mosee [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] this house is very nice. mosemose [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] is also used, A. would accept mosemose only; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ]. mɔ 1 [ ˥ ] in m-eto [ ˩ ˥ ] to plait one’s hair; ɔm-eto [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] she plaited her hair; cf. ɔmeto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. mɔ 2 [ ˥ ] to bear fruit, of plants. mɔmɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to lend; ɔrh-iɣo na mɔmɔ [ ˩ / ˥ / ˩ ˩ ] he lends money; ɔmɔmɔ ʋ̃-ĩɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] he lent me money. (2) to borrow; imɔm- ũkpɔ̃ ʋ-obɔ-ɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] I bor- rowed a cloth from him, n-irhie ɣari-uɣe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “to take (it) to go to a dance”; v. iɣo [ ˥ ˥ ]. m-ɔtɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ]. mu 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to take up; to carry; v. tɔ̃ [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ]; ɔmu ihɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is carrying a load; imu‿ɛ̃ ʋ- obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I carried it in my hand; imu‿ɛ̃ ʋoʋo [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ] I lifted him on my back (of babies; iy-iyeke mu‿ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ] I carried him on my back, of somebody who is ill, or e.g. when fording a river); imu‿ɛ̃ y-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] I carried it on my head. (2) to snatch; to catch; imu‿ɛ̃ ʋ-eɽo [ ˧ ˥ ˨ ˨ ˦ ] I caught you in your trick (“caught him”: mu‿ɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]); imu‿ɛ̃ɽ-igbĩna [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] I snatched (drew) him away from the fight (the ɽ is not nasalised); cf. Yor. mu [ ˥ ]. (3) to have an attack of; the name of the disease as subject; v. ɔwa [ ˥ ˥ ], okĩ [ ˥ ˩ ]. (4) to be possessed of a certain turn of mind; the emotion being the subject; v. exue [ ˩ ˩ ], ohã [ ˩ ˥ ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ]; but also v. mu‿ohã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. mu combined with verbs: mu [ ˥ ] de [ / ] to bring something to somebody (v. mu [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ]); ɔmu‿ɛ̃ de [ ˩ ˩ / / ] he is bringing it him. |