egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to become free from
being a servant (not from
slavery); a young man working
with a senior “brother”, i.e.
relation, can leave his service
only when his “brother” lets
him go, not of his own free
will; the trans. verb is rhuã [ / ]
which is also used in reference
to the emada [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] at the Ɛguae
[ ˩ ˩ ]; uɣurhi-egbe nɛ ʋ-ɔguoʋ̃adia
ɽa [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] have you already
become free from service? rhi-
egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] s-otɔ (sɛ 1 [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˩ ] to
obey; to submit; to admit some-
body’s superiority (Akugbe);
A. prefers: rhi-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] ri-otɔ
(re 2 [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; ɔrhi-egbe ri-otɔ
nɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˩ \ ] he obeyed him
(possibly rhi-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]). rhi-
obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] y-ebe [ ˩ ˥ ] “to put hand
to a paper”: to sign (A. Biogr.).
rhi-ɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to marry (a woman);
ɔrhi-ɔha n-odɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] he was
married yesterday.
rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to taste well; “to
be sweet”; but not “sweet” in
the strict sense of the word;
ema rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] fufu
tastes very well. (2) to be
pleasant to look at or see; iku na
rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this dance
is very pleasant; iɽoɽ̃iʋ̃i na rhi^
ɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this funeral
is very “grand”; v. miɛmiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
rhigɔɔ [ ˦ ˦ ] tall and lean, of a man;
used with the verb ye [ ˥ ]; v.
rhiamarhiama [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
rhiĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˥ ˥ ] all the time; max-ɔɽe
rhiĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “we are (have
been) waiting for him all the
time” (may be followed by ke
naʋ̃ũsĩ ɣade [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ / ] “from all
the time to come”: since all the
while); cf. rhirhi [ ˥ ˥ ].
