack off (as work)

• Waawaayili, di kuri la lala dɔriti maa dɔri bira (binnema) ka baligi di yaa ka di lan ka niŋgbuna maa barina. Often (an injection) can kill those diseases' infectious organisms and reduce their power so that they are no longer life-threatening.
• dindina a wumsim maa ni baligi in this way your exhaustion will be reduced.
• A yi nya zama, nyin’ baligim’ a noli. If you see a crowd of people, you should reduce your talking.
• di chɛ ka o baligi chandi naɣila mani nti yɛl’ a ni a chɛ ko baligi chandi. don't let it (donkey) slacken its pace unless I tell you.

to improve in character, be tamed

• Ti daa ŋmanila naɣisa’ so bɛ ni bi baligi. We were like an untrained heifer.
• Dauda daa chaŋ ti tuhi nyaŋ Filistianima, ka bɛ nini baligi David defeated the Philistines and subdued them.
• Ka-nyaanzaana ni baligi noli. The person who doesn’t have supporters will keep quiet.

be clever