ances); uhia sɛ nɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] you
have “tried” enough; e.g. if one
has been offered enough by a
poor host, or, if somebody has
tried to give help, but without
success.
hiã 1 [ / ] to be bright and clean;
only used of something that has
been washed; ukpɔ̃ na hiãɽ̃ɛ̃
[ ˩ / ˩ / ˩ ] this cloth is bright
(after being washed); cf. uhiãʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ \ ˩ ], huã 1 [ / ]; v. nwanwa-
nwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
hiã 2 [ / ] to ask for a sacrifice by
means of an oracle; of a god;
v. ese [ ˩ ˩ ].
hie 1 [ / ] to blow on a fire; ɔhi-
erhɛ̃ [ ˩ / ˥ ˩ ] he blew on the fire;
ɔhi-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is blowing on it.
hie 2 [ / ] (1) to put a ceiling on a
room (but “to roof” is dɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]).
(2) to ridge a roof.
hiehie (also hiehieɽe [ / / ˩ ] and
Egh. Hist. hieɽehieɽe [ / ˥ (4-1) ˩ ])
[ / / ] at all; ɛrɔɔ hiehie
[ / ˥ ‿ / / / ‿ ˩ ] there are none at all!
or, he is not at all there!
hiɛ̃ [ ˥ ] to be prosperous, wealthy;
ɔhiɛ̃ nɛ-sɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he is very
prosperous.
hiɛ [ / ] (1) to deceive. (2) to fail;
of charms.
hiɛ̃hiɛ̃hiɛ̃ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] describes a high and
faint voice; used with the verb
guã [ / ].
higboo [ ˦ ˦ ] tall and fat, same as
gbɔhuũ [ ˦ ˦ ]; used with the verb
ye [ ˥ ]; v. gbokoo [ ˦ ˦ ].
hiɣahiɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] trembling; of old
people, or nervous trembling;
used with the verb gwɔ [ ˥ ]; not
as strong as zɛzɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
hihiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to upset; v. ni [ ˥ ] for
a canoe; ɔhihi-ɔe n-owiɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ]
he upset it this morning. hihiɛ
