ohiɛ̃ n-ɔbuɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] the “case”
which he settled. bu [ / ] ― ude
[ ˩ ˩ ] to give warning, advice; ibu
ɽuɔ‿(u)de fo nɛ [ ˩ / / ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I have
warned you! used when the man
spoken to does not pay enough
attention to the words; cf. ibude
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
bũ 1 [ / ] (1) to break, of wood,
iron, bones, but not glass;
ibũ‿obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] I broke (my) arm;
ɔbũ‿ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he broke it; iter.:
bũnɔ‿ɛ̃ gũ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] break them
for me! When followed by
ikuɛ̃kuɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], bũnɔ means “to
be wrinkled”, of a face. (2) to
get broken, to be broken; ɔbũɽ̃ũ
[ ˩ / ˩ ] it is broken.
bũ 2 [ / ] to confess the name of a
lover, by an adulteress; this was
formerly obtained by subjecting
the woman to the feather-ordeal;
ɔbũ‿ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] she confessed him
(to be her lover); cf. ka 1 [ ˥ ].
buã [ / ] to do something enough;
used as second member of a
verbal combination; iguã buã-
ɣ-et-ɔmahɔ̃ [ ˩ / / ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] I have
been talking long enough, but
(lit. “that”) he does not hear
me; ixiã l-oke l-ugboɣodo buã nɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “I have gone far and
wide enough”, i.e. I do not want
to travel any more; cf. bue
[ / ] (?)
bue [ / ] to stop for a long time in
a certain place; the word was
said not to be known to some of
the young people; uteɣabue
ʋ-eke n-uyo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ] you have
really stayed a long time in the
place where you went! (-teɣa-
expresses that the speaker did
not think that he would stay as
long as that); cf. buã [ / ] (?).
