Page-178-L

    Combinations with nouns: rhi-
    egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to become free from
    being a servant (not from
    slavery); a young man working
    with a senior “brother”, i.e.
    relation, can leave his service
    only when his “brother” lets
    him go, not of his own free
    will; the trans. verb is rhuã [ / ]
    which is also used in reference
    to the emada [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] at the Ɛguae
    [ ˩ ˩ ]; uɣurhi-egbe nɛ ʋ-ɔguoʋ̃adia
    ɽa [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] have you already
    become free from service? rhi-
    egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] s-otɔ (sɛ 1 [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˩ ] to
    obey; to submit; to admit some-
    body’s superiority (Akugbe);
    A. prefers: rhi-egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] ri-otɔ
    (re 2 [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; ɔrhi-egbe ri-otɔ
    nɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˩ \ ] he obeyed him
    (possibly rhi-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]). rhi-
    obɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] y-ebe [ ˩ ˥ ] “to put hand
    to a paper”: to sign (A. Biogr.).
    rhi-ɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to marry (a woman);
    ɔrhi-ɔha n-odɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] he was
    married yesterday.
    
rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to taste well; “to
    be sweet”; but not “sweet” in
    the strict sense of the word;
    ema rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] fufu
    tastes very well. (2) to be
    pleasant to look at or see; iku na
    rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this dance
    is very pleasant; iɽoɽ̃iʋ̃i na rhi^
    ɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this funeral
    is very “grand”; v. miɛmiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
rhigɔɔ [ ˦ ˦ ] tall and lean, of a man;
    used with the verb ye [ ˥ ]; v.
    rhiamarhiama [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˦ ].
    
rhiĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˥ ˥ ] all the time; max-ɔɽe
    rhiĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “we are (have
    been) waiting for him all the
    time” (may be followed by ke
    naʋ̃ũsĩ ɣade [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ / ] “from all
    the time to come”: since all the
    while); cf. rhirhi [ ˥ ˥ ].