father

• doo ŋmaligir’ o ba min’ o ma sani a man turns from his father and his mother
• A kpee ba teeŋa yi taai buɣim, a mahigirila a ba dini kom. If your friend’s father’s beard catches fire, you put water on your own father’s beard.
• Bidibiga tir’ o ba jilima, ka dabili mi tiri o dan’ jilima. A son gives his father respect, and a slave gives his master.
• ni o nya o ni yɛn boli ba yu’ shɛŋa so that he (God) would see what names he (Adam) would call them (animals).

them [third person pronoun, animate, singular, neutral, object]

• doo ŋmaligir’ o ba min’ o ma sani a man turns from his father and his mother
• A kpee ba teeŋa yi taai buɣim, a mahigirila a ba dini kom. If your friend’s father’s beard catches fire, you put water on your own father’s beard.
• Bidibiga tir’ o ba jilima, ka dabili mi tiri o dan’ jilima. A son gives his father respect, and a slave gives his master.
• ni o nya o ni yɛn boli ba yu’ shɛŋa so that he (God) would see what names he (Adam) would call them (animals).

ride

• doo ŋmaligir’ o ba min’ o ma sani a man turns from his father and his mother
• A kpee ba teeŋa yi taai buɣim, a mahigirila a ba dini kom. If your friend’s father’s beard catches fire, you put water on your own father’s beard.
• Bidibiga tir’ o ba jilima, ka dabili mi tiri o dan’ jilima. A son gives his father respect, and a slave gives his master.
• ni o nya o ni yɛn boli ba yu’ shɛŋa so that he (God) would see what names he (Adam) would call them (animals).

title of respect

• M ba, nyam’ a binyɛrigu naŋgbambili n nuu ni. Sir, here is the hem of your shirt in my hand!
• ‘M bia, Naawuni niŋm’ alibarika niŋ a ni!’ 'God bless you, son!'.

to mount, get on (cycle, horse)

• M ba, nyam’ a binyɛrigu naŋgbambili n nuu ni. Sir, here is the hem of your shirt in my hand!
• ‘M bia, Naawuni niŋm’ alibarika niŋ a ni!’ 'God bless you, son!'.

a patron, benevolent or important senior person

• o leei Jɛrusalɛmnim’ mini Judanim’ ba he will ba a 'father' to the people of Jerusalem and Judah.

to shackle, fetter somebody

• o leei Jɛrusalɛmnim’ mini Judanim’ ba he will ba a 'father' to the people of Jerusalem and Judah.

to peg something

to secure something/somebody (by magical means)

legitimize