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    bandaged my hand. (2) to stick
    together; cf. gba 1 [ ˥ ].

gba [ / ] (1) to know somebody
    thoroughly; of people only;
    igba-ɽe-ɣ-ɔʋ̃a‿esi nɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
    I know him thoroughly, (that)
    he is a good man. (2) to be
    complete; exaɛʋ̃ɛ n-idu‿ikotu na
    gba nɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (do [ ˥ ]) the
    chiefs attending this court are
    xxxxx
    complete.

gba [ \ ] interjection used in
    calling dogs (same as sss).

gbaa [ ˩ ] level; used with the verb
    ye [ ˥ ].

gbadaa [ ˦ ˦ ] wide; broad (of bigger
    things than gbadaa [ ˩ ˩ ]), e.g. of
    a river or pond; cf. gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ].

gbadaa [ ˩ ˩ ] wide; broad (used e.g.
    of a basin); ɔʋɛe gbadaa [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ]
    it is broad; cf. gbadaa [ ˦ ˦ ].

gbãgbãagbã [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) strongly;
    closely; iɽ̃ã kexĩ-ɔse gbãgbaãgbã
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] they became close
    friends (texts: Uke keʋe arhuaɽo).
    (2) rigid; still; ɔye gbãgbaãgbã
    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] it is stiff (same as ɛgi-aʋoxo
    [ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] it cannot be bent).

gbaɣada [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (also gbaɽaɣada
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) describes the fall of
    something having extremities,
    e.g. the human body, when
    thrown down in wrestling; mu-ɛ̃
    gb-otɔ gbaɽaɣada [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] throw
    him down gb.! (as an encourage-
    ment to wrestlers, also ya gbe!
    [ ˩ ˥ ], gbaɽaɣada!).

gbãkãgbãkã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] big; thick; of
    plantains and teeth; ɔɣɛdɛ na ye
    gbãkãgbãkã [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] this plan-
    tain is thick.

gbalaza [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] wide; used with the
    verb ye [ ˥ ], of ditches, pits,
    ponds and rivers; indicates a
    still wider degree than gbodoo
    [ ˥ ˥ ].