[ ˩ ˥ ] to teach; ɔma ʋ̃-ebe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
he is teaching me (book); cf.
ɔmaʋ̃aeʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ta [ ˥ ] ma [ / ],
xa [ ˥ ] ma [ / ], ya [ ˥ ] ma [ / ],
rhie [ / ], mu 1 [ ˥ ].
ma 2 [ / ] to be good; ɔma [ ˩ / ] all
right; ɔma n-iz-ɔɽ-obɔ [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
it is better (lit. good) that I
should leave it (instead of ma,
ɔkeɽe [ ˩ / ˩ ] may be used).
Names: ɔɣ-ũʋ̃ɛ ma ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “my
own is good for me” (given
when a child is not very nice,
but the mother is content with
it); agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (may be omitted)
n-iye ma [ ˩ ˥ / ] “where I am is
good”: I am content with my
lot (a woman’s name).
ma 3 [ / ] to conquer, knock down
in a wrestling match, general
fighting, etc., but also in a law-
suit; v. osuɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
mama [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to stick together;
ebe n-igbe y-ɛʋɛe na mama
ku gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the leaves
with which I covered this kola
(gbe, to pick) are sticking to-
gether. (2) to press; to massage;
fi‿ukpɔ̃ y-am-erhɛ̃ na n-uya
mama ʋ̃-egbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “dip
a cloth into this hot water so
that you may take it (and) press
(i.e. massage) my body”; cf.
muma [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. rilo [ ˩ ˥ ], si [ ˥ ]
mama [ ˩ ˥ ].
meɣe [ ˩ ˥ ] to commit suicide;
ɔteɽameɣe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he was about
to commit suicide; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
m-eto [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. mɔ 1 [ ˥ ].
mɛ [ ˥ ] contracted form of the verb
na 1 [ ˥ ] “to give” with pro-
nominal object of the 1st pers.
sgl. ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ]; cf. na 1 [ ˥ ].
mɛ [ ˥ ] da [ / ] to make a click
(with long suction) as a sign of
