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lɔrigi

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to untie

  • Yɛntɔri daa shinimi ka yuŋ ti surigi zaa ka o yina n-kpe zɔŋ ni nti lɔrigi wahu m-ba n-zo Yentori remained silent, but when it was dark she went out to the stable and untied a horse and rode it and fled.
  • Ŋuna ... larigiri bɛn mali kpiɔŋ shelɔrisi He unties the girdles of the powerful.
  • N daa yɛliya ni n ku lɔrigi alikauli shɛli n ni lɔn ya maa. 'I said I would never break my covenant with you.'.
  • Yawɛ ... daa lola alikauli din ka lɔrigibu the Lord ... made a promise which cannot be annulled.
  • ŋun’ tim’ o amiliya lɔrigibu gbaŋ ka yih’ o he should give her a divorce certificate and send her away.

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to be successful

  • Naawun' lɛrig' a daa. May God give you good trading. Lit: untie your market. greeting when leaving a market-seller.
  • 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.