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*    contempt for somebody; ɣɛmɛ



*    da ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] “don’t make clicks



*    at me!” (also ɣɛ [ \ ]; da is



*    rather long). Clicks are also used



*    as an expression of grief, hence



*    cf. omɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*m-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ].



*mɛu [ ˩ ]; v. lɛu [ ˩ ].



*mi [ ˥ ] to press; to squeeze;



*    mi‿ukpɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to wring clothes.



*miaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to be difficult; inwina



*    na miaʋ̃ɛ ʋ̃ɛ gbe [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˥ ] this



*    work is very difficult for me.



*miɛ [ ˥ ] (1) to see. (2) to have.



*    miɛ [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ] to find. miɛ [ ˥ ]



*    zɛ [ ˥ ] to pay the membership fee



*    of a society, i.e. in money, or,



*    in the case of the Ekpo [ ˩ ˩ ]



*    society (and others?), in yam.



*    (If everyone has brought a yam,



*    a woman is chosen to prepare



*    fufu, and a feast is held.) um-



*    inya n-ani nwuɛ zɛ yi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ / / ˥ ]



*    have you got the yam which is



*    your share (“allotted for you to



*    pay”, v. ni 3 [ ˥ ]) to pay? ɛ̃, imiɛ



*    zɛ [ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “yes, I have got (it) to



*    pay”, i.e. I have it here and can



*    pay it. mi-aɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to pro-



*    phesy. mi-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to meet;



*    mami-egbe n-odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] we



*    met yesterday, v. ʋa [ / ]. mi-



*    ehe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to get a chance (used in



*    the perf.); ɔmi-ehe nalɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ]



*    he had a chance to escape; also



*    mi-eke [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. mi-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to



*    be saved (from: ʋ-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]); cf.



*    miɛ [ / ].



*miɛ [ / ] to obtain something from



*    somebody; miɛ [ / ] fã [ ˥ ] to



*    acquit; to redeem; ɔmi-ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ fã



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he redeemed him. mi-



*    ãrale [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] to meddle; to



*    interfere (v. tafia [ ˩ \ ]); ɔmi-



*    ãrale y-ɔʋ̃-ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he al-



*    ways interferes in my affairs.