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*    you yourselves; iɽ̃ã t-ob-iɽ̃ã



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] they themselves; iɽ̃ã t-ob-



*    iɽ̃ã‿ɔɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ / ] they did



*    it themselves; cf. obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (?).



*toɣa [ \ ˥ ] an interjection asking



*    for the truth: “is it true?



*    really? indeed”. The answer is



*    isɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*t-ohã [ ˩ ˥ ] to pity; it-ohã-ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ]



*    I pity him; cf. itohã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*t-ohoɣe [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; cf. ta [ ˥ ].



*t-õkũ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. tã 1 [ ˥ ].



*tota [ ˥ / ] to sit down; to sit.



*t-õtɔ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. tɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ].



*tɔ [ ˥ ] to live long; ɔt-utɔʋ̃ɛ n-ɔma



*    [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˩ / ] he lived a long good



*    life; uɽatɔ [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] may you live



*    long! uɣatɔ kpɛɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] “if you



*    live, may it be long (?)”: may



*    you live long! (a mode of address



*    to the Ɔba of Benin, and to



*    chiefs).



*tɔ̃ 1 [ ˥ ] to fell a tree; v. gbɔ [ ˥ ]



*    (special term referring to felling



*    trees on the site chosen for a



*    farm). Iterat.: tɔ̃nɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]: tɔn-



*    iku‿erhã ni gb-otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ] cut



*    those shrubs down! (with a



*    matchet).



*tɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ] to dig into the ground



*    (e.g. pots, poles, etc.); t-õtɔ [ ˥ ˩ ]



*    to dig (into) the ground (the õ



*    is only nasalised in the be-



*    ginning). Iterat.: tɔnɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; tɔ̃n-



*    ɔɛ diʋ̃i ɛsɛse n-am-ukeɽu y-ɔ



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ] “dig them (i.e.



*    holes) deep and well so that we



*    can put the yam poles in!”



*    cf. utɔ̃yotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. gwa 2 [ ˥ ] (to



*    dig something out).



*tɔ̃ 3 [ ˥ ] (1) to be hot (not of taste,



*    or the weather, but of liquids,



*    or metal); ʋ̃-ɛ̃nwaɛ̃, ɔtɔ̃ gbe



*    [ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] be careful (“have



*    sense”), it is very hot! (2) to



*    roast; ut-ĩnya ni nɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ (2-1) ] have