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(e)doo [ ˥ ] a common form of in-
    formal salute given when meet-
    ing somebody equal or inferior
    to oneself (same an koyɔ [ ˥ ˩ ]):
    hullo! plur. wa doo [ ˩ ˥ ]; do tɛ
    [ ˥ / ] indicates that the speaker
    is worried or absent-minded (v.
    Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] song 2); d-ɔmɔ o
    [ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] a salutation addressed to
    chiefs, v. ɔmɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; do‿ɛwae
    n-ɔbũ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “do, big family”:
    answer of the senior of a clan to
    the clan-greeting (v. la 3 [ ˥ ]);
    instead of ɛwae [ ˩ ˩ ], ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ]
    or uniɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] can be used.
    
d-oʋe [ ˩ ˥ ] to move to and fro
    without sleep; cf. d-omia [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
dɔ̃ [ ˥ ] to become, be thin; lean;
    ɔʋ̃a n-ɔdɔɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ] a thin, lean
    man; cf. dɔ̃ [ / ] (?), udɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ];
    v. si 1 [ ˥ ].
    
dɔ [ / ] yɔ [ \ ] to extinguish a fire;
    dɔ‿erhɛ̃ yɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] quench the fire!
    
dɔ̃ [ / ] to stretch itself, of a spring-
    trap when catching; ifi na dɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ] the trap has stretched
    itself; cf. dɔ̃ [ ˥ ] (?)
    
dɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] a verb indicating (1) that
    a certain action is performed
    again; v. weri-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]; ɔdɔlɔ
    ɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] he did it again;
    dɔl-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] is also used, e.g. in
    dɔl-egbe ta [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] to repeat (say-
    ing), dɔl-egbe ɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] to repeat
    (doing). Hence, (2) to mend; to
    repair; in dɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] ɽu [ ˥ ] to repair.
    dɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] yi [ ˥ ] to repair, and, to
    prepare; also: to put in a safe
    place; dɔl-etebuɽu yi, atekpaɔ
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ] lay the table before
    we leave. dɔl-amiɔʋ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ˩ ]
    “to settle adultery”: to pay the
    fine which is, at least, partly used
    for the pacification-sacrifice (v.
    zɔ [ / ]), and receive kola from
    the husband as a sign of re-