Adjectives

1. Gã

   Big

   Usage

   Describes size; it follows the noun (agbalẽ gã)

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives follow the noun. ã is a nasal vowel.

2. Sue

   Small

   Usage

   Describes size; it follows the noun

   Grammar Note

   Adjectives follow the noun.

3. Yeye

   New

   Usage

   Says something is new

   Grammar Note

   The scriptural “New World Translation” is titled Xexe Yeye Gɔmeɖeɖe.

4. Xoxo

   Old (thing)

   Usage

   Says a thing is old

   Grammar Note

   xoxo is also the adverb “already”.

5. Didi

   Far

   Usage

   Says something is far away

   Grammar Note

   didi also means “long”.

6. Nyui

   Good

   Usage

   Says something is good

   Grammar Note

   nyo and nyui both mean “good”; nyuie is the adverb “well”.

7. Vɔ̃

   Bad

   Usage

   Says something is bad

   Grammar Note

   ɔ̃ is a nasal vowel (ɔ plus a combining tilde). nu vɔ̃ is “a bad thing”.

8. Geɖe

   Many

   Usage

   Says there are many or much; it follows the noun

   Grammar Note

   ɖ is a different letter from d.

9. Afã

   Half

   Usage

   Means half

   Grammar Note

   ã is a nasal vowel.

10. Blibo

    All of it

    Usage

    Means the whole thing or all

    Grammar Note

    blibo is both an adjective “entire” and a determiner “all”.

11. Enyo azɔ

    That is enough

    Usage

    Use it to say you have had enough

    Grammar Note

    Composed; nyo means “good” or “sufficient”. Not yet checked by a native speaker.

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