Directions and travel in Ga

• Kɔɔyɔɔŋlɛlɛ Aeroplane Also: Plane

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

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• Okɔɔkpe Bicycle

  Ehe okɔɔkpe ni kwɔ waa diɛŋtsɛ. — He bought a very high bicycle.

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• Jwɛi Bush Also: Grass; Thatch (homograph of jwɛi, rubbish)

  jw, as in jwɛi (rubbish) — Digraph 'jw' as in the Ga word for 'rubbish'

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• Kudɔlɔ Driver Also: Pilot Ask about it →
• Koo Forest Also: Bush

  Ani gbɛ lɛ kã koo mli? — Does the path go through a forest?

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• Yaa ohiɛ tɛɛ Go straight ahead Ask about it →
• Biɛ Here

  Ba biɛ — Come here

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• Gbɔ ji mi I am a stranger Ask about it →
• Midu gbɛ I lost my way Ask about it →
• Miitao srɔtoi etɛ I need three kinds Ask about it →
• Ani Postɔfis lɛ kɛ biɛ jɛkɛ? Is the Post Office far from here? Ask about it →
• Ebɛŋkɛ jara lɛ It is near the market Ask about it →
• Abɛku Left Ask about it →
• Hani wotee Let us go Ask about it →
• Nanegbɛ Path Ask about it →
• Ninejurɔ Right Ask about it →
• Faa River

  Ani wɔbaafo faa? — Shall we cross a stream?

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• Gbɛ Road Also: Path; Street

  Midu gbɛ — I lost my way

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• Gbɛnta Road junction

  Kuu osɛɛ kɛyaa gbɛnta lɛ — Return to the road junction

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• Ŋshɔ Sea Also: Seashore

  Ani ooya ŋshɔ lɛ naa? — Are you going to the beach?

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• Gbɛtsɔɔmɔ okadi Sign post Ask about it →
• Hiɛ tɛɛ Straight ahead Ask about it →
• Oshigenti Street Ask about it →
• Tsɔ gbɛ ni kã obɛku lɛ nɔ Take the road on your left Ask about it →
• Oketeke Train Also: Lorry

  Misumɔɔɔ mikɛ oketeke aya — I do not want to travel by train

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• Gbɛfãa Travel Also: Journey

  Gbɛfãa kotoku ni — It is a travelling bag

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• Gbɛfãlɔ Traveller

  Gbɛfãlɔ lɛ naa ekpɛ ehe — The traveller is astonished

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• Nɛgbɛ oyaa Where are you going?

  Nɛgbɛ oyaa? — Where are you going?

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• Nɛgbɛ oyɔɔ Where are you? Ask about it →
• Nɛgbɛ otee Where did you go? Ask about it →
• Nɛgbɛ fa oyɔɔ Where do you live? Ask about it →
• Nɛgbɛ oketekemaamɔhe lɛ yɔɔ? Where is the railway station? Ask about it →
• Hɛɛ, ejɛkɛ Yes, it is far Ask about it →
• Olaaje gbɛ lɛ You have missed the way Ask about it →

Sources: Language Guide 1986 — "Kɔɔyɔɔŋlɛlɛ lɛ jo foi" (the aeroplane flew fast); Storybooks — "Ehe okɔɔkpe ni kwɔ" (he bought a very high bicycle); Language Guide — "jwɛi amli" (in the bush), "jwɛi tsui" (thatched houses); Storybooks — "kɔɔyɔɔŋ lɛlɛ kudɔlɔ" (aeroplane pilot); Language Guide 1986 — "gbɛ lɛ kã koo mli" (the path goes through a forest); Bureau of Ghana Languages — Language Guide (Ga Version), 1999. Every entry is checked before it's published.