to cool - be/get cool

to cool somebody down, console, calm somebody

• Biŋkɔbigu kam ... nyɛla ninsal’ ni ni tooi maai shɛb’ nina Every animal ... can be tamed by human beings.
• so ku tooi maag’ o nini nobody could calm him down.
• Maamiya n niriba suhuri, maamiya bɛ suhuri! Tɔɣisimiya Jɛrusalɛmnim’ suhumaabo yɛtɔɣa Encourage my people! Give them comfort. Speak kindly to Jerusalem.
• So ku tooi maag' o nini. No one could console him.
• O ni maai ban suhu saɣim. He'll console the sorrowful.
• n suhu daa zaɣisi maabu my heart refused to be comforted.

to make/be happy, in peace, prosperous

• Dagbɔŋ ŋɔ maaya. Dagbɔŋ is happy, at peace.
• Dagbaŋ daa bi maai hali ka Dagbaŋ nabihi ti laɣim taba gbaai shaawaara n-labisi naa Baawa There was no peace in Dagbong until the Dagomba princes gathered together and took counsel to bring back Naa Baawa.

to be tame, stop struggling (animal or bird about to die)

• Maam a nii! Keep cool, calm!
• O nii maaya. He feels sick.