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zɨ əngəʼzɨ̄ə̄ŋgə̄ʔv.psufferÒ zɨə ngəʼ, m zɨə ètɨ̂m.You are suffering and I am feeling pain.
zɨlə̀zɨ̂lə̀