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*yɔɔɔ [ ˩ ] describes a noise as of



*    distant rainfall in the forest, or



*    of a distant waterfall or rushing



*    river; in the Benin Area only



*    the Oxuo [ ˩ \ ] river rushes like



*    that.



*yɔyɔyɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes long falling



*    hair, or a beard; cf. iyɔyɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],



*    Ɔtɔmiyɔyɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*yuo [ / ] (1) to pull out. (2) to



*    drop out; ɔyuo fua [ ˩ / ˥ ] it is



*    dropping out; cf. wie [ / ]; wio



*    [ / ].



*zã [ / ] to speak ill of a man



*    without just cause; to slander



*    (the noun is ozã [ ˩ ˩ ]); cf. zãzã



*    [ ˩ ˥ ].



*zaɣa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to scatter, also: zaɣa



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] (ɽ)ua [ ˥ ]; zaɣ-uherhɛ̃ ni‿uã



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˦ / ] scatter this firewood!



*    (if the fire is not yet wanted).



*    zaɣ-iɣo‿a [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (ɽua) to squander



*    money. (2) to be scattered;



*    a curse: t-uɽazaɣa-a (ɽua [ ˥ ])



*    [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “may you be scattered!”



*    i.e. all your belongings, etc.;



*    cf. the next item.



*zaɣazaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the act



*    of tearing something to pieces,



*    and also women tearing each



*    other’s hair; cf. zaɣa [ ˩ ˥ ], zãzã



*    [ ˩ ˥ ].



*zaizai [ ˩ ˩ ] describes a brisk and



*    hurried kind of walk, like that



*    of a man who does not want to



*    waste time and e.g. talks to



*    others while hurrying along;



*    used with the verb xiã [ ˥ ].



*zama [ ˩ ˥ ] to respect; izam-ɔʋ̃a



*    hiehie [ / ˩ \ ˩ / (4-1) ] I don’t care



*    for anybody; cf. Uzama [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (?).



*z-aɽo [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. zɛ 2 [ ˥ ].



*zãzã [ ˩ ˥ ] to scatter the contents



*    of a box, etc., also to tear each



*    other’s hair, of fighting women;