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tɛ [ ˥ ] to be contemptible; “to be
    useless”; utɛ nɛ ʋ-en-uye na
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] you are already “use-
    less” in (the state in) which
    you are now!
    
tɛ [ / ] to urge somebody on (to
    do something, by flattering
    him, or by acclamations); ɣɛtɛ
    ʋ̃ɛ ɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] don’t urge me
    on to do it! (e.g. for I shall be
    overtired).
    
tɛ̃ [ / ] (1) to put in a file (or row?);
    tɛ̃-biɛka na n-iɽ̃ã ya y-uviɛ̃-sɛse
    [ ˩ / ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] arrange these chil-
    dren so that they may be pro-
    perly in a single file! (e.g. may
    be said by a teacher). (2) to
    claim as one’s relative (ɔtɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ]).
    (Perhaps this should be a separ-
    ate item).
    
t-ɛ̃zɔ [ ˥ ˥ ] mu [ ˥ ]; cf. tɔ̃ 4 [ ˥ ].
    
ti 1 [ ˥ ] to be famous (but usually
    this is titi [ ˩ ˥ ]).
    
ti 2 [ ˥ ] to be fat; ɛwe na fɛko ti
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ] this goat is (gradually)
    becoming fat.
    
ti 3 [ ˥ ] to boil; amɛ ti [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the
    water is beginning to boil; amɛ
    ti [ ˩ ˩ \ ] the water boils; cf.
    ti [ / ].
    
tĩ 1 [ ˥ ] to fly; ahĩaʋ̃ɛ tĩ [ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ] the
    bird flew.
    
tĩ 2 [ ˥ ] in t-ĩhĩ [ ˩ \ ] to sneeze;
    ɔt-ĩhĩ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] he sneezed; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
    
ti [ / ] (1) to warm up liquid food
    (soups); unwɔʋ̃ɛ n-atiɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ]
    a warmed-up soup. (2) to weld
    broken iron together; ti‿ematɔ̃
    na mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] weld this iron
    for me!
    
tiã [ / ] to flatter; ɣɛɣitiã ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ]
    don’t flatter me any longer! v.
    tɛ [ / ].
    
tie [ / ] to call; ɔtie ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he
    called me. ti-ebe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] to read;
    ɔti-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] he read it. ti-ɛbɔ