Akan Idioms
bO
Language: Akan
Part of Speech: noun
Translation (English): Price/Amount/Cost/Stone/Worth.
| Variation | |||
| Adinkra | English | Tense | |
| bOc | Price/Stone | noun |
| Derivatives | |||
| Adinkra | English | Tense | |
| bO fuw | To be upset/angry | idiom | |
| bO ye dIn | To be expensive | idiom | |
| bO ye mmIrew | To be inexpensive | idiom | |
| bO fOnO | To be nauseous | verb |
| Alternate | |||
| Adinkra | English | Tense | |
| bc | Hit | verb |
gu
Language: Akan
Part of speech: verb
English Translation: To abolish/To annul/To place.
| Derivative | |||
| Adinkra | Akan | English | Tense |
| gu ahome | Gu ahome | Sigh | idiom |
| gu mmara | Gu mmara | Abrogate/Lay down laws | Idiom |
| gu awarE | Gu aware | Divorce | Idiom |
| gu anim asE | Gu anim ase | Disgrace | Idiom |
adEC aQEC
Language: Akan
Part of speech: idiom
English Translation: It is daybreak.
da
Language: Akan
Part of speech: verb
Translation (English): Sleep.
| Phrase | |||
| Adinkra | English | Tense | |
| da adagyaw | To be naked | verb | |
| da kwaterekwaa | To be naked | verb | |
| da mpan | To be vacant | verb | |
| da ntem | Sleep early | idiom |
| Derivatives | |||
| Adinkra | English | Tense | |
| daa | Slept | past | |
| daECe | Slept | past | |
| beda | Will sleep | future | |
| rECda | Sleeping | progressive | |
| ada | asleep | perfect | |
| nna | Won’t sleep | negative |
UsU
bu
Language: Akan
Part of speech: verb
English Translation: Break.
| Sentence | ||
| Adinkra | bu mu mmiEnu. | |
| English | Divide it into two. |
UpU
bu
Language: Akan
Part of speech: verb
English Translation: Respect/Regard
| Phrase | |||
| Adinkra | English | Tense | |
| bu abasin | To amputate | verb | |
| bu akOntaa | To do arithmetic | verb | |
| bu Ani | To wink | verb | |
| bu AniQEw | To leer | verb | |
| bu Animtiaa | To scorn | verb | |
| bu anO | To calculate | verb | |
| bu aten | To judge | verb | |
| bu bIm | To acquit/not guilty | verb | |
| bu fc | To declare guilty | verb | |
| bu hO akOntaa | To account for | verb | |
| bu nsa | To menstruate | idiom | |
| bu obi qasIa | To dupe | verb | |
| bu sO | Abundant/Transgress | verb |
UsU
bc
Language: Akan
Part of speech: verb
English Translation: Hit/Crash/Break/Create/Make/Smash/Strike/Ring.
| Sentence | ||
| Adinkra | bc mI njOm. | |
| English | Play me a song. |
UpU
bc
Language: Akan
Part of speech: noun
English Translation: Dew
| Alternate | |||
| Adinkra | English | Tense | |
| bO | Price/Amount/Stone | noun |
| Phrase | |||
| Adinkra | English | Tense | |
| bc abcsO | To gird | verb | |
| bc ada fi | To persuade | verb | |
| bc afcrI | To sacrifice | verb | |
| bc agoo | To knock | verb | |
| bc AJuaman | To be promiscuous | verb | |
| bc ahohwi | To be lewd | verb | |
| bc anan | To go together | verb | |
| bc anO | To suppress | verb | |
| bc Asi | It is foggy | verb | |
| bc asOm | To slap | verb | |
| bc Asu | To baptize | verb | |
| bc bO | To indicate the prize | verb | |
| bc bosIa | To loan/To borrow | verb | |
| bc bra pa | To lead a good life | verb | |
| bc dam | To be crazy/insane | vern | |
| bc dAwuro | To announce | verb | |
| bc din | To call names | verb | |
| bc dua | To curse | verb | |
| bc fAmu | To fall | verb | |
| bc Jua | To sit in state/durbar | verb | |
| bc hO | To associate with | verb | |
| bc hO ban | To protect | verb | |
| bc hwiremma | To whistle | verb | |
| bc kirididi | To rush | verb | |
| bc kO | To be a truant | verb | |
| bc kckc | To forewarn/warn | verb | |
| bc kOrcnO | To steal/rob | verb | |
| bc kuturuku | To hit with a fist | verb | |
| bc qan | To make a road | verb | |
| bc mmcdIn | To persevere | verb | |
| bc mpaI | To pray | verb | |
| bc mu nnadIwa | To nail | verb | |
| bc nkO | To doze | verb | |
| bc nkcmmc | To chat | verb | |
| bc nkuro | To complain | verb | |
| bc nsAm | To clap | verb | |
| bc nsEku | To gossip | verb | |
| bc nsra | To march | verb | |
| bc ntaban mu | To flutter | idiom | |
| bc ntonto | To ballot/vote | verb | |
| bc ewa | To cough | verb | |
| bc paa | To hire | verb | |
| bc sOtOrc | To slap | verb | |
| bc tiri asI | To nod | idiom | |
| bc twerI | To fight | verb | |
| bc yarI | To make sick | verb |
