to deny, refuse, refute

• Luɣ’shɛŋa bɛ ni chihiri chiha n-nyɛ: tapaɣisi, ninni, gbɛɣu zuɣu nti pahi kɔb’tuɣa shee. The places where they cut tribal-marks are: on the cheeks, face, forehead and also on the joints.
• Chiha pam m-be Dagbaŋ ka bɛ chihiri li ka di nyɛla naɣchiinsi. So min chihi chiha ka di niŋ o kpee viɛlim ka o gba chihi lala chiha maa. There are many marks in Dagbong that they cut just for decoration. Someone might cut marks and someone else thinks they look nice and copies them.
• Chiha chihibu nyɛla dim bi kɔŋ barina. The making of tribal-marks is not without its dangers.
• Amaa baŋmi ka dama dimbu saha maa yi yaɣi hawa ni pirigili saha, nyin mira ka a lahi chi
• Mii maa chihiya. The rope broke.
• O chihi gabiga. He broke a rope.
• mi’ shɛŋa din daa lo o maa zaa di chihichihi the ropes which bound him suddenly snapped in pieces. [JDG 15:14]
• N ni dari chihi li yi nuhi I will pull them (wristbands) and snap them off your hands. [EZK 13:21]
• di mihi chihi, ka di tana chahi it(ship')s rigging is snapped and its sails torn. [ISA 33:23]
• (o daa) chɛ n-chihi wɔr’ shɛb’ bɛn kpalim zaa jila (he) hamstrung the rest of the horses. [2SA 8:4]
• Jɔn Baptaizira yɛligu daa yi chihiri Naa Hɛr

to dislike, taboo, abstain from

to be taboo, forbidden

to inspire dislike, loathing

to contra-indicate (medicine), be contra-indicated

to break a law, commandment

to break (of rope), break (long thin object like rope, thread )

to break loose, be loose (animal which is (should be) tied up)

to tattoo, cut marks on the body