mouldy, v. si 1 [ ˥ ]. mu [ ˥ ]
ixo [ ˩ ˩ ] to let blood; ɔmu ʋ̃-ĩxo
n-owiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] he let my blood
this morning. m-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] to do
something very much, or, well;
ɔm-obɔ gua gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˦ ] he
knows well how to dance; ɔm-
obɔ r-igaɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he eats much
Gari. mu‿ohã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to be ter-
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rible, frightening; to terrify;
ɔmu ʋ̃-ohã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] it makes me
afraid. m-ohioɽo [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] to be
desolate, of a house. mu [ ˥ ] ohu
(m-ohu) [ ˩ ˩ ] to be angry; ɔm-
ohu ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is angry with me
(not as strong as xu‿iwu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]).
m-ose [ ˩ ˥ ] to be beautiful, nice.
mu‿otɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to become serious
(A. Biogr.) mu‿ɔ̃kpɛtu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to
be unfortunate in something.
mu‿ɔ̃tɔ̃ (m-ɔtɔ̃) [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to be rusty;
ɔpia na mu‿ɔ̃tɔ̃ [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] this
matchet is rusty. m-ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ]
to do farm work (as one’s busi-
ness: “to be a farmer”). m-
uri ([ ˥ ˦ ] pf.) to stop temporarily
in doing something (of growing,
bearing children, or work); uhuʋ̃-
ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ m-uri [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] his growth
(lit. “head”) has stopped (for
some time); ɛʋ̃-ɔ̃m-ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ m-uri
[ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “her child-bearing (ɛʋ̃-
ɔ̃mɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “matter of child”)
has stopped (for some time)”,
v. kpɛ‿eri [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]. mu in com-
bination with noun and verb:
mu‿aɽo da [ ˩ ˩ / / ] “to take
(carry) eye towards”: to face;
iɽ̃ã mu‿aɽo da-ɽe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / / ˩ ] they
are facing him. mu ɛbɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]
gbe [ ˥ ] to swear juju on some-
body by going actually to the
shrine and solemnly swearing by
the god, v. t-ihɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ], ti-ɛbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
which only imply calling the
