of food; to browse (of cattle);
ɔtekɔ̃ yo kɔ̃ re ʋ-eʋ̃a sĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
“it was moving to and fro here
before”; said e.g. of a fowl
which the owner is missing.
kɔ̃ [ / ] to aim (in shooting); ɔkɔ̃‿
ũzo ni [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ] he is aiming at
that antelope (uzo [ ˥ ˩ ]).
kɔɣɔkɔɣɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] reproduces the
sound made by the bell aza [ ˥ ˩ ];
v. goɣogoɣo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], gɛ̃ɣɛ̃ỹgɛ̃ɣɛ̃ỹ
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
kɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to pick fruit from a
tree; with hands or a pointed
stick, adɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ]; kɔl-ogwi mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
pick me mangoes! gi-ayakɔl-otiɛ̃
[ ˩ / / ˩ ˥ ˥ ] let us go and pick otiɛ̃!
ku 1 [ ˥ ] to depreciate in value, or,
become worthless through being
kept in stock for too long a time;
inya n-idɛ xɔ-xuʋ̃u (xɛ‿uxuʋ̃u)
iɣimu‿ɛ̃ s-ɛki (sɛ [ ˥ ]), ɔkeku
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] “the yams
which I bought in wait for a
famine, when I had carried them
to the market, they were worth-
less”; iterat. kulo [ ˩ ˥ ] not to be
in order (but reparable); osisi
na kulo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] this gun is out
of order; cf. ɔku [ ˩ \ ]; v. ɽu [ ˥ ],
rhia [ ˥ ] (to be entirely spoilt).
ku 2 [ ˥ ] in ku‿obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] yi [ ˥ ]
to hurry a matter, a task;
iku‿obɔ y-ɛzɔ ni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ] I am
hurrying that lawsuit; e.g. by
getting hold of all the evidence
beforehand; iku‿obɔ y-ɔ nɛ,
t-iɣami-otɔ-ɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] “I
have hurried it, I will see its
ground”; i.e. I will see its con-
clusion.
ku [ ˥ ] gbe [ ˥ ] (1) second part of a
verbal combination meaning
“to mix together”, v. mu [ ˥ ],
fũɛ̃ [ ˥ ], ku gbe [ ˥ ˥ ]. (2) an aux-
