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*    gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “he knows book

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*    much”: he is very clever. (2) to

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*    be a favourite (of a wife or a

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*    servant); ɔgwɛ ʋ̃ɛ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] she

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*    is a great favourite with me;

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*    (but: ɔgw-ɛʋ̃ɛ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he knows

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*    how to talk well); also gw-obɔ,

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*    gu‿obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to be intimately

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*    acquainted with: igu‿obɔ-ɽe

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ] I am very well ac-

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*    quainted with him; ɔgu‿obɔ ʋ̃ɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he is my special friend;

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*    ɔgu‿ob-ɔdɔ-ɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ / ˩ ] “she is

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*    the special friend of her hus-

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*    band”: she is her husband’s

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*    favourite wife; cf. gu 1 [ ˥ ], gua

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*    [ / ].

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*gwɛ [ / ] to sacrifice to one’s head

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*    during the igwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]-festival;

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*    otherwise ɽu‿uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] is

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*    used. At igwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] a special

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*    “amen”-formula is used: gua^

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*    ʋ̃ɔnyɛɛ [ / ˩ ˩ ] (otherwise isɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]).

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*gw-ɛhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. gwa 2 [ ˥ ].

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*gw-ɛzɛ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. gwa 1 [ ˥ ].

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*gwɛzɛgwɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] entirely (Egh.

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*    Hist.); ɔrhia mu‿otɔ gwɛzɛgwɛzɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it is entirely spoilt.

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*gwi [ ˥ ] (1) to quarrel; to be angry

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*    with somebody; magbagwi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]

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*    we quarrelled with one another;

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*    ɔgũ ʋ̃ɛ gwi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he was angry

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*    with me (i.e. a master with his

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*    servant). (2) to state one’s case

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*    in court; to litigate; hence:

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*    n-ɔgwi [ ˩ ˥ ] litigant (used in con-

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*    text only). n-ɔgwi-w-iɽ̃ɛ̃ ʋ̃ɔ‿osɛe

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*    [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] the litigant said he had

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*    a witness. n-ɔgu‿ɔʋ̃a gwi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ]

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*    “he who quarrels with a man”:

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*    plaintiff (v. n-ɔti-ɔʋ̃a ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]).

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*    n-agu gwi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “he with whom is

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*    quarrelled”: defendant; accused

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*    (v. n-ati-ɛɽ-ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ]); idiom.:

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*    ɔgwi ɛz-uw-unu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “he is

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*    stating case of inside of mouth”:

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