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*gadagbaa [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] big (not fat); of
* animals, e.g. horses, elephants,
* bulls, hippopotami, or cro-
* codiles; used with the verb
* ye [ ˥ ]; cf. gidigbii [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
*gaga [ ˩ ˥ ] to surround; ɔhɛ‿iɽ̃ã
* gag-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he surrounded
* himself with them (also: ɔv-iɽ̃ã
* [ ˩ / ˩ ]); cf. ga [ / ].
*gaigai [ ˩ ˩ ] describes a manner of
* walking: a measured walk, with
* wide steps; “white-man style”;
* used with the verb xiã [ ˥ ]; (the i
* is not short).
*ge [ \ ] same as de [ \ ].
*gegeege [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] very high (of a hill);
* oke na yo gegeege [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] this hill
* is very high; cf. gogoogo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]; v.
* golotoo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] and geletee [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
*gele [ ˩ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb em-
* phasizing the main verb; may
* be translated by “indeed” or
* similar words; ɔgeleɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ]
* in fact he is doing it; ɔgeleɽu‿ɛe
* [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] really he did it; geleta‿e
* ɣe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ] go repeat it!
*geletee [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] extraordinarily high
* (used with the verb yo [ ˥ ]); cf.
* golotoo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
*gɛ̃gɛ̃ɛgɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] tightly shut.
*gɛ̃ɣɛ̃ỹgɛ̃ɣɛ̃ỹ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] imitation of the
* sound of a bell (egogo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] ; but
* v. kɔɣɔkɔɣɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]); v. also goɣo-
* goɣo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
* gi (gu) [ ˥ ] (1) to allow (to do
* something); to let; ɔg-iɽ̃ã ɽu‿ɛe
* [ ˩ ˥ / ˥ \ ] he allowed them to do
* it; he let them do it. In the 1st
* and 2nd pers. sgl., gũ, gu are
* used instead of gi: igu‿ɛ ɽu‿ɛe
* [ ˩ ˩ / ˥ \ ] (a) I am allowing you
* to do it; (b) I am helping you to
* do it, I am doing it with you;
* pf.: ɔgũ ʋ̃ɛ ɽu‿ɛe (a) [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ (4-1) ] he
* allowed me to do it; (b) [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ (3-1) ]
* he helped me to do it. (v. gu