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*    “he has taken it finished”: he



*    has taken it all; cf. ufoʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*fɔ [ ˥ ] to perspire; used with the sub-



*    ject ɔfɔ “perspiration”; ɔfɔ fɔ ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] I am streaming with per-



*    spiration; cf. ɔfɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], fɔ [ / ].



*fɔ [ / ] to splash a liquid “medi-



*    cine” on plants in order to make



*    them yield plentifully. This



*    liquid, called ɛbo n-ayafɔ‿inya



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], i.e. “medicine to be



*    splashed on yam”, is obtained



*    from the tree osuɔ̃bɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ / ]; cf.



*    afɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (which is also splashed



*    on the body or the house for the



*    purpose of purification).



*f-ɔrhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. fe [ ˥ ].



*fu [ ˥ ] in fu [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ] to become,



*    be, cool; fu [ ˥ ] egbe [ ˩ ˥ ] to be



*    peaceful, comfortable for some-



*    body; eʋ̃a na (or, aga na [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]



*    “this chair”) fu ʋ̃-egbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    “this place is comfortable (i.e.



*    peaceful, without worry) for



*    me”. fu‿ɛko [ ˩ ˩ \ ], only in the



*    pf. (fu‿ɛko [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ]): to be of peace-



*    ful disposition.



*fũ [ ˥ ] kugbe [ ˥ ˥ ] to mix; ɔfũ‿ofigbɔ̃



*    ʋ-igaɽi ku gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he mixed



*    palm-oil with gari.



*fu 1 [ / ] in fu [ / ] re [ ˥ ] to cool;



*    ɔfu‿amɛ na re [ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ] he cooled



*    this water.



*fu 2 [ / ] to snatch; to grab;



*    ibiɛka ni, wafu ɛʋɛe n-ɔr-eʋa viɔ



*    [ ˩ / ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ (4-1) / ] “(you) children



*    there, snatch the kolas there and



*    take them!” fu ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to



*    stammer, or, more exactly to



*    begin one word before finishing



*    the other (v. b-ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ]).



*fua 1 [ ˥ ] second part of verbal



*    combinations implying that the



*    object is thrown away (but for



*    liquids and grains, v. kua [ ˥ ]);



*    v. mu [ ˥ ], fiã [ ˥ ], fã [ ˥ ].