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    conciliation. (3) dɔl-otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to
    propitiate the ground, e.g. after
    a suicide.
    
dɔlɔ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] in dɔl-owa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to rub
    the walls of a house with water,
    mud, or leaves (Yor.) and cow-
    dung in order to smoothe them;
    cf. dɔlɔ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
dɔlɔ 3 [ ˩ ˥ ] in dɔl-ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to sew
    a cloth, or clothes (not only “to
    mend”); cf. dɔlɔ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. emasini
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], se [ ˥ ].
    
dɔɔ̃ [ ˩ ] enticing (of women’s eyes);
    v. sĩ‿ãɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
    
dɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to put rafters on a
    house previous to thatching it.
    (2) to grow up; idiom. for
    nwa 1 [ / ]; mostly followed by
    de [ / ] or re [ ˥ ] “coming”;
    ɔɣadɔʋ̃ɛ re nɛ xerhe, iɣaagi-ɛɽ-ɛdo
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] when he will be
    grown up a little, I shall be
    sending him to Benin. (3) in
    dɔʋ̃-ĩyi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to impose a law.
    
duduudu (and dududu?) [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] quite
    black, e.g. soil under a rubbish-
    heap; ɔsieɽe duduudu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] it
    is quite black; cf. dũdũdũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]
    
dũdũdũ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] dark blue, like ink,
    police uniforms, and avocado-
    pears; used with the verb bi [ ˥ ].
    
duɛ [ / ] to scatter.
    
du‿ɛki [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], du‿ikotu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], d-ugie
    [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. do 2 [ ˥ ].
    
d-ugba [ ˥ ˩ ] to dance the ugba [ ˥ ˩ ]-
    dance.
    
du‿ido [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], d-ukpɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. do 1 [ ˥ ].
    
duʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to pound; ɔduʋ̃-ema
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is pounding fufu; duʋ̃-
    exwae [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] to make an exwae
    [ ˥ ˩ ]-charm, exwae [ ˥ ˩ ] is always
    pounded and then made (ma 4
    [ ˥ ]) into an oblong lump; duʋ̃-
    exwae comprises the entire
    process. (2) to forge; not used
    metaphorically.