noli
1
Noun
mouth
- Bɛna n-daa laɣim naai noli ni bɛ tuhi Jɔshua mini Izraɛlnima. '(they) agreed to join forces and fight against Joshua and Israel'
- m bia maa mini Jɛsi bia maa ni daa zaŋ bɛ noya naai taba maa my son and Jesse's son have made an agreement with each other.
- yi ni niriba ayi yi naai noli dunia ŋɔ ni if two of you agree (on sth.) in this world.
- Abinɛr zaŋ o nol’ naai Naa Dauda 'Abner Goes Over to David '
- buɣim noli1 ‘flame’
- teeku noli1 ‘edge, brink of the sea, shore, coast’
- buku noli1 ‘the 'opening' of a book’
- O mum o noli1. ‘He shuts his mouth.’
- O yaai1 o noli1. ‘He opens his mouth’
- O ŋmaligi o noli1. ‘He distorts his mouth (pouts ?).’
- O fo o noli1. ‘He shuts up, is quiet’
- O to2 o noli1. ‘He speaks out.’
- O gbaai noli1. ‘He stops talking.’
- O gbaai noli1. ‘He begins a fast.’
- O lo1 noli1. ‘He fasts.’
- O lɔrigi nɔli1. ‘He takes a meal after a fast, ends a time of fasting.’
- O kabi1 noli1. ‘He eats before a fast is concluded.’
- O bo1 noli1 ni1 sɔ. ‘He finds fault with sb..’
- O (kpalim) kɔba noli1. ‘He is (reduced to) skin-and-bone’
- O bahi2 sɔ noli1. ‘He permits, commands sb..’
- O deei sɔ noli1. ‘He obeys sb..’
- O niŋ1 alibarika niŋ1 sɔ/yɛli noli niŋ1 sɔ. ‘He blesses/ curses sb..’
- O yɛli noli1. ‘He curses/pronounces a curse.’
- O noli1 di2 sɔ. ‘He curses sb..’
- Noli doli2 o. ‘He is under a curse.’
- O gbibi noli1. ‘keep a secret’
- Bɛ naai noli1. Bɛ zaŋ bɛ nɔya naai taba. ‘They agree, come to a compromise.’
- Bɛ nɔya pa1 taba. ‘They are in agreement’
- O mali2 noli1. ‘He has a contribution to make (to a discussion, &c.)’
1
Ideophone
thin and weak looking (of persons)
- Bɛna n-daa laɣim naai noli ni bɛ tuhi Jɔshua mini Izraɛlnima. '(they) agreed to join forces and fight against Joshua and Israel'
- m bia maa mini Jɛsi bia maa ni daa zaŋ bɛ noya naai taba maa my son and Jesse's son have made an agreement with each other.
- yi ni niriba ayi yi naai noli dunia ŋɔ ni if two of you agree (on sth.) in this world.
- Abinɛr zaŋ o nol’ naai Naa Dauda 'Abner Goes Over to David '
- buɣim noli1 ‘flame’
- teeku noli1 ‘edge, brink of the sea, shore, coast’
- buku noli1 ‘the 'opening' of a book’
- O mum o noli1. ‘He shuts his mouth.’
- O yaai1 o noli1. ‘He opens his mouth’
- O ŋmaligi o noli1. ‘He distorts his mouth (pouts ?).’
- O fo o noli1. ‘He shuts up, is quiet’
- O to2 o noli1. ‘He speaks out.’
- O gbaai noli1. ‘He stops talking.’
- O gbaai noli1. ‘He begins a fast.’
- O lo1 noli1. ‘He fasts.’
- O lɔrigi nɔli1. ‘He takes a meal after a fast, ends a time of fasting.’
- O kabi1 noli1. ‘He eats before a fast is concluded.’
- O bo1 noli1 ni1 sɔ. ‘He finds fault with sb..’
- O (kpalim) kɔba noli1. ‘He is (reduced to) skin-and-bone’
- O bahi2 sɔ noli1. ‘He permits, commands sb..’
