gain, profit

• ka pa ni bɛ mali biɛhigu shɛli din ka nyɔri and not that they should have a lifestyle which is unproductive.
• Suɣulo mali nyɔri, di malibu n-to. Patience is profitable, but it is difficult to practice it.
• tiŋgbani diri a tuma nyɔri the earth gets the benefit of your work.

guts

• ti ni chaŋ ... n-wolindi nyari nyɔri la we will go ... and trade and make a profit.
• bɛ ni wolim nya nyɔ’ shɛl’ la, bɛ ku di di nyaɣisim when they trade and get some profit they won't enjoy the benefit of it.
• n naan ku nya nyɔri pahi n laɣidaya maa zuɣu I could have got interest in addition to my principal.
• (bɛ) zaŋ naŋgban’ malisim yɛtɔɣa ni be di niriba zuɣu nyɔri '(they) flatter others for their own advantage'.