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tsi
tsi
See also: tśi
Ewe
Noun
tsi
- water (including in the form of a river or rain)
- dé asi tsi me — put one's hand in the water
- 2006, Aspect and Modality in Kwa Languages (ISBN 9027205671), pages 158 and 187:
- mia-nyrɔ-e ɖé tɔ-a me né wò-a-no tsi kú
- 1PL:1RR-immerse-3SG ALL river-DEF containing.region LINK 3SG-1RR-drink water die
- We should immerse him in the river so that he would drown. (literally "die by water")
- 1PL:1RR-immerse-3SG ALL river-DEF containing.region LINK 3SG-1RR-drink water die
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- tsi dî bé ye-a-dza
- water want COMP LOG-SUBJV-ooze
- 'Rain wants to fall' i.e. 'it is about to rain'.
- water want COMP LOG-SUBJV-ooze
- mia-nyrɔ-e ɖé tɔ-a me né wò-a-no tsi kú
Verb
tsi