(e)t-
a particle found in front of the conjunctive and absolute pronouns, emphasizing the following verb or imparting the idea of necessity;
this kind of emphasis may also be expressed by tonal means only, e.g. ɔgb-ɔɛ̃ [ ˥ (4-1) ] is equivalent to t-ɔgb-ɔɛ̃;
t-uxiã ɽa [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] are you going?
ɔɣagb-ɔɛ̃ ɽa [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] will he write it?
t-ɔgb-ɔɛ̃ [ ˥ (4-1) ] he must write it, and also: he is writing it (with stress on the verb).
Instead of t-, rh- may be used before singular pronouns, or possibly only before the 2nd and 3rd pers. sgl.
ta [ ˥ ]
(1) to speak;
to say;
to tell;
ɔt-en-ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] he is telling the (already mentioned) story;
ɔta ʋ-eriɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ] he said so.
ta [ ˥ ] ma [ / ] to tell somebody.
t-ohoɣe [ ˩ \ ˩ ] to tell a lie;
to lie;
ɔt-ohoɣe [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] he lied;
ohoɣ-ɔta [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “it is a lie he is telling”.
t-ɔta [ ˩ ˥ ] to tell something;
ɔt-ɔta ʋ̃ɛ ma‿ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] he talked to him of me.
(2) to guess a riddle;
used without an object only, in the request: ta [ ˥ ] guess!
(with iro [ ˥ ˩ ] “riddle”, the verb mu [ ˥ ] is used).
The same meaning “to guess” is perhaps underlying the following two combinations verb + object: t-isɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] to play the isɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] game, and t-ile [ ˥ ˩ ] to bet.
Iterat.: talɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to talk much: to jabber (a more respectful term is guã [ / ]);
talɔ does, however, also mean “to report”, probably because this entails a somewhat lengthy talk.
tã 1 [ ˥ ]
(1) to spread.
(2) to hang.
tã [ ˥ ] yi [ ˥ ]: (a) to spread in..;
t-ũkpɔ̃ y-ovɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] spread the cloth in the sun!
(b) to hang on..;
tã‿ɛ̃ y-egb-ekɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] hang it on the wall!
atã‿ɛ̃ y-egb-ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] it hangs on the wall.
tã [ ˥ ] gu [ ˥ ]: t-ũkpɔ̃ gu‿etebuɽu [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] spread the cloth on the table!
tã [ ˥ ] lele [ ˩ ˥ ] would be used if a cloth were to be spread on several tables.
t-ĩri [ ˩ ˥ ] to put up a rope (as a clothes llne);
ɔt-ĩri y-ovɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] he fixed a clothes line in the sun.
t-õkũ [ ˥ ˩ ] to measure by means of a line (mostly in timber work);
t-õkũ y-ɔ [ ˥ ˩ \ ] measure it!
(lit. “stretch a rope to it!”);
cf. tã 2 [ ˥ ](?).
tã 2 [ ˥ ]
to be tall (of human beings);
ɔʋ̃a na taɛ̃ [ ˩ / ˩ \ ] this man is tall;
cf. tã 1 [ ˥ ](?).
ta [ / ]
(1) to imitate;
ɣɛtaa ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ \ ] don’t imitate me!
(2) to compare;
ɣɛya‿e taa ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ \ ] don’t compare him with me!
tab- [ ˩ ]
in idiom.: tab-ɛɽ-ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] what is the matter?
what is wrong?
(lit. “or is it not the matter”, viz. “is there anything the matter or is it not?”);
w-ɔɽ-u‿ɛe ɽa tab-ɛɽ-uwɛ [ / ˦ (4-1) ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] are you the one who did it, or was it not you?
cf. Yor. tabi [ ˩ / ].
tafia [ ˩ \ ]
to interfere;
to meddle in other people’s affairs;
utafia gbe [ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] you interfere too much!
cf. Engl. interfere;
v. mi-arale [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ].
taĩtaĩ [ ˩ ˩ ]
describes the smell of corpses and of dog-blood (the is not short here);
cf. tãtaãtã 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
tãtaãtã 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
(to be stretched) straight and long;
used with the verb niɛ [ / ];
v. Texts: Uke keʋe arhuaɽo;
cf. tã 1 [ ˥ ].
tãtaãtã 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
(1) salty;
ɔfiã ( “it cuts”) tãtaãtã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it is salty.
