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*  (2) “a few”; in ɔmagba ʋ-il-
* uki n-oxĩ n-ɔdi‿eʋ̃a ya, ɔkekpaɔ
* [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) \ ˩ \ / ] “it had not
* completed how many months it
* is (sc. I do not know) that he
* stayed here, before he left”:
* before a few months were over
* he left; cf. Yor. m-elo [ ˥ / ].
*iluma [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) describes the sounds
* produced by the blows at a
* boxing-match. (2) expression
* of encouragement at boxing-
* matches. (The second syllable
* is stressed.) v. ɛlu [ ˥ / ], kiʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ].
*ima [ ˥ ˩ ] disjunctive pronoun of
* the 1st pers. pl.; cf. ma [ ˩ ].
*imaɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] simulation; pretending;
* make-believe; cf. ma 2 [ ˥ ], ɽu [ ˥ ].
*imawu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] act of committing
* suicide; cf. ma 2 [ ˥ ], wu [ ˥ ]; v.
* otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ].
* (i)mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] disjunctive pronoun of
* the 1st pers. sgl.; it may be
* emphasized by ʋ̃ɛ; e.g. mɛ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]
* would mean something like “do
* you mean me?”; cf. i [ ˩ ].
*imiãɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] prophecy; imiãɽo ɽuɛ
* sɛ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] your prophecy
* has (always) come to pass (lit.
* “has come to pass much”);
* cf. miɛ [ ˥ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ].
*imiɛfã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1) redemption from
* being sacrificed or hanged (by
* plea or substitution of somebody
* else). (2) (biblical) salvation
* (Akugbe).
*imina [ ˩ \ ˩ ] dream; imina n-imina‿
* ɛɽɛ mu ʋ̃-ohã gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
* “the dream I dreamt to-day
* frightened me very much”; cf.
* mina [ ˩ ˥ ], miɛ [ ˥ ] (?).
*imu [ ˥ ˩ ] arrest; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ]; v.
* ebe [ ˩ ˥ ], tie [ / ].
*imuaɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) argument; dis-
* cussion. (2) disobedience; cf.
* mua [ / ], ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].