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*    the groundnut than what I



*    allowed (lit. “took gave”) him



*    (the ba is low here, not falling);



*    v. zɛ [ ˥ ] yi [ ˥ ]. zɛ [ ˥ ] hĩ [ \ ] to



*    take (a certain amount) away



*    from something (e.g. grains, or



*    gari); ɔzɛ hĩ-gaɽi ni [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ]



*    (look) he is taking out of that



*    gari! zɛ [ ˥ ] kua [ ˥ ] to take



*    something out and throw it



*    away; ɔxɔxɔ z-ize n-ɔfua na kua



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ] “the fowl took these



*    crawfish and threw them away”:



*    i.e. scratched some away and



*    made them thereby useless.



*    zɛ [ ˥ ] lele [ ˩ ˥ ] “to choose (and)



*    follow”: to be next of kin, or



*    in rank, to somebody; m-ɔɽ-



*    en-ɔzɛ lel-en-uxa ni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / / ]



*    lit. “it is I who chooses



*    follows that (one) whom you



*    are (or, were) speaking of”:



*    I am next to the man you



*    were speaking of. zɛ [ ˥ ] ta [ ˥ ]



*    “to guess say”: to spread



*    rumours; cf. ɔzɛta [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. zɛ [ ˥ ]



*    yi [ ˥ ] same as zɛ [ ˥ ] ba [ / ].



*    zɛ [ ˥ ] y-ɔ [ \ ] (a) same as zɛ [ ˥ ]



*    ba [ / ], but y-ɔ [ \ ] implies an



*    object which has already been



*    mentioned: “to take more of



*    it.” (b) to take heed of some-



*    thing; also in ɔzɛ y-ɔʋ̃-ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is minding my word.



*    Combined with nouns: z-abɔ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] to do something quickly, v.



*    also giɛgiɛ [ / ˦ ]. z-abɔ ɣaxiã



*    n-urherhere [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “go quick-



*    ly that you may come in time!”



*    z-abɔ ɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] do it quickly!



*    Idiom.: z-ak-ĩhã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] lit. “to



*    bring out the tooth in the wrong



*    direction”: to be irritated, of



*    otherwise peaceful people, e.g.



*    by mockery; also of animals



*    when attacked or wounded; the