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 ment made by the bird ahĩaʋ̃-
osa [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ] which “nods” with
the upper part of its body; and
the coitus movement.
l-uɣaɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ] to be different; ɔɣ-ũʋ̃ɛ
na l-uɣaɛ̃ gbe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “this my
own is very different”: I am
always treated in a different
way. l-uɣaɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ] hĩ [ \ ] to
differ from something; cf. uɣaɛ̃
[ ˩ ˩ ].
l-uɣu [ ˩ ˥ ] to stir up; to mix (same
as t-uɣu [ ˩ ˥ ]) lɔl-uɣu ʋ̃-ɛ̃ko [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ]
“he stirred up my stomach”:
he caused me pains in the
stomach, or abdomen, viz. by a
blow.
luluulu [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] fat and strong, of a
cow or ass, but also of very fat
people; v. ʋuɛʋuɛʋuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (fat
and lazy); ɔye luluulu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
l-unu [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. lue [ / ].
l-urho [ ˥ ˩ ] re [ ˥ ]; cf. la 1 [ ˥ ].
ma 1 [ ˥ ] an auxiliary (1) ex-
pressing that something has
been done before, used with yi [ ˥ ]
(same as ka [ ˥ ], v. also te [ ˥ ]);
ɔmaɽu‿en-uxuʋ̃u yi [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he
has made the medicine before;
aɽowa‿a w-iɽɛ̃ (wɛ [ / ]) mata
ma‿a yi n-udogũ ʋ̃ɛ nwina
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] your master
said he had told you before to
come and work with me; ɔma-
nwina yi [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] he has worked
before. Apparently this auxiliary
is always in the perfect. (2) used
in the negative perfect of any
verb, with a high-tone pronoun,
e.g. ɔmaɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ] he has not
done it (v. ɔmaɽu‿ɛe yi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ \ ˥ ]
“he has done it before”, and
ɔmaɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] “he pretends
doing it”, v. ma 2 [ ˥ ]). In
combination with following he