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*    is low here, not a low-fall); cf.



*    sikãsikã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*sikãsikã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] tough, of meat, or



*    wood which does not split



*    easily; ɔye sikãsikã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it is



*    tough; cf. sikã [ ˩ ˥ ].



*simosimo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] very lean; very



*    thin, of plantains; ɔye simosimo



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] it is very lean; v. kãgũ^



*    kãgũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*sioi [ ˦ ] a specific adverb describ-



*    ing an erect way of sitting; v.



*    gũkã [ ˩ ˩ ]; ɔtota sioi [ ˩ ˥ / ˦ ] he



*    sits erect.



*sira- [ ˩ / ] in the presence of; sira-ɽe



*    ɽ-okpia na narha [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ / / \ / ]



*    “in his presence it was (that)



*    this man stole”.



*s-ivĩ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. sɛ 2 [ ˥ ].



*siʋ̃i 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] to claim something by



*    force or tricks; “from some-



*    body” is expressed by gu [ ˥ ];



*    gu‿ɛe siʋ̃i‿ɛ̃ [ ˥ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] claim it



*    from him!



*siʋ̃i 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] to be next of kin to



*    somebody; m-ɔ (or mɛ-ɽ-ɔ [ ˩ ˥ ])



*siʋ̃i‿ozo [ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] Ojo is next of



*    kin to me, i.e. brother of the



*    same father and mother; in this



*    case I am the senior; perhaps



*    it really means “it is I who



*    claims Ojo viz. as his brother”,



*    v. siʋ̃i 1; Odɛ eɽ-ɔsiʋ̃i Osagie



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ / \ ] Osagie is next of kin



*    to Odɛ (Odɛ being senior).



*siʋ̃i 3 [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to cure; gũ ʋ̃ɛ siʋ̃i



*    ɔʋ̃a na [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] help me to cure



*    this man. (2) to protect, e.g. in



*    prayers.



*s-iwu [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. sɛ 2 [ ˥ ].



*so 1 [ ˥ ] to stab, knock, push, with



*    something pointed: su‿ɔe [ ˥ \ ]



*    knock it (with a pointed instru-



*    ment); espec. to butt (of rams,



*    goats, cows). su‿anyɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to



*    tap rubber; so can mean “to