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    rhũrhũ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] to be, become
    mouldy, v. si 1 [ ˥ ]. mu [ ˥ ]
    ixo [ ˩ ˩ ] to let blood; ɔmu ʋ̃-ĩxo
    n-owiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] he let my blood
    this morning. m-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to do
    something very much, or, well;
    ɔm-obɔ gua gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˦ ] he
    knows well how to dance; ɔm-
    obɔ r-igaɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he eats much
    Gari. mu‿ohã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to be ter-
    xxxxx
    rible, frightening; to terrify;
    ɔmu ʋ̃-ohã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] it makes me
    afraid. m-ohioɽo [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] to be
    desolate, of a house. mu [ ˥ ] ohu
    (m-ohu) [ ˩ ˩ ] to be angry; ɔm-
    ohu ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is angry with me
    (not as strong as xu‿iwu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]).
    m-ose [ ˩ ˥ ] to be beautiful, nice.
    mu‿otɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to become serious
    (A. Biogr.) mu‿ɔ̃kpɛtu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to
    be unfortunate in something.
    mu‿ɔ̃tɔ̃ (m-ɔtɔ̃) [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to be rusty;
    ɔpia na mu‿ɔ̃tɔ̃ [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] this
    matchet is rusty. m-ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ]
    to do farm work (as one’s busi-
    ness: “to be a farmer”). m-
    uri ([ ˥ ˦ ] pf.) to stop temporarily
    in doing something (of growing,
    bearing children, or work); uhuʋ̃-
    ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ m-uri [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] his growth
    (lit. “head”) has stopped (for
    some time); ɛʋ̃-ɔ̃m-ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ m-uri
    [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “her child-bearing (ɛʋ̃-
    ɔ̃mɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “matter of child”)
    has stopped (for some time)”,
    v. kpɛ‿eri [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]. mu in com-
    bination with noun and verb:
    mu‿aɽo da [ ˩ ˩ / / ] “to take
    (carry) eye towards”: to face;
    iɽ̃ã mu‿aɽo da-ɽe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / / ˩ ] they
    are facing him. mu ɛbɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]
    gbe [ ˥ ] to swear juju on some-
    body by going actually to the
    shrine and solemnly swearing by
    the god, v. t-ihɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ], ti-ɛbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
    which only imply calling the