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*    be hollowed out by some insect



*    and thus made useless; of corn



*    and beans; ɔka na gb-ɛhũ, ɛɣi-



*    gi-aɽe, sokpã‿maxũ-ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ n-ɔxɔxɔ



*    [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “this corn



*    is useless, it is no longer edible,



*    unless we strip it off for the



*    chickens”. gb-ɛte [ ˥ ˥ ] to shoot



*    at a target; to have a shooting



*    contest; gi‿ayagb-ɛte [ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ ]



*    let us go and shoot at the target!



*    gb-ɛʋ̃-ɛ̃ho (ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ], ɛho [ ˩ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    to let out (something that



*    was meant to be secret); cf.



*    ɔgbɛʋ̃ɛho [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. gb-iba [ ˥ ˥ ] to



*    make fun of a man (ya [ ˥ ]



*    gb-iba [ ˥ ˥ ]; v. gb-akiyɛyɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ],



*    gb-ogiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]); ɔy-egb-ɛɽe gb-iba



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ] he is making fun of



*    himself. gb-igiãgiã [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] to stamp



*    with the feet and clap hands



*    (to spur on and accompany



*    masquerade dancers) (v. Ɔvia



*    [ ˩ ˥ ]). gb-igiawɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to step;



*    ɔgb-igiawɛ lele ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he



*    marched behind me; cf. giɛ



*    [ ˥ ], owɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]. gb-iguma [ ˩ \ ˩ ] to



*    pant, grunt, e.g. when carrying



*    a heavy load; ihɛ n-ɔmu xua-ɽe



*    gbe, t-ɔɣigb-iguma ʋ-ɔl-oke (la



*    [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ / ˦ ˧ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “the load



*    he has taken (i.e. he carries) is



*    too heavy for him, he is panting



*    climbing (passing) the hill”.



*    gb-igbo [ ˥ ˩ ] to spin a top. gb-



*    iro [ ˥ ˩ ] to ask, pose a riddle (for



*    somebody: na [ ˥ ]); ɔmu‿ĩro n-



*    igbe nɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] he guessed the



*    riddle I asked him. gb-irhu [ ˥ ˩ ]



*    to give shade. gb-ixiaʋɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] to



*    pound ocro. gb-itɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] to make



*    a rough clearing in the bush,



*    e.g. for a telegraph-line; v. fie



*    [ / ] (for farming purposes, in-



*    volves a much more thorough



*    clearing). gb-iyare [ ˩ \ ˩ ] to