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hillop v To pull back and inside, as head of a turtle. Oghillop ka ulu to bo-u-u. The head of a turtle is pulled back and inside [its body]. Ka ulod no ogtagù to lugì, songo oghillop dod The snake which goes inside a hole, it also pulls back and inside [its hole]. [The sense seems to be of a backwards motion as the turtle retreats to its shell or a snake pulls its head back into a hole. The conponents of meaning seem to be “pull back and inside”.] osyn: konsong 2.