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    “trying” (to keep up appear-
    ances); uhia sɛ nɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] you
    have “tried” enough; e.g. if one
    has been offered enough by a
    poor host, or, if somebody has
    tried to give help, but without
    success.
    
hiã 1 [ / ] to be bright and clean;
    only used of something that has
    been washed; ukpɔ̃ na hiãɽ̃ɛ̃
    [ ˩ / ˩ / ˩ ] this cloth is bright
    (after being washed); cf. uhiãʋ̃ɛ
    [ ˩ \ ˩ ], huã 1 [ / ]; v. nwanwa-
    nwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
hiã 2 [ / ] to ask for a sacrifice by
    means of an oracle; of a god;
    v. ese [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
hie 1 [ / ] to blow on a fire; ɔhi-
    erhɛ̃ [ ˩ / ˥ ˩ ] he blew on the fire;
    ɔhi-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is blowing on it.
    
hie 2 [ / ] (1) to put a ceiling on a
    room (but “to roof” is dɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]).
    (2) to ridge a roof.
    
hiehie (also hiehieɽe [ / / ˩ ] and
    Egh. Hist. hieɽehieɽe [ / ˥ (4-1) ˩ ])
    [ / / ] at all; ɛrɔɔ hiehie
    [ / ˥ ‿ / / / ‿ ˩ ] there are none at all!
    or, he is not at all there!
    
hiɛ̃ [ ˥ ] to be prosperous, wealthy;
    ɔhiɛ̃ nɛ-sɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he is very
    prosperous.
    
hiɛ [ / ] (1) to deceive. (2) to fail;
    of charms.
    
hiɛ̃hiɛ̃hiɛ̃ [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] describes a high and
    faint voice; used with the verb
    guã [ / ].
    
higboo [ ˦ ˦ ] tall and fat, same as
    gbɔhuũ [ ˦ ˦ ]; used with the verb
    ye [ ˥ ]; v. gbokoo [ ˦ ˦ ].
    
hiɣahiɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] trembling; of old
    people, or nervous trembling;
    used with the verb gwɔ [ ˥ ]; not
    as strong as zɛzɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
    
hihiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to upset; v. ni [ ˥ ] for
    a canoe; ɔhihi-ɔe n-owiɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ]
    he upset it this morning. hihiɛ