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*kɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ] to move about in search



*    of food; to browse (of cattle);



*    ɔtekɔ̃ yo kɔ̃ re ʋ-eʋ̃a sĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    “it was moving to and fro here



*    before”; said e.g. of a fowl



*    which the owner is missing.



*kɔ̃ [ / ] to aim (in shooting); ɔkɔ̃‿



*    ũzo ni [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ] he is aiming at



*    that antelope (uzo [ ˥ ˩ ]).



*kɔɣɔkɔɣɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] reproduces the



*    sound made by the bell aza [ ˥ ˩ ];



*    v. goɣogoɣo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], gɛ̃ɣɛ̃ỹgɛ̃ɣɛ̃ỹ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*kɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to pick fruit from a



*    tree; with hands or a pointed



*    stick, adɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ]; kɔl-ogwi mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]



*    pick me mangoes! gi-ayakɔl-otiɛ̃



*    [ ˩ / / ˩ ˥ ˥ ] let us go and pick otiɛ̃!



*ku 1 [ ˥ ] to depreciate in value, or,



*    become worthless through being



*    kept in stock for too long a time;



*    inya n-idɛ xɔ-xuʋ̃u (xɛ‿uxuʋ̃u)



*    iɣimu‿ɛ̃ s-ɛki (sɛ [ ˥ ]), ɔkeku



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] “the yams



*    which I bought in wait for a



*    famine, when I had carried them



*    to the market, they were worth-



*    less”; iterat. kulo [ ˩ ˥ ] not to be



*    in order (but reparable); osisi



*    na kulo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] this gun is out



*    of order; cf. ɔku [ ˩ \ ]; v. ɽu [ ˥ ],



*    rhia [ ˥ ] (to be entirely spoilt).



*ku 2 [ ˥ ] in ku‿obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] yi [ ˥ ]



*    to hurry a matter, a task;



*    iku‿obɔ y-ɛzɔ ni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ] I am



*    hurrying that lawsuit; e.g. by



*    getting hold of all the evidence



*    beforehand; iku‿obɔ y-ɔ nɛ,



*    t-iɣami-otɔ-ɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] “I



*    have hurried it, I will see its



*    ground”; i.e. I will see its con-



*    clusion.



*ku [ ˥ ] gbe [ ˥ ] (1) second part of a



*    verbal combination meaning



*    “to mix together”, v. mu [ ˥ ],



*    fũɛ̃ [ ˥ ], ku gbe [ ˥ ˥ ]. (2) an aux-