allowed (lit. “took gave”) him
(the ba is low here, not falling);
v. zɛ [ ˥ ] yi [ ˥ ]. zɛ [ ˥ ] hĩ [ \ ] to
take (a certain amount) away
from something (e.g. grains, or
gari); ɔzɛ hĩ-gaɽi ni [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ]
(look) he is taking out of that
gari! zɛ [ ˥ ] kua [ ˥ ] to take
something out and throw it
away; ɔxɔxɔ z-ize n-ɔfua na kua
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ] “the fowl took these
crawfish and threw them away”:
i.e. scratched some away and
made them thereby useless.
zɛ [ ˥ ] lele [ ˩ ˥ ] “to choose (and)
follow”: to be next of kin, or
in rank, to somebody; m-ɔɽ-
en-ɔzɛ lel-en-uxa ni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / / ]
lit. “it is I who chooses
follows that (one) whom you
are (or, were) speaking of”:
I am next to the man you
were speaking of. zɛ [ ˥ ] ta [ ˥ ]
“to guess say”: to spread
rumours; cf. ɔzɛta [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. zɛ [ ˥ ]
yi [ ˥ ] same as zɛ [ ˥ ] ba [ / ].
zɛ [ ˥ ] y-ɔ [ \ ] (a) same as zɛ [ ˥ ]
ba [ / ], but y-ɔ [ \ ] implies an
object which has already been
mentioned: “to take more of
it.” (b) to take heed of some-
thing; also in ɔzɛ y-ɔʋ̃-ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is minding my word.
Combined with nouns: z-abɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ] to do something quickly, v.
also giɛgiɛ [ / ˦ ]. z-abɔ ɣaxiã
n-urherhere [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “go quick-
ly that you may come in time!”
z-abɔ ɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] do it quickly!
Idiom.: z-ak-ĩhã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] lit. “to
bring out the tooth in the wrong
direction”: to be irritated, of
otherwise peaceful people, e.g.
by mockery; also of animals
when attacked or wounded; the
