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*    being dropped down by his

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*    partner; ɔde gbiɣidi [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it fell

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*    (e.g. the firewood); v. gbidii [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*gbimm [ ˩ ] describes the sound of

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*    a gun going off in a room (e.g.

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*    by accident).

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*gbĩna 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] to fight; waɣɛgbĩna

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*    [ ˩ \ ˩ \ ] don’t you (pl.) fight!

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*    ɔgũ ʋ̃ɛ gbĩna [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] he fought

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*    with me; cf. ugbĩnaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ],

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*    igbĩna [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. xɔ̃ [ / ] (to wage

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*    war; stronger than gbĩna).

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*gbĩna 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] to seek shelter with

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*    somebody; igbĩna‿a [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] I

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*    seek shelter with you!

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*gb-ĩɽ̃uʋ̃u [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. gbɛ̃ [ ˥ ].

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*gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ] wide; broad (not as

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*    much as nyamaɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); used of

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*    something that is extensive,

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*    deep or long as well, as roads,

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*    rivers, bonds, and spaces; ɔʋɛe

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*    gbodoo [ ˩ \ ˥ ˥ ] it is very wide;

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*    cf. gbodoo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. gbadaa [ ˦ ˦ ],

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*    gbadaa [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*gbodoo [ ˩ ˩ ] broad; used of the full

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*    moon; uki na ʋɛe gbodoo

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*    [ ˩ / ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] the moon is very

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*    broad; cf. gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ].

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*gbokoo [ ˦ ˦ ] tall and a little stout;

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*    of a human being; used with

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*    ye [ ˥ ]; v. gbɔhuũ [ ˦ ˦ ].

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*gboo [ ˥ ] wide; used with the verb

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*    rhã [ / ] “to open”; cf. gbo-

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*    doo [ ˥ ˥ ].

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*gboɽogboɽo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] loud and clearly

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*    audible; used with the verb

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*    guã [ / ].

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*gb-otɔe [ / ˩ ] xe [ / ]; cf. gbe [ / ].

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*gbɔ [ ˥ ] to fell trees on a farming

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*    plot; all in a heap, while tɔ̃ [ ˥ ]

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*    means “to fell single picked

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*    (timber) trees”; cf. egbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]

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*gbɔ 1 [ / ] to bark, of a dog, or

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*    leopard; v. wowowo [ \ \ \ ].

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*gbɔ 2 [ / ] to cut a plant and re-

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*    plant it; also, to take a cutting

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