you done it before? v. ɽa [ ˩ ].
yiɣɛɽɛ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] describes the fall of a
small fruit (e.g. avocado pears)
and big leaves (for bigger fruit,
v. kpu [ ˩ ]); ɔde yiɣɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] it
fell, of a small fruit; v. boɛɛ [ ˩ ].
yiyi(yi) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the con-
tinuous flow of a liquid; v.
viɛ [ ˥ ].
yo 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to go to a certain
place; in the imperf. it expresses
habitual action only; progres-
sing action is expressed by rie
[ / ]; uy-eskuɽ(u) ɽa [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] do
you go to school? ɛ̃, iyo [ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] yes,
I go (i.e. usually); iy-eʋa [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ],
iy-ɛe (lit. “it”) [ ˩ ˥ ‿ / ] I went
there; iyo [ / \ ] I am not going
(as a refusal; viz. on an errand,
etc.); (but: irie [ / ˩ ‿ \ ] I am not
going away). yo and re when
added to a verb of motion
express the idea of “to and
fro”, e.g. ɔxiã yo xiã re [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]
he is walking to and fro.
yo 2 [ ˥ ] tall, not of human beings;
erhã na yo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] this tree is high.
yɔ [ ˥ ] in y-erhɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ] to set fire (to
farmland only; “to make fire
in kitchen or sleeping-place” is
kok-erhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]); mu egbe n-ayay-
erhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˥ ˩ ] “get ready that
we may go and set fire to the
farm!”
yɔ [ / ] to fill gaps in a crop by a
second sowing.
yɔ [ \ ]; cf. yi 1 [ ˥ ].
yɔkɔɔ [ ˦ ˦ ] big and fat; of birds,
mostly fowls, and also of insects
as e.g. mosquitos when full of
blood; ɔye yɔkɔɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] it is big
and fat; cf. yɔkɔyɔkɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
yɔkɔyɔkɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the
clumsy movement of very fat
fowls; cf. yɔkɔɔ [ ˦ ˦ ].
