bio nso (Moreover)

Moreover: Bio Nso

Level 5

Bio nso, + a new point = Moreover, ... or Also, ...: Bio nso, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae yɛn nananom (Moreover, we must remember our ancestors).

How It Works

1. Where it goes
Bio nso usually opens the sentence, often after na in stories and scripture: Na bio nso, ... (And moreover, ...). It can also follow the verb it adds to: Yɛgye di bio nso sɛ ... (We also believe that ...).

2. Where you hear it
It belongs to planned speech: announcements, Radio and News Twi, sermons, school essays and Opening a Formal Speech. A government minister on Twi radio listed road rules this way: Bio nso, ɛsɛ sɛ mohyɛ helmet (Also, you must wear a helmet). In relaxed talk, people more often just add nso after a word or start with na.

3. Adding, not contrasting
Bio nso adds a point that pushes the same way. For a point that goes against the last one, use But: nanso.

4. Similar openers
Afei nso (and next, also) works in much the same way and is common in speeches; see Now, Next: afei. In older and church writing, a plain Bio, at the start of a sentence can also mean in addition.

Examples (5)

  1. Bio nso, ɛsɛ sɛ mohyɛ helmet.

    Also, you must wear a helmet.

    From a Twi radio news report on road rules. Helmet is an English word used inside Twi.

  2. Bio nso, ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae yɛn nananom.

    Moreover, we must remember our ancestors.

    Word by Word: again also it-is-fitting that we-remember our ancestors

  3. Kwan no ware, na bio nso, kaa no nni hɔ.

    The road is long, and besides, the car is not here.

  4. Ɔyɛ adwuma paa; bio nso, ɔdɔ ne mmofra.

    She works very hard; moreover, she loves her children.

  5. Yɛgye di bio nso sɛ mmofra no bɛtumi asua.

    We also believe that the children can learn.

    Here bio nso follows the verb it adds to.

Common Mistakes

  • Using bio nso for a contrast (intended: He is poor, but he is generous).

    Ɔyɛ ohiani, bio nso ɔyɛ ayamye.
    Ɔyɛ ohiani, nanso ɔyɛ ayamye.

    Bio nso adds a point in the same direction. Being poor and being generous pull against each other, so the link is nanso (but).

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bio nso (Moreover)Level 5Moreover: Bio Nso

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Moreover combines bio and nso.

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