dee
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Exclamation
er, umm
- Bɛ shɛrila dee zuɣupiligu ka o ʒim yira. 'you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs' (??)
- Dɛhi nɔri li mi sɔŋdi tiŋa 'wild hogs trample it down'.
- Dee maa daa zaŋ ba ti wuhi kom maa shee Warthog took them and showed them where the water was.
- Ŋun dee kpaŋ o maŋa, amaa o bi di la nasara. Although he tried hard, he did not succeed.
- Wuntia soli dolibu shiri nyɛla azichi din galisi, nir’ ŋun’ dee nini yi tiɣi o ni mali shɛli; Well, religion does make us very rich, at least if we are satisfied with what we have.
- Din dee yi di pa ziŋguli zuɣu, doo naan je o kpee? If it were not because of the clitoris (having sex), would a man hate his neighbour?
- A nya o? - Dee, dee,.. laabiri m bi nya o. Did you see him? - Er, er, of course, I did not see him.
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Particle
although
- Bɛ shɛrila dee zuɣupiligu ka o ʒim yira. 'you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs' (??)
- Dɛhi nɔri li mi sɔŋdi tiŋa 'wild hogs trample it down'.
- Dee maa daa zaŋ ba ti wuhi kom maa shee Warthog took them and showed them where the water was.
- Ŋun dee kpaŋ o maŋa, amaa o bi di la nasara. Although he tried hard, he did not succeed.
- Wuntia soli dolibu shiri nyɛla azichi din galisi, nir’ ŋun’ dee nini yi tiɣi o ni mali shɛli; Well, religion does make us very rich, at least if we are satisfied with what we have.
- Din dee yi di pa ziŋguli zuɣu, doo naan je o kpee? If it were not because of the clitoris (having sex), would a man hate his neighbour?
- A nya o? - Dee, dee,.. laabiri m bi nya o. Did you see him? - Er, er, of course, I did not see him.
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Noun
warthog (Phacochoreus africanus)
- Bɛ shɛrila dee zuɣupiligu ka o ʒim yira. 'you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs' (??)
- Dɛhi nɔri li mi sɔŋdi tiŋa 'wild hogs trample it down'.
- Dee maa daa zaŋ ba ti wuhi kom maa shee Warthog took them and showed them where the water was.
- Ŋun dee kpaŋ o maŋa, amaa o bi di la nasara. Although he tried hard, he did not succeed.
- Wuntia soli dolibu shiri nyɛla azichi din galisi, nir’ ŋun’ dee nini yi tiɣi o ni mali shɛli; Well, religion does make us very rich, at least if we are satisfied with what we have.
- Din dee yi di pa ziŋguli zuɣu, doo naan je o kpee? If it were not because of the clitoris (having sex), would a man hate his neighbour?
- A nya o? - Dee, dee,.. laabiri m bi nya o. Did you see him? - Er, er, of course, I did not see him.