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*    ɔsiɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ / ˩ ] may also be used in



*    the following case: when cassava



*    has been ground it is put on a



*    bag to dry, and a heavy weight



*    is put on top. If this weight



*    gradually drops off, the cassava



*    is dry, and can be used. In this



*    case, ɔsuoɽo [ ˩ / ˩ ] would not be



*    possible.



*siɛ̃(ɽ̃ɛ̃) 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] describes bright



*    moonlight, used with the verb



*    ba [ / ].



*siɛ̃(ɽ̃ɛ̃) 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] describes the drop-



*    ping of water; ɔla kua siɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] it is dropping (“passing”)



*    out gradually; cf. siɛ̃ [ / ].



*siɛ̃siɛ̃siɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a word used in the



*    introductory formula of stories;



*    cf. sĩ 1 [ ˥ ]; v. um-aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ].



*sĩgɛ̃sĩgɛ̃ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] very lean; ɔye



*    sĩgɛ̃sĩgɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] he is very lean;



*    v. kãgũkãgũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*sigosigo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] tall and lean, of



*    human beings only; used with



*    the verb ye [ ˥ ].



*siɣe- [ ˩ ˥ ] auxiliary expressing a



*    doubtful question (same as kwe



*    [ ˥ ]+: “really”); ɔsiɣenwina [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    is he really working? ɔsiɣere



*    [ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] has he really come? (-re



*    is actually spoken with a rise



*    from mid to high).



*s-ihuã [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. so 3 [ ˥ ].



*sikã [ ˩ ˥ ] to shake each other,



*    holding one another at the



*    upper arms; first phase in



*    wrestling; after that, the part-



*    ners let go of each other, and



*    the real match starts; perhaps



*    the original meaning is “to



*    stick to each other”, “to clasp



*    each other”. sikã [ ˩ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ]



*    to stick, gum to something;



*    ibob-otiɛ̃ sikã mu‿ɛɽ-ukpɔ̃



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] an otiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] (a fruit)



*    skin has stuck to his cloth (mu