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*    Combinations with nouns: rhi-



*    egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to become free from



*    being a servant (not from



*    slavery); a young man working



*    with a senior “brother”, i.e.



*    relation, can leave his service



*    only when his “brother” lets



*    him go, not of his own free



*    will; the trans. verb is rhuã [ / ]



*    which is also used in reference



*    to the emada [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] at the Ɛguae



*    [ ˩ ˩ ]+; uɣurhi-egbe nɛ ʋ-ɔguoʋ̃adia



*    ɽa [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] have you already



*    become free from service? rhi-



*    egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] s-otɔ (sɛ 1 [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˩ ] to



*    obey; to submit; to admit some-



*    body’s superiority (Akugbe);



*    A. prefers: rhi-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] ri-otɔ



*    (re 2 [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; ɔrhi-egbe ri-otɔ



*    nɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˩ \ ] he obeyed him



*    (possibly rhi-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]). rhi-



*    obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] y-ebe [ ˩ ˥ ] “to put hand



*    to a paper”: to sign (A. Biogr.).



*    rhi-ɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to marry (a woman);



*    ɔrhi-ɔha n-odɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] he was



*    married yesterday.



*rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to taste well; “to



*    be sweet”; but not “sweet” in



*    the strict sense of the word;



*    ema rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] fufu



*    tastes very well. (2) to be



*    pleasant to look at or see; iku na



*    rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this dance



*    is very pleasant; iɽoɽ̃iʋ̃i na rhi^



*    ɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this funeral



*    is very “grand”; v. miɛmiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*rhigɔɔ [ ˦ ˦ ] tall and lean, of a man;



*    used with the verb ye [ ˥ ]; v.



*    rhiamarhiama [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*rhiĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˥ ˥ ] all the time; max-ɔɽe



*    rhiĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “we are (have



*    been) waiting for him all the



*    time” (may be followed by ke



*    naʋ̃ũsĩ ɣade [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ / ] “from all



*    the time to come”: since all the



*    while); cf. rhirhi [ ˥ ˥ ].