Describing things in Ga

• Efɔŋ Bad Also: Not good Ask about it →
• Fɔŋ Bad — short/attributive form of efɔŋ (context-dependent) Ask about it →
• Suban gbonyo Bad manners Ask about it →
• Gbɔmɔ fɔŋ Bad person Ask about it →
• Fɛo Beautiful Also: Attractive

  Mɛni feɔ bo? — What is the matter with you?

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• Da Big Also: Large

  Mɛɛ dã — Do not go yet

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• Ediŋ Black

  Ediŋ / Diŋ — Black

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• Diɔ Black — variant of ediŋ/diŋ

  Loofɔlɔ lɛ he ediŋ / Loofɔlɔ lɛ diɔ — The bird is black

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• Bluu Blue

  Bluu / Akasesu — Blue

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• Akasesu Blue — lit. sky-colour

  Bluu / Akasesu — Blue

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• Asrasu Brown Ask about it →
• Deka Busy

  Mibɛ deka amrɔ nɛɛ — I am busy now

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• Basabasa Chaotic, messy, or severely bad/spoiled Ask about it →
• Falefale Clean

  Wa kɛfee ohewɔŋ falefale — Help to keep your surroundings clean

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• Su Colour Ask about it →
• Gbohii Corrupt Also: Bad Ask about it →
• Foi Fast Also: Quickly — jo foi = run/fly fast

  Kɔɔyɔɔŋlɛlɛ lɛ jo foi waa tsɔ — The aeroplane flew too fast

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• Ekpakpa Good Also: The opposite of bad

  Mihewojiaŋ tseee ni ekpakpa ko — I am not feeling well

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• Kpaapa Good (attributive, with plural nouns) Ask about it →
• Kpakpa Good (attributive, with singular nouns)

  Gbɔmɔ kpakpa ni — He is a good man

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• Suban kpakpa Good manners Ask about it →
• Hii ekpapa Good men Also: Good people — predicative/plural good form Ask about it →
• Eŋɔli Green Ask about it →
• Lamululamulu Grey Also: Gray

  Okpo nɛɛ fiji yɛ lamululamulu — The feathers of this dove are grey

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• Frɔ Handsome Also: Beautiful (of a person)

  Nuu lɛ he yɛ frɔ — He is handsome

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• Etsuɔ Hardworking Also: Industrious

  Etsuɔ nii jogbaŋŋ — She is industrious

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• Kwɔ High Also: Tall

  Ani emli kwɔ? — Is it very deep?

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• Anihaolɔ ji mi I am a lazy person Also: I am lazy Ask about it →
• Anihao Lazy

  Efeɔ awɛŋ / anihao yɛ skul — She is lazy at school

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• Anihaolɔ Lazy person Ask about it →
• Suɔmɔ Love Ask about it →
• Suban Manners Also: Character; Behaviour Ask about it →
• Babaoo Many Also: A lot

  Ani oblafoi babaoo yɛ jɛmɛ? — Are there many executioners?

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• Pii Many (of people/things)

  Wɔkaseɔ nibii pii — We learn many subjects

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• Oyayaaya Quickly

  Gbekɛbii yei lɛ nyiɛ oyayaaya — The girls walked quickly

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• Etsuru Red

  Etsuru / Tsuru — Red

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• Tsuji Red (plural form)

  Fɔfɔi tsuji lɛ yɛ fɛo pam — Those red flowers are beautiful

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• Esha Sin Also: Wickedness; Evil; Rot

  Eshã ewaobii lo? — Has she burnt her fingers?

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• Nyaa Slowly Also: Gently

  Nam nyaa — I am walking slowly

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• Gbɔnii Slowly — variant of nyaa Ask about it →
• Klɛklɛ Smart Also: Clever; Sharp

  Yoo lɛ yɛ klɛklɛ / Ehe yɛ oya — She is smart

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• Truntrai Spotted

  Wo astaagere truntrai lɛ — Put on the spotted socks

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• Nɔfɔŋ The evil Also: Evil Ask about it →
• Nɔkpakpa The good Also: Goodness Ask about it →
• Fe fɛɛ The most Also: -est (superlative)

  Ani no ji shwapɔ ni da fe fɛɛ yɛ maŋ nɛɛŋ? — Is it the largest shop in town?

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• Tsuɔ To be red — predicative of tsuru

  Enyɛmi nuu lɛ tsuɔ nii jogbaŋŋ diɛŋtsɛ — His brother works very hard

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• Tsɔ Too much Also: Excessively

  Ewo muji tsɔ — It is too dirty

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• Waa Very Also: Much

  Wiemɔ waa — Speak out

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• Diɛŋtsɛ Very much Also: Extremely

  Biɛ edɔ waa diɛŋtsɛ — It is very hot here

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• Eyɛŋ White

  Eyɛŋ Yɛŋ — Yellow

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• Wuɔfɔ Yellow

  Abosomaketeo lɛ etsake esu: etsɔ ehe wuɔfɔ agbɛnɛ — The chameleon has changed colour: it is now yellow

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• Eyɛŋ Yɛŋ Yellow Ask about it →
• Gbɔmɔ gbonyo ji bo You are a bad person Ask about it →
• Gbɔmɔ kpakpa ji bo You are a good person Ask about it →

Sources: Heritage project owner — supplied directly, 2026-10-04; Owner-supplied: "fɔŋ or efɔŋ = bad depending on context"; GBV96 Amos 5:15 — "nɔfɔŋ" (the evil); Lughayangu — "Suban gbonyo"; Owner-supplied: "gbɔmɔ gbonyo or gbɔmɔ fɔŋ = bad person"; Language Guide — "yɔɔ fɛo fe fɛɛ" (most attractive); Lughayangu — "Ohe yɛ fɛo"; Language Guide — "shia lɛ da" (the house is large), "da fe fɛɛ" (the largest). Every entry is checked before it's published.