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    the groundnut than what I
    allowed (lit. “took gave”) him
    (the ba is low here, not falling);
    v. zɛ [ ˥ ] yi [ ˥ ]. zɛ [ ˥ ] hĩ [ \ ] to
    take (a certain amount) away
    from something (e.g. grains, or
    gari); ɔzɛ hĩ-gaɽi ni [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ]
    (look) he is taking out of that
    gari! zɛ [ ˥ ] kua [ ˥ ] to take
    something out and throw it
    away; ɔxɔxɔ z-ize n-ɔfua na kua
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ] “the fowl took these
    crawfish and threw them away”:
    i.e. scratched some away and
    made them thereby useless.
    zɛ [ ˥ ] lele [ ˩ ˥ ] “to choose (and)
    follow”: to be next of kin, or
    in rank, to somebody; m-ɔɽ-
    en-ɔzɛ lel-en-uxa ni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / / ]
    lit. “it is I who chooses
    follows that (one) whom you
    are (or, were) speaking of”:
    I am next to the man you
    were speaking of. zɛ [ ˥ ] ta [ ˥ ]
    “to guess say”: to spread
    rumours; cf. ɔzɛta [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. zɛ [ ˥ ]
    yi [ ˥ ] same as zɛ [ ˥ ] ba [ / ].
    zɛ [ ˥ ] y-ɔ [ \ ] (a) same as zɛ [ ˥ ]
    ba [ / ], but y-ɔ [ \ ] implies an
    object which has already been
    mentioned: “to take more of
    it.” (b) to take heed of some-
    thing; also in ɔzɛ y-ɔʋ̃-ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he is minding my word.
    Combined with nouns: z-abɔ
    [ ˩ ˥ ] to do something quickly, v.
    also giɛgiɛ [ / ˦ ]. z-abɔ ɣaxiã
    n-urherhere [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “go quick-
    ly that you may come in time!”
    z-abɔ ɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (4-1) ] do it quickly!
    Idiom.: z-ak-ĩhã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] lit. “to
    bring out the tooth in the wrong
    direction”: to be irritated, of
    otherwise peaceful people, e.g.
    by mockery; also of animals
    when attacked or wounded; the