fɔŋ
1
Adverb
quiet, silent, still
- Di moliya di yɛla gili Gaat fɔŋ ni Publish it not in Gath town!
- (ti) daa pun niŋdi shɛm Juda fɔndi ni what (we) were doing in the towns of Judah.
- Jɛrigu ka saa buri fɔŋ ni. 'Not enough sense to come in out of the rain.'.
- Tiŋkpaŋ’ bia bi veeni ka o baŋ fɔŋ ni. It is not good for a village boy to get to know the town.
- Maliga viɛl’ pam ka be tiŋkpaŋa, juɣu balɔrigu ka o be fɔŋ ni. The starling is very beautiful and it lives in the bush; the vulture is ugly and it lives in the town.
- bɛ baŋsi sikuru bihi mini fɔndi-fɔndi bee tiŋkpannima shigaari nyubu ni bi viɛli shɛm they teach schoolchildren and people of the towns and villages how bad cigarette-smoking is.
- Mɔɣu ni mini fɔndi ni nima, paɣimiya Naawuni People of both the bush and the cities, praise the Lord!
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Noun
town, big town, city
- Di moliya di yɛla gili Gaat fɔŋ ni Publish it not in Gath town!
- (ti) daa pun niŋdi shɛm Juda fɔndi ni what (we) were doing in the towns of Judah.
- Jɛrigu ka saa buri fɔŋ ni. 'Not enough sense to come in out of the rain.'.
- Tiŋkpaŋ’ bia bi veeni ka o baŋ fɔŋ ni. It is not good for a village boy to get to know the town.
- Maliga viɛl’ pam ka be tiŋkpaŋa, juɣu balɔrigu ka o be fɔŋ ni. The starling is very beautiful and it lives in the bush; the vulture is ugly and it lives in the town.
- bɛ baŋsi sikuru bihi mini fɔndi-fɔndi bee tiŋkpannima shigaari nyubu ni bi viɛli shɛm they teach schoolchildren and people of the towns and villages how bad cigarette-smoking is.
- Mɔɣu ni mini fɔndi ni nima, paɣimiya Naawuni People of both the bush and the cities, praise the Lord!
2
Adverb
empty
- paɣ’ maa daa chɛ o kochuɣu zali nimaani ka lab’ fɔŋ ni the woman left her waterpot standing there and went back to town.
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Noun
downtown, city-centre
- paɣ’ maa daa chɛ o kochuɣu zali nimaani ka lab’ fɔŋ ni the woman left her waterpot standing there and went back to town.