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    l-exue [ / ˩ ] “to pass by (some-
    body’s) shame”: to overlook an
    offence, for reason of the offend-
    er’s youth, poverty, relationship,
    etc.; il-exu-ɛɽe [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ] I overlook-
    ed his offence.
    
leilei [ ˦ ˦ ] v. teitei [ ˦ ˦ ].
    
lele [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to follow; lel-ɛe kpaɔ
    [ ˩ \ / ] follow him! (2) (follow-
    ing another verb): along; gwa
    lel-ɛzɛ na ɣari-ototɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ]
    pull along this river until (lit. “to
    go”) its mouth (lit. “bottom”).
    (3) in an abstract sense: follow-
    ing in consequence of, e.g. lel-
    ude [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “following the advice”:
    in consequence of the advice;
    occurs in a proverb only (while
    “taking the advice” would be
    y-ude yi [ ˩ / ˥ ]).
    
lɛ [ ˩ ] same as nɛ [ ˩ ] it; occurs in
    lɛ ʋo [ ˩ / ] or lɛ ʋo yi [ ˩ / ˥ ] where
    is it?
    
lɛ [ / ] (1) to run. (2) to flow: ɛzɛ
    lɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ] the river, brook is
    flowing. (3) to lose colour, of
    some sorts of cloth, in washing;
    ukpɔ̃ n-ɔrhuaɛ̃ na lɛ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˦ ]
    the cloth he wears now has lost
    its colour to a great extent (lɛ
    [ ˥ ] is heard also). (4) to make
    run (?), in l-ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ] “to make a
    man run”: to keep the public
    at a distance, e.g. the bull-
    roaring performed at secret
    societies; cf. ulɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]. Com-
    binations with verbs: lɛ [ / ]
    fe [ ˥ ] to escape, run away; ɔlɛ fe
    ʋ̃ɛ xiã [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ] he is escaping me
    (along): da-e y-ɛse n-ɔɣɛlɛ f-ima
    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] hold him well in order
    that he may not escape us!
    lɛ [ / ] ga [ / ] to move around;
    ɔgwa lɛ ga‿erhã na [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he
    is digging (yams) around this
    tree; ɔh-ĩkɛkɛ lɛ ga ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]