(also ɔgwi hũhũhũ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ]). (4)
to drone (of beetles only).
gw-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. gwɛ [ ˥ ].
gw-okɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. gwa 1 [ ˥ ].
gwɔ [ ˥ ] to tremble; to shiver;
ɔgwɔe [ ˩ \ ] he shivered; v.
sɔgwɔsɔgwɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
gwɔɣɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to get, or, be broken
(of glass, earthenware, etc.);
uɣegbe na gwɔɣɔe [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ \ ] this
mirror is broken (but can still
be used; v. wu [ ˥ ] which means
that it is now completely use-
less). (2) to break something;
ɔgwɔɣ-uɣegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] he broke
the mirror.
gyãɽ̃ãɽ̃ãɽ̃ãɽ̃ãɽ̃ã [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] loud, de-
scribes the crying of an infant.
gyɛɣɛgyɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] of very small
size (e.g. of infants or yams);
same as guɛɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]; inya na biɛe
gyɛɣɛgyɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] this yam
has yielded very small fruit.
gba 1 [ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb in-
dicating that the main action
is done by several subjects to-
gether; iɽ̃ã gbaɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] they
are doing it together; gi-a
gbaɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ \ ] let us do it
together!
gba 2 [ ˥ ] (1) to tie; ɔgba ʋ̃-obɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he tied my hands. gba
[ ˥ ] gĩna [ ˩ ˥ ] to tie to; igb-
ab-enwaʋ̃-ɔ̃xɛrhɛ ni gĩna-ɽ-egbe
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “I have tied the
branch of that young oil palm
(ɔxɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) to its body”.
(Also gba [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ].) gb-ogba
[ ˥ ˩ ] to make a fence (ga [ / ]
round something). Iterat. gbalɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ] is used with plural objects,
but in ɔgbalɔ ʋ̃-obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] it
means: “he tied my hand
several times round”, i.e. he
