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*  [ ˥ ]). gi‿a [ ˩ / ] is used in the
* 1st pers. pl. meaning “let us”:
* gi‿aɣaxiã [ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ] let’s go. (2) to
* permit of something being done
* (equivalent to English suffix
* -able); ɛgi‿ari‿ɔe [ / ˩ / ˥ \ ] it is
* not edible.
*gĩ [ ˥ ] to leak, of a canoe, or house;
* okɔ ʋ̃ɛ gĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] my canoe is
* leaking; cf. ugĩʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
*gia [ / ] to cut (with many objects,
* e.g. a bundle of things, or a cord
* containing many strings, etc.);
* ɔgia‿iri na [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is cutting
* these ropes; cf. giagia [ ˩ ˥ ], giaɣa
* [ ˩ ˥ ].
*giagia [ ˩ ˥ ] to cut into many
* pieces; giagi-ab-erhã na (or,
* bɛl-ab- [ ˩ ˩ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] lop the
* branches of this tree off! cf.
* gia [ / ]; v. bɛlɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
*giãgiãgiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] bright red, used
* with the verb ba 1 [ / ]; v.
* ɽɛɣɛɽɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
*giaɣa [ ˩ ˥ ] to cut or tear into little
* pieces; ɔgiaɣa‿e ku erhã ku iri
* [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he tore it up (into
* little pieces) and threw it about
* (e.g. of an infant tearing paper);
* cf. gia [ / ].
*gi-asɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. gie 2 [ / ].
*gidigidi 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] big; of yams; used
* with the verb ye [ ˥ ].
*gidigidi 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] blazing (sending
* flames up); used with the verb
* ba 1 [ / ]; v. kpoo [ ˩ ], woo [ ˩ ].
*gidigbi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] strong; robust; a
* riddle: okpia gidigbi mu‿okpia
* gidigbi gba [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a
* strong man catches a strong
* man and ties (him); the answer
* is olodo mu‿ɛ̃xu gba [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
* the door frame keeps the door
* tied; cf. gidigbii [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
*gidigbii [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] very big, e.g. of trees,
* houses, boxes, rocks; of an