Weather Expressions

Tile bɔra
The sun has come out [as in, "It's sunny"]
Tile ma bɔ
The sun hasn't come out [as in, "It's not sunny"]
Tile bɛ
There is sun [as in, "It's sunny"]
Tile ka farin
The sun is fiery [as in, "It's really sunny out"]
Yɔrɔ ganna
It's hot [Lit. "The place has heated up"]
Yɔrɔ kalayara
It's hot [Lit. "The place has warmed up"]
Dugu jɛra / Dugu gwɛra
The day has risen [Lit. "The land has whitened"
Dibi donna
It's gotten dark [Lit. "Darkness has entered"]
Su kora
It's night time [Lit. "The night has washed"]
Nɛnɛ bɛ

It's cold

Funteni bɛ

It's hot

Sankabaw ka ca
The clouds are abundant [as in, "It's really cloudy"
San finna
The sky has blackened [as in, "It looks like it will rain"]
San(ji) bɛ ka na
It's going to rain [Lit. "Sky(water) is coming"]
Sanji bɛ ka bin
It's raining [Lit. "Rain is falling"]
San(ji) nana
It rained [Lit. "Sky(water) came)"
Fiɲɛ/fɔɲɔ bɛ ci
The wind blows
Fiɲɛ/fɔɲɔ ka ca
It's windy [Lit. "The wind is abundant"]
Yɔrɔ ka di
It's nice out [Lit. "The place is pleasing"]
Yɔrɔ jara
It's dry out [Lit. "The place has dried"]
Nɛzi binna
It snowed [Lit. "Snow fell"]