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    [ ˥ ]). gi‿a [ ˩ / ] is used in the
    1st pers. pl. meaning “let us”:
    gi‿aɣaxiã [ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ] let’s go. (2) to
    permit of something being done
    (equivalent to English suffix
    -able); ɛgi‿ari‿ɔe [ / ˩ / ˥ \ ] it is
    not edible.
    
gĩ [ ˥ ] to leak, of a canoe, or house;
    okɔ ʋ̃ɛ gĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] my canoe is
    leaking; cf. ugĩʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
    
gia [ / ] to cut (with many objects,
    e.g. a bundle of things, or a cord
    containing many strings, etc.);
    ɔgia‿iri na [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is cutting
    these ropes; cf. giagia [ ˩ ˥ ], giaɣa
    [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
giagia [ ˩ ˥ ] to cut into many
    pieces; giagi-ab-erhã na (or,
    bɛl-ab- [ ˩ ˩ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] lop the
    branches of this tree off! cf.
    gia [ / ]; v. bɛlɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
giãgiãgiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] bright red, used
    with the verb ba 1 [ / ]; v.
    ɽɛɣɛɽɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
giaɣa [ ˩ ˥ ] to cut or tear into little
    pieces; ɔgiaɣa‿e ku erhã ku iri
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he tore it up (into
    little pieces) and threw it about
    (e.g. of an infant tearing paper);
    cf. gia [ / ].
    
gi-asɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. gie 2 [ / ].
    
gidigidi 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] big; of yams; used
    with the verb ye [ ˥ ].
    
gidigidi 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] blazing (sending
    flames up); used with the verb
    ba 1 [ / ]; v. kpoo [ ˩ ], woo [ ˩ ].
    
gidigbi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] strong; robust; a
    riddle: okpia gidigbi mu‿okpia
    gidigbi gba [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a
    strong man catches a strong
    man and ties (him); the answer
    is olodo mu‿ɛ̃xu gba [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
    the door frame keeps the door
    tied; cf. gidigbii [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
    
gidigbii [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] very big, e.g. of trees,
    houses, boxes, rocks; of an