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*    xue [ / ] (to move, or shake,



*    faintly).



*ɽueɽueɽue [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] very small; of



*    things only; used with the verb



*    ye [ ˥ ]; v. ɽ̃uɛĩɽ̃uɛĩɽ̃uɛĩ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*ɽuɛ 1 [ / ] possessive pronoun of



*    the 2nd pers. sgl. “your”: ebe



*    ɽuɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ] your book. After



*    nasalised vowels, ɽ̃uɛ̃: agbɔ̃ ɽ̃uɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ / ] your life; short forms are



*    -uɛ, uɛ̃ [ / ], -a [ / ].



*ɽuɛ 2 [ / ] (1) to learn; also



*    ɽuɛ‿ebe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] lit. “to learn



*    book”; ɔɽu-ɔɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is



*    learning it. (2) to teach; also:



*    ɽuɛ [ / ] ebe [ ˩ ˥ ] “to teach



*    book”; ɔɽuɛ ʋ̃-ebe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is



*    teaching me; ɔɽu-ɔɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] he



*    is teaching him (implying “it”



*    as well); cf. iɽuɛʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], uɽuɛ^



*    ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*ɽuɛ 3 [ / ] to have a good effect; of



*    a sacrifice; (only used of ese



*    [ ˩ ˩ ]); to be accepted. ɽuɛ [ / ]



*    na [ ˥ ] to have a good effect in



*    somebody’s favour, e.g. ese n-



*    izɔɽe ɽuɛ mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ / ˦ ] the



*    sacrifice I performed had an



*    effect that was favourable for



*    me.



*ɽuɛɽuɛɽuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] faintly burning,



*    used with the verb ba [ / ]; v.



*    riɛriɛriɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɽuɽuɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes a pregnant



*    woman; also used to describe



*    swellings caused by elephanti-



*    asis (eve [ ˩ ˩ ]), and pregnancy



*    in cows or pigs; used with the



*    verb ye [ ˥ ].



*ɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to fry (with oil or lard);



*    oko, doɽ̃aʋ̃-ɔ̃xɔxɔ na n-ima ɽe



*    [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] “friend, come



*    and fry this fowl for us to



*    eat!”; emiowo n-aɽ̃aʋ̃-ɔ̃na xĩ ɽa



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ \ ˩ ] is this fried meat?