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*xwaɽaxwaɽa [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] rough; like a



*    rasp, or unplastered mud-walls,



*    or the fish ekpalakpala [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ];



*    used with the verbs ye [ ˥ ] or



*    ɽu [ ˥ ]; v. kpãnɔkpãnɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*xwaxwa [ ˩ ˥ ] to jostle one another



*    (in a crowd); to be crowded; cf.



*    uxwaxwaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ]; v. keke [ ˩ ˥ ].



*xwãxwaãxwã [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] strict; enya



*    xwãxwaãxwã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] a strict



*    promise.



*xwɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to be soft; ɔxwɛrhɛe



*    [ ˩ ˩ \ ] it is soft. (2) to soften,



*    e.g. mud, fufu; ɔxwɛrh-ɔe [ ˩ ˩ \ ]



*    he is softening it; also xwɛrhɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] (ɽ)ua [ ˥ ] (both trans. and in-



*    trans.); ɔxwɛrh-ɔɽ-ua [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ‿ / ] he



*    made it too soft, by adding



*    too much water; cf. xwɛrhɛɛ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ].



*xwɛrhɛɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) cool, not as cool



*    as the degree indicated by



*    rhiɔɔ̃ [ ˦ ]; ɔfu re xwɛrhɛɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ]



*    it is cool. (2) gentle, mild (of



*    character), also reduplicated,



*    e.g. ɔʋ̃a xwɛrhɛxwɛrhɛ ɔɽe o^



*    kpia na xĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] lit. “a



*    very mild man (it is) is this



*    man”.



*xwi [ ˦ ] black; ukpɔ̃ ne xwi‿ɔna xĩ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] this is a black cloth;



*    ɔʋ̃a ne xwi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “black man”:



*    African; cf. xwixwi [ ˩ ˥ ].



*xwi [ / ] to lock (box or door);



*    yaxwi‿ɛkpɛtĩ ni mɛ [ / ˩ ˥ ˩ / (4-1) ˥ ]



*    go and lock that box for me!



*xwiɛxwiɛɛxwiɛ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] undersized; of



*    human beings, animals, or corn;



*    used with the verb ye [ ˥ ]; cf.



*    d-ixwiɛxwiɛɽi [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].



*xwiiɽi [ ˦ ˦ ] very black, apparently



*    not as high a degree as dũduũdũ



*    [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].



*xwixwi [ ˩ ˥ ] to be black; ukpɔ̃ na



*    xwixwi [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ] this cloth is



*    black; cf. xwi [ ˦ ].