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*huɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˦ ˦ ] very deep and narrow;



*    e.g. of a ditch, or of a narrow



*    passage through the bush, the



*    entrance of which is like a hole,



*    e.g. an ega‿ifi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]; used with



*    ye [ ˥ ].



*hũhũ [ ˩ ˥ ] to have a surfeit; to



*    have too much of a good thing;



*    ɔhũhũ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] I am sick of the



*    sight of it; v. xã 2 [ / ].



*hũhũhũ [ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] describes an in-



*    distinct muttering or grumbling;



*    used with the verb gwi [ ˥ ].



*hũhũhũ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes a bad



*    smell, like that of a dead rat e.g.;



*    used with the verb wia [ / ]; v.



*    zuzuzu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*huɽɔɔ, huuɽɔɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] describes an



*    extremely lazy way of walking,



*    as well as a “dull” appearance



*    generally, used e.g. with the verb



*    xiã [ ˥ ]; cf. zuɽɔzuɽɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v.



*    mitaã [ ˩ ˩ ].



*i- [ ˩ ] conjunctive pronoun of the



*    1st pers. sgl.



*ĩĩĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] describes the cry of the



*    monkey ogĩ [ ˩ ˥ ] (the ĩ is rather



*    open; the second one very high



*    in pitch, and the last one, very



*    low); ɔtu ĩĩĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is crying



*    (of an ogĩ-monkey); v. am [ ˩ ],



*    mmm [ ˩ ].



*iba [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) fumbling about. e.g.



*    with food when without ap-



*    petite. (2) ib-ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a difficult



*    palaver (i.e. one full of contra-



*    dicting statements). (3) making



*    fun of somebody, v. gbe 1 [ ˥ ];



*    (gb-ogiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]).



*iba [ ˥ ˩ ] mud bench, or niche



*    serving as a couch; iba‿oɽe,



*    ibaaɽe [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] mud benches



*    in front of the house, beside the



*    door. iba‿ɛriɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] couch un-



*    der the eaves at od-ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (the