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nɛkaŋa

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Noun

Audio

the upper millstone.

  • Zaŋm’ nɛkaŋa n-nɛm zim Take millstones and grind flour.
  • A yi niŋ nɛli ku, nyin' niŋmi nɛlikaŋ' ku. If you are doing something to the lower grinding stone, you are also doing something to the upper grinding stone.
  • Doo yi yɛn zaŋ binshɛli paŋ o kpee, ŋun di deeg’ o nɛli bee o nɛkaŋ’ sɔŋ pɔi ka naanyi paŋ o li, dama o yi niŋ lala, nyɛvili ka o deei sɔŋ talima pabu ni maa. If a man is going to lend his neighbour something, he should not take his upper or lower grindstone and deposit it before he makes the loan, because if he does this it is a life that he receives and deposits as a pledge-giving.