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*    being dropped down by his



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



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



*gbimm [ ˩ ] describes the sound of



*    a gun going off in a room (e.g.



*    by accident).



*gbĩna 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] to fight; waɣɛgbĩna



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



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



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



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



*    war; stronger than gbĩna).



*gbĩna 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] to seek shelter with



*    somebody; igbĩna‿a [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] I



*    seek shelter with you!



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



*gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ] wide; broad (not as



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



*    something that is extensive,



*    deep or long as well, as roads,



*    rivers, ponds, and spaces; ɔʋɛe



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



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



*    gbadaa [ ˩ ˩ ].



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



*    moon; uki na ʋɛe gbodoo



*    [ ˩ / ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] the moon is very



*    broad; cf. gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ].



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



*    of a human being; used with



*    ye [ ˥ ]; v. gbɔhuũ [ ˦ ˦ ].



*gboo [ ˥ ] wide; used with the verb



*    rhã [ / ] “to open”; cf. gbo-



*    doo [ ˥ ˥ ].



*gboɽogboɽo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] loud and clearly



*    audible; used with the verb



*    guã [ / ].



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



*gbɔ [ ˥ ] to fell trees on a farming



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



*    means “to fell single picked



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



*gbɔ 1 [ / ] to bark, of a dog, or



*    leopard; v. wowowo [ \ \ \ ].



*gbɔ 2 [ / ] to cut a plant and re-



*    plant it; also, to take a cutting