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*gadagbaa [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] big (not fat); of



*    animals, e.g. horses, elephants,



*    bulls, hippopotami, or cro-



*    codiles; used with the verb



*    ye [ ˥ ]; cf. gidigbii [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*gaga [ ˩ ˥ ] to surround; ɔhɛ‿iɽ̃ã



*    gag-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he surrounded



*    himself with them (also: ɔv-iɽ̃ã



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ]); cf. ga [ / ].



*gaigai [ ˩ ˩ ] describes a manner of



*    walking: a measured walk, with



*    wide steps; “white-man style”;



*    used with the verb xiã [ ˥ ]; (the i



*    is not short).



*ge [ \ ] same as de [ \ ].



*gegeege [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] very high (of a hill);



*    oke na yo gegeege [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] this hill



*    is very high; cf. gogoogo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]; v.



*    golotoo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] and geletee [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*gele [ ˩ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb em-



*    phasizing the main verb; may



*    be translated by “indeed” or



*    similar words; ɔgeleɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ]



*    in fact he is doing it; ɔgeleɽu‿ɛe



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] really he did it; geleta‿e



*    ɣe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ] go repeat it!



*geletee [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] extraordinarily high



*    (used with the verb yo [ ˥ ]); cf.



*    golotoo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*gɛ̃gɛ̃ɛgɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] tightly shut.



*gɛ̃ɣɛ̃ỹgɛ̃ɣɛ̃ỹ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] imitation of the



*    sound of a bell (egogo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] ; but



*    v. kɔɣɔkɔɣɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]); v. also goɣo-



*    goɣo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*    gi (gu) [ ˥ ] (1) to allow (to do



*    something); to let; ɔg-iɽ̃ã ɽu‿ɛe



*    [ ˩ ˥ / ˥ \ ] he allowed them to do



*    it; he let them do it. In the 1st



*    and 2nd pers. sgl., gũ, gu are



*    used instead of gi: igu‿ɛ ɽu‿ɛe



*    [ ˩ ˩ / ˥ \ ] (a) I am allowing you



*    to do it; (b) I am helping you to



*    do it, I am doing it with you;



*    pf.: ɔgũ ʋ̃ɛ ɽu‿ɛe (a) [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ (4-1) ] he



*    allowed me to do it; (b) [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ (3-1) ]



*    he helped me to do it. (v. gu