together; cf. gba 1 [ ˥ ].
gba [ / ] (1) to know somebody
thoroughly; of people only;
igba-ɽe-ɣ-ɔʋ̃a‿esi nɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
I know him thoroughly, (that)
he is a good man. (2) to be
complete; exaɛʋ̃ɛ n-idu‿ikotu na
gba nɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (do [ ˥ ]) the
chiefs attending this court are
xxxxx
complete.
gba [ \ ] interjection used in
calling dogs (same as sss).
gbaa [ ˩ ] level; used with the verb
ye [ ˥ ].
gbadaa [ ˦ ˦ ] wide; broad (of bigger
things than gbadaa [ ˩ ˩ ]), e.g. of
a river or pond; cf. gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ].
gbadaa [ ˩ ˩ ] wide; broad (used e.g.
of a basin); ɔʋɛe gbadaa [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ]
it is broad; cf. gbadaa [ ˦ ˦ ].
gbãgbãagbã [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) strongly;
closely; iɽ̃ã kexĩ-ɔse gbãgbaãgbã
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] they became close
friends (texts: Uke keʋe arhuaɽo).
(2) rigid; still; ɔye gbãgbaãgbã
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] it is stiff (same as ɛgi-aʋoxo
[ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] it cannot be bent).
gbaɣada [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (also gbaɽaɣada
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) describes the fall of
something having extremities,
e.g. the human body, when
thrown down in wrestling; mu-ɛ̃
gb-otɔ gbaɽaɣada [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] throw
him down gb.! (as an encourage-
ment to wrestlers, also ya gbe!
[ ˩ ˥ ], gbaɽaɣada!).
gbãkãgbãkã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] big; thick; of
plantains and teeth; ɔɣɛdɛ na ye
gbãkãgbãkã [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] this plan-
tain is thick.
gbalaza [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] wide; used with the
verb ye [ ˥ ], of ditches, pits,
ponds and rivers; indicates a
still wider degree than gbodoo
[ ˥ ˥ ].
