dò̰ó̰

up

Expressions:

  • dò̰ó̰ nèē

    still here; still alive

    Exemple:

    āw dò̰ó̰ nèē-è?

    Are you still alive? {i.e. long time, no see}

  • ɗà [kɨ̀ dèē] dò̰ó̰

    force [s.o.]

    Exemple:

    ɗāa sɨ̀ḿ dò̰ó̰ kàdɨ̄ kɨ̀ m-āw m̄-ɗāa kɨ̀là lò-á.

    He forced me to do his work.

  • ùn [yá̰a̰] dò̰ó̰

    pick [s.t.] up, lift [s.t.]

  • ndì dò̰ó̰

    sit up

    Exemple:

    Bàtú ndì dò̰ó̰ tà kújɨ́ tɨ́.

    The cat sat up in front of the house.

  • ɓày ɗà dò̰ó̰

    stand up

    Exemple:

    ɓày ɗà dò̰ó̰ ɗà ɗāa ɗí wà?

    He got up to do what?

  • ùdɨ̀ dò̰ó̰

    to land on the ground

    Exemple:

    m̄-ɓáy bàlà m-údɨ́ dò̰ó̰ jàtàng.

    I jumped and landed on the ground, one foot and then the other.

  • gáw̄ [yá̰a̰] dò̰ó̰

    catch [s.t.] falling

  • kɨ̀ ndī-ǹ dò̰ó̰ (=kɨ̄ dò̰ó̰ bè)

    out loud

    Exemple:

    èl tàa kɨ̀ ndīǹ dò̰ó̰.

    He spoke outloud.

  • hɔ̀ rō-ǹ dò̰ó̰

    catch oneself {from falling}

  • dò̰ó̰ dɔ̀ [lòo] tɨ́

    up on [place]

    Exemple:

    Bàtú ndì dò̰ó̰ dɔ̀ kújɨ́ tɨ́.

    The cat is up on the house.

  • lā ùdɨ̀ dò̰ó̰

    flee

  • ɔ̀sɨ̀ nà̰ā̰ dò̰ó̰

    meet, run into one another

  • kɨ́ kàw̄ dò̰ó̰

    loose, untied, free; unguided

    Exemple:

    Ngōn kɨ́ kàw̄ dò̰ó̰ tél ngè-ɓògɨ̀.

    An unguided child becomes a thief.

  • kɨ̄lā dò̰ó̰ ùdɨ̀

    jump down

    Exemple:

    Ngè-ɓògɨ̀ kɨ̄lā dò̰ó̰ dɔ̀-kújɨ́ tɨ́ ùdɨ̀ à̰ӯ tɔ̀ӯ dɨ́.

    The thief jumped down from the roof and got away from them.

  • ɔ̀r̄ ndī/dà ndī ɓòdɨ̀-ǹ dò̰ó̰

    cry loudly

    Exemple:

    ndà-n̄-á ngá̰y àdɨ̄ kōo ɔ̀r̄ dà ndī ɓòdɨ̀-ǹ dò̰ó̰.

    They beat him until he cried out incredibly.

  • kɨ̄ dò̰ó̰

    scattering them about

    Exemple:

    Ngōn ɗà ndúū mbētē-gɨ̄ lò-ḿ kɨ̄ dò̰ó̰.

    The boy was searching through my papers scattering them about.

  • sō/ɗìsɨ̀ dò̰ó̰ [lòo] tɨ́

    fall/climb down from [a place]

    Exemple:

    Sō dò̰ó̰ mángò tɨ́.

    He fell down from the mango tree.

  • ndɨ̄gō [yá̰a̰] dò̰ó̰

    buy [s.t.] from a street vendor

    Exemple:

    m̄-ndɨ̄gō bāngàw dò̰ó̰ ɗóbóo kànjɨ́ kàdɨ̄ m̄-tèē súkūú.

    I bought sweet potatoes on the street without ever arriving at the market.

  • ɗáw̄ dò̰ó̰

    sell in the streets

  • kɨ̀ njà-ǹ dò̰ó̰

    all over creation, everywhere {without reaching goal}

    Exemple:

    m̄-sán̄gá kɨ̀ njà-ḿ dò̰ó̰.

    I looked for him all over the place.

  • ùn kùm-ǹ kɨ̄ dò̰ó̰

    look up, lift up one's eyes

    Exemple:

    ún kùm i kɨ̄ dò̰ó̰ ōo-ň kɨ́-mḛ̄ḛ-gɨ̄.

    Look up and see the stars.

  • ɗāa [dèē] jálálá

    to harass [s.o.] terribly

    Exemple:

    ɗāa sɨ̀-ḿ dò̰ó̰ jálálá àdɨ̄ m-ōo lòo ndā njà-ḿ bèŕ àĺ.

    He harassed me so much that I didn't know where I to set my feet on the ground.

Exemples d'usage:

  • Ndīyā dò̰ó̰, à̰ӯ dò̰ó̰, àl̄ dò̰ó̰

    walk up, run up, climb up