contents are thrown, or poured,
out (e.g. a bucket of water).
hiihii [ ˦ ˦ ] misty; only used of the
mist in the early morning, not
of the mist during the harmattan
which may last up to 8.30 a.m.;
used with ɽu [ ˥ ].
hio [ ˥ ] to be proud (in a bad
sense; zɛ 2 [ ˥ ] is used in a good
sense); ʋ-ɔhio ba [ / ˥ / ] what is
he proud of?
hiɔ 1 [ / ] to urinate.
hiɔ 2 [ / ] (1) to cut a straight line
into something, e.g. to slit the
peel of a plantain in order to
take it off more easily before
roasting the plantain; (but “to
split through” is va [ / ]); also in
hiɔ‿iwu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to mark the de-
signs of tattooings on the skin
(previous to the actual process);
(2) in hiɔ‿(o)tɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to dig a
grave.
hiɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to drag somebody on the
ground, v. Uke keʋe arhuaɽo;
ɔhiɔɽɔ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he dragged me
(along on the ground).
hiɔ̃ɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] to breathe heavily.
hiʋ̃ia [ ˩ ˥ ] to swell; obɔ ʋ̃ɛ hiʋ̃iaɛ̃
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] my hand is swollen; cf.
uhiʋ̃iãʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ]; v. hue [ / ].
hmmm [ ˩ ] describes the noise of
distant rainfall, or of a distant
waterfall; amɛ rhɔ hmmm [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ]
it is raining far away.
ho [ / ] (1) to look for; to want;
iho‿ɛɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] I want it. ho [ / ]
ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] to offend; ɔho ʋ̃-ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
he always offends me. ho‿ɛʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to love; to like; ɔho‿ɛʋ̃ɛ ʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he likes me. ho [ / ]
bɛkũ [ ˩ ˥ ] to look for something
without finding it; ɔho‿ɛɽe bɛkũ
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] he looked for it, but he
could not find it. (2) to have
