to be/get many or much

• maɣisi nachimba ni paɣisara dini ka wuhi din zooi nyaŋ di kpee compare the number of boys and girls and show which is greater.
• Zɔhi yi zooi pam luɣ’shɛli tirakoma ni tooi zooi ni. An area where there are many flies is likely to have a lot or trachoma.
• Nasara zabili ni zooi dabba. The side that is victorious in a war is the one that has many brave warriors.
• kom maa daa zooi lim zoya maa 'The water increased until the mountains were covered'.

to grow, grow up

• Di nyɛla binshɛɣu din viɛla, ka sɔŋdi bia zoobu viɛnyɛla. It is something which is good and helps a child to grow well.
• Chɛ ka ti bidibisi zoori kaman tipola Let our sons grow like saplings.
• bimbilli kam zoora all the seeds are growing.
• bia maa daa ti zooi, ka bɛ ŋmaag'o bihili the child grew up and was weaned.
• O daa dala piɛsaa maa n-wubis’ o ka o zoog’ o min’ o bihi sani He bought a ewe lamb and looked after it and it grew up with him and his children.
• Bɛ ni tooi dɔɣi bia maa k’o kuli ʒi tiŋa ka bi zoora ka mi ku chaŋ. A child might be born and just sit down and not grow or walk.
• bɛ ni ti zaŋ yiko mini dunia ŋɔ nama zaa zoosim ti Zallakudura Naa ŋɔ wuntizɔriba 'The power and greatness of all the kingdoms on earth will be given to the people of the Supreme God.'.
• Wɔbigu yɛliya ni o bia suhimila nyɛvili, pa zoosim. The elephant tells its child that it should pray for a long life, but not to become big.
• di yi ti niŋ ka paɣipuulana yaaŋa biɛra di wuhiya ni bia maa zoorimi maa if it should happen that a pregnant woman has backache it shows that the baby is growing.

to be enough

to be excessive

• salo zoosim zuɣu daa chɛ ka o kɔŋ o nyabu because of the numerousness of the people he couldn't manage to see him.

to exalt, raise to a high position

• O filim karimbaani nima ka zooi tarimba. He put down the proud and raised the humble.
• bɛ ni ti zaŋ yiko mini dunia ŋɔ nama zaa zoosim ti Zallakudura Naa ŋɔ wuntizɔriba power and the greatness of the kingdoms of this world will be given to the saints of the Most High.

to raise, bring up (child, animal), make grow

• Naawuni n-zooi guŋa, gampiri' suma di jɛri suli. It is God who made the kapok tree grow; the good ficus trees should not be angry.