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*    while “to quarrel” (occasionally)



*    is gbĩna [ ˩ ˥ ]; the town, etc.



*    against which war is waged is



*    the direct object of the verb.



*    xɔ̃ [ / ] mu‿otɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to conquer



*    (also metaphorically used); Ɔba-



*    nosa xɔ̃‿ũte mu‿otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ]



*    Ɔbanosa conquered Ute (near



*    Akurɛ); ixɔ̃-ɽ̃ɛ̃ mi-ɔ̃ɽ-otɔ [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]



*    I have conquered it (some



*    dificulty or hardship) (miɛ [ / ]



*    instead of mu [ ˥ ] is only used



*    with a pronoun following).



*    xɔ̃‿ĩhũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to be jealous; Osa^



*    nobua n-ɔxɔ̃‿ĩhũ mɛ xĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    “I am a jealous God” (Akugbe).



*xɔ̃ 2 [ / ] to be needed; iɣo n-



*    amɔmɔ xɔ̃ ʋ̃ɛ ʋ-ɛɣɛ ni [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / / ]



*    I needed (lent) money at that



*    time; v. ho [ / ].



*xu [ ˥ ] to drive (away); iterat.: xulo



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] to drive in different direc-



*    tions. xu [ ˥ ] kua [ ˥ ] to drive



*    out; ɔxul-iɽ̃ã kua ʋ-owa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    he drove them out of the



*    house.



*xu‿iwu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to hate (a word



*    used by the older people); ɔxu‿



*    iwu ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he hates me; v.



*    mu‿ohu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] which is not so



*    strong a term, but is used with



*    the above meaning by young



*    people.



*xua 1 (or xwa) [ / ] to pinch; ɔxua



*    ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is pinching me; anwa



*    xua ʋ̃-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ] “tongs have



*    pinched my hand”: I pinched



*    my hand with the tongs.



*xua 2 [ / ] used as second part



*    of a verbal combination, with



*    si 1 [ ˥ ] only.



*xuaa [ / ] to be heavy; agba na



*    xuaa [ ˩ / ˩ / ] this stool is heavy.



*xue [ / ] to touch faintly; ɣɛxu-ɛɽe



*    n-ɔɣɛz-ɔʋ̃a xu [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ \ ] don’t



*    touch it that it may not drive