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*izunu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] grumbling about food



*    one dislikes, and refusing it; cf.



*    zɛ [ ˥ ], unu [ ˩ ˥ ].



*(i)k- an element of word-formation



*    used in reduplications; it con-



*    veys a generalising idea, e.g.



*    k-exɔek-exɔe, exɔek-exɔe [ ˥ / ˥ ˩ ]



*    “with all one’s mind” (Akugbe)



*    from exɔe [ ˥ ˩ ] “mind”; k-ɔʋ̃aik-



*    ɔʋ̃a [ ˥ / ˥ ˩ ] and [ ˩ / ˩ \ ] “every-



*    body” from ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ] “man”;



*    xxxxx



*    cf. k-ugbaik-ɛɣɛ [ ˥ / ˥ ˩ ], and



*    Yoruba formations like ɛnikɛni



*    [ ˧ ˧ ˥ ˧ ].



*ka 1 [ ˥ ] to confess an evil deed,



*    especially witchcraft and similar



*    harmful practices; oxuo na ka



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] this woman is confessing



*    to a misdeed (but for adultery



*    v. bũ [ / ]).



*ka 2 [ ˥ ] to dry (intrans.); erhã na



*    ɣaka akeyae nwina [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ]



*    this wood shall dry before start-



*    ing to work with it; erhã na kae



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] this wood is dry; cf. kaka 1



*    [ ˩ ˥ ]; kae 3 [ / ].



*ka 3 [ ˥ ] to buy (not used of oil,



*    only of beverages); yak-anyɔ



*    n-ɔrhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ re (or gũ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ])



*    [ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] go and buy sweet (or,



*    palatable) wine for me! (lit.



*    “(and) come”) (the syllable k-a



*    is rather long).



*ka 4 [ ˥ ] to count; ka-limoi ni



*    n-uta ma ʋ̃-ĩlu n-ɔxĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    “count those oranges so that



*    you (can) tell me how many



*    they are!” ka [ ˥ ] y-ɔ [ \ ] to



*    repeat the formula of an oath;



*    ka y-ɔ ʋ-en-ɔɣav-ɔɛ̃ hɛ [ ˩ \ ˥ ˩ ˥ / / ]



*    repeat (the formula) as he will



*    (or, shall) swear it! k-iɣo [ ˥ ˥ ]



*    to count money; to reckon; to



*    judge the worth of something;



*    cf. Yor. ka [ ˩ ].