start early. (2) with another
verb: to be early in doing some-
thing; ɔrhiɔ kpaɔ‿ugbɛ hia
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he always leaves early;
ɔrhiɔ xiã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he went early.
rhiɔ [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ] to wake up, lit.
“to be early in coming”, is
especially important; ɔrhiɔ re
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he is awake.
rhiɔɔ̃ [ ˦ ] very cold; e.g. of rain-
water; a higher degree than
xwɛrhɛɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]; ɔfu re rhiɔɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ]
it is very cold; v. riɛriɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
rhirhi [ ˥ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb in-
dicating: (1) that the action
expressed by the main verb is
continuous, or, at least, fairly
extended (when used in the pf.:
“for some time”); ɔrhirhiɽu‿ɛe
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ] he is doing it all the
time; or (2) expressing the
idea translated by “whoever”,
“whatever”, etc.; n-ɔrhirhiɣaxĩ
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “whoever he may be”:
anyone; cf. rhiĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˥ ˥ ].
rhixã [ ˩ ˥ ] to become solid, of mud
in house-building.
rho 1 [ / ] to praise somebody for
some achievement; ɣɛrho ʋɛ
[ ˥ ˩ \ ] don’t praise me!
rho 2 [ / ] in rho [ / ] da [ / ] (Ɔba
[ ˥ ˥ ]) to insult the Ɔba (by a
mistake in etiquette, or by
irreverence); gua guã n-uɣɛ rho
[ / / ˦ (4-1) / ‿ ˩ ] “know how to talk
lest you make a mistake in
etiquette!”.
rhoʋiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to insult; to abuse; cf.
the preceding (?).
rhɔ 1 [ / ] to rain; amɛ rhɔ [ ˩ ˩ / ]
it is raining.
rhɔ 2 [ / ] (1) to pick up small
things from the ground; irhɔ-ɽe
si koko [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I picked it up
(and) gathered (it) together, e.g.
