skin (of a living body)

• n niŋgbuŋ gbaŋ kul mɔrita m-puhigira the skin of my body just swells and bursts.
• (n ni) zaŋ gbɔŋ pɔbi ya (I will) take skin and cover you (dry bones).

a hide or skin from an animal, leather

• n yɛn zaŋla piɛ’ gbɔŋ sɔŋ kabɔɣili ni I am going to put a sheepskin on the threshingfloor.
• Naawuni ŋɔ daa zaŋ biŋkɔbiri gbana n-she n-ti Adam min’ o paɣ’maa God took animal skins and sewed them and gave them to Adam and his wife.
• gbaŋ din lɔr’ sheeni a leather belt.
• O yi bɔri ni gbaŋ maa mooi o bɔri la moonsi n-lɔhi n-niŋ li, o mi yi bɔri ni di niŋ zaɣ’ sabinli o niŋdi la sabiri n-sabigi li. If he wants the leather to be red he gets reddening and soaks it, if he wants it to be black he uses blacking to blacken it.

skins represents a chieftaincy

• n ... ʒini Izraɛl nam gbandi zuɣu I ... am king of Israel.

paper, card, ticket

• (m) bi bɔri ni n zaŋ tadabo sab’ li pa gbaŋ zuɣu tin ya (I) don't want to use ink and write it to you on paper.
• n nintu’ shɛli din dihiri gbana la my signet-ring.

a book

• o zaŋ gbɔŋ maa ti ma he gave me the book.

a letter

• bɛ daa ŋma gbaŋ fiɣisi Judanima they write a letter accusing the Judah people.
• Daliri din chɛ ka Pool niŋ suhukpeeni n-sab’ gbaŋ ŋɔ The Reason for this Letter.
• n nintu’ shɛli din dihiri gbana la my signet-ring.