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*    “from”; k-eʋ̃a ɣari-ɛdo ibiɽik-isɛ̃



*    nya‿iy-eva nɔ [ ˩ \ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ]



*    from here to Benin is 45 miles. (3)



*    “since”, in k-eʋa ɣaxiã [ ˩ \ ˥ ˥ ]



*    since that time: lit. “from there



*    going”.



*ke 1 [ / ] (1) to be suitable; it is



*    used impersonally with a follow-



*    ing subjunctive introduced by



*    n- and conveys something like



*    the idea of the English “ought



*    to”; ɔkeɽe n-aɽ̃ɛ̃-ʋ̃i n-ɔwiɽi



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] “it is suitable that



*    one should know the thing that



*    is lost”: one ought to know



*    what is lost. (2) to put some-



*    thing in the right position (so



*    that it does not fall); to support;



*    k-axe ni ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] put this pot



*    in a safe position! k-ewu [ ˩ ˥ ] to



*    put three stones up as a support



*    for a cooking-pot; to prepare a



*    place for cooking; imi-ɔɛ̃ ʋ-ɔkewu



*    ʋ-ɛɣɛ n-inay-eʋa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ \ ]



*    I saw him preparing a cooking-



*    place (at the time) when I went



*    there (na [ ˥ ] or [ \ ]); cf.



*    ikewu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]. k-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ] to rest,



*    gũ ʋ̃ɛ k-ɛtĩ xerhe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] let me



*    rest a little! v. ko-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], kok-



*    ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].



*ke 2 [ / ] in ke [ / ] ikiã [ ˥ ˩ ] to



*    be the result of something;



*    ɔk-ɛɽ-ikiã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] it results from it.



*keke [ ˩ ˥ ] to push (in a crowd), to



*    jostle; ɣɛkeke ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] don’t



*    push me! ɔkeke ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he



*    pushed me; v. rua [ / ], sua [ / ].



*(e)k-es-ɔgbã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] twenty-five:



*    “remain five (to) thirty” (by



*    young people isɛ̃ nya‿ugie [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ]



*    “five above twenty” is used);



*    cf. kɛ 1 [ / ].



*(e)k-es-ugie [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] fifteen; something



*    like “remain five (to) twenty”;



*    cf. kɛ 1 [ / ].