fua [ ˥ ] (a) to release; to acquit
in court; ɔfã‿ɛ̃ fua ʋ-ikotu (or,
ʋ-ow-ɛzɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] he re-
leased him out of court; (b) to
set free (a slave). f-ẽma [ ˥ ˩ ]
to loosen (i.e. to take out)
yams from the stack (eru [ ˩ ˥ ])
ɣaf-ẽma ʋ-eru na [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] who
took the yams out of this yam-
stack?
fe 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to escape; to slip out;
ahĩaʋ̃ɛ ni f-ima [ ˥ ˦ / / ˦ ˩ ] that
bird escaped us; ɔʋoxã na fe
ʋ-iyɔha [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] this boy is
free from pawn, i.e. from being
pawned; ɔfe ʋ̃-obɔ de gb-otɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] it slipped out of my
hand and fell down. f-ɔrhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]
“to escape life”, i.e. to faint.
(2) to be cured from a disease;
okpia na fe nɛ ʋ-uhuʋ̃u n-ɔvae
[ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] this man has re-
covered from (lit. “escaped”)
the disease he had; v. lɛ [ / ].
fe 2 [ ˥ ] to be rich; cf. fe [ / ], ɛfe
[ ˩ ˩ ].
fe [ / ] to enrich.
f-ẽma [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. fã [ ˥ ].
fɛɛɽɛ [ ˦ ˦ ] (1) entirely, completely;
used with the verb fo [ ˥ ]; ɔfo
fɛɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] it is entirely finished
(but v. fɛfɛɛfɛ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]). (2) for
good, finally; isi kpaa-ʋa fɛɛɽɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] I left there for good.
fɛfɛɛfɛ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] entirely, completely,
altogether; used with the verb
fo [ ˥ ]; ɔfo nɛ fɛfɛɛfɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˧ ] it is
completely finished; ri‿ɔe fo
fɛfɛɛfɛ [ ˥ \ / ˦ ˦ ˦ ] eat it all up!
(the fo may be omitted); v. giɛ̃
[ / ].
fɛko [ ˩ / ] an auxiliary verb (cf.
hɛko [ ˩ / ]) indicating that the
main action is carried out gently,
gradually, which may come to
