English translation of “sum”

sum _noun

SAME AS: esum

darkness

1. 1. Abena te sum no mu
      Abena is sitting in the darkness
   2. yɛnantee sum mu kɔeɛ
      we walked away in darkness

sum _adjective

dark SPACE

1. 1. (ɛ)dan no mu yɛ sum
      the room is dark
   2. baabiara ayɛ sum
      everywhere has turned dark

sum _verb

1. to push … over
   1. Akosua summ maame no hwee fam
      Akosua pushed over the woman onto the floor
   2. ɔsumm akɔkora no
      he/she pushed the old man over

2. to provide support for; to reinforce 

to provide reinforcement for something standing, e.g. a plant, to make is steady, and ensure that it doesn’t fall/break when there’s e.g. wind.

1. 1. wosum borɔdeɛ a, sum kwadu A SAYING
      when you provide reinforcement for plantain (plant), do same for the banana plant.