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*    conciliation. (3) dɔl-otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to



*    propitiate the ground, e.g. after



*    a suicide.



*dɔlɔ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] in dɔl-owa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to rub



*    the walls of a house with water,



*    mud, or leaves (Yor.) and cow-



*    dung in order to smoothe them;



*    cf. dɔlɔ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ].



*dɔlɔ 3 [ ˩ ˥ ] in dɔl-ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to sew



*    a cloth, or clothes (not only “to



*    mend”); cf. dɔlɔ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. emasini



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], se [ ˥ ].



*dɔɔ̃ [ ˩ ] enticing (of women’s eyes);



*    v. sĩ‿ãɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].



*dɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to put rafters on a



*    house previous to thatching it.



*    (2) to grow up; idiom. for



*    nwa 1 [ / ]; mostly followed by



*    de [ / ] or re [ ˥ ] “coming”;



*    ɔɣadɔʋ̃ɛ re nɛ xerhe, iɣaagi-ɛɽ-ɛdo



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] when he will be



*    grown up a little, I shall be



*    sending him to Benin. (3) in



*    dɔʋ̃-ĩyi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to impose a law.



*duduudu (and dududu?) [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] quite



*    black, e.g. soil under a rubbish-



*    heap; ɔsieɽe duduudu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] it



*    is quite black; cf. dũdũdũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]



*dũdũdũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] dark blue, like ink,



*    police uniforms, and avocado-



*    pears; used with the verb bi [ ˥ ].



*duɛ [ / ] to scatter.



*du‿ɛki [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], du‿ikotu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], d-ugie



*    [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. do 2 [ ˥ ].



*d-ugba [ ˥ ˩ ] to dance the ugba [ ˥ ˩ ]-



*    dance.



*du‿ido [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], d-ukpɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. do 1 [ ˥ ].



*duʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to pound; ɔduʋ̃-ema



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is pounding fufu; duʋ̃-



*    exwae [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to make an exwae



*    [ ˥ ˩ ]-charm, exwae [ ˥ ˩ ] is always



*    pounded and then made (ma 4



*    [ ˥ ]) into an oblong lump; duʋ̃-



*    exwae comprises the entire



*    process. (2) to forge; not used



*    metaphorically.