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    at it (i.e. in some job): n-ɔdiɔ̃
    n-ɔrɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ‿ / ] the oldest one of
    them (lit. “who there are”);
    n-ɔɽ-ɔw-uɛ rɔ ɽa [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-2) ˩ ] lit.
    “what is your own (scil. con-
    cern), is it there (or, in it)?”:
    is there anything of your own
    concern: is it your business?
    (as a rebuke).
    
re 2 [ ˥ ] to come (not used in the
    ipf., v. de [ / ]); v. yo 1 [ ˥ ].
    
re [ / ] (also rei) (1) to be far;
    Isiloko re gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˦ ] Siluko is
    very far; (2) to be a long time
    (ago) (only in the perf. which
    can be ɔreɽe as well as ɔreɽi (!));
    ɔreɽe n-ɔs-unu [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] it is a
    long time since it happened.
    
ri 1 [ ˥ ] to tread mud or palm-
    kernels; iterat. rilo [ ˩ ˥ ] to
    massage; ɔrilo ʋ̃-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he
    massaged my body; v. mama
    [ ˩ ˥ ], ya 1 [ ˥ ].
    
ri 2 [ ˥ ] (1) to knot together;
    r-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] tie me these
    ropes together! (2) to make a
    noose; r-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] also:
    make a noose in this rope!
    (but for “to make a knot in”
    mu [ ˥ ] ri [ ˥ ] is used). Iterat.
    rilo [ ˩ ˥ ]: (a) to knot many ropes
    together; (b) in ril-iri [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to
    make nooses in ropes; and (c)
    (preceded by mu) to make knots
    in ropes; ril-iri na mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] tie
    these (many) ropes together!
    
ri; cf. also ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].
    
ria 1 [ / ] (1) to graze; to browse
    (of an animal). (2) in ria [ / ]
    ixi [ ˩ ˩ ] to take revenge; ɔria
    ʋ̃-ĩxi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] be is taking revenge
    on me; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ] (?); eria [ ˩ ˥ ],
    iriaixi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], iriaɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɔriaɛ-
    mila [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ria 2 [ / ] to expound, analyse an
    oracle (iha [ ˩ ˩ ]).