ũkpɔ̃ (tã [ ˥ ]) yi fiaɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ \ ]
“the rope I put up (tã [ ˥ ]) on
(yi [ ˥ ]) which I was about to
spread clothes has snapped”
(bũ [ / ] is only used of wood and
iron; v. also wu [ ˥ ]). (3) to kill
a sacrificial victim. (4) to be
salty; v. tãtaãtã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. (5) to
smell sharp; v. taĩtaĩ [ ˩ ˩ ].
fĩaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to hit (a man); ifĩaʋ̃-ɔ̃ɽ-
eʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] lit. “I hit him some-
thing”, i.e. a blow (the ɽ is not
nasalised).
f-ĩdĩ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. fiã [ ˥ ].
fie [ / ] to make a clearing for a
farm, with matchets, previous
to felling the trees on the plot;
fi-fie ni-sɛse [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˥ ˦ ] make that
clearing properly!; cf. ifie [ ˩ ˥ ];
v. gb-itɛ [ ˥ ˥ ].
fieɣe [ ˩ ˥ ] to sway, to swing some-
thing; ɔfieɣ-uherhɛ̃ xiã ʋ-imi‿ɔɛ̃
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˥ / ] he was swinging the
firebrand (along) when I saw him;
cf. fi [ ˥ ]; v. ɽueɣe [ ˩ ˥ ] (to shake
something that is on the ground).
fiɛ̃fiɛ̃fiɛ̃fiɛ̃fiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] imitates the
cry of the rat oxã [ ˩ ˩ ].
f-ĩɣo [ ˥ ˥ ]; cf. fiã [ ˥ ].
f-iha [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. fi [ ˥ ].
f-ĩhue [ ˥ ˥ ]; cf. fiã [ ˥ ].
fioɣofioɣo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] very tall and thin,
of a tree only; used with ɔtaɛ̃
[ ˩ \ ] “it is tall”.
f-itã [ ˥ ˥ ]; cf. fi [ ˥ ].
f-iʋe [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. fi [ ˥ ].
f-iyeke [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. fi [ ˥ ].
fo [ ˥ ] to finish; often followed by
nɛ [ ˥ ] “already”; fo [ / ] also
often follows another verb in
order to express that the action
expressed by that verb has been
finished; erhã na fo nɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]
this (fire) wood is finishing
(already); ɔrhi-ɛɽe fo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ / ]
