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    a row; v. dele [ ˩ ˥ ]. de [ ˥ ]
    mudia [ ˥ ˥ ] to stop dead when
    going or running, or e.g. when
    suddenly sliding. Combinations
    with a noun: d-igwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] to
    kneel, but de-gwɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] (a) to fall
    on one’s knees, e.g. in wrestling;
    iɽ̃ã hegbasikã ʋ-ɔde-gwɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]
    they had just started shaking
    each other (as a preliminary to
    a wrestling-match), when he fell
    down on his knees. (b) to remain
    unfulfilled; to fail, of a promise;
    enya n-ɔnyaɽ̃ɛ̃ hia de-gwɛ
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] all the promises he has
    given have not been carried out.
    (c) to sink in, of the nose, as
    an organic malformation; ihu-
    ɛɽe de-gwɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] his nose is
    sunk in, deformed.
    
de 2 [ ˥ ] in de [ ˥ ] kɛ(e) [ / ] to
    remain, also de [ ˥ ] kɛ [ / ] re [ ˥ ];
    inya n-ɔde kɛ re bũ n-aɣaɽ-axwɛ
    (ɽe [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “yams which
    remain are many that we may
    eat (them) to-morrow”: there
    remain for us many yams to be
    eaten to-morrow; n-ɔde kɛe
    r-eʋa [ ˥ ˥ / ˦ (3-1) ] the remainder is
    there; cf. kɛ 1 [ / ].
    
de [ / ] to tie; to fasten; de [ / ]
    mu [ ˥ ] to tie to; d-ɛɽe mu‿erhã
    na [ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] tie it to this stick!
    cf. Yor. de [ ˩ ]; v. gba 2 [ ˥ ].
    
de [ \ ] an exclamation calling
    attention to one’s presence (A.
    Biogr.); v. ge [ \ ].
    
dede [ ˩ ˥ ] to embrace; v. mu 1 [ ˥ ],
    va 2 [ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ].
    
deɣe [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) if; deɣ-ɛr-owa,
    ta ma-ɽ̃ɛ̃-ɣ-irhi-ukpɔ̃ ʋ-eʋ̃ã
    [ ˥ / ˥ ˦ ˩ / / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] if he is not at
    home, tell him that I have taken
    a cloth from here! (2) a particle
    implying that a question asked
    will be answered in the affirma-