off branches, or a lame man; the
characteristic feature seems to
be that one part of the falling
object (or man) touches the
ground before the other; ɔde
gizaka [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it fell (in the
above-stated way).
go [ ˥ ] to shout. go [ ˥ ] nwa [ / ] to
praise somebody in songs (for
some accomplishment), Egh.
Hist.; ɔgo nwa ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he praised
me; v. rho 1 [ / ], tiã [ / ].
gobagobagoba [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] describes a
manner of walking: the walk of
a cripple whose feet are bent to
one side so that he walks with
a list, the foot that is behind
moving sideways. Used with the
verb xiã [ ˥ ].
gogoogo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] high (e.g. a hill);
used with the verb ye [ ˥ ].
goɣogoɣo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] describes the
sound made by a bell (ɛgogo
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]; but v. kɔɣɔkɔɣɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]);
v. gɛ̃ɣɛ̃ygɛ̃ɣɛ̃y [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
gokaã [ ˦ ˦ ] very tall and lean, of
man; used with the verb ye [ ˥ ],
but also with tota [ ˥ / ], to de-
scribe a tall man sitting upright
cf. gũkaã [ ˦ ˦ ]; v. rhigɔɔ [ ˦ ˦ ].
golotoo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] very high, used with
the verb yo [ ˥ ]; cf. geletee [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
gooɽo [ ˦ ˦ ] loud; describes the noise
made by a cricket; used with
the verb tu [ ˥ ].
gɔ [ ˥ ] to become, be bent,
crooked; ɔgɔe [ ˩ \ ] it is crooked;
cf. bi [ ˥ ] gɔ [ / ].
gɔ̃ [ / ] in gɔ̃‿(u)gie [ / ˩ ] to hold
the (annual?) festival of a juju
(not used for ancestor-festivals);
d-ɛɣɛ n-uwa yagɔ̃-gi-ɔxwahɛ yi-
ko [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˥ ˦ ] when do you
hold the festival of Ɔxwahɛ
friend? cf. ugɔ̃gie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
