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*    body has made a loose knot that



*    has become tight: iri na ya gba



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this rope has become



*    knotted. ya [ ˥ ] ku [ ˥ ] gbe [ ˥ ] to



*    agree with one another; ma ʋ-ɔɽe



*    ya ku gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˧ ] we agree



*    sometimes.



*ya [ / ], [ ˥ ] a verb implying the



*    idea “to go”, but only used



*    with a main verb following it;



*    corresponds to do 1 [ / ] “to come



*    and...”; ɔyaɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ / ˥ \ ] he



*    goes to do it; [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] he went



*    and did it.



*ye [ ˥ ] to be: (1) indicating quality;



*    ɔy-eriɔ [ ˩ ˥ / ] it is so; ɔye



*    sɔgwɔsɔgwɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it is tender



*    (of a child). (2) to be in a



*    certain place (but only in



*    relative clauses; otherwise v.



*    re 1 [ ˥ ]); owa n-ɔye [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the



*    house where he lives.



*ye 1 [ / ] re [ ˥ ] to remember;



*    imaɣiy-ɛʋ̃ɛ na [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ] I cannot



*    remember this word; iy-ɛɽe re



*    [ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ] I am remembering him;



*    cf. ayere [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ye 2 [ / ] an auxiliary conferring the



*    idea that the action of the main



*    verb is still or again done; eʋ̃i n-



*    akaɽu yi ayeɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˥ \ ]



*    what has been done before, is



*    still being done; ɔyer-eʋa [ ˩ / ˥ (4-1) ]



*    he is still there; ɔyeweri-egbe



*    re [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he has come back



*    again.



*y-erhɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. yɔ [ ˥ ].



*yɛ [ / ] to please; ɔyɛ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] it



*    pleases me.



*yɛgbɛyɛgbɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the



*    tired walk of very fat people,



*    esp. women (and among the



*    animals, of fat cows); ɔxiã



*    yɛgbɛyɛgbɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] she is moving



*    wearily (because of her stout-



*    ness).