dà
show, demonstrate
Expressions:
dà rō-ǹ ndòō
to be miserable, suffer
Exemple:m̄-dá rō-ḿ ndòō kám-tā̰á̰ lā m̄-ngá-ň dɔ̀-ḿ yé.
I suffered long before I succeeded.
dà [dèē] tàa
pull a trick on [s.o.], do something bad to [s.o.]
Exemple:ì tàa ɗí há̰ ī-dá-m̄ tītɨ̄ bè, kɔ̀sɨ̀ ń m-ādɨ̄-ī yé àdɨ̄ nà̰y kɨ̀tɔ̄-ɗí à?
Why do you do this to me, I gave you a hoe and you go and lose it?
dà tàa kɨ̀ [dèē]
chat with [s.o.]
Exemple:Nām-ḿ-gɨ̄ ɗèē-n̄ kɨ̀ ǹ-dà-n̄ tàa kɨ̀ mbāa.
My friends came to chat with the guest.
dà ngà sùngóo
answer a riddle correctly
Exemple:ùr-m̄ sùngóo ngá̰y nà m̄-dá m̄-ngá túu-bè.
He asked me a lot of riddles but I answered them all correctly.
dà [dèē] tàa tɨ́
do all the talking with [s.o.]
Exemple:Tàgɨ́-bè ndɔ̄ɔ̄-ɔ́ dá ī-dà-m̄ tàa tɨ́ ngá̰y.
Last night you did all the talking with me.
Exemples d'usage:
ōtɨ́ dà lòo ń bàbá yā rō-ǹ tītɨ́ kàm mṵ̀ṵ tɨ́ nò.
Don't show anyone where Dad is hiding in the grass.