(4) because of (noun or pre-
position?); iɣayo rhuʋ̃ud-ɔse ʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] I shall go because of
my friend; rhuʋ̃ud-ɔni and
rhuʋ̃ud-ɔɽ̃ĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] “because of
that”: therefore; rhuʋ̃ud-ɔni
imaɣinagwi gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “(it
is on) account of that (that)
I never quarrel any more”: rhu^
ʋ̃ud-ɔni ɔɣazɛ-ɣ-iyo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ]
lit. (it is) account of that (which)
will cause me to go (-ɣ- from
iɣe [ ˥ ˩ ]).
ɽa [ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb denoting
imminence of the action ex-
pressed by the main verb;
“going to”, “about to”; ɔɽa^
su‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] he is going to ac-
company him; ɔteɽasu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ]
he was going to accompany him
(but it did not happen).
ɽa [ ˩ ] (1) or; mɛ ɽa‿iɽ̃ɛ̃-ɽ-ɔɣayo
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “I or he (it is who)
must go”. (2) particle indicating
a question: t-uxiã ɽa [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] are
you going?
ɽae [ / ] to go; iɣiɽae [ / ˥ (4-1) ] I am
not going again; ɔɽae [ ˩ / ] he is
gone (same as ɔrie [ ˩ / ]); cf. ɽa
[ ˥ ].
ɽaɣoɽaɣo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] light (of the sky);
blue; ɔye ɽaɣoɽaɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] it is
blue.
ɽe 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to eat; in front of vow-
els, ɽe becomes ri-. This occurs
in the following combinations:
ri‿abe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to be, become guilty
(in a lawsuit); ɔri‿abe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he
is guilty (he has lost the law-
suit). ri‿aɽa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to be bitter.
ri-arha [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to be accepted in
ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], of a dead man.
ri‿ase [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to be, become in-
nocent (especially in court);
