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*    used with giɽi [ ˩ ˩ ]; ma ʋ-ɔɽe de



*    kũ‿egbe ʋ-ebiebi, ɔkewaɽ̃ũɽ̃ã giɽi



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] I and he dash-



*    ed against each other in the dark,



*    and he suddenly gave a start.



*sa 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to scoop (water);



*    ɔs-amɛ ʋ-uhae [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he drew



*    water from the well (ɔs-amɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he drew water; ɔsa mɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he drew, viz. water, for me).



*    (2) in sa [ ˥ ] y-ɔ [ \ ] to scoop into



*    (part of a liquid); v. rhurhɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]



*    (to turn the container over so



*    that all the water is poured out);



*    tue 1 [ / ] (from vessels with a



*    narrow neck, like calabashes).



*    (3) to cast (in brass); ɔsa‿e



*    y-ɛɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ] or ɔy-ɛɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ sa‿e



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he cast him in brass



*    (no. 3 is put in here as the cast-



*    ing in brass also necessitates



*    pouring the brass into the



*    moulds).



*sa 2 [ ˥ ] to shoot (with gun, bow,



*    and cross-bow); ɔy-osisi s-uzo



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] he shot an antelope with



*    a gun (gbe [ ˥ ] is more used);



*    ɔsa ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he hit me (same as



*    ɔfi ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] which, however,



*    applies to shooting with a gun



*    only).



*sa 1 [ / ] (1) to plait one’s hair (of



*    women); ɔsa‿et-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] she



*    has plaited her hair; v. tue 2 [ / ].



*    (2) to start weaving or net-



*    making (i.e. to weave, or make,



*    the first stripes); ɔsa‿ido [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he



*    is weaving the first stripes;



*    ɔsa‿ewa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is beginning a



*    mat. Iterat. salɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] in sal-eto



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to comb one’s hair; rhi-



*    oyiya gũ ʋ̃ɛ n-iya sal-eto



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “give me a comb



*    in order that I may take it to



*    comb (my) hair!”