expressed by the direct ob-
ject).
hoho [ ˩ ˥ ] to blow (wind); idiom.:
hoh-otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] lit. “to blow
the ground”: to dig a grave;
iɽ̃ã ɣihoh-otɔ, akeɣimu‿ɛ̃ y-ɔ
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] “+when they had dug
a grave, he was then put into
it” (possibly also iɽ̃ã ɣi- [ ˥ ˩ \ ]).
hɔ [ ˥ ] to lay eggs; usually without
ekɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ]; ɔxɔxɔ na hɔe [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ \ ]
the hen has laid (an egg).
hɔ̃ [ ˥ ] (1) to hear; ihɔ̃-ɛ̃ ʋ-unu‿ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “I heard it from his
mouth”: I heard it from him.
h-ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] lit. “to hear word”;
gi-ah-ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] “let hear word”:
shut up! (2) to understand;
ɔh-ɛ̃do [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he understands Bini;
ihɔ̃‿ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] I understand it.
hɔ [ / ] (1) to wash; hɔ‿ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
to wash clothes; hɔ‿eto [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to
wash one’s hair; idiom.: hɔ‿ɛzɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “to wash river”, a method
of fishing, v. iɽewe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]. (2) to
drink, and bathe in, blood, as
done by the chief Ɔsa [ ˥ ˩ ] during
a certain sacrifice. (3) to collect
and mix mud, in hɔ‿ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
(same as ɽu‿ekɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]), also h-ɛkɛ̃
[ / ˩ ].
hɔ̃ [ / ] to grow (of hair), hũ‿edɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “to grow grey hair”: to
become old.
hɔ‿uro [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], also hɛ‿uro, to be
full, of the moon; cf. uro [ ˩ ˩ ];
v. ko-ro [ / ˩ ], vɛwae [ ˥ \ ].
hɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to brush oneself or some-
thing as a means of purification,
e.g. after a breach of taboo;
hɔʋ̃-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to purify oneself
by brushing; hɔʋ̃-owa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to
purify a house; hɔʋ̃-ɛʋo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to
purify a village; cf. ihɔʋ̃egbe
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
