•Ti nyԑ
•To be unlucky
•Ti(re) nkwa
Congratulations
•Ɛse afem
•Teeth are set o edge
•i.e To be embarrassed or rendered speechless because of an awkward situation created by another person
•Ti mu yԑ den
•Inside the head is hard
•To be wicked: unfeeling
•Kɛtrɛma yԑ dԑ
•To have a sweet tongue
•To be good at flattery/ to be persuasive
•Koko yԑ duru
•The chest is heavy
•To be brave
•Yamu yԑ
•Inside the stomach is good
•To be kind
•Yamu yԑ nwono
•Inside the stomach is sour/bitter
•Not generous/miserly
Sԑe adwene
to spoil the mind
To poison one’s mind
•Adwene sua
to have a small brain
•i.e not mature
•Ti (re) mu yԑ sum
•Inside the head is dark
•Ti (re) mu yԑ
•Inside the head is good
•To be considerate; thoughtful of others
•Ha adwene
•To disturb the mind
•To be troublesome
•Ti (re) mu yԑ sum
Inside the head is dark
Wicked / Scheming
•Aso yԑ den
the ear is hard
•i.e to be stubborn
•Aso yԑ mmerԑ
•The ear is soft
•To be obedient
•Hwene mu bↄn
•Inside the nose smells
•To be snobbish
•Ano yԑ den
•The mouth is hard
•To be tough and loud-spoken, and always have the last say
•Ani asↄ
eyes have accepted
•To be appreciative
•Ani atra ntↄn:
•Eyes have jumped over eyebrow
•To be disrespectful, rude or saucy
•Ani yԑ den
eyes are hard
•To be tough: persistent
•Anim agu ase
the face has fallen down
•To have disgraced one’s self: no longer worthy of respect
•Ani da so
eyes are set (lit: Eyes lay on it)
•To hope/ expect
•Ani so yԑ hye
•The surface of the eyes are hot
•To be headstrong
•Ti bↄne
Bad head
i.e ill luck