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*wo [ ˥ ] to be strong, in w-aɽo



*    [ ˥ ˩ ] to be covetous, to snatch



*    things from other people. w-



*    egbe [ ˩ ˥ ] to become, be strong;



*    ɔwegbe gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he is very



*    strong.



*woɣo [ ˩ ˥ ] to make noise, of a



*    crowd of people, e.g. in a



*    market; cf. owoɣo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*wohia [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) to be strong. (2)



*    to have powerful and effective



*    charms; okpia na wohia gbe



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] this man’s charms are



*    effective; cf. wo [ ˥ ]; v. dido [ ˥ ˩ ].



*woo [ ˩ ] describes a fire burning



*    with low flames; ɔba woo [ ˩ / ˩ ]



*    it burns with low flames.



*wowowo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes fire, same



*    as ɣiɽiɣiɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*wɔ [ / ] to tire; n-inwina wɔ ʋ̃-egbe



*    [ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] this work is tiring me;



*    egbe wɔ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ / ˦ ] “body has



*    tired me”: I am tired.



*wɔmuwɔmu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (also [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) de-



*    scribes voracious eating; used



*    as a verb in a song.



*wɔɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] denoting tallness; ɔye



*    wɔɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] he is tall.



*wu [ ˥ ] to die (mostly of a childless



*    person); also apples to animals



*    and plants as well as to break-



*    able things with the exception



*    of wooden things. Further, it



*    may be used to denote an



*    abandoned road. It is also used



*    of the end of the masquerade



*    dances. uɣegbe na wu [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ \ ].



*    this mirror is broken (so as to



*    be useless); ukpu na wu [ ˥ / ˩ \ ]



*    this cup is (completely) broken;



*    odɛ wu [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] the road is aban-



*    doned; ɛdɛ n-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i wu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the



*    day when the masquerade dances



*    finish; v. fi [ ˥ ].



*wuo [ / ] (1) to rub oneself; to



*    mark oneself with chalk; iy-udɛ̃