(2) sharp (of smells, e.g. of urine);
cf. taĩtaĩ [ ˩ ˩ ].
te [ ˥ ]
an auxiliary verb indicating (1) that something was going on or was in a certain state in the past but implying that the end of the action was not attained, or that the state referred to is no longer existing;
ɔtema [ ˩ ˥ / ] it was good (but it is no longer so);
itewu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] I was dying, viz. ʋ-uhuʋ̃u ni amu ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] “(always) when that illness attacked me”.
This leads to the meanings “nearly”, e.g. in itewu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] I nearly died, and “mistakenly”: utew-ɛr-eʋa-nwa (re [ ˥ ], enwa [ ˩ \ ]) [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ \ ] “you were mistaken in saying: he is not there now”.
(2) that the action of the verb to which it is linked follows another action (“before”);
imi-ɔɛ̃, (ʋ-)ɔtekpaɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ \ / ] I saw him before he had left;
imi-ɔ̃‿ɛ̃dɛgbegbe, (ʋ-) ɔteɣaxiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] I see him every day before he leaves.
te [ / ]
to decorate;
t-ɛɽe [ / ˩ ] decorate it!
ɔt(e)‿owa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is decorating the house;
ɔt-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is decorating himself (“the body”).
t-ẽgbe [ ˩ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ];
cf. tɔ̃ 4 [ ˥ ].
teitei [ ˦ ˦ ]
imitates the beating of pulses (generally with fear);
in the case of the tortoise, leilei [ ˦ ˦ ] is used (in stories) (the i is long);
v. afĩama [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
tete [ ˩ ˥ ]
to save, to be economical with something;
tet-ɛe [ ˩ \ ] save it!
Ozo, tet-inya n-iviɔ nwɛ ni n-ɔmi-eke nay-usɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / / / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] Ojo, be economical with the yams I brought you so that they will last ( “get a chance to last”) for five days!
[ ˥ ]
to be contemptible;
“to be useless”;
utɛ ʋ-en-uye na [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] you are already “useless” in (the state in) which you are now!
[ / ]
to urge somebody on (to do something, by flattering him, or by acclamations);
ɣɛtɛ ʋ̃ɛ ɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] don’t urge me on to do it!
(e.g. for I shall be overtired).
tɛ̃ [ / ]
(1) to put in a file (or row?);
tɛ̃-biɛka na n-iɽ̃ã ya y-uviɛ̃-sɛse [ ˩ / ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] arrange these children so that they may be properly in a single file!
(e.g. may be said by a teacher).
(2) to claim as one’s relative (ɔtɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ]).
(Perhaps this should be a separate item).
t-ɛ̃zɔ [ ˥ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ];
cf. tɔ̃ 4 [ ˥ ].
ti 1 [ ˥ ]
to be famous (but usually this is titi [ ˩ ˥ ]).
ti 2 [ ˥ ]
to be fat;
ɛwe na fɛko ti [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ] this goat is (gradually) becoming fat.
ti 3 [ ˥ ]
to boil;
amɛ ti [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the water is beginning to boil;
amɛ ti [ ˩ ˩ \ ] the water boils;
cf. ti [ / ].
tĩ 1 [ ˥ ]
to fly;
ahĩaʋ̃ɛ tĩ [ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ] the bird flew.
tĩ 2 [ ˥ ]
in t-ĩhĩ [ ˩ \ ] to sneeze;
ɔt-ĩhĩ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] he sneezed;
v. 1 [ ˥ ].
ti [ / ]
(1) to warm up liquid food (soups);
unwɔʋ̃ɛ n-atiɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] a warmed-up soup.
