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rhiɔ [ ˥ ] (1) when used by itself: to
    start early. (2) with another
    verb: to be early in doing some-
    thing; ɔrhiɔ kpaɔ‿ugbɛ hia
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he always leaves early;
    ɔrhiɔ xiã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he went early.
    rhiɔ [ ˥ ] re [ ˥ ] to wake up, lit.
    “to be early in coming”, is
    especially important; ɔrhiɔ re
    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he is awake.
    
rhiɔɔ̃ [ ˦ ] very cold; e.g. of rain-
    water; a higher degree than
    xwɛrhɛɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]; ɔfu re rhiɔɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ]
    it is very cold; v. riɛriɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
rhirhi [ ˥ ˥ ] an auxiliary verb in-
    dicating: (1) that the action
    expressed by the main verb is
    continuous, or, at least, fairly
    extended (when used in the pf.:
    “for some time”); ɔrhirhiɽu‿ɛe
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ] he is doing it all the
    time; or (2) expressing the
    idea translated by “whoever”,
    “whatever”, etc.; n-ɔrhirhiɣaxĩ
    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “whoever he may be”:
    anyone; cf. rhiĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˥ ˥ ].
    
rhixã [ ˩ ˥ ] to become solid, of mud
    in house-building.
    
rho 1 [ / ] to praise somebody for
    some achievement; ɣɛrho ʋɛ
    [ ˥ ˩ \ ] don’t praise me!
    
rho 2 [ / ] in rho [ / ] da [ / ] (Ɔba
    [ ˥ ˥ ]) to insult the Ɔba (by a
    mistake in etiquette, or by
    irreverence); gua guã n-uɣɛ rho
    [ / / ˦ (4-1) / ‿ ˩ ] “know how to talk
    lest you make a mistake in
    etiquette!”.
    
rhoʋiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] to insult; to abuse; cf.
    the preceding (?).
    
rhɔ 1 [ / ] to rain; amɛ rhɔ [ ˩ ˩ / ]
    it is raining.
    
rhɔ 2 [ / ] (1) to pick up small
    things from the ground; irhɔ-ɽe
    si koko [ ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I picked it up
    (and) gathered (it) together, e.g.