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*kpukpuukpu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] cowering, e.g.

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*    in: ɔki re kp. [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he

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*    cowered (in cold weather, with

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*    arms crossed and hands on one’s

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*    shoulders); also used with si [ ˥ ]

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*    kuɛ̃ [ / ].

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*la 1 [ ˥ ] to pass; to go by a cer-

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*    tain way. Combinations with

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*    verbs: la [ ˥ ] diã [ \ ] to come out

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*    of something; ɔla dĩ-uw-owa

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he came out of the house.

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*    la [ ˥ ] fi [ ˥ ] to pass through into;

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*    ɔl-iyek-owa‿fi ugbo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] he

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*    passed behind the house into the

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*    farm. la [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ] is used in the

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*    imperative la re [ ˩ ˥ ] come! (the

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*    simple re is not used), la‿e re

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*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] would mean “pass it (e.g.

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*    a fence) and come!” Combina-

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*    tions with nouns: la [ ˥ ] aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]

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*    “to enter (somebody’s) eye”

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*    to please; eʋ̃i n-ɔdɛe la-ɽ-aɽo

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] the thing he has bought

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*    pleases him; v. [ / ], ɛko [ ˩ \ ].

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*    la‿(e)hɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] “to pass ear”: to

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*    listen. Perhaps la [ ˥ ] aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]

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*    and la‿(e)hɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] belong to the

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*    item lao [ ˥ ]. Idiom.: l-oke

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*    l-ugboɣodo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “to pass hill

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*    pass valley”: to go far and

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*    wide; usi‿ɛɽe l-oke l-ugboɣodo

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] his fame has spread

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*    far and wide. l-oɽe [ ˥ ˥ ] to walk

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*    about the town; ɔl-oɽe gbe

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] he is loitering about.

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*    l-urho [ ˥ ˩ ] re [ ˥ ] “to pass the

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*    gate come”: to be reincarnated,

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*    in ɔl-urh-oʋi‿ɛɽe re [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he

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*    was reincarnated in his son; cf.

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*    loɣa [ / ˩ ] (?), lao [ ˥ ].

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*la 2 [ ˥ ] to sound; of an instrument,

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*    such as a drum, bell, harp, or

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*    guitar; ema na la gbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ]

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*    this drum sounds much.

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*la 3 [ ˥ ] a formula used in a

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