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rhe [ / ] an auxuliary verb in-
    dicating that the action ex-
    pressed by the main verb stands
    in a concessive relation to the
    rest of the sentence; ɔrherha ʋ̃ɛ,
    ɣa iɣaɣixu‿ɛe gie [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˥ ]
    “though he has stolen (from)
    me, who shall I drive him to
    (lit. send)?” used if the culprit
    belongs to the same family so
    that one cannot pursue him.
    
rhere [ ˩ ˥ ] farewell (from rherhere
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “arrive in time”); said to
    a man leaving the speaker, or
    met on the road, going in the
    opposite direction.
    
rherhe [ ˩ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb in-
    dicating that the main action is
    carried out in due time; irhe-
    rheɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] I did it in time;
    e.g. as answer to the question:
    urherhepos‿ebe ni yi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ / ˥ ]
    did you post that letter in
    time?
    
rhia [ ˥ ] to be, become spoilt;
    ɔrhiae [ ˩ \ ] it is spoilt; also
    ɔrhia [ ˩ ˥ ‿ / ] (containing a [ / ],
    i.e. ɽua [ ˥ ]); cf. rhia [ / ].
    
rhia [ / ] to spoil; to squander
    (rhia‿iɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]); also rhia [ / ]
    ɽua (or, a) [ ˥ ]; cf. rhia [ ˥ ].
    
rhiamarhiama [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] lean; also
    used of a thin plantain; used
    with the verb ye [ ˥ ]; v. kãgũ-
    kãgũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
    
rhie [ / ] to take; v. mu [ ˥ ] which
    seems to refer to heavier things:
    “to lift up”, and was said to
    refer specially to things con-
    taining grains or liquids, not to
    whole things like rhie; v. further
    ya 1 [ ˥ ] which implies “to take in
    order to use”; ɔrhi-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he
    took it; as answer to a question,
    e.g. Combinations with verbs:
    rhie [ / ] ba [ / ] to add. rhie