naa
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Noun
a chief
- N ya naa. The chief of my town.
- A daŋ nayili ka m mi daŋ a naa nyabu. You arrived first at the chief’s palace, but I saw the chief before you saw him. [Prov. 23]
- tiŋ’ maa ni naa la bia the son of the chief of the town. [GEN 34:2]
- O ni ti mali bindir’ shɛŋa di ni simdi ni naa di. He will eat food suitable for a chief to eat. [GEN 49:20]
- Bɛmbɔŋɔ n-daa nyɛ Hɔrinim’ nanima kaman bɛ daŋ ni daa nyɛ shɛm Ɛdom tiŋgbɔŋ ni. Those were the chieftains of the Horites who were in the land of Edom previously. [GEN 36:30]
- Hali ni zuŋɔ Nanuŋ naa kam yi ti nya yɛlli Even today, if any Nanumba chief has a problem. [DB-Bushfire.041]
- Dina n-nyɛ “Dohi naa”. That is 'Royal dawadawa'. [DB-Trees.081]
- Naa, ti gba ni nyɛri a nam daanfaani la zuɣu Your Majesty, as we also are concerned for the prosperity of your empire. [EZR 4:14]
- Naa goo zaŋdi ŋoorila tarima. It is the poor person who removes the thorn that is in the chief’s foot. [Prov. 1521]
- A yi saɣi Naa, naa! nti je, a saɣirila Fiɔŋfiɔŋ!. If you respond “Yes, yes!” with no success, then you respond “I dare you to try to do/say it!”