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*    tap juice” from any tree, by



*    means of a curved tapping



*    instrument or knife; v. bɛ [ / ].



*    so [ ˥ ] asefɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (su‿asefɛ̃



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]) to tickle under the ribs



*    with one finger; ɔso ʋ̃-ãsefɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] he tickled me under the



*    ribs. so [ ˥ ] iguɛ̃guɛ̃ [ ˥ / / ]



*    (same meaning as the preceding);



*    ɔso ʋ̃-ĩguɛ̃guɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / / ] he is



*    tickling me. This word is also



*    used when speaking of some-



*    body’s intrigues or other (magi-



*    cal) exertions to damage a man;



*    v. ɽ̃ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]. so [ ˥ ] obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to



*    shake one’s hand; isu‿ɛɽ-obɔ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] I shook his hand. s-obɔ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] to knock at the door. is-



*    obɔ ʋ-ɛxu‿ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] I knocked



*    at his door.



*so 2 [ ˥ ] to be dark; only used with



*    the subject ebiebi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “dark-



*    ness”, and with oɽ̃uʋ̃u [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]



*    “avocado-pear” (in the imperf.)



*    to denote its ripening; the state



*    of being ripe is expressed by



*    bi [ ˥ ]; cf. Yor. ʃu [ ˥ ].



*so 3 [ ˥ ] to make a noise; amɛ so



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the rain is pelting down;



*    ɔso ti-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is shouting to



*    call him. s-ihuã [ ˩ ˥ ] to sing a



*    song; ɔs-ihuã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he sang a



*    song.



*s-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ], so 1 [ ˥ ].



*s-oɣo [ ˩ ˥ ] to shake a vessel con-



*    taining water in order to rinse



*    it; v. kp-oɣo [ ˩ ˥ ] (to shake a



*    pole, in order to pull it out of



*    the ground).



*sokpã [ ˩ ˥ ], [ ˥ ˦ ] (1) to leave out; to



*    exempt, mostly as a butt of



*    one’s boasting; uɣarhuɔ gie n-



*    ikɛɽe hia, sokpã ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ / ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    if you are boasting towards all



*    the others, leave me out. (2) but.



*    (3) unless.