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*    done by saying: isɛrhĩ-ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ]



*    I take the curse from you (re-



*    duplicated: isɛrhiɛ̃rhĩ-ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ],



*    shortened into isɛɛrhĩ-ɔ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ / ]).



*    If it is, however, a curse sworn



*    at an ihɛ̃-shrine, a sacrifice must



*    be made to the ihɛ̃, whereupon



*    water from a cup is spat on the



*    man on whom the curse lies, or



*    into the air if he is absent, and



*    the above mentioned formula



*    is said. lf the cursed man is



*    absent, the formula is isɛrhiɛ̃-



*    rhiɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], or isɛrhiɛ̃rhĩ-ɔɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ \ ]



*    “I take the curse from him”.



*s-ɛɽi [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].



*s-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].



*si 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to draw; to pull; ɔs-ikã



*    ʋ-uw-oha [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “he is drawing



*    ikã in the bush” (ikã is a creeper;



*    when it is wanted, it is cut and



*    pulled down). si [ ˥ ] maama [ ˩ ˥ ]



*    to be pressed together; iɽ̃ã si



*    maam-egbe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] they are



*    pressed together (of a crowd).



*    si [ ˥ ] xua [ / ] to equip oneself;



*    to get, be, ready, (lit. “to pull and



*    turn one’s clothes up”). si amɛ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (a) “to draw rain”: to



*    make rain, by charm; (b) to be



*    lean. si‿egbe koko [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] to



*    gather, intrans., egbe may be



*    omitted; wa hia si egbe koko



*    y-eʋ̃a (ʋ-)itere [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] you



*    all gather together here until I



*    come! s-irhũrhũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] to be-



*    come (be) mouldy; ɔs-irhũrhũ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] it is mouldy, v. mu 1 [ ˥ ].



*    si osa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to reclaim a debt;



*    “to draw debt”; ɔsi osa gbe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] he is too harsh in re-



*    claiming debts. si ukoko [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]



*    to smoke a pipe; ɔsi ukoko gbe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˥ ] he smokes too much.



*    (2) to crawl (of a baby); oʋ-uɛ



*    na si nɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ] this your child