(2) to make powdery; ɔka n-alɔ
sũ gbe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] grinding corn
makes (it) very fine, or powdery;
v. lɔ [ ˥ ], duʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ].
sũ 2 [ ˥ ] (1) to be sticky (like gum).
(2) to be slow; usũ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] you
are too slow!
sua [ / ] (1) to push, with hand;
ɔsua ʋ̃ɛ ɣ-iyeke [ ˩ ˩ ‿ \ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ] he
pushed me back. (2) to “push”
into dangerous actions, etc.; of
harmful charms.
su‿anyɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. so 1 [ ˥ ].
suɛ̃ [ / ] to begin; ɔʋesuɛ̃ nɛ [ ˩ / / ˥ ]
he is beginning again.
suɛ̃ỹ [ ˥ ] describes the sound of
some light object dropping into
water (small stones, sticks, etc.),
but also of some bather jumping
straight into the water; ɔsã fi
ɛzɛ suɛ̃ỹ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he jumped into
the river plop! v. gbidii [ ˩ ˩ ].
suku [ ˩ \ ] in aɽo-ɛ suku [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ \ ]
“your eyes look full of fear”:
you are shy.
s-ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
sulele [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “on the shoulder”, in
ɔmu-ɛ̃ sulele [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ] he carried
him on his shoulder.
s-uma [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
sũnɔsũnɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes a lazy
kind of walk, with a slack limp
body, and, possibly, slightly
moving arms; ɔxiã sũnɔsũnɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he slouches.
s-unu [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
suo [ / ] to collapse, of under-
mined soil; same as siɛ̃ [ / ].
sũsũsũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] dark blue, used with
the verb bi 1 [ ˥ ]; same as dũdũdũ
[ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
suũ [ ˦ ] describes a fixed look such
as that of fortune-tellers, but
also a foolish gape, v. ohuã [ ˥ ˥ ],
gbɔɔ [ ˩ ].
