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*ma 1 [ / ] to show; ma [ / ] ebe
* [ ˩ ˥ ] to teach; ɔma ʋ̃-ebe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
* he is teaching me (book); cf.
* ɔmaʋ̃aeʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ta [ ˥ ] ma [ / ],
* xa [ ˥ ] ma [ / ], ya [ ˥ ] ma [ / ],
* rhie [ / ], mu 1 [ ˥ ].
*ma 2 [ / ] to be good; ɔma [ ˩ / ] all
* right; ɔma n-iz-ɔɽ-obɔ [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
* it is better (lit. good) that I
* should leave it (instead of ma,
* ɔkeɽe [ ˩ / ˩ ] may be used).
* Names: ɔɣ-ũʋ̃ɛ ma ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “my
* own is good for me” (given
* when a child is not very nice,
* but the mother is content with
* it); agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (may be omitted)
* n-iye ma [ ˩ ˥ / ] “where I am is
* good”: I am content with my
* lot (a woman’s name).
*ma 3 [ / ] to conquer, knock down
* in a wrestling match, general
* fighting, etc., but also in a law-
* suit; v. osuɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
*mama [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to stick together;
* ebe n-igbe y-ɛʋɛe na mama
* ku gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the leaves
* with which I covered this kola
* (gbe, to pick) are sticking to-
* gether. (2) to press; to massage;
* fi‿ukpɔ̃ y-am-erhɛ̃ na n-uya
* mama ʋ̃-egbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “dip
* a cloth into this hot water so
* that you may take it (and) press
* (i.e. massage) my body”; cf.
* muma [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. rilo [ ˩ ˥ ], si [ ˥ ]
* mama [ ˩ ˥ ].
*meɣe [ ˩ ˥ ] to commit suicide;
* ɔteɽameɣe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he was about
* to commit suicide; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
*m-eto [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. mɔ 1 [ ˥ ].
*mɛ [ ˥ ] contracted form of the verb
* na 1 [ ˥ ] “to give” with pro-
* nominal object of the 1st pers.
* sgl. ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ]; cf. na 1 [ ˥ ].
*mɛ [ ˥ ] da [ / ] to make a click
* (with long suction) as a sign of