nya
1
Noun
behold
- Bahi tɔra bi nya jaŋa. Monkeys are not concerned with the dogs’ tǤra dance.
- Yɛlli yi bi nya a, bɔ ka a yɛn garigi’ niŋ? If you are not concerned with something, what will you do about it?
- Di bi nya1 ma. ‘It does not concern me.’
1
Verb
to see, to look
- Bahi tɔra bi nya jaŋa. Monkeys are not concerned with the dogs’ tǤra dance.
- Yɛlli yi bi nya a, bɔ ka a yɛn garigi’ niŋ? If you are not concerned with something, what will you do about it?
- Di bi nya1 ma. ‘It does not concern me.’
2
Verb
to earn
- Chɛ ka ti boli paɣisarili maa na nti bɔh’ o nya. Let's call the young woman here and find out.
- BÉ› ni nya o taali. They condemn him.
- Bɛ ni nya o ni chaŋ bee o ku chaŋ. They will see whether he will go or not.
- Bɛ daa bɔ’ o ti nya o la tii gbinni. They searched for him and found hium under a tree.
- Bomiya! Yi ni nya. 'seek, and you will find'.
3
Verb
to obtain, get
- a shiri ni nya biɛrim bihi dɔɣibu ni you will really experience pain in childbirth.
- N daa na ʒi m-mali suhupiɛlli bɛn je ma daashaara nyabu zuɣu I have never been happy because those who hate me experience disaster.
- Bia yi bi nya tom o bi niŋdi yɛm. If a child does not suffer, he or she cannot become wise.