to miss each other on the road

• Bɛ chaŋmi findi taba They were going but missed each other.
• Sal’ yɛlibiɛri ku niŋ findi. A stranger’s improper speech is not replied to with a challenge.

an expression for picking quarrel (Note: "it may be likened to the English saying 'I dare you'")

• Bɛ chaŋmi findi taba They were going but missed each other.
• Sal’ yɛlibiɛri ku niŋ findi. A stranger’s improper speech is not replied to with a challenge.

to surprise somebody