away: he is stingy; cf. eʋ̃idaʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].
da 2 [ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb in-
dicating (1) that the subject
performs the main action of his
own will, or initiative; t-idaɽu‿
ɛe [ ˥ ˦ ˦ (4-1) ] I shall do it of my own
free will; ɔmakɛɽ-agi-ɔ, ukeda-
ɣaxiã [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ \ ] “it was not
(yet) up to the time that you
were sent, then you went on
your own account”: you went
before you were sent. (2) (with
a long vowel) that the subject
is just starting to perform the
main action; t-idaɽu‿ɛe [ \ ˥ ˥ \ ]
I am starting to do it (now).
da 3 [ ˥ ] to drink alcoholic drinks,
also d-anyɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. ɔdanyɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
da 4 [ ˥ ] to pour down, of rain;
stronger than rhɔ [ / ]; amɛ na
dae-sɛse [ ˩ / ˩ \ ˥ ˦ ] the rain has
come down with a vengeance;
cf. da [ / ] (?).
da 5 [ ˥ ] in d-itã [ ˥ ˩ ] to take the
ordeal; da‿e [ ˥ ˩ ] take it! da-ɽe
[ ˩ \ ] pass (it to) him!
da 6 [ ˥ ] in d-iɣo [ ˥ ˩ ] ɽua [ ˥ ] “to be-
come smoke”: to be annihilated
(in a war-song); also d-iɣ-ua
[ ˥ / ]; probably also in d-ihoi [ ˥ ˩ ]
to be in vain.
da 7 [ ˥ ] in d-iziɣa [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] to commit
a murder; Ojo d-iziɣa ʋ-egb-aʋ̃-
ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ n-ɛɣ-ɛd-ia [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ] Ojo
committed the murder of his
wife three days ago.
da 8 [ ˥ ] in da [ ˥ ] vã [ ˥ ], da [ ˥ ]
tu [ ˥ ] to shout; da [ ˥ ] tie [ / ] to
shout (and call somebody).
da [ / ] to stretch out; to turn
towards; in da‿obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to
stretch a hand out (in order to
obtain something). As second
part of verbal combinations it in-
