T – CEFL: Christian Education Foundation of Liberia

T, t

tã

three

tà

to chew

tà wĩin

to chew the cud

táà

to be almost (auxiliary verb)

táà dyi

to leave

to forsake

taà

town

táázĩ̀ìn

thousand

taɓa

to throw at

to hit

taɓa ɓá dyúa

to step on someone’s face

to humiliate

taɓa dú hwuɖu

to bow down to the ground

taɓa ga-bùè

to be moldy

taɓa hwìɖǐǐ

to trust

taɓa mú

to pierce

taɓa píɔ́

to name a price

taɓa sé

to hit with an arrow

taɓa xwíníín

to stab

taɓaìn dyi

to throw at

taɓaìn sɔ́ɔ́-kpò dyi

to stone

tácì

taxes

táɖáìn mú

to twist

tàìn

to eat in a certain place

támáwàɖà-cù

tamarisk tree

té

to drip on

té dyi

to walk around

te

to be wet

téɓèɖè

table

tee

always

téìn dyi

to sprinkle something

tèìn

to make wet

tɛ̀ɓɛ̀ɛ̌

bottle

tɛɖɛ

to tremble

tɛɖɛ gbɔi

to tremble

tɛ̃̀ìn

vein

artery

tɛ̀mɛ̀ìn

to teach

tɛ̀mɛ̀ìn dyí

to show

tĩ́

to hit

ti

time

ti ɓɛ́

when

ti ɖòɛ̀ ɓaɖaín

sometimes

tìà-kpà

chin

tíe

darkness

tìě

basket

tíe-kpò

darkness

tííwè

small

tìnììn dyi

to touch

tĩ́ɔ

ashes

tiɔ̀ nyɛ́

when?

tĩ́ɔ-kòò

ash heap

tĩ́ɔ-pɛ̀ɛ̀

ashes

tĩ̌ɔ̀-wè

kind of animal (weasel)

tó

large fork (to kill fish)

tó dyi

to touch something

tó nyu

to desire something

to

war

tò

to send

to give

to allow

tò ɖe

to return something

tò ɖùǔ

to listen

tò ɖùǔ gbo

to listen to

tò dyí

to send to someone

tò gǎ kɔ̃

to send punishment on

tò jìì

to point to

tò wuɖu

to command

tò wuɖu gbo

to send word to someone

toɖo

hill

toɖo-ɓòɖò

hilly country

tòɖò

to bear (fruit)

tòɖò-cù

fruit tree

toɖo-kɔ̃-nyɔ̀

human being

to-ɖu-ɖu

victory

to-gbo-zà-ɖɛ̀

booty

spoils from war

tóìn

to dip a thing into something

toìn céè-ɖɛ̀ gboi

to correspond by letter

tòìn

to send to a certain place

tòìn gbo

to send with

toún-pèɖèìn-hwɔ̀ɖɔ̀

fortified town

to-pèɖèìn-naín

fortress

tóó-kpò

island

toún-vɔ̃̀ìn-ɖɛ̀

weapon

toún-vɔ̃̀ìn-ɖɛ̀ ɓéɖé-nyɔ̀

armor bearer

toún-vɔ̃̀ìn-ɖɔ̀

armor

to-vɔ̃̀ìn-naín

place for war

toún-vɔ̃̀ìn-pà

place for war

to-vɔ̃-nyɔ̀

warrior

tɔ́

to roof something

tɔ̃́

salt

tɔ̃́-ɓɛ̀ìn-jìì

index finger

tɔ́mɔ́ gbo

to claim something

tɔ́mɔ́ se

to lie

tɔ̀mɔ̀ ɓoún

to be far

tɔ̀mɔ̀ dya

to be tall

tɔ̀mɔ̀ mú

to be deep

tɔ́mɔ́ìn se múin

to lie concerning

tɔmɔìn bũ̌in

to be far from a place

tɔmɔìn gboi

to be far apart

tɔ̀mɔ̀-tɔ̀mɔ̀

length

tɔɔ (tɔ̀ɔ̀)

other

tɔ̃ɔ

saliva

tɔ̀ɔ̀-ɓìɔ̀

judge

tɔ̀ɔ̀-má

pledge (in borrowing)

tɔ̀-pùɖù

kind of bird (owl)

túò

to awake someone

túò dyi

to shake (no object)

to be excited (a town)