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*    rhũrhũ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] to be, become



*    mouldy, v. si 1 [ ˥ ]. mu [ ˥ ]



*    ixo [ ˩ ˩ ] to let blood; ɔmu ʋ̃-ĩxo



*    n-owiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] he let my blood



*    this morning. m-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to do



*    something very much, or, well;



*    ɔm-obɔ gua gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˦ ] he



*    knows well how to dance; ɔm-



*    obɔ r-igaɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he eats much



*    Gari. mu‿ohã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to be ter-



*    xxxxx



*    rible, frightening; to terrify;



*    ɔmu ʋ̃-ohã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] it makes me



*    afraid. m-ohioɽo [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] to be



*    desolate, of a house. mu [ ˥ ] ohu



*    (m-ohu) [ ˩ ˩ ] to be angry; ɔm-



*    ohu ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is angry with me



*    (not as strong as xu‿iwu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]).



*    m-ose [ ˩ ˥ ] to be beautiful, nice.



*    mu‿otɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to become serious



*    (A. Biogr.) mu‿ɔ̃kpɛtu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to



*    be unfortunate in something.



*    mu‿ɔ̃tɔ̃ (m-ɔtɔ̃) [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to be rusty;



*    ɔpia na mu‿ɔ̃tɔ̃ [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] this



*    matchet is rusty. m-ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ]



*    to do farm work (as one’s busi-



*    ness: “to be a farmer”). m-



*    uri ([ ˥ ˦ ] pf.) to stop temporarily



*    in doing something (of growing,



*    bearing children, or work); uhuʋ̃-



*    ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ m-uri [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] his growth



*    (lit. “head”) has stopped (for



*    some time); ɛʋ̃-ɔ̃m-ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ m-uri



*    [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “her child-bearing (ɛʋ̃-



*    ɔ̃mɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “matter of child”)



*    has stopped (for some time)”,



*    v. kpɛ‿eri [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]. mu in com-



*    bination with noun and verb:



*    mu‿aɽo da [ ˩ ˩ / / ] “to take



*    (carry) eye towards”: to face;



*    iɽ̃ã mu‿aɽo da-ɽe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / / ˩ ] they



*    are facing him. mu ɛbɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]



*    gbe [ ˥ ] to swear juju on some-



*    body by going actually to the



*    shrine and solemnly swearing by



*    the god, v. t-ihɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ], ti-ɛbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]



*    which only imply calling the