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*ɽ̃ɛ [ / ] to know; n-ɔɽ̃ɛ̃-ʋ̃i [ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ] or



*    ɔʋ̃-ĩɽ̃ɛ̃ʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] an intelligent man.



*    aiɽ̃ɛ̃ [ / / ‿ ˩ ] lit. “one does not



*    know”: perhaps, in case...;



*    itama bũa, aiɽ̃ɛ̃ ʋ-u-aɽu‿ɛe



*    [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ‿ \ / ˩ ˩ / ˥ \ ] “I have told you



*    all the time (scil. all about the



*    consequences), in case you do



*    it” (lit. something like: “one



*    does not know whether you will



*    do it”); cf. iɽ̃ɛ̃ʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɽ̃ɛ̃hũɽ̃ɛ̃hũ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a specific



*    adverb describing sawdust, or



*    worm-dust; (2) feeble, defeated.



*ɽ̃ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] to tickle; v. so 1 [ ˥ ]



*    iguɛ̃guɛ̃ [ ˥ / / ].



*ɽ̃ĩ [ / ] a variant of ni [ / ].



*ɽ̃iʋ̃ia [ ˩ ˥ ] to supplicate; ɔɽ̃iʋ̃ia ʋ̃ɛ



*    n-iɣɛɣigb-ɛe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˩ \ ] he begged



*    me not to flog him again.



*    ɽ̃iʋ̃ia [ ˩ ˥ ] na [ ˥ ] to plead for



*    somebody; ɔɽ̃iʋ̃ia nɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ] he is



*    pleading for him.



*ɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to marry (used of both



*    sexes); iri-od-ɔɣ-erha ʋ̃ɛ n-iyaɽ̃ɔʋ̃-



*    ɔ̃dɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ] I am going



*    (way of my father’s) to my



*    father’s place in order to (go



*    and) marry a husband. ɽ̃ɔʋ̃-



*    oxuo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to mary a woman;



*    ɔɽ̃ɔʋ̃-ɔɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ‿ / ] (a) she married



*    him; (b) he married her; cf.



*    oɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*ɽ̃uã [ / ] (1) to affect; to befall



*    (esp. trouble). (2) to poison; cf.



*    eɽ̃uã [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɽ̃uɛỹɽ̃uɛỹɽ̃uɛỹ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] or ɽ̃wɛỹ [ ˦ ] very



*    small indeed; more so than the



*    degree indicated by tinɛ [ ˦ ˦ ]; of



*    infants, or of things; used with



*    the verb ye [ ˥ ]; v. ɽueɽueɽue



*    [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*ɽ̃ũɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˥ ] to start, be startled; once,



*    suddenly, as result of a fright;



*    (but v. gwɔ [ ˥ ] “to tremble”);