Body and health in Ga

• Mli efu Angry — lit. the heart burns

  Mimli efu — I am angry

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• Nanetalɔ Ankle Ask about it →
• Nine Arm Also: Hand

  Efee kɔi kɛ nine kakadaŋŋ. — He made a very long hoe handle.

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• Ŋaashi Armpit

  Gbɛkɛ naashi — Evening

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• Fɛfɛ Asthma Ask about it →
• Gbɔmɔtso Body Also: Human body Ask about it →
• Wu Bone (homograph of wu, husband)

  Oshija (yoo ni bɛ wu) — Spinster

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• Jwɛŋmɔ Brain Also: To think — alternate form of susu Ask about it →
• Ansɔ Brain Ask about it →
• Fufɔ Breast Ask about it →
• Dukui Buttocks Ask about it →
• Nantu Calf Ask about it →
• Wui Chest Also: Bones Ask about it →
• Tsitsi Chest

  Tsitsi emɔ mi bɔ ni minyɛɛɛ nii mafu — I have a cold; I cannot smell anything

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• Frankopete Chicken-pox

  Miiye frankopete — I have chicken pox

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• Tsɛŋ Chin Ask about it →
• Musuŋtsii Constipation Ask about it →
• Wɔlɔmɔ Cough Ask about it →
• Datrɛ Doctor

  Datrɛ / Dɔkita — Doctor

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• Tsofai Drugs Ask about it →
• Musuŋtsɔmɔ Dysentery Ask about it →
• Toi Ear

  Emu toi — He is deaf

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• Nikutso Elbow Ask about it →
• Hiŋmɛi Eye Ask about it →
• Hiɛ Face

  Hiɛ tɛɛ — Straight ahead

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• Gbeyei Fear

  Miishe gbeyei — I am afraid

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• Wao Finger Ask about it →
• Ninewao Finger Ask about it →
• Waobiianaa Finger-nails Ask about it →
• Nane-tokota Foot Ask about it →
• Hiɛnaa Forehead Ask about it →
• Tɛŋloo Gum Ask about it →
• Yitswɛi Hair Ask about it →
• Ekumɔ He is paralysed Ask about it →
• Yitso Head (homograph of yitso, chapter) Ask about it →
• Yitsogbamɔ Headache Ask about it →
• Hewalɛ Health Also: Wellbeing

  Eyɛ hewalɛ — She is strong

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• Gbɔmɔtsoŋ Healthy Also: Strong-bodied

  Eyɛ gbɔmɔtsoŋ hewalɛ — She is in good health

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• Tsui Heart

  Na tsui — Be patient

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• Nanetsitsi Heel Ask about it →
• Helatsamɔhe Hospital

  Atsi enaa yɛ helatsamɔhe lɛ — He has been admitted to the hospital

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• Hɔmɔ Hunger

  Hɔmɔ miiye mi — I am hungry

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• Oyai Hurry Also: Haste

  Miiye oyai — I am in a hurry

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• Miishe gbeyei I am afraid Ask about it →
• Anihao emɔ mi I am feeling lazy Ask about it →
• Hɔmɔ miiye mi I am hungry Ask about it →
• Mihe miiye I am ill Also: I am sick Ask about it →
• Wɔ miiye mi I am sleepy Also: I am feeling sleepy Ask about it →
• Kumai miiye mi I am thirsty Ask about it →
• Etɔ mi I am tired Ask about it →
• Miiwɔlɔ I have a cough Ask about it →
• Miyitso miigba mi I have a headache Ask about it →
• Mlinii Intestine Ask about it →
• Eshɛɛ Joy Also: Happiness; Pleasure Ask about it →
• Nakutso Knee Ask about it →
• Naji Legs Ask about it →
• Kpiti Leprosy Ask about it →
• Sɛkɛ Lunacy

  Eye sɛkɛ — He is insane

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• Flufla Lung Ask about it →
• Atiridii Malaria

  Atiridii emɔ mi — I have fever

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• Osɛgɛɛ Measles

  Gbekɛ lɛ miiye osɛgɛɛ — The baby has measles

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• Tsofa Medicine

  Tsofa nɛɛ gbeɔ kaklaka — This drug kills cockroaches

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• Susumɔ Mind Also: Thinking; Opinion; Thought — the act of thinking Ask about it →
• Naabu Mouth Ask about it →
• Kpoobo Mumps

  Kpoobo / Ŋkpoobi — Mumps

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• Laŋmɔ Navel Ask about it →
• Kuɛ Neck Ask about it →
• Gugɔŋ Nose Ask about it →
• Dɛ Palm Ask about it →
• Kuumɔ Paralysis Ask about it →
• Ŋmawutsei Ribs Ask about it →
• Hɔlɔ Shadow Ask about it →
• Kɔŋ Shoulder Ask about it →
• Yitsoŋoŋo Skull Ask about it →
• Wɔ Sleep Also: Sleepiness — wɔ miiye mi = I am sleepy

  Wɔ otsi — A week tomorrow

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• Wɔɔ Sleeping Also: Sleep

  ɔɔ, as in wɔɔ (sleeping) — Long vowel 'ɔɔ' sounds like the 'o' in English 'or', as in the Ga word for 'sleeping'

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• Kpate Smallpox Ask about it →
• Susuma Soul Ask about it →
• Musu Stomach Ask about it →
• Musunŋ Stomach Also: Belly Ask about it →
• Musuŋkɔɔ Stomachache Ask about it →
• Nilolɔ oshwilafo lɛ The blind weaver Ask about it →
• Okwaafonyo toimulɔ lɛ The deaf farmer Ask about it →
• Mumui nibalɔ lɛ The dumb beggar Ask about it →
• Shuɔ Thigh Ask about it →
• Kumai Thirst

  Kumai miiye mi — I am thirsty

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• Sɛ Throat Ask about it →
• Gɔnti Thumb Ask about it →
• Etɔ Tired

  Etɔ mi — I am tired

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• Etsɔ To hurt Also: To ache

  Mimusunŋ etsɔ — I have dysentery

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• Nanewao Toe Ask about it →
• Lilɛi Tongue Ask about it →
• Nyanyɔŋ Tooth Ask about it →
• Kakao Toothache

  Eeye sɛŋ kakao — He has a sore throat

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• Hɛ Waist

  He fɛɛ he — Anywhere

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• Ewa Well Also: Fine (predicative — ehe ewa = he is well)

  Ena hewalɛ / Ehe ewa lɛ — He has recovered

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• Nineshi Wrist Ask about it →
• Anihao emɔ bo You are feeling lazy Ask about it →

Sources: Language Guide 1986 — "Omli efu lo?" (are you angry?); Bureau of Ghana Languages — Language Guide (Ga Version), 1986; Bureau of Ghana Languages — Language Guide (Ga Version), 1999; Wikivoyage Ga phrasebook — "Part of the body (gbɔmɔtso)"; Heritage project owner — supplied directly, 2026-10-04; Heritage project owner — supplied directly, 2026-10-04: "jwɛŋmɔ = brain or to think; susu or jwɛŋ basically mean the same thing". Every entry is checked before it's published.