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riaria 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] to grow (of a plantain
    fruit).
    
riaria 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] to go around, mostly
    with hope of sharing food.
    
rie [ / ] (1) to go away; ɔrie [ ˩ / ]
    (a) he is going away; (b) he is
    gone. (2) to go; the place where
    the subject is going to follows
    the verb; only used in the ipf.,
    v. yo 1 [ ˥ ], e.g. ɔri-ɛdo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
    he is going to Benin. Idiom.:
    ɔri-ɛʋo n-a‿iwua [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ‿ ˩ ] “he
    is going to a country which is
    not taboo”, i.e. where everybody
    must go; where to go is not for-
    bidden to anybody: he is dead;
    said of a “big” man; a respect-
    ful term. ri-eria [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to go
    grazing. ri-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “to go
    to ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i”: to die; v. yo 1 [ ˥ ],
    xiã [ ˥ ].
    
rieriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to turn something over
    the fire; e.g. to turn a yam or
    plantain with the hand over a
    small fire in order to roast it;
    ya rier-inya ni mɛ n-ɔɣɛgiɛ̃
    [ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ (2-1) / ] go and turn that
    yam for me (so) that it does not
    burn! cf. weriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
riɛ [ ˥ ] to become, be smooth;
    ɔriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] it is getting smooth;
    ɔriɛe [ ˩ \ ] it is smooth; cf.
    riɛ [ / ].
    
riɛ [ / ] to smooth; ɔriɛ‿erhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
    he is smoothing a plank; ɔri-ɔɽe
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is smoothing it; cf.
    riɛ [ ˥ ].
    
riɛriɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] lukewarm (of water);
    ɔfu re riɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] it is luke-
    warm; v. rhiɔɔ̃ [ ˦ ].
    
riɛriɛriɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] yellow (not of fire);
    used after the verb ba [ / ]; v.
    ɽuɛɽuɛɽuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
r-iri [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. ri 2 [ ˥ ].
    
ro [ / ] to be durable, of any
    breakable thing, e.g. a pot.