Fashion & Clothing

1. Mpaboa

   Shoes

   Usage

   Shoes and footwear. Handy for pointing in a shop

   Grammar Note

   Mpaboa is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

2. Ɛkyɛ

   Hat

   Usage

   A word for a hat, as listed in older dictionaries

   Grammar Note

   Ɛkyɛ is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

3. Akatawia

   Umbrella

   Usage

   An umbrella; it also covers a sunshade

   Grammar Note

   Akatawia is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

4. Ntama

   Cloth

   Usage

   Cloth, or a cloth worn as a garment

   Grammar Note

   Ntama is a noun. There is no gender or article, and no tone marks are written.

5. Mepɛ mpaboa

   I want shoes

   Usage

   Says what you want. Replace mpaboa with another word

   Grammar Note

   Me (I) + pɛ (want). The object follows.

6. Wo mpaboa yɛ fɛ

   Your shoes are nice

   Usage

   Compliments something someone wears. Same pattern as Wo atadeɛ yɛ fɛ

   Grammar Note

   The possessive Wo comes before the noun. Yɛ fɛ means "is beautiful".

7. Metumi ahyɛ eyi?

   Can I put this on?

   Usage

   Asks in a shop whether you may try something on. Hyɛ is the verb for putting on clothes, shoes or a hat

   Grammar Note

   The verb after tumi (can) carries the prefix a-. The sentence is composed from the words.

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