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*kpukpuukpu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] cowering, e.g.
* in: ɔki re kp. [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he
* cowered (in cold weather, with
* arms crossed and hands on one’s
* shoulders); also used with si [ ˥ ]
* kuɛ̃ [ / ].
*la 1 [ ˥ ] to pass; to go by a cer-
* tain way. Combinations with
* verbs: la [ ˥ ] diã [ \ ] to come out
* of something; ɔla dĩ-uw-owa
* [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he came out of the house.
* la [ ˥ ] fi [ ˥ ] to pass through into;
* ɔl-iyek-owa‿fi ugbo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] he
* passed behind the house into the
* farm. la [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ] is used in the
* imperative la re [ ˩ ˥ ] come! (the
* simple re is not used), la‿e re
* [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] would mean “pass it (e.g.
* a fence) and come!” Combina-
* tions with nouns: la [ ˥ ] aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]
* “to enter (somebody’s) eye”
* to please; eʋ̃i n-ɔdɛe la-ɽ-aɽo
* [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] the thing he has bought
* pleases him; v. yɛ [ / ], ɛko [ ˩ \ ].
* la‿(e)hɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] “to pass ear”: to
* listen. Perhaps la [ ˥ ] aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]
* and la‿(e)hɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] belong to the
* item lao [ ˥ ]. Idiom.: l-oke
* l-ugboɣodo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “to pass hill
* pass valley”: to go far and
* wide; usi‿ɛɽe l-oke l-ugboɣodo
* [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] his fame has spread
* far and wide. l-oɽe [ ˥ ˥ ] to walk
* about the town; ɔl-oɽe gbe
* [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] he is loitering about.
* l-urho [ ˥ ˩ ] re [ ˥ ] “to pass the
* gate come”: to be reincarnated,
* in ɔl-urh-oʋi‿ɛɽe re [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he
* was reincarnated in his son; cf.
* loɣa [ / ˩ ] (?), lao [ ˥ ].
*la 2 [ ˥ ] to sound; of an instrument,
* such as a drum, bell, harp, or
* guitar; ema na la gbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
* this drum sounds much.
*la 3 [ ˥ ] a formula used in a