mudia [ ˥ ˥ ] to stop dead when
going or running, or e.g. when
suddenly sliding. Combinations
with a noun: d-igwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] to
kneel, but de-gwɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] (a) to fall
on one’s knees, e.g. in wrestling;
iɽ̃ã hegbasikã ʋ-ɔde-gwɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]
they had just started shaking
each other (as a preliminary to
a wrestling-match), when he fell
down on his knees. (b) to remain
unfulfilled; to fail, of a promise;
enya n-ɔnyaɽ̃ɛ̃ hia de-gwɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] all the promises he has
given have not been carried out.
(c) to sink in, of the nose, as
an organic malformation; ihu-
ɛɽe de-gwɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] his nose is
sunk in, deformed.
de 2 [ ˥ ] in de [ ˥ ] kɛ(e) [ / ] to
remain, also de [ ˥ ] kɛ [ / ] re [ ˥ ];
inya n-ɔde kɛ re bũ n-aɣaɽ-axwɛ
(ɽe [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “yams which
remain are many that we may
eat (them) to-morrow”: there
remain for us many yams to be
eaten to-morrow; n-ɔde kɛe
r-eʋa [ ˥ ˥ / ˦ (3-1) ] the remainder is
there; cf. kɛ 1 [ / ].
de [ / ] to tie; to fasten; de [ / ]
mu [ ˥ ] to tie to; d-ɛɽe mu‿erhã
na [ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] tie it to this stick!
cf. Yor. de [ ˩ ]; v. gba 2 [ ˥ ].
de [ \ ] an exclamation calling
attention to one’s presence (A.
Biogr.); v. ge [ \ ].
dede [ ˩ ˥ ] to embrace; v. mu 1 [ ˥ ],
va 2 [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ].
deɣe [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) if; deɣ-ɛr-owa,
ta ma-ɽ̃ɛ̃-ɣ-irhi-ukpɔ̃ ʋ-eʋ̃ã
[ ˥ / ˥ ˦ ˩ / / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] if he is not at
home, tell him that I have taken
a cloth from here! (2) a particle
implying that a question asked
will be answered in the affirma-
