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*    [ ˥ ]). gi‿a [ ˩ / ] is used in the



*    1st pers. pl. meaning “let us”:



*    gi‿aɣaxiã [ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ] let’s go. (2) to



*    permit of something being done



*    (equivalent to English suffix



*    -able); ɛgi‿ari‿ɔe [ / ˩ / ˥ \ ] it is



*    not edible.



*gĩ [ ˥ ] to leak, of a canoe, or house;



*    okɔ ʋ̃ɛ gĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] my canoe is



*    leaking; cf. ugĩʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*gia [ / ] to cut (with many objects,



*    e.g. a bundle of things, or a cord



*    containing many strings, etc.);



*    ɔgia‿iri na [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is cutting



*    these ropes; cf. giagia [ ˩ ˥ ], giaɣa



*    [ ˩ ˥ ].



*giagia [ ˩ ˥ ] to cut into many



*    pieces; giagi-ab-erhã na (or,



*    bɛl-ab- [ ˩ ˩ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] lop the



*    branches of this tree off! cf.



*    gia [ / ]; v. bɛlɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*giãgiãgiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] bright red, used



*    with the verb ba 1 [ / ]; v.



*    ɽɛɣɛɽɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*giaɣa [ ˩ ˥ ] to cut or tear into little



*    pieces; ɔgiaɣa‿e ku erhã ku iri



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he tore it up (into



*    little pieces) and threw it about



*    (e.g. of an infant tearing paper);



*    cf. gia [ / ].



*gi-asɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. gie 2 [ / ].



*gidigidi 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] big; of yams; used



*    with the verb ye [ ˥ ].



*gidigidi 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] blazing (sending



*    flames up); used with the verb



*    ba 1 [ / ]; v. kpoo [ ˩ ], woo [ ˩ ].



*gidigbi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] strong; robust; a



*    riddle: okpia gidigbi mu‿okpia



*    gidigbi gba [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a



*    strong man catches a strong



*    man and ties (him); the answer



*    is olodo mu‿ɛ̃xu gba [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    the door frame keeps the door



*    tied; cf. gidigbii [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*gidigbii [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] very big, e.g. of trees,



*    houses, boxes, rocks; of an