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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to “curse juju” (in the



*    meaning of “to curse”, but v.



*    vɛ̃ [ ˥ ]); this is not the worst



*    way of cursing a man (which is



*    done with an exwae [ ˥ ˩ ]). t-ihɛ̃



*    (long i) [ ˩ \ ] na [ ˥ ] to curse (not



*    very seriously); ɔt-ihɛ̃ mɛ [ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ]



*    he cursed me; also ɔt-ihɛ̃ nɛ



*    [ ˩ / (4-1) \ ] he swore at him (same



*    as ti-ɛbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]); v. xa‿ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ],



*    mu‿ɛbɔ gbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]. t-iko [ ˩ ˥ ] to



*    call a meeting. tie [ / ] ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ]



*    “to call to a lawsuit”: to sum-



*    mon; n-ati-ɛɽ-ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] “who is



*    called to a lawsuit”: defendant



*    (same as n-agugwi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] (v. gwi



*    [ ˥ ]); ɔxuɛ̃niɛzɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); n-ɔti-ɔʋ̃a‿



*    ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “he who has called a



*    man to a lawsuit”: plaintiff; v.



*    ɔtiɔʋ̃aɛzɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], n-ɔgu‿ɔʋ̃a gwi



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ], n-ɔgwi [ ˩ ˥ ] (v. gwi [ ˥ ]).



*tiɣi [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to twist; ɔtiɣi‿ɛe



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] he twisted it. (2) to



*    become, be twisted; ɔtiɣi [ ˩ ˩ \ ]



*    it is twisted; cf. tiɣitiɣitiɣi



*    [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ], tiɣitiɣi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], otiɣiɽi



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*tiɣitiɣi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (also tiɣitiɣitiɣi [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ])



*    twisted; oɽu na ye tiɣitiɣi



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] this thread is twisted.



*    The word also describes matter



*    congealed over a wound, v. iku



*    [ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. tiɣi [ ˩ ˥ ].



*t-ĩhɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ]; cf. tie [ / ].



*t-ĩhĩ [ ˩ \ ]; cf. tĩ 2 [ ˥ ].



*tii [ ˩ ] powerful; harmonious, of a



*    unanimous shout of applause;



*    used with the verb we [ / ].



*tiidigbɛ̃ỹ [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ] imitates the sound



*    produced by the big em-ɛdo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    drum; used with kpe [ / ] or



*    ɽu [ ˥ ]; v. titititititi [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*t-iko [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. tie [ / ].



*tila [ ˩ ˥ ] to despise; ɔtila ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    he despises me.



*t-ile [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. ta [ ˥ ].