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*    (2) “a few”; in ɔmagba ʋ-il-



*    uki n-oxĩ n-ɔdi‿eʋ̃a ya, ɔkekpaɔ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) \ ˩ \ / ] “it had not



*    completed how many months it



*    is (sc. I do not know) that he



*    stayed here, before he left”:



*    before a few months were over



*    he left; cf. Yor. m-elo [ ˥ / ].



*iluma [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) describes the sounds



*    produced by the blows at a



*    boxing-match. (2) expression



*    of encouragement at boxing-



*    matches. (The second syllable



*    is stressed.) v. ɛlu [ ˥ / ], kiʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ima [ ˥ ˩ ] disjunctive pronoun of



*    the 1st pers. pl.; cf. ma [ ˩ ].



*imaɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] simulation; pretending;



*    make-believe; cf. ma 2 [ ˥ ], ɽu [ ˥ ].



*imawu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] act of committing



*    suicide; cf. ma 2 [ ˥ ], wu [ ˥ ]; v.



*    otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ].



*    (i)mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] disjunctive pronoun of



*    the 1st pers. sgl.; it may be



*    emphasized by ʋ̃ɛ; e.g. mɛ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]



*    would mean something like “do



*    you mean me?”; cf. i [ ˩ ].



*imiãɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] prophecy; imiãɽo ɽuɛ



*    sɛ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] your prophecy



*    has (always) come to pass (lit.



*    “has come to pass much”);



*    cf. miɛ [ ˥ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ].



*imiɛfã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]+ (1) redemption from



*    being sacrificed or hanged (by



*    plea or substitution of somebody



*    else). (2) (biblical) salvation



*    (Akugbe).



*imina [ ˩ \ ˩ ] dream; imina n-imina‿



*    ɛɽɛ mu ʋ̃-ohã gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “the dream I dreamt to-day



*    frightened me very much”; cf.



*    mina [ ˩ ˥ ], miɛ [ ˥ ] (?).



*imu [ ˥ ˩ ] arrest; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ]; v.



*    ebe [ ˩ ˥ ], tie [ / ].



*imuaɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) argument; dis-



*    cussion. (2) disobedience; cf.



*    mua [ / ], ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].