beat, flog, lash, thrash

• bɛ yi gbi li ka bu li. The branching roots of this tree can also be used for making a bath-'sponge' if they are dug up and beaten.
• Adaka bini bur' saa, kpalaŋ' bini di mal' karimbaani The things that are in the box are being beaten by the rain, so the things in the sack should not be proud.
• Jɛrigu ka saa buri fɔŋ ni. 'Not enough sense to come in out of the rain.'.
• Noli bi mi ni o lana ka dahama m-buri niriba. The mouth does not know that its owner does not have strength to beat people.
• naa daa ti chɛ ka bɛ bu ba, ka ku ba 'the king had them beaten and put to death'.