papa [ ˩ ˥ ]
(1) to pat (e.g. a dog);
ɔy-obɔ papa ɽ-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is patting him on the head.
(2) to dab a liquid on something, e.g. a medicine on some part of the body.
papaapa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
describes small things that are flat and smooth (e.g. planks).
pãpããpã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
noise made by a slack drum.
pɛrhɛɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]
flat;
ɔye pɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] it is flat.
pɛɽɛpɛɽɛpɛɽɛ [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]
describes the flight of a small bird (e.g. asɛsɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]), moving with short intervals.
pɛɽɛɽɛɽɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
describes the flight of small birds (from a pigeon downwards).
piãpiã [ / / ]
describes the sound of a whip;
ɔfi‿ɛɽ-asã piãpiã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ / / ] he whipped him.
prrrr [ ˩ ]
describes the flight of medium-size birds (parrots, pigeons, doves) at a short distance.
pupupu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
(short u’s) describes the flight of a bird about to die, or of a domestic fowl, i.e. rather an effort to fly;
ɔtĩ pupupu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it flutters.