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    (2) “a few”; in ɔmagba ʋ-il-
    uki n-oxĩ n-ɔdi‿eʋ̃a ya, ɔkekpaɔ
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) \ ˩ \ / ] “it had not
    completed how many months it
    is (sc. I do not know) that he
    stayed here, before he left”:
    before a few months were over
    he left; cf. Yor. m-elo [ ˥ / ].
    
iluma [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) describes the sounds
    produced by the blows at a
    boxing-match. (2) expression
    of encouragement at boxing-
    matches. (The second syllable
    is stressed.) v. ɛlu [ ˥ / ], kiʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ima [ ˥ ˩ ] disjunctive pronoun of
    the 1st pers. pl.; cf. ma [ ˩ ].
    
imaɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] simulation; pretending;
    make-believe; cf. ma 2 [ ˥ ], ɽu [ ˥ ].
    
imawu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] act of committing
    suicide; cf. ma 2 [ ˥ ], wu [ ˥ ]; v.
    otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ].
    (i)mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] disjunctive pronoun of
    the 1st pers. sgl.; it may be
    emphasized by ʋ̃ɛ; e.g. mɛ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]
    would mean something like “do
    you mean me?”; cf. i [ ˩ ].
    
imiãɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] prophecy; imiãɽo ɽuɛ
    sɛ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] your prophecy
    has (always) come to pass (lit.
    “has come to pass much”);
    cf. miɛ [ ˥ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
imiɛfã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1) redemption from
    being sacrificed or hanged (by
    plea or substitution of somebody
    else). (2) (biblical) salvation
    (Akugbe).
    
imina [ ˩ \ ˩ ] dream; imina n-imina‿
    ɛɽɛ mu ʋ̃-ohã gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
    “the dream I dreamt to-day
    frightened me very much”; cf.
    mina [ ˩ ˥ ], miɛ [ ˥ ] (?).
    
imu [ ˥ ˩ ] arrest; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ]; v.
    ebe [ ˩ ˥ ], tie [ / ].
    
imuaɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) argument; dis-
    cussion. (2) disobedience; cf.
    mua [ / ], ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].