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    being dropped down by his
    partner; ɔde gbiɣidi [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] it fell
    (e.g. the firewood); v. gbidii [ ˩ ˩ ].

gbimm [ ˩ ] describes the sound of
    a gun going off in a room (e.g.
    by accident).

gbĩna 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] to fight; waɣɛgbĩna
    [ ˩ \ ˩ \ ] don’t you (pl.) fight!
    ɔgũ ʋ̃ɛ gbĩna [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] he fought
    with me; cf. ugbĩnaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ],
    igbĩna [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. xɔ̃ [ / ] (to wage
    war; stronger than gbĩna).

gbĩna 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] to seek shelter with
    somebody; igbĩna‿a [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] I
    seek shelter with you!

gb-ĩɽ̃uʋ̃u [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. gbɛ̃ [ ˥ ].

gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ] wide; broad (not as
    much as nyamaɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); used of
    something that is extensive,
    deep or long as well, as roads,
    rivers, bonds, and spaces; ɔʋɛe
    gbodoo [ ˩ \ ˥ ˥ ] it is very wide;
    cf. gbodoo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. gbadaa [ ˦ ˦ ],
    gbadaa [ ˩ ˩ ].

gbodoo [ ˩ ˩ ] broad; used of the full
    moon; uki na ʋɛe gbodoo
    [ ˩ / ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] the moon is very
    broad; cf. gbodoo [ ˥ ˥ ].

gbokoo [ ˦ ˦ ] tall and a little stout;
    of a human being; used with
    ye [ ˥ ]; v. gbɔhuũ [ ˦ ˦ ].

gboo [ ˥ ] wide; used with the verb
    rhã [ / ] “to open”; cf. gbo-
    doo [ ˥ ˥ ].

gboɽogboɽo [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] loud and clearly
    audible; used with the verb
    guã [ / ].

gb-otɔe [ / ˩ ] xe [ / ]; cf. gbe [ / ].

gbɔ [ ˥ ] to fell trees on a farming
    plot; all in a heap, while tɔ̃ [ ˥ ]
    means “to fell single picked
    (timber) trees”; cf. egbɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]

gbɔ 1 [ / ] to bark, of a dog, or
    leopard; v. wowowo [ \ \ \ ].

gbɔ 2 [ / ] to cut a plant and re-
    plant it; also, to take a cutting