partner; ɔde gbiɣidi [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it fell
(e.g. the firewood); v. gbidii [ ˩ ˩ ].
gbimm [ ˩ ] describes the sound of
a gun going off in a room (e.g.
by accident).
gbĩna 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] to fight; waɣɛgbĩna
[ ˩ \ ˩ \ ] don’t you (pl.) fight!
ɔgũ ʋ̃ɛ gbĩna [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] he fought
with me; cf. ugbĩnaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ],
igbĩna [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. xɔ̃ [ / ] (to wage
war; stronger than gbĩna).
gbĩna 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] to seek shelter with
somebody; igbĩna‿a [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] I
seek shelter with you!
gb-ĩɽ̃uʋ̃u [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. gbɛ̃ [ ˥ ].
gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ] wide; broad (not as
much as nyamaɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); used of
something that is extensive,
deep or long as well, as roads,
rivers, bonds, and spaces; ɔʋɛe
gbodoo [ ˩ \ ˥ ˥ ] it is very wide;
cf. gbodoo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. gbadaa [ ˦ ˦ ],
gbadaa [ ˩ ˩ ].
gbodoo [ ˩ ˩ ] broad; used of the full
moon; uki na ʋɛe gbodoo
[ ˩ / ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] the moon is very
broad; cf. gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ].
gbokoo [ ˦ ˦ ] tall and a little stout;
of a human being; used with
ye [ ˥ ]; v. gbɔhuũ [ ˦ ˦ ].
gboo [ ˥ ] wide; used with the verb
rhã [ / ] “to open”; cf. gbo-
doo [ ˥ ˥ ].
gboɽogboɽo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] loud and clearly
audible; used with the verb
guã [ / ].
gb-otɔe [ / ˩ ] xe [ / ]; cf. gbe [ / ].
gbɔ [ ˥ ] to fell trees on a farming
plot; all in a heap, while tɔ̃ [ ˥ ]
means “to fell single picked
(timber) trees”; cf. egbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]
gbɔ 1 [ / ] to bark, of a dog, or
leopard; v. wowowo [ \ \ \ ].
gbɔ 2 [ / ] to cut a plant and re-
plant it; also, to take a cutting
