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*    [ ˩ \ ] it is (ground and) powdery.



*    (2) to make powdery; ɔka n-alɔ



*    sũ gbe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] grinding corn



*    makes (it) very fine, or powdery;



*    v. lɔ [ ˥ ], duʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ].



*sũ 2 [ ˥ ] (1) to be sticky (like gum).



*    (2) to be slow; usũ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] you



*    are too slow!



*sua [ / ] (1) to push, with hand;



*    ɔsua ʋ̃ɛ ɣ-iyeke [ ˩ ˩ ‿ \ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ] he



*    pushed me back. (2) to “push”



*    into dangerous actions, etc.; of



*    harmful charms.



*su‿anyɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. so 1 [ ˥ ].



*suɛ̃ [ / ] to begin; ɔʋesuɛ̃ nɛ [ ˩ / / ˥ ]



*    he is beginning again.



*suɛ̃ỹ [ ˥ ] describes the sound of



*    some light object dropping into



*    water (small stones, sticks, etc.),



*    but also of some bather jumping



*    straight into the water; ɔsã fi



*    ɛzɛ suɛ̃ỹ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he jumped into



*    the river plop! v. gbidii [ ˩ ˩ ].



*suku [ ˩ \ ] in aɽo-ɛ suku [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ \ ]



*    “your eyes look full of fear”:



*    you are shy.



*s-ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].



*sulele [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “on the shoulder”, in



*    ɔmu-ɛ̃ sulele [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ] he carried



*    him on his shoulder.



*s-uma [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].



*sũnɔsũnɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes a lazy



*    kind of walk, with a slack limp



*    body, and, possibly, slightly



*    moving arms; ɔxiã sũnɔsũnɔ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he slouches.



*s-unu [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].



*suo [ / ] to collapse, of under-



*    mined soil; same as siɛ̃ [ / ].



*sũsũsũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] dark blue, used with



*    the verb bi 1 [ ˥ ]; same as dũdũdũ



*    [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*suũ [ ˦ ] describes a fixed look such



*    as that of fortune-tellers, but



*    also a foolish gape, v. ohuã [ ˥ ˥ ],



*    gbɔɔ [ ˩ ].