dicating that the action ex-
pressed by the main verb stands
in a concessive relation to the
rest of the sentence; ɔrherha ʋ̃ɛ,
ɣa iɣaɣixu‿ɛe gie [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˥ ]
“though he has stolen (from)
me, who shall I drive him to
(lit. send)?” used if the culprit
belongs to the same family so
that one cannot pursue him.
rhere [ ˩ ˥ ] farewell (from rherhere
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “arrive in time”); said to
a man leaving the speaker, or
met on the road, going in the
opposite direction.
rherhe [ ˩ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb in-
dicating that the main action is
carried out in due time; irhe-
rheɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] I did it in time;
e.g. as answer to the question:
urherhepos‿ebe ni yi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ / ˥ ]
did you post that letter in
time?
rhia [ ˥ ] to be, become spoilt;
ɔrhiae [ ˩ \ ] it is spoilt; also
ɔrhia [ ˩ ˥ ‿ / ] (containing a [ / ],
i.e. ɽua [ ˥ ]); cf. rhia [ / ].
rhia [ / ] to spoil; to squander
(rhia‿iɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]); also rhia [ / ]
ɽua (or, a) [ ˥ ]; cf. rhia [ ˥ ].
rhiamarhiama [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] lean; also
used of a thin plantain; used
with the verb ye [ ˥ ]; v. kãgũ-
kãgũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
rhie [ / ] to take; v. mu [ ˥ ] which
seems to refer to heavier things:
“to lift up”, and was said to
refer specially to things con-
taining grains or liquids, not to
whole things like rhie; v. further
ya 1 [ ˥ ] which implies “to take in
order to use”; ɔrhi-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he
took it; as answer to a question,
e.g. Combinations with verbs:
rhie [ / ] ba [ / ] to add. rhie
