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*    contempt for somebody; ɣɛmɛ

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*    da ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] “don’t make clicks

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*    at me!” (also ɣɛ [ \ ]; da is

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*    rather long). Clicks are also used

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*    as an expression of grief, hence

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*    cf. omɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*m-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ].

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*mɛu [ ˩ ]; v. lɛu [ ˩ ].

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*mi [ ˥ ] to press; to squeeze;

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*    mi‿ukpɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to wring clothes.

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*miaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to be difficult; inwina

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*    na miaʋ̃ɛ ʋ̃ɛ gbe [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˥ ] this

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*    work is very difficult for me.

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*miɛ [ ˥ ] (1) to see. (2) to have.

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*    miɛ [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ] to find. miɛ [ ˥ ]

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*     [ ˥ ] to pay the membership fee

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*    of a society, i.e. in money, or,

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*    in the case of the Ekpo [ ˩ ˩ ]

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*    society (and others?), in yam.

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*    (If everyone has brought a yam,

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*    a woman is chosen to prepare

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*    fufu, and a feast is held.) um-

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*    inya n-ani nwuɛ yi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ / / ˥ ]

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*    have you got the yam which is

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*    your share (“allotted for you to

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*    pay”, v. ni 3 [ ˥ ]) to pay? ɛ̃, imiɛ

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*     [ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “yes, I have got (it) to

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*    pay”, i.e. I have it here and can

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*    pay it. mi-aɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] to pro-

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*    phesy. mi-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to meet;

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*    mami-egbe n-odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] we

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*    met yesterday, v. ʋa [ / ]. mi-

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*    ehe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to get a chance (used in

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*    the perf.); ɔmi-ehe nalɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ]

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*    he had a chance to escape; also

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*    mi-eke [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. mi-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to

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*    be saved (from: ʋ-obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]); cf.

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*    miɛ [ / ].

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*miɛ [ / ] to obtain something from

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*    somebody; miɛ [ / ] fã [ ˥ ] to

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*    acquit; to redeem; ɔmi-ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ fã

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he redeemed him. mi-

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*    ãrale [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] to meddle; to

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*    interfere (v. tafia [ ˩ \ ]); ɔmi-

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*    ãrale y-ɔʋ̃-ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he al-

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*    ways interferes in my affairs.

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