...”: deɣ-uma [ ˥ ˩ / ] I hope you
are well?
dɛ [ ˥ ] to buy; eʋ̃i n-udɛe ɔna xĩ
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ \ ] is this the thing you
have bought? id-osisi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]
I bought a gun; d-eʋ̃i na mɛ
[ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] buy this thing for me!
(e)n-ɔd-eʋ̃i‿kuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ] “he who
buys on credit”: debtor; cf.
adɛ [ ˥ ˩ ]; v. xiɛ̃ [ ˥ ].
dɛ [ ˥ ] ɣe [ / ] to see; idɛ ɣ-ɛɽe
[ ˩ ˧ / ˩ ] I saw it; cf. bɛ [ ˥ ] ɣe [ / ],
ɣe [ / ]; v. miɛ [ ˥ ].
dĩ 1 [ ˥ ] to be brave; ɔdĩ [ ˩ \ ] he is
brave.
dĩ 2 [ ˥ ] to be hoarse; urhu dĩ‿ɛ̃
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] “voice is hoarse (to)
him”: he is hoarse; v. ɛgogo
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
dia 1 [ ˥ ] in dia [ ˥ ] ke [ ˥ ] to be
near; v. si [ ˥ ] kɛ [ / ]. dia [ ˥ ]
ya [ ˥ ] to stay somewhere; to
lodge; ɔdi-eʋ̃a ya [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ] he
(often, or usually) stays here
(the ya is not used in relative
sentences); v. mu 1 [ ˥ ].
dia 2 [ ˥ ] to become, be straight;
ɔdiae [ ˩ \ ] it is straight.
di‿a [ ˥ ˥ ] to menstruate.
dido [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) to be old; idiom.; used
by old people instead of xĩ-
ɔ̃maɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] for men, animals, and
trees; ahĩaʋ̃ɛ na dido [ ˥ ˦ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
this is an old bird, e.g. if its
flesh is tough. (2) to be mighty,
e.g. by possessing a powerful
charm; v. wohia [ ˥ ˩ ].
d-igwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ]; cf. de 1 [ ˥ ].
d-iɣo [ ˥ ˩ ] ɽua [ ˥ ]; cf. da 6 [ ˥ ].
d-ihoi [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. da 6 [ ˥ ].
dĩna [ ˩ ˥ ] to reach; to arrive; idĩn-
eʋa, imami-ɔɛ̃ ʋ-owa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ]
I arrived there (but) I did not
find him at home; idiom.: dĩn-odɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] lit. “to reach the road”: to
