esp. si‿ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] to cause a
“palaver”; iɣ-ɔsi ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] it
is money that has caused the
palaver; oxuo ɔsi ɛzɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] it
is woman that (always) causes
palavers; v. ya 1 [ ˥ ], zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
si 2 [ ˥ ] in si [ ˥ ] kɛ [ / ] (a) to be
near; owa-ɽe si k-ɔɣ-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ]
his house is near to mine, v.
dia [ ˥ ]; (b) to go near; to go
towards a certain direction; si
kɛ‿iyeke [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] go further back!
si k-ɔdɔ [ ˩ ˩ \ ] (odɔ) “go further
there”: go further in that direc-
tion! (c) to place near, as in si
[ ˥ ] k-ɔtɔ [ / ˩ ] (otɔ) to turn down
(the wick of a lamp, but without
turning the lamp out); si ukpa
na k-ɔtɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ] turn the lamp
down! cf. si 1 [ ˥ ] (?).
si 3 [ ˥ ] in si [ ˥ ] kpaɔ [ ˥ ] to remove
from; to leave a certain place;
cf. si 1 [ ˥ ] (?).
sĩ 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to give thread (of
loom). (2) to spin; isĩ oɽuɽu
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] I am spinning cotton
(but do [ ˥ ] “to weave” is used
of the spider).
sĩ 2 [ ˥ ] in sĩ‿ãɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to “give the
glad eye” (same as sĩ 1?);
ɔsĩ‿ãɽo dɔɔɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] she is flirting.
sĩ [ ˥ ] ɛɽo [ ˥ ˩ ] to watch; to
observe; cf. yi 3 [ ˥ ] ɛɽo [ ˥ ˩ ].
sie 1 [ / ] to be black; ɔsieɽe
duduudu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] it is quite
black; cf. usie [ ˩ ˥ ].
sie 2 [ / ] to take a pot from the
fire; ɔsi-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he took it
down.
siɛ̃ [ ˥ ] to deny; ɔsiɛ̃ ʋ-inɔɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˥ (4-1) ˥ ]
he denied (it) when I asked him.
siɛ̃ [ / ] to break down (collapse,
fall in, owing to subsidence)
(same as suo [ / ]); uye na siɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃
[ ˩ / ˩ / ˩ ] this hole has collapsed.