- O deei sɔ noli1. ‘He obeys sb..’
- O niŋ1 alibarika niŋ1 sɔ/yɛli noli niŋ1 sɔ. ‘He blesses/ curses sb..’
- O yɛli noli1. ‘He curses/pronounces a curse.’
- O noli1 di2 sɔ. ‘He curses sb..’
- Noli doli2 o. ‘He is under a curse.’
- O gbibi noli1. ‘keep a secret’
- Bɛ naai noli1. Bɛ zaŋ bɛ nɔya naai taba. ‘They agree, come to a compromise.’
- Bɛ nɔya pa1 taba. ‘They are in agreement’
- O mali2 noli1. ‘He has a contribution to make (to a discussion, &c.)’
1
Adverb
completely, only
- Bɛna n-daa laɣim naai noli ni bɛ tuhi Jɔshua mini Izraɛlnima. '(they) agreed to join forces and fight against Joshua and Israel'
- m bia maa mini Jɛsi bia maa ni daa zaŋ bɛ noya naai taba maa my son and Jesse's son have made an agreement with each other.
- yi ni niriba ayi yi naai noli dunia ŋɔ ni if two of you agree (on sth.) in this world.
- Abinɛr zaŋ o nol’ naai Naa Dauda 'Abner Goes Over to David '
- buɣim noli1 ‘flame’
- teeku noli1 ‘edge, brink of the sea, shore, coast’
- buku noli1 ‘the 'opening' of a book’
- O mum o noli1. ‘He shuts his mouth.’
- O yaai1 o noli1. ‘He opens his mouth’
- O ŋmaligi o noli1. ‘He distorts his mouth (pouts ?).’
- O fo o noli1. ‘He shuts up, is quiet’
- O to2 o noli1. ‘He speaks out.’
- O gbaai noli1. ‘He stops talking.’
- O gbaai noli1. ‘He begins a fast.’
- O lo1 noli1. ‘He fasts.’
- O lɔrigi nɔli1. ‘He takes a meal after a fast, ends a time of fasting.’
- O kabi1 noli1. ‘He eats before a fast is concluded.’
- O bo1 noli1 ni1 sɔ. ‘He finds fault with sb..’
- O (kpalim) kɔba noli1. ‘He is (reduced to) skin-and-bone’
- O bahi2 sɔ noli1. ‘He permits, commands sb..’
- O deei sɔ noli1. ‘He obeys sb..’
- O niŋ1 alibarika niŋ1 sɔ/yɛli noli niŋ1 sɔ. ‘He blesses/ curses sb..’
- O yɛli noli1. ‘He curses/pronounces a curse.’
- O noli1 di2 sɔ. ‘He curses sb..’
- Noli doli2 o. ‘He is under a curse.’
- O gbibi noli1. ‘keep a secret’
- Bɛ naai noli1. Bɛ zaŋ bɛ nɔya naai taba. ‘They agree, come to a compromise.’
- Bɛ nɔya pa1 taba. ‘They are in agreement’
- O mali2 noli1. ‘He has a contribution to make (to a discussion, &c.)’
2
Noun
the muzzle (of an animal)
- O naŋgbani /noli na bi lu tiŋa No sooner had he finished talking ...
- O noli daa na bi lu tiŋa, ka naa maa pag’ o sanna No sooner had he spoken than the King arrived.
- paɣiba noli only women.
3
Noun
beak (of bird)
- Niriba ayi noya yi bi pa taba, bɛ ni tooi laɣim doli? Do two walk together unless they have agreed to do so?
4
Noun
an edge (e.g. of blade), margin, shore
- Yawɛ yɛlila noli niŋ ninvuɣ’ biɛri yinsi, amaa o niŋdi alibarika niŋdi wuntizɔriba biɛhigu shee. The Lord's curse is on the house of the wicked, but he blesses the home of the righteous.
5
Noun
opening, mouth of, e.g. container
- N ku lan yɛli noli niŋ tiŋgban’ ni I will not again curse the ground.