I’m hoping you’ve had your breakfast by now. If you haven’t, you may want to pause here and do so before proceeding with the present lesson. If you have, please indulge me as I take you through a rather unpleasant topic.
Today, we are looking at the Twi names of some waste matter expelled from the human body.
| Twi | English |
|---|---|
| mfifire | sweat |
| dwonsɔ | urine |
| ntasuo | saliva |
| ɛfeɛ | vomit |
| anisuo | tear |
| ɛta/mframa bɔne | fart |
| mogya |
blood (e.g. in menstruation; nsabuo) |
|
hwennorɔ (through the nostrils) ahorɔ (general) | phlegm/sputum |
| amamman/amman | mucous |
|
ahobaa/barima ho nsuo nkwaboa (plural: nkwammoa) |
ejaculate/seminal fluid sperm(s) |
| agyanan | faeces |
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