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ma 1 [ / ] to show; ma [ / ] ebe
    [ ˩ ˥ ] to teach; ɔma ʋ̃-ebe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
    he is teaching me (book); cf.
    ɔmaʋ̃aeʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ta [ ˥ ] ma [ / ],
    xa [ ˥ ] ma [ / ], ya [ ˥ ] ma [ / ],
    rhie [ / ], mu 1 [ ˥ ].
    
ma 2 [ / ] to be good; ɔma [ ˩ / ] all
    right; ɔma n-iz-ɔɽ-obɔ [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
    it is better (lit. good) that I
    should leave it (instead of ma,
    ɔkeɽe [ ˩ / ˩ ] may be used).
    Names: ɔɣ-ũʋ̃ɛ ma ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “my
    own is good for me” (given
    when a child is not very nice,
    but the mother is content with
    it); agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (may be omitted)
    n-iye ma [ ˩ ˥ / ] “where I am is
    good”: I am content with my
    lot (a woman’s name).
    
ma 3 [ / ] to conquer, knock down
    in a wrestling match, general
    fighting, etc., but also in a law-
    suit; v. osuɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
mama [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to stick together;
    ebe n-igbe y-ɛʋɛe na mama
    ku gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the leaves
    with which I covered this kola
    (gbe, to pick) are sticking to-
    gether. (2) to press; to massage;
    fi‿ukpɔ̃ y-am-erhɛ̃ na n-uya
    mama ʋ̃-egbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “dip
    a cloth into this hot water so
    that you may take it (and) press
    (i.e. massage) my body”; cf.
    muma [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. rilo [ ˩ ˥ ], si [ ˥ ]
    mama [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
meɣe [ ˩ ˥ ] to commit suicide;
    ɔteɽameɣe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he was about
    to commit suicide; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
    
m-eto [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. mɔ 1 [ ˥ ].
    
mɛ [ ˥ ] contracted form of the verb
    na 1 [ ˥ ] “to give” with pro-
    nominal object of the 1st pers.
    sgl. ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ]; cf. na 1 [ ˥ ].
    
mɛ [ ˥ ] da [ / ] to make a click
    (with long suction) as a sign of