Page-193-L prev next

*    you roasted that yam already?



*    inya n-atɔɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ] roasted yam;



*    cf. inyatɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; v. ti 3 [ ˥ ], rã [ / ],



*    ʋ̃ɛ [ / ], ʋiɛʋiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], ɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], le



*    [ ˥ ], tue 3 [ / ].



*tɔ̃ 4 [ ˥ ] in tɔ̃ [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ] (1) to



*    lift up; (2) to increase; tẽ-ʋ̃i



*    na mu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] lift this thing



*    up! t-ẽgbe mu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “to lift



*    body”: to be proud; ɔt-ẽgbe



*    mu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he is proud; cf. itẽ^



*    gbemu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. t-ɛ̃zɔ mu [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] to



*    reopen a lawsuit (by appeal,



*    e.g.); ɔt-ɛ̃zɔ mu [ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ] he re-



*    opened the lawsuit.



*tɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to itch; obɔ tɔlɔ ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “my hand is itching me”.



*    (2) to scratch; tɔl-ɔe [ ˩ \ ] scratch



*    it! (3) to cough; in tɔl-ohuɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].



*t-ɔta [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. ta [ ˥ ].



*tu [ ˥ ] (1) to shout. (2) to cry (for



*    something, as a complaint);



*    uɣazɛtu, deɣ-uɣakw-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ]



*    lit. “if you cry continuously,



*    (I hope) you will stop!” (an



*    angry word in response to such



*    a form of discontent). (3) to



*    strike (of the clock); ɛgog-isɛ̃



*    mahetu [ ˥ ˥ \ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ] five o’clock



*    has not yet struck.



*tu‿asɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to spit; ɣɛtu‿asɛ̃ ku-



*    ɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] don’t spit on me!



*    (“splash me”, i.e. by accident;



*    but v. gie [ / ]); cf. tue 1? [ / ].



*tua 1 [ / ] to pull strongly together



*    (things which are tied together);



*    tua‿eʋ̃i n-ugbae ni n-ɔɣɛrhã



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ (3-1) / ] pull those things



*    you have tied strongly together



*    so that they do not get loose!



*    ɔtua‿ihɛ ni [ ˩ / ˥ ˦ / ] he tied that



*    load tightly.



*tua 2 [ / ] to be loud (of human



*    voice and drum, stronger than



*    la 2 [ ˥ ]; when referring to the