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*kpukpuukpu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] cowering, e.g.



*    in: ɔki re kp. [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he



*    cowered (in cold weather, with



*    arms crossed and hands on one’s



*    shoulders); also used with si [ ˥ ]



*    kuɛ̃ [ / ].



*la 1 [ ˥ ] to pass; to go by a cer-



*    tain way. Combinations with



*    verbs: la [ ˥ ] diã [ \ ] to come out



*    of something; ɔla dĩ-uw-owa



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he came out of the house.



*    la [ ˥ ] fi [ ˥ ] to pass through into;



*    ɔl-iyek-owa‿fi ugbo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] he



*    passed behind the house into the



*    farm. la [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ] is used in the



*    imperative la re [ ˩ ˥ ] come! (the



*    simple re is not used), la‿e re



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] would mean “pass it (e.g.



*    a fence) and come!” Combina-



*    tions with nouns: la [ ˥ ] aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]



*    “to enter (somebody’s) eye”



*    to please; eʋ̃i n-ɔdɛe la-ɽ-aɽo



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] the thing he has bought



*    pleases him; v. yɛ [ / ], ɛko [ ˩ \ ].



*    la‿(e)hɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] “to pass ear”: to



*    listen. Perhaps la [ ˥ ] aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]



*    and la‿(e)hɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] belong to the



*    item lao [ ˥ ]. Idiom.: l-oke



*    l-ugboɣodo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “to pass hill



*    pass valley”: to go far and



*    wide; usi‿ɛɽe l-oke l-ugboɣodo



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] his fame has spread



*    far and wide. l-oɽe [ ˥ ˥ ] to walk



*    about the town; ɔl-oɽe gbe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] he is loitering about.



*    l-urho [ ˥ ˩ ] re [ ˥ ] “to pass the



*    gate come”: to be reincarnated,



*    in ɔl-urh-oʋi‿ɛɽe re [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he



*    was reincarnated in his son; cf.



*    loɣa [ / ˩ ] (?), lao [ ˥ ].



*la 2 [ ˥ ] to sound; of an instrument,



*    such as a drum, bell, harp, or



*    guitar; ema na la gbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    this drum sounds much.



*la 3 [ ˥ ] a formula used in a