propitiate the ground, e.g. after
a suicide.
dɔlɔ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] in dɔl-owa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to rub
the walls of a house with water,
mud, or leaves (Yor.) and cow-
dung in order to smoothe them;
cf. dɔlɔ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ].
dɔlɔ 3 [ ˩ ˥ ] in dɔl-ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to sew
a cloth, or clothes (not only “to
mend”); cf. dɔlɔ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. emasini
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], se [ ˥ ].
dɔɔ̃ [ ˩ ] enticing (of women’s eyes);
v. sĩ‿ãɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
dɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to put rafters on a
house previous to thatching it.
(2) to grow up; idiom. for
nwa 1 [ / ]; mostly followed by
de [ / ] or re [ ˥ ] “coming”;
ɔɣadɔʋ̃ɛ re nɛ xerhe, iɣaagi-ɛɽ-ɛdo
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] when he will be
grown up a little, I shall be
sending him to Benin. (3) in
dɔʋ̃-ĩyi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to impose a law.
duduudu (and dududu?) [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] quite
black, e.g. soil under a rubbish-
heap; ɔsieɽe duduudu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] it
is quite black; cf. dũdũdũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]
dũdũdũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] dark blue, like ink,
police uniforms, and avocado-
pears; used with the verb bi [ ˥ ].
duɛ [ / ] to scatter.
du‿ɛki [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], du‿ikotu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], d-ugie
[ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. do 2 [ ˥ ].
d-ugba [ ˥ ˩ ] to dance the ugba [ ˥ ˩ ]-
dance.
du‿ido [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], d-ukpɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. do 1 [ ˥ ].
duʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to pound; ɔduʋ̃-ema
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is pounding fufu; duʋ̃-
exwae [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to make an exwae
[ ˥ ˩ ]-charm, exwae [ ˥ ˩ ] is always
pounded and then made (ma 4
[ ˥ ]) into an oblong lump; duʋ̃-
exwae comprises the entire
process. (2) to forge; not used
metaphorically.
