to drink

• N suhir’ a, tim ma kom ka n nyu. Please give me a drink of water.
• Ŋun yɛn da kul yɛrimi, “Di mali shaara, di mali shaara,” di nyaaŋa ka o chaŋ ha ti nyuri bara. The customer always complains that the price is too high, but then he goes off and brags (about the bargain he got).
• N yɛli barinyuriba, “ Di nyuriya bara.” I say to the boastful Don't you boast!
• Taba nyɔhi nyɛla dimma lɔɣu ka mali barina pam n-ti ban nyuri li. Tobacco smoke is poisonous to ingest and is very harmful to the smoker.
• Ŋun pilindi duu ku nyu tabaduɣu. 'People who live in glass houses don't throw stones.'.
• Bɔzuɣu ka nir’ ni chɛ li zali ka di kul nyuri tam yoli? Why should it go on using up the soil?