useless”; utɛ nɛ ʋ-en-uye na
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] you are already “use-
less” in (the state in) which
you are now!
tɛ [ / ] to urge somebody on (to
do something, by flattering
him, or by acclamations); ɣɛtɛ
ʋ̃ɛ ɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] don’t urge me
on to do it! (e.g. for I shall be
overtired).
tɛ̃ [ / ] (1) to put in a file (or row?);
tɛ̃-biɛka na n-iɽ̃ã ya y-uviɛ̃-sɛse
[ ˩ / ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] arrange these chil-
dren so that they may be pro-
perly in a single file! (e.g. may
be said by a teacher). (2) to
claim as one’s relative (ɔtɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ]).
(Perhaps this should be a separ-
ate item).
t-ɛ̃zɔ [ ˥ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ]; cf. tɔ̃ 4 [ ˥ ].
ti 1 [ ˥ ] to be famous (but usually
this is titi [ ˩ ˥ ]).
ti 2 [ ˥ ] to be fat; ɛwe na fɛko ti
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ] this goat is (gradually)
becoming fat.
ti 3 [ ˥ ] to boil; amɛ ti [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the
water is beginning to boil; amɛ
ti [ ˩ ˩ \ ] the water boils; cf.
ti [ / ].
tĩ 1 [ ˥ ] to fly; ahĩaʋ̃ɛ tĩ [ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ] the
bird flew.
tĩ 2 [ ˥ ] in t-ĩhĩ [ ˩ \ ] to sneeze;
ɔt-ĩhĩ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] he sneezed; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
ti [ / ] (1) to warm up liquid food
(soups); unwɔʋ̃ɛ n-atiɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ]
a warmed-up soup. (2) to weld
broken iron together; ti‿ematɔ̃
na mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] weld this iron
for me!
tiã [ / ] to flatter; ɣɛɣitiã ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ]
don’t flatter me any longer! v.
tɛ [ / ].
tie [ / ] to call; ɔtie ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he
called me. ti-ebe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to read;
ɔti-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he read it. ti-ɛbɔ
