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possibly something like “it has     reached me, you, him”, but     umɛ is a very strange form. The     last vowel is lengthened in these     exclamations. s-ebɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] to make     a boundary between two (or     more) farms; gi-ay-ɔka s-ebɛ̃     y-ugbo na [ ˩ / ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ] let’s take     corn to make a boundary on this     farm! sɛ [ ˥ ] egbe [ ˩ ˥ ] “to reach     body”: (a) to befall; to affect (of     curses, not diseases); (b) to be     one’s turn; ɔs-ɔɽ-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (a) it     befell him; (b) it is his turn;     hence: n-ɔs-ɔɽ-egbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the     next one; n-ɔɣis-ɔɽ-egb-ɔna xĩ     [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ] the next one is this,     cf. ɔsegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], v. zɛ [ ˥ ] lele [ ˩ ˥ ].     s-ɛɽi [ ˩ ˥ ] to give evidence (same     as s-osɛe [ ˥ ˩ ]); ɔs-ɛɽi mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he     gave evidence for me; ɔs-ɛɽi gbe     ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] he gave evidence     against me. s-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ] to be able     (v. m-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ]). s-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] y-ɔ [ \ ]     (a) to begin; (b) to catch (also:     to find out somebody’s guilt by     oracle); is-obɔ mu‿ɛ̃ (or, y-ɔ)     [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ (3-1) ] I have caught him, or     found him out. Must not be     mistaken for s-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] “to clap     hands”, v. so 1 [ ˥ ]. s-osɛe [ ˥ ˩ ] to     give evidence; ɔs-osɛe gb-ɛe     [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] he bore evidence against     him. s-otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ] “reaching     ground”: down; d-iguɛ s-otɔ     [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] kneel down! tota(a) s-otɔ     [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] sit down! sɛ [ ˥ ] ɔkɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]     to satisfy; not of food; ɔs-ɔʋ̃-ɔ̃kɛ̃     [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “it has satisfied me”: I     am content; ɔs-ɔɽ-ɔkɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “it     has satisfied him”: he is con-     tent, cf. isɔkɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], v. ɛko [ ˩ \ ];     s-ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] “beak”)     “to poke one’s nose into some-     thing”: to interrupt (a talk);     to be “pompo” (too forward);