porting the ceiling of native
houses, and for making mortars,
pestles, and hoe-handles. Its
charcoal is likewise very durable
and used by smiths. Because of
these many uses the tree has the
praise-name erhã n-ɔm-iɣo (mɔ
[ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “the tree that en-
genders money”.
azɔ [ ˩ \ ] dinner feast as given out
of the ordinary routine, in con-
trast to eɣɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], which means
either a feast given to helpers
under the use [ ˩ ˥ ]-system, or
the yearly family-festival; v.
kũ 2 [ ˥ ].
ba 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to watch; ba‿e ɣe,
deɣ-ɔr-eʋa [ ˥ ˩ / ˥ ˩ ˥ \ ] “watch (it)
and see whether he is there!”
b-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ] to be watchful; ɔb-
egbe rhia [ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ] he is watchful
by character. b-odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to
watch the road, e.g. in order to
prevent passers-by from spying
into secret ceremonies. (2) to
do something stealthily (v. do
[ / ]); ɔba rhi-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he took
it secretly; ɔba mu‿ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] he
carried it stealthily.
ba 2 [ ˥ ] in ba [ ˥ ] ku [ ˥ ]: (1) to
miss; kɔ̃-ɽ̃ɛ̃-se n-uɣɛba‿e ku
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ] aim at it properly that
you do not miss it! (2) to com-
mit a mistake; ɔni r-usũ‿eʋ̃i
n-ɔ ba ku ɽu [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] that is
among the things he did by
mistake.
bã [ ˥ ] to snatch off. bã [ ˥ ] rhie
[ / ] to snatch somebody or
something away; ɔb-õxuo na
rhie ʋ-ob-ɔdɔ-ɽe [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] “he
snatcbed the woman away from
her busband”, i.e. he ran away
with her. Iter. bãnɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] ɽua
