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*    a branch of a tree (v. 1) where



*    the mouth and eye are also



*    “split” openings; also nya [ ˥ ]



*    fua [ ˥ ]; v. igɛ̃gɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*nya 2 [ ˥ ] (1) to tire; to weaken;



*    used with obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] and owɛ [ ˩ ˩ ],



*    apparently after some exercise



*    only; v. wɔ [ / ] which is used



*    with egbe [ ˩ ˥ ] only, and xã 2 [ / ],



*    hũhũ [ ˩ ˥ ], used of food; owɛ



*    nya ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “(my) feet have



*    weakened me”: my feet are



*    tired (after a walk).



*nya 3 [ ˥ ] to be bright, ablaze



*    (fire); ɔnya kpoo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] it is very



*    bright, in full blaze; v. ba [ / ].



*nya [ ˩ ] an auxiliary verb used in



*    connection with rhirhii [ ˥ ˥ ]; in-



*    dicates a generalizing clause, best



*    translated by “ever, however”



*    or “possibly”; ʋ-ɔnyarhirhii^



*    ɣaye hɛ, t-iɣami-ɔɛ̃ [ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ˥ ˦ ˧ (3-1) ]



*    however (possibly) it may be,



*    I shall certainly see him; eʋ̃i



*    n-ɔnya-rhirhiiɣaxĩ, t-iɣamu‿ɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ (3-1) ] whichever thing



*    it may (possibly) be, I shall



*    certainly catch it; e.g. when



*    fighting against the influence of



*    witches, or else, of an animal



*    that has entered the house at



*    night.



*nya 1 [ / ] (1) to possess; to own;



*    ɽ̃-ɔ̃nya‿ebe na [ / ˦ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] it is



*    he who owns this book; m-



*    ɔnya‿(o)wa na [ / ˦ ˧ ˩ ] it is I



*    who own this house; ɣa nya-ɽ̃ɛ̃



*    [ ˥ (4-1) (3-5) ] who owns it? whose is it?



*    n-ɔnya ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “my Lord”



*    (Bibl.); my master; but n-ɔnya



*    ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ (4-1) ˥ ] he who spoilt me, v. nya



*    3 [ / ]; n-ɔnya-eʋ̃a [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ] “our



*    Lord”. (2) to be above; ɔketota



*    nya‿uhuʋ̃-en-ɛkpɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]



*    and he was sitting on the box;



*    ɔkeri‿ɔba nya agbɔ̃ hia [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]