narium sp.
dada [ ˩ ˥ ] to carry (heavy things)
by hand; ɔdada‿e xiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] he
is carrying it along.
dãdaãdã [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] exact(ly); of time.
d-anyɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. da 3 [ ˥ ].
daʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to test; cf. ɔdaʋ̃(ɛ)o-
figbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. (2) to taste some-
thing. (3) in daʋ̃-ehɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “to
test ear”: to listen; ɔdaʋ̃-ehɔ-ɽe
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] he is listening to it.
de 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to fall; ɔde ʋ-uhuʋ̃-erhã
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he fell from the top of the
tree; iter.: dele [ ˩ ˥ ], e.g. in iɽ̃ã
dele [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] they fell (one after
the other), but iɽ̃ã de [ ˥ ˩ \ ] they
fell (all at the same time). (2) to
happen; to come about; ʋ-ɔya-
de [ \ ˩ ˥ ] “what did it take to
fall?”: how did it come about?
Combinations with verbs: de [ ˥ ]
ba [ / ] to join; v. ya 3 [ ˥ ] ba [ / ];
ɔde ba‿iɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he joined
them; ɔde ba-ɽe [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] it agrees
to it; it goes with it, of different
kinds of merchandise (e.g. beans)
which can be mixed with each
other in order to fetch a higher
price. de [ ˥ ] gbe [ ˥ ] to fall on
something. de [ ˥ ] gb-otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ] to
fall on the ground, down; ɔfe
ʋ̃-obɔ de gb-otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] it slipped
from my hand (and) fell down.
de [ ˥ ] kũ [ / ] to knock against
somebody or something, e.g. in
the dark; idiom.: de kũ‿erhã
kũ‿iri [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to hit oneself
here and there, “against rope,
against wood”; ɔde kũ‿erhã kũ‿
iri xiã ʋɔ-d-anyɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ˥ ] he
hits against this and that when
he is drunk. de [ ˥ ] lel-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
“to fall (and) follow one an-
other”: to fall one after the
other, as e.g. bottles standing in
