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*    at it (i.e. in some job): n-ɔdiɔ̃



*    n-ɔrɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ‿ / ] the oldest one of



*    them (lit. “who there are”);



*    n-ɔɽ-ɔw-uɛ rɔ ɽa [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-2) ˩ ] lit.



*    “what is your own (scil. con-



*    cern), is it there (or, in it)?”:



*    is there anything of your own



*    concern: is it your business?



*    (as a rebuke).



*re 2 [ ˥ ] to come (not used in the



*    ipf., v. de [ / ]); v. yo 1 [ ˥ ].



*re [ / ] (also rei) (1) to be far;



*    Isiloko re gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˦ ] Siluko is



*    very far; (2) to be a long time



*    (ago) (only in the perf. which



*    can be ɔreɽe as well as ɔreɽi (!));



*    ɔreɽe n-ɔs-unu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] it is a



*    long time since it happened.



*ri 1 [ ˥ ] to tread mud or palm-



*    kernels; iterat. rilo [ ˩ ˥ ] to



*    massage; ɔrilo ʋ̃-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he



*    massaged my body; v. mama



*    [ ˩ ˥ ], ya 1 [ ˥ ].



*ri 2 [ ˥ ] (1) to knot together;



*    r-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] tie me these



*    ropes together! (2) to make a



*    noose; r-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] also:



*    make a noose in this rope!



*    (but for “to make a knot in”



*    mu [ ˥ ] ri [ ˥ ] is used). Iterat.



*    rilo [ ˩ ˥ ]: (a) to knot many ropes



*    together; (b) in ril-iri [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to



*    make nooses in ropes; and (c)



*    (preceded by mu) to make knots



*    in ropes; ril-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] tie



*    these (many) ropes together!



*ri; cf. also ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].



*ria 1 [ / ] (1) to graze; to browse



*    (of an animal). (2) in ria [ / ]



*    ixi [ ˩ ˩ ] to take revenge; ɔria



*    ʋ̃-ĩxi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is taking revenge



*    on me; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ] (?); eria [ ˩ ˥ ],



*    iriaixi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], iriaɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɔriaɛ-



*    mila [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ria 2 [ / ] to expound, analyse an



*    oracle (iha [ ˩ ˩ ]).