daa
1
Noun
a market
- Bɛ ŋmanila bihi bɛn ʒi daa ni They are like children sitting in the market.
- Alibarika n-nyɛ daa nyaɣisim. Bargaining brings happiness to the market.
- Napaɣiba gba daa yi kpe daa ni nti nya paɣisaribil’ viɛlli, bɛ gbaar’ o mi kuli n-ti ti Naa, k’ o gba leei Napaɣa. The Chief's wives also go to the market and see a pretty girl, and take her home and give her to the Chief and she also becomes a Chief's wife.
- A yi ti nya bua baɣili daa ni, yɛla baɣili m-be yiŋa. If you see a pregnant goat in the market, there are pregnant troubles at home.
- Naawun' lɛrig' a daa. May God give you good trading.
- A yi kpe daa ka di bi larigi a, nyin' larigimi amaŋa. If you go to market and the market doesn't reward you, you reward yourself.
- Kulimiya ka daa labina dabisili din pahir’ ata dali. Go home and come back on the third day.
1
Particle
day after tomorrow, day before yesterday
- Bɛ ŋmanila bihi bɛn ʒi daa ni They are like children sitting in the market.
- Alibarika n-nyɛ daa nyaɣisim. Bargaining brings happiness to the market.
- Napaɣiba gba daa yi kpe daa ni nti nya paɣisaribil’ viɛlli, bɛ gbaar’ o mi kuli n-ti ti Naa, k’ o gba leei Napaɣa. The Chief's wives also go to the market and see a pretty girl, and take her home and give her to the Chief and she also becomes a Chief's wife.
- A yi ti nya bua baɣili daa ni, yɛla baɣili m-be yiŋa. If you see a pregnant goat in the market, there are pregnant troubles at home.
- Naawun' lɛrig' a daa. May God give you good trading.
- A yi kpe daa ka di bi larigi a, nyin' larigimi amaŋa. If you go to market and the market doesn't reward you, you reward yourself.
- Kulimiya ka daa labina dabisili din pahir’ ata dali. Go home and come back on the third day.
2
Noun
market day
- a bi zali ba da’ kpiɔŋ you did not set a high price on them.
- yi mini niriba tɔɣisi gbaai yi zɔsimo daa ni yɛn nyɛ shɛm you haggle with people over the price of selling your friend.
- Kawana daa gbihiya. The price of maize has fallen.
- Ti ni doli ŋarili soli n-filim kaŋmɛri ŋmani, ka lee kpaŋsi di daa. We will cheat by reducing the size of the grain-measure and nevertheless increase the price.
- o mini ba daa ti di daa he bargained with them.
- Anduru mini Pita gba ya n-daa bala that was Andrew and Philip's town.
- A ni tooi baŋ tin’ daa yɛl’ la? Can you get to know what we have previously discussed and decided upon?
- kpamba bɛn daa ʒiini o ba Sulemaana tooni o ni daa na be o nyɛvili ni saha shɛl’ la the elders who had sat before his father Solomon while he was still alive.
2
Particle
last [Gh.], [past], marker of general past time
- a bi zali ba da’ kpiɔŋ you did not set a high price on them.
- yi mini niriba tɔɣisi gbaai yi zɔsimo daa ni yɛn nyɛ shɛm you haggle with people over the price of selling your friend.
- Kawana daa gbihiya. The price of maize has fallen.
- Ti ni doli ŋarili soli n-filim kaŋmɛri ŋmani, ka lee kpaŋsi di daa. We will cheat by reducing the size of the grain-measure and nevertheless increase the price.
- o mini ba daa ti di daa he bargained with them.
- Anduru mini Pita gba ya n-daa bala that was Andrew and Philip's town.
- A ni tooi baŋ tin’ daa yɛl’ la? Can you get to know what we have previously discussed and decided upon?
- kpamba bɛn daa ʒiini o ba Sulemaana tooni o ni daa na be o nyɛvili ni saha shɛl’ la the elders who had sat before his father Solomon while he was still alive.
3
Noun
price, trading-value
- Saha ŋɔ naanzua mali daa pam. (Nowadays pepper's trading-value is very high)
- Bua maa daa nyɛla wula? (How much is the price for the goat?)