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*kakabɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (to do) properly;



*    kakabɔ gb-ɛɽ-asã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] flog



*    (whip) him properly!



*k-anyɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf ka 3 [ ˥ ].



*kaʋ̃a [ ˩ ˥ ] to be small; short; oʋ-uɛ



*    na kaʋ̃a gbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this your



*    child is too (or: very) small!



*    cf. ukaʋ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ].



*ke 1 [ ˥ ] to be near; this verb is



*    used a good deal for indicating



*    local relationship, e.g. k-adesɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to be near the middle;



*    ikpĩhiãbɔ n-ɔk-adesɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]



*    the middle finger. k-eʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ]



*    “to be near here”; n-ɔk-eʋ̃a



*    [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] the nearest one. k-od-aɽo



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ] to be in front; ik-od-aɽo nɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ (3-1) ˩ \ ] I preceded him. k-odɔ



*    [ ˩ \ ] “to be near there”; n-ɔk-



*    odɔ [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] “which is near over



*    there”, i.e. the furthermost of



*    some objects. k-otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ] to be



*    nethermost. k-uxuʋ̃u [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] to



*    be uppermost; ukpu na k-uxuʋ̃u



*    n-eʋ̃iɽebo [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] this cup is



*    on top of the plate; v. dia 1 [ ˥ ].



*ke 2 [ ˥ ] an auxiliary that (1) links



*    up events: “and then...”;



*    ɔkeɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] “and then he



*    did it”; it is often used with



*    a following ɣi, but also with



*    ɣa: ɔkeɣaɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ (4-1) ] “and he



*    was doing it” (same as ɔkeɣiɽu‿



*    ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ]); ɔkeɣiɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ \ ]



*    “and then he did it” (same as



*    ɔkeɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ]), and with ʋe:



*    ɔkeʋe-ɽu ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ \ ] “and he did



*    it”. (2) with low tone: “before”,



*    e.g. imi-ɔ̃-ũgbugbɛhia‿ɔkekpaɔ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˩ / ] I always see him



*    before he leaves.



*ke 3 [ ˥ ] (1) to come from a certain



*    place; ɛdo ike de [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ] “from



*    Benin (it is that) I am coming”;



*    ɔk-uw-owa ɣade [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ / ] he is



*    coming out of the house. (2)