chɛbisi
1
Verb
to take leave, bid farewell
- Ti chɛbisi taba. We took leave of each other.
- N naan chɛbis’ a ni suhupiɛlli, ka ŋme goonjinim’ ka chaɣisi sayɛya ka yili yila niŋ
- Ti chɛbisi taba. We took leave of each other.
- N naan chɛbis’ a ni suhupiɛlli, ka ŋme goonjinim’ ka chaɣisi sayɛya ka yili yila niŋ a. I would have farewelled you joyfully and played fiddles and shaken rattles and sung songs for you.
- To, m mabihi, n chɛbisiri ya mi ŋɔ. OK, my brethren, I am saying good-bye.
- Jaŋa naba chɛbisi baa ma kuyili. The monkey will not go to the funeral house of the dog’s mother.
2
Verb
to dismiss somebody
- ŋun’ kpalim ni o chɛbisi salo maa. O ni daa chɛbisi ba naai ... he stayed to dismiss the crowd.