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dabadogũ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a tree, Pari-
    narium sp.

dada [ ˩ ˥ ] to carry (heavy things)
    by hand; ɔdada‿e xiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] he
    is carrying it along.

dãdaãdã [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] exact(ly); of time.

d-anyɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. da 3 [ ˥ ].

daʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to test; cf. ɔdaʋ̃(ɛ)o-
    figbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. (2) to taste some-
    thing. (3) in daʋ̃-ehɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “to
    test ear”: to listen; ɔdaʋ̃-ehɔ-ɽe
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] he is listening to it.

de 1 [ ˥ ] (1) to fall; ɔde ʋ-uhuʋ̃-erhã
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he fell from the top of the
    tree; iter.: dele [ ˩ ˥ ], e.g. in iɽ̃ã
    dele [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] they fell (one after
    the other), but iɽ̃ã de [ ˥ ˩ \ ] they
    fell (all at the same time). (2) to
    happen; to come about; ʋ-ɔya-
    de [ \ ˩ ˥ ] “what did it take to
    fall?”: how did it come about?
    Combinations with verbs: de [ ˥ ]
    ba [ / ] to join; v. ya 3 [ ˥ ] ba [ / ];
    ɔde ba‿iɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he joined
    them; ɔde ba-ɽe [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] it agrees
    to it; it goes with it, of different
    kinds of merchandise (e.g. beans)
    which can be mixed with each
    other in order to fetch a higher
    price. de [ ˥ ] gbe [ ˥ ] to fall on
    something. de [ ˥ ] gb-otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ] to
    fall on the ground, down; ɔfe
    ʋ̃-obɔ de gb-otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] it slipped
    from my hand (and) fell down.
    de [ ˥ ] kũ [ / ] to knock against
    somebody or something, e.g. in
    the dark; idiom.: de kũ‿erhã
    kũ‿iri [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to hit oneself
    here and there, “against rope,
    against wood”; ɔde kũ‿erhã kũ‿
    iri xiã ʋɔ-d-anyɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ˥ ] he
    hits against this and that when
    he is drunk. de [ ˥ ] lel-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
    “to fall (and) follow one an-
    other”: to fall one after the
    other, as e.g. bottles standing in