tōo

be hurtful, painful; cause pain

Expressions:

  • yá̰a̰ kɨ́ tōo

    something unbearable

    Exemple:

    Yá̰a̰ kɨ́ tōo ɗāa dèē-gɨ̄ ɗɔ̄ɔ̄-bòo tɨ́.

    Things were really unbearable during the war years. [lit: Things unbearable attacked people war LOC]

  • tàa kɨ́ tōo

    hurtful speech, speech which hurts someone's feelings

    Exemple:

    Ndɔ̄ɔ́-làā ngè-kàsɨ̀-ɗāa èl tàa kɨ́ tōo-gɨ̄ nḛ̄ḛ́-ǹ.

    Last night the drunk man said hurtful things to his wife.

Exemples d'usage:

  • Ndée-pɨ̀nīi tōo tɔ̀ӯ ndée kīsā.

    A whip made from strips of rubber from a tire hurts more than the whip used in the initiation.