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*    name) and praising his name”:



*    he is quoting his praise-name



*    and his name, adding praises



*    (in order to obtain something);



*    (the ɽ’s following nwa are not



*    nasalised).



*nw-amɛ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. nwɔ [ ˥ ].



*nwananwana [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. enwana-



*    nwana [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*nwaniɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to reply. (2) to



*    acknowledge a man formally



*    (a) as the betrothed of one’s



*    (infant) daughter, (b) as the



*    trustee for some animals handed



*    over to his care. In both cases,



*    the man is called oruaɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ].



*    The acknowledgment is sanc-



*    tioned by a sacrifice to one’s



*    erha [ ˥ ˥ ] in the case (a), and to



*    one’s obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] in (b). The pro-



*    cess is called enwaniɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] in



*    the case of (b), and inwaniɔmɔ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] in that of (a). ɔnwaniɛ



*    ʋ̃ɛ-ɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “he confirmed me



*    in it” (i.e. as son-in-law, or as



*    trustee); cf. xuɛ̃niɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*nwanɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to separate.



*nwanwa [ \ \ ], [ ˥ (4-1) ] just now



*    (cf. enwa [ ˩ \ ]); ɣade nwanwa



*    [ ˥ ˩ \ \ ] come just now! (in quick



*    speech, ɣade [ ˥ ˩ ] is heard instead



*    of [ ˥ / ]).



*nwanwanwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (also nwaɛ̃nwaɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ]) shining; of velvet, igbegbe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; Japanese silk, (etĩaɽ̃ã



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ]); igbegbe na fi nwaɛ̃nwaɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] this igbegbe stuff is



*    shining; cf. nwananwana [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*nwiɛ [ / ] (1) to wear off (of things



*    which rub against one another,



*    or are tightened, such as parts



*    of machines, screws, but also



*    e.g. a belt, or clothes wearing out



*    through long use). (2) to squeeze



*    something (so that it falls to



*    pieces).