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*    plaints, for some of them “tra-



*    vel”, i.e. the spirits leave the



*    shrine. The charm is “awaken-



*    ed” by blowing chewed kola



*    and “alligator-pepper” on it;



*    ɔwa‿ɛbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] he is reviving



*    charms; ɔwa‿uxuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] he is



*    reviving “medicine”. (4) to



*    give food to witches; wa n-azɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] give food to the witches!



*    (e.g. before telling the future);



*    cf. ewa 2 [ ˩ ˥ ], ɔwaeʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɔwaisɛ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*wa 2 [ / ] to castrate; cf. ɔwa 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].



*waɣa [ ˩ ˥ ] to fall to pieces; to



*    crumble; of bread, tobacco, e.g.



*    but also of sandstone; also



*    waɣa‿a (i.e. ɽua) [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; cf.



*    waɣawaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*waɣawaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] crumbly; used



*    with the verb ye [ ˥ ]; cf. waɣa



*    [ ˩ ˥ ].



*warha [ ˩ ˩ ] describes a man with



*    big buttocks sitting: ɔtota warha



*    [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ].



*w-aɽo [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. wo [ ˥ ].



*we [ ˥ ] to order (something);



*    w-eʋ̃i mɛ ʋ-ɛki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] order me



*    things from the market! iɽaw-



*    eʋ̃i ʋ-ebe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I am going to



*    order things from the cata-



*    logue.



*we 1 [ / ] to open anything



*    covered: a box, book, etc.; ɔw-



*    ɛkpɛtĩ na [ ˩ / ˩ / ˩ ] he is opening



*    this box.



*we 2 [ / ] to shout in applause;



*    used with the onomatopoeic



*    kpii [ ˩ ]; iɽ̃ã we kpii [ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ] they



*    are shouting in applause.



*w-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. wo [ ˥ ].



*weriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to roll. (2) to turn,



*    change. weri-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to re-



*    turn. weri-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] ha [ / ] to



*    repay. weri-unu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to with-



*    draw one’s word.