(2) to weld broken iron together;
ti‿ematɔ̃ na [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] weld this iron for me!
tiã [ / ]
to flatter;
ɣɛɣitiã ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] don’t flatter me any longer!
v. [ / ].
tie [ / ]
to call;
ɔtie ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he called me.
ti-ebe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to read;
ɔti-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he read it.
ti-ɛbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to “curse juju” (in the meaning of “to curse”, but v. vɛ̃ [ ˥ ]);
this is not the worst way of cursing a man (which is done with an exwae [ ˥ ˩ ]).
ti-ihɛ̃ (long i) [ ˩ \ ] na [ ˥ ] to curse (not very seriously);
ɔt-ihɛ̃ [ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] he cursed me;
also ɔt-ihɛ̃ [ ˩ / (4-1) \ ] he swore at him (same as ti-ɛbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]);
v. xa‿ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], mu‿ɛbɔ gbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
t-iko [ ˩ ˥ ] to call a meeting.
tie [ / ] ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ] “to call to a lawsuit”: to summon;
n-ati-ɛɽ-ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] “who is called to a lawsuit”: defendant (same as n-agugwi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] (v. gwi [ ˥ ]); ɔxuɛ̃niɛzɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]);
n-ɔti-ɔʋ̃a‿ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “he who has called a man to a lawsuit”: plaintiff;
v. ɔtiɔʋ̃aɛzɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], n-ɔgu‿ɔʋ̃a gwi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ], n-ɔgwi [ ˩ ˥ ] (v. gwi [ ˥ ]).
tiɣi [ ˩ ˥ ]
(1) to twist;
ɔtiɣi‿ɛe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] he twisted it.
(2) to become, be twisted;
ɔtiɣi [ ˩ ˩ \ ] it is twisted;
cf. tiɣitiɣitiɣi [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ], tiɣitiɣi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], otiɣiɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
tiɣitiɣi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
(also tiɣitiɣitiɣi [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]) twisted;
oɽu na ye tiɣitiɣi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] this thread is twisted.
The word also describes matter congealed over a wound, v. iku [ ˩ ˩ ];
cf. tiɣi [ ˩ ˥ ].
t-ĩhɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ];
cf. tie [ / ].
t-ĩhĩ [ ˩ \ ];
cf. tĩ 2 [ ˥ ].
tii [ ˩ ]
powerfull;
harmonious, of a unanimous shout of applause;
used with the verb we [ / ].
tiidigbɛ̃ỹ [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ]
imitates the sound produced by the big em-ɛdo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] drum;
used with kpe [ / ] or ɽu [ ˥ ];
v. titititititi [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
t-iko [ ˩ ˥ ];
cf. tie [ / ].
tila [ ˩ ˥ ]
to despise;
ɔtila ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he despises me.
t-ile [ ˥ ˩ ];
cf. ta [ ˥ ].
tinɛ [ ˦ ˦ ]
very small;
tiny, of babies and things;
a higher degree than xerhe [ ˦ ˦ ];
ɔye tinɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] it is tiny.
t-ĩri [ ˩ ˥ ];
cf. tã 1 [ ˥ ].
t-isɛ [ ˥ ˩ ];
cf. ta [ ˥ ].
titi [ ˩ ˥ ]
to be famous;
ɔtetiti gbe ʋ-ɔye xerhe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] he was (formerly) very famous when he was young;
v. ti 1 [ ˥ ].
titiiti 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
noise made by Borassus palms in the wind;
used with the verb kpe [ / ];
v. uɽua [ ˩ ˩ ].
(This item has been contested by A. who wanted to substitute dididididi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] for it.)
titiiti 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
fat, stout, and at the same time short.
titititititi [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]
imitates the sound produced by the small uke [ ˩ ˥ ] drum;
used with the verbs kpe [ / ] and ɽu [ ˥ ];
ɔkp-ɛɽe t. [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “he is beating it t.”;
v. tiidigbɛ̃ỹ [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ].
to [ ˥ ]
(1) to be hot (of pepper).
(2) to burn high (of burning farm land).
(3) to be “active”, of an ɛbɔ or ihɛ̃, i.e. quick in complying with prayers and curses.
toba [ ˩ ˥ ]
in toba [ ˩ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ] to stick to.
tobatoba [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
gumming together (occurs in a magical formula only);
cf. toba [ ˩ ˥ ].
t-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]
added to the personal pronouns and, at the same time, followed by the possessive, it conveys the idea of “self”;
t-obɔ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] l myself;
t-obɔ‿ɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] you yourself (or, in commands: t-obɔ ɽuɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ]: t-obɔ ɽuɛ ɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˩ / ˦ (4-1) ] do it yourself!);
ɽ̃ɛ̃ t-obɔ-ɽe [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] he himself;
ma t-ob-ima [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] we ourselves;
wa t-ob-uwa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] you yourselves;
iɽ̃ã t-ob-iɽ̃ã [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] they themselves;
iɽ̃ã t-ob-iɽ̃ã‿ɔɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ / ] they did it themselves;
cf. obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (?).
toɣa [ \ ˥ ]
an interjection asking for the truth: “is it true? really? indeed”.
The answer is isɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
t-ohã [ ˩ ˥ ]
to pity;
it-ohã-ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] I pity him;
cf. itohã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
t-ohoɣe [ ˩ \ ˩ ];
cf. ta [ ˥ ].
t-õkũ [ ˥ ˩ ];
cf. tã 1 [ ˥ ].
tota [ ˥ / ]
to sit down;
to sit.
t-õtɔ [ ˥ ˩ ];
cf. tɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ].
[ ˥ ]
to live long;
ɔt-utɔʋ̃ɛ n-ɔma [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ / ] he lived a long good life;
uɽatɔ [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] may you live long!
uɣatɔ kpɛɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] “if you live, may it be long (?)”: may you live long!
(a mode of address to the Ɔba of Benin, and to chiefs).
tɔ̃ 1 [ ˥ ]
to fell a tree;
v. gbɔ [ ˥ ] (special term referring to felling trees on the site chosen for a farm).
Iterat.: tɔ̃nɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]: tɔn-iku‿erhã ni gb-otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ] cut those shrubs down!
(with a matchet).
tɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ]
to dig into the ground (e.g. pots, poles, etc.);
t-õtɔ [ ˥ ˩ ] to dig (into) the ground (the is only nasalised in the beginning).
Iterat.: tɔnɔ [ ˩ ˥ ];
tɔ̃n-ɔɛ diʋ̃i ɛsɛse n-am-ukeɽu y-ɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ] “dig them (i.e. holes) deep and well so that we can put the yam poles in!” cf. utɔ̃yotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ];
v. gwa 2 [ ˥ ] (to dig something out).
tɔ̃ 3 [ ˥ ]
(1) to be hot (not of taste, or the weather, but of liquids, or metal);
ʋ̃-ɛ̃nwaɛ̃, ɔtɔ̃ gbe [ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] be careful (“have sense”), it is very hot!
(2) to roast;
ut-ĩnya ni [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ (2-1) ] have you roasted that yam already?
inya n-atɔɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ] roasted yam;
cf. inyatɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ];
v. ti 3 [ ˥ ], rã [ / ], ʋ̃ɛ [ / ], ʋiɛʋiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], ɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], le [ ˥ ], tue 3 [ / ].
tɔ̃ 4 [ ˥ ]
in tɔ̃ [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ] (1) to lift up;
(2) to increase;
tɛ̃-ʋ̃i na mu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] lift this thing up!
t-ẽgbe mu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “to lift body”: to be proud;
ɔt-ẽgbe mu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he is proud;
cf. itẽgbemu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
t-ɛ̃zɔ mu [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] to reopen a lawsuit (by appeal, e.g.);
ɔt-ɛ̃zɔ mu [ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ] he reopened the lawsuit.
tɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]
(1) to itch;
obɔ tɔlɔ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “my hand is itching me”.
(2) to scratch;
tɔl-ɔe [ ˩ \ ] scratch it!
(3) to cough;
in tɔl-ohuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
t-ɔta [ ˩ ˥ ];
cf. ta [ ˥ ].
tu [ ˥ ]
(1) to shout.
(2) to cry (for something, as a complaint);
uɣazɛtu, deɣ-uɣakw-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˨ ] lit. “if you cry continuously, (I hope) you will stop!” (an angry word in response to such a form of discontent).
(3) to strike (of the clock);
ɛgog-isɛ̃ mahetu [ ˥ ˥ \ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ] five o’clock has not yet struck.
tu‿asɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]
to spit;
ɣɛtu‿asɛ̃ ku-ɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] don’t spit on me!
(“splash me”, i.e. by accident; but v. gie [ / ]);
cf. tue 1? [ / ].
tua 1 [ / ]
to pull strongly together (things which are tied together);
tua‿eʋ̃i n-ugbae ni n-ɔɣɛrhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ (3-1) / ] pull those things you have tied strongly together so that they do not get loose!
ɔtua‿ihɛ ni [ ˩ / ˥ ˦ / ] he tied that load tightly.
tua 2 [ / ]
to be loud (of human voice and drum, stronger than la 2 [ ˥ ]; when referring to the voice, it is used with ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] “beak”);
tua-kpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], e.g. ɔtua (u)kpɛ rhãrhaãrhã [ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ˧ ˧ ] he spoke loudly (v. gboɽogboɽo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]).
tua 3 [ / ]
to swell (of corpse).
tua 4 [ / ]
(1) to hasten;
to hurry;
ɣɛtua‿inwina na [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] don’t hurry this work!
(2) to be hurried (of work, etc.; not “to be in a hurry”);
inwina na tua gbe [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ / ˦ ] this work is too much hurried (i.e. and therefore hard).
(3) to be serious.
(A. Biogr.) “To take serious” is expressed by mu [ ˥ ] gogoogo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] gbe [ ˥ ] “to take too high”.
tue 1 [ / ]
(1) to ooze out;
to bleed;
esagiɛ̃ yetue ʋ-ɛnwɛ na [ ˩ \ ˩ / ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] the blood is still oozing out of this wound;
esagiɛ̃ tue ʋ-egbe ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I am bleeding ( “blood is coming out of my body”).
(2) to squeeze out (viz. the contents of the bowels of game);
tu-ibi-aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ ni ɛsɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] squeeze the bowels of this animal well out!
(3) to pour out (if the liquid is kept in a vessel with a narrow mouth, v. rhurhɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]);
ɔtu-amɛ ʋ-uko [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] he is pouring water out of a calabash.
tue 2 [ / ]
to dress one’s hair (of women);
oxuo na ɣatu-eto [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] this woman is dressing (her) hair.
tue 3 [ / ]
to prepare “medicine” over a fire, i.e. to “fry” it in a pan, but without oil or lard;
ɽ̃aʋ̃-uxuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] is nowadays used by the young people, but it is not correct, v. Ɔxwahɛ text;
v. le [ ˥ ], ɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], tɔ̃ 3 [ ˥ ].
tuɛ [ ˥ ]
(1) to visit (a certain place).
(2) to peet;
to salute;
koyɔ! idotu-ɔ [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ] koyɔ I have come to salute you!
cf. otuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
t-uɣu [ ˩ ˥ ]
to stir up;
to disturb;
utuɣ-amɛ na [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] you have disturbed this water (by stirring up the dirt);
cf. l-uɽu [ ˩ ˥ ];
z-uɣu [ ˩ ˥ ].
t-ulɛ mu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]
to start running;
ɔt-ulɛ mu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he has started running;
v. rh-ulɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
tuo [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ]
to descend;
to come down;
ɔtuo re ʋ-ɛɣɛ ʋ-igbera [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ / ] he had (already) come down by the time I passed by;
tuo re ʋ-od-uxuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] come down (from above)!
tuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ]
to have sexual intercourse with (used with direct object; not decent);
v. gu [ ˥ ] ʋiɛ [ / ], gu [ ˥ ] ku [ / ], ho [ / ].