by ukp-, as e.g. in n-ukp-ogieha
[ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] “the third”.
n-ema [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. na 3 [ ˥ ].
n-erhuʋ̃u [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. na 2 [ ˥ ].
nɛ 1 [ ˥ ] to defaecate; ɛnɛ [ / \ ] he
is constipated.
nɛ 2 [ ˥ ] already; often used after
fo [ / ] “finished”, but also after
other verbs; ɔfo nɛ ɽa [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] is it
already finished?
nɛ [ ˩ ] “he” and “it”, when
followed by ʋo [ / ] “where is”;
cf. also lɛ [ ˩ ]; iɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] is also used,
but only of human beings, while
nɛ is used of things mostly; nɛ
ʋo [ ˩ / ] where is it?
nɛ [ \ ]; cf. na 1 [ ˥ ].
n-ɛv- [ ˥ ] an element preceding the
word ɛdɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] “day” combined
with a numeral, or one of the
nouns meaning a certain number
of days; it adds the idea of
“ago”, cf. (e)ne [ ˩ \ ]; e.g. n-ɛv-
usɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “five days ago” (in-
cluding to-day, i.e. according to
European calculation four days
ago); n-ɛv-ɛdɛhã [ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ] six
(five) days ago; n-ɛv-ɛdɛ-hĩɽ̃ɔ̃
[ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] seven (six) days ago;
n-ɛv-ɛdɛ‿ɽuʋ̃aɽɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] eight
(seven) days ago; n-ɛv-uhuʋ̃uɽũ
[ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] nine (eight) days ago;
n-ɛv-ɛdɛ-gbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] ten (nine) days
ago; but without n-ɛv: uki ɔkpa
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a month ago (also: in a
month); v. ɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ni 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to capsize; yaɣe ʋ-okɔ
na ni [ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] look (how) the
canoe is capsizing! okɔ n-ɔni
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ] a capsized canoe. (2) to
upset a canoe; to make it
capsize; uɽani‿okɔ na ɽa [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
do you want to upset this canoe?
ni 2 [ ˥ ] to give thanks for food
given; v. kada [ \ ˩ ] and bukpɛ
