English Translation of “ɔwɔ”
ɔwɔ noun
PLURAL: awɔ
- snake
- ɔwɔ aka Afia | a snake has bitten Afia
- Amakye nsuro ɔwɔ | Amakye isn’t afraid of a snake
- ɔwɔ no maa Hawa aprɛ diiɛ | the snake gave Eve an apple to eat
ɔwɔ phrase
NEGATIVE: ɔnni
- he/she has
- ɔwɔ sika | he/she has money
- yɛnni sika mpo a, yɛwɔ asomdwoeɛ | even if we don’t have money, we have peace
- ɔwɔ aboterɛ | he/she has patience
ɔwɔ phrase
NEGATIVE: ɔnwɔ
- he/she pounds
- ɔwɔ fufuo | he/she pounds fufu
- ɔnwɔ fufuo | he/she doesn’t pound fufu
ɔwɔ phrase
NEGATIVE: ɔnni
- he/she is (location/existence “to be”: at/in)
- ɔwɔ fie | he/she is at home
- ɔwɔ Ɔsoro Ahemman mu | he/she is in heaven
- ɔwɔ kurom | he/she is in town