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*ma 1 [ / ] to show; ma [ / ] ebe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] to teach; ɔma ʋ̃-ebe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    he is teaching me (book); cf.



*    ɔmaʋ̃aeʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ta [ ˥ ] ma [ / ],



*    xa [ ˥ ] ma [ / ], ya [ ˥ ] ma [ / ],



*    rhie [ / ], mu 1 [ ˥ ].



*ma 2 [ / ] to be good; ɔma [ ˩ / ] all



*    right; ɔma n-iz-ɔɽ-obɔ [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    it is better (lit. good) that I



*    should leave it (instead of ma,



*    ɔkeɽe [ ˩ / ˩ ] may be used).



*    Names: ɔɣ-ũʋ̃ɛ ma ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “my



*    own is good for me” (given



*    when a child is not very nice,



*    but the mother is content with



*    it); agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (may be omitted)



*    n-iye ma [ ˩ ˥ / ] “where I am is



*    good”: I am content with my



*    lot (a woman’s name).



*ma 3 [ / ] to conquer, knock down



*    in a wrestling match, general



*    fighting, etc., but also in a law-



*    suit; v. osuɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*mama [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to stick together;



*    ebe n-igbe y-ɛʋɛe na mama



*    ku gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the leaves



*    with which I covered this kola



*    (gbe, to pick) are sticking to-



*    gether. (2) to press; to massage;



*    fi‿ukpɔ̃ y-am-erhɛ̃ na n-uya



*    mama ʋ̃-egbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “dip



*    a cloth into this hot water so



*    that you may take it (and) press



*    (i.e. massage) my body”; cf.



*    muma [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. rilo [ ˩ ˥ ], si [ ˥ ]



*    mama [ ˩ ˥ ].



*meɣe [ ˩ ˥ ] to commit suicide;



*    ɔteɽameɣe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he was about



*    to commit suicide; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].



*m-eto [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. mɔ 1 [ ˥ ].



*mɛ [ ˥ ] contracted form of the verb



*    na 1 [ ˥ ] “to give” with pro-



*    nominal object of the 1st pers.



*    sgl. ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ]; cf. na 1 [ ˥ ].



*mɛ [ ˥ ] da [ / ] to make a click



*    (with long suction) as a sign of