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*  at it (i.e. in some job): n-ɔdiɔ̃
* n-ɔrɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ‿ / ] the oldest one of
* them (lit. “who there are”);
* n-ɔɽ-ɔw-uɛ rɔ ɽa [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-2) ˩ ] lit.
* “what is your own (scil. con-
* cern), is it there (or, in it)?”:
* is there anything of your own
* concern: is it your business?
* (as a rebuke).
*re 2 [ ˥ ] to come (not used in the
* ipf., v. de [ / ]); v. yo 1 [ ˥ ].
*re [ / ] (also rei) (1) to be far;
* Isiloko re gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˦ ] Siluko is
* very far; (2) to be a long time
* (ago) (only in the perf. which
* can be ɔreɽe as well as ɔreɽi (!));
* ɔreɽe n-ɔs-unu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] it is a
* long time since it happened.
*ri 1 [ ˥ ] to tread mud or palm-
* kernels; iterat. rilo [ ˩ ˥ ] to
* massage; ɔrilo ʋ̃-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he
* massaged my body; v. mama
* [ ˩ ˥ ], ya 1 [ ˥ ].
*ri 2 [ ˥ ] (1) to knot together;
* r-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] tie me these
* ropes together! (2) to make a
* noose; r-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] also:
* make a noose in this rope!
* (but for “to make a knot in”
* mu [ ˥ ] ri [ ˥ ] is used). Iterat.
* rilo [ ˩ ˥ ]: (a) to knot many ropes
* together; (b) in ril-iri [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to
* make nooses in ropes; and (c)
* (preceded by mu) to make knots
* in ropes; ril-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] tie
* these (many) ropes together!
*ri; cf. also ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].
*ria 1 [ / ] (1) to graze; to browse
* (of an animal). (2) in ria [ / ]
* ixi [ ˩ ˩ ] to take revenge; ɔria
* ʋ̃-ĩxi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] be is taking revenge
* on me; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ] (?); eria [ ˩ ˥ ],
* iriaixi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], iriaɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɔriaɛ-
* mila [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
*ria 2 [ / ] to expound, analyse an
* oracle (iha [ ˩ ˩ ]).