| Term | Definition |
|---|
| dɔgɔtɔrɔso | hospital |
| ka furakɛ | to care for oneself |
| ɲinfurakɛla | dentist |
| ɲin | tooth |
| ɲɛfurakɛla | ophthalmologist, eye doctor |
| siriziyen | surgeon |
| faramansi | pharmacy |
| lajɛlisara | doctor's bill |
| kiliniki | clinic |
| Ala ka kɛnɛya kɛ i ye | May God heal you |
| a kɛ tan | do it this way |
| a kɛ ten | do it that way |
| a kɛ nin cogo la | do it this way |
| salaya bɛ n na | I'm lazy |
| I fari bɛ cogo di? | how are you? |
| bana ye n minɛ | I'm ill |
| a nɔgɔyara | it's better |
| ne fisayara dɔɔnin | I'm a little better |
| ne ma kɛnɛya fɔlɔ | I'm not better yet |
| I kan'a shyɛn | don't scratch it |
| ka fɛn mu fɛn la | to rub something on something |
| i nɔ dɔn | it's your fault |
| kabakurun nɔ dɔn | a stone did it (it's the stone's fault) |
| i k'a siri | bandage it |
| i sonsoro | squat down |
| da kusukusu | rinse the mouth |
| i kan jan | put your head back |
| da muguri | to rinse the mouth by running the finger around inside |
| i kan falaka bɔ | clear the throat |
| I nun foron | sniff up the nose |
| I nun fyɛ | blow the nose |
| furakɛyoro | dispensary (doctor's office) |
| a mugan | suck it |
| a ɲimi | chew it |
| a kunun | swallow it |
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