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*    gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “he knows book



*    much”: he is very clever. (2) to



*    be a favourite (of a wife or a



*    servant); ɔgwɛ ʋ̃ɛ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] she



*    is a great favourite with me;



*    (but: ɔgw-ɛʋ̃ɛ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he knows



*    how to talk well); also gw-obɔ,



*    gu‿obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to be intimately



*    acquainted with: igu‿obɔ-ɽe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ] I am very well ac-



*    quainted with him; ɔgu‿obɔ ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he is my special friend;



*    ɔgu‿ob-ɔdɔ-ɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ / ˩ ] “she is



*    the special friend of her hus-



*    band”: she is her husband’s



*    favourite wife; cf. gu 1 [ ˥ ], gua



*    [ / ].



*gwɛ [ / ] to sacrifice to one’s head



*    during the igwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]-festival;



*    otherwise ɽu‿uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] is



*    used. At igwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] a special



*    “amen”-formula is used: gua^



*    ʋ̃ɔnyɛɛ [ / ˩ ˩ ] (otherwise isɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]).



*gw-ɛhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. gwa 2 [ ˥ ].



*gw-ɛzɛ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. gwa 1 [ ˥ ].



*gwɛzɛgwɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] entirely (Egh.



*    Hist.); ɔrhia mu‿otɔ gwɛzɛgwɛzɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it is entirely spoilt.



*gwi [ ˥ ] (1) to quarrel; to be angry



*    with somebody; magbagwi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    we quarrelled with one another;



*    ɔgũ ʋ̃ɛ gwi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he was angry



*    with me (i.e. a master with his



*    servant). (2) to state one’s case



*    in court; to litigate; hence:



*    n-ɔgwi [ ˩ ˥ ] litigant (used in con-



*    text only). n-ɔgwi-w-iɽ̃ɛ̃ ʋ̃ɔ‿osɛe



*    [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] the litigant said he had



*    a witness. n-ɔgu‿ɔʋ̃a gwi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ]



*    “he who quarrels with a man”:



*    plaintiff (v. n-ɔti-ɔʋ̃a ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]).



*    n-agu gwi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “he with whom is



*    quarrelled”: defendant; accused



*    (v. n-ati-ɛɽ-ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ]); idiom.:



*    ɔgwi ɛz-uw-unu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “he is



*    stating case of inside of mouth”: