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*rhiɔ [ ˥ ] (1) when used by itself: to



*    start early. (2) with another



*    verb: to be early in doing some-



*    thing; ɔrhiɔ kpaɔ‿ugbɛ hia



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he always leaves early;



*    ɔrhiɔ xiã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he went early.



*    rhiɔ [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ] to wake up, lit.



*    “to be early in coming”, is



*    especially important; ɔrhiɔ re



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he is awake.



*rhiɔɔ̃ [ ˦ ] very cold; e.g. of rain-



*    water; a higher degree than



*    xwɛrhɛɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]; ɔfu re rhiɔɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ]



*    it is very cold; v. riɛriɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*rhirhi [ ˥ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb in-



*    dicating: (1) that the action



*    expressed by the main verb is



*    continuous, or, at least, fairly



*    extended (when used in the pf.:



*    “for some time”); ɔrhirhiɽu‿ɛe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ] he is doing it all the



*    time; or (2) expressing the



*    idea translated by “whoever”,



*    “whatever”, etc.; n-ɔrhirhiɣaxĩ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “whoever he may be”:



*    anyone; cf. rhiĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˥ ˥ ].



*rhixã [ ˩ ˥ ] to become solid, of mud



*    in house-building.



*rho 1 [ / ] to praise somebody for



*    some achievement; ɣɛrho ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˥ ˩ \ ] don’t praise me!



*rho 2 [ / ] in rho [ / ] da [ / ] (Ɔba



*    [ ˥ ˥ ]) to insult the Ɔba (by a



*    mistake in etiquette, or by



*    irreverence); gua guã n-uɣɛ rho



*    [ / / ˦ (4-1) / ‿ ˩ ] “know how to talk



*    lest you make a mistake in



*    etiquette!”.



*rhoʋiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to insult; to abuse; cf.



*    the preceding (?).



*rhɔ 1 [ / ] to rain; amɛ rhɔ [ ˩ ˩ / ]



*    it is raining.



*rhɔ 2 [ / ] (1) to pick up small



*    things from the ground; irhɔ-ɽe



*    si koko [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I picked it up



*    (and) gathered (it) together, e.g.