n-ɔrɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ‿ / ] the oldest one of
them (lit. “who there are”);
n-ɔɽ-ɔw-uɛ rɔ ɽa [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-2) ˩ ] lit.
“what is your own (scil. con-
cern), is it there (or, in it)?”:
is there anything of your own
concern: is it your business?
(as a rebuke).
re 2 [ ˥ ] to come (not used in the
ipf., v. de [ / ]); v. yo 1 [ ˥ ].
re [ / ] (also rei) (1) to be far;
Isiloko re gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˦ ] Siluko is
very far; (2) to be a long time
(ago) (only in the perf. which
can be ɔreɽe as well as ɔreɽi (!));
ɔreɽe n-ɔs-unu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] it is a
long time since it happened.
ri 1 [ ˥ ] to tread mud or palm-
kernels; iterat. rilo [ ˩ ˥ ] to
massage; ɔrilo ʋ̃-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he
massaged my body; v. mama
[ ˩ ˥ ], ya 1 [ ˥ ].
ri 2 [ ˥ ] (1) to knot together;
r-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] tie me these
ropes together! (2) to make a
noose; r-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] also:
make a noose in this rope!
(but for “to make a knot in”
mu [ ˥ ] ri [ ˥ ] is used). Iterat.
rilo [ ˩ ˥ ]: (a) to knot many ropes
together; (b) in ril-iri [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to
make nooses in ropes; and (c)
(preceded by mu) to make knots
in ropes; ril-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] tie
these (many) ropes together!
ri; cf. also ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].
ria 1 [ / ] (1) to graze; to browse
(of an animal). (2) in ria [ / ]
ixi [ ˩ ˩ ] to take revenge; ɔria
ʋ̃-ĩxi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] be is taking revenge
on me; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ] (?); eria [ ˩ ˥ ],
iriaixi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], iriaɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɔriaɛ-
mila [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
ria 2 [ / ] to expound, analyse an
oracle (iha [ ˩ ˩ ]).
