n-enɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ], whose senior is
the ɔdiɔ̃weɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; ɔzukpogieha
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] the third elder; ɔzuk-
pogienɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] the fourth elder;
cf. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ], ukpogieva [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔzuɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] fool; v. kɔ̃ [ ˥ ].
ɔzuwa [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] hair-pin.
papa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to pat (e.g. a dog);
ɔy-obɔ papa ɽ-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he
is patting him on the head.
(2) to dab a liquid on some-
thing, e.g. a medicine on some
part of the body.
papaapa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes small
things that are flat and smooth
(e.g. planks).
pãpããpã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] noise made by a slack
drum.
pɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to be fiat.
pɛrhɛɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] flat; ɔye pɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
it is flat.
pɛɽɛpɛɽɛpɛɽɛ [ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] describes the
flight of a small bird (e.g. asɛsɛ
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]), moving with short in-
tervals.
pɛɽɛɽɛɽɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the
flight of small birds (from a
pigeon downwards).
piãpiã [ / / ] describes the sound
of a whip; ɔfi‿ɛɽ-asã piãpiã
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ / / ] he whipped him.
prrrr [ ˩ ] describes the flight of
medium-size birds (parrots,
pigeons, doves) at a short dis-
tance.
pupupu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (short u’s) describes
the flight of a bird about to die,
or of a domestic fowl, i.e. rather
an effort to fly; ɔtĩ pupupu
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it flutters.
ra [ ˥ ] to rub a part of one’s body
with a finger previously dipped
into a “medicine” or sacrificial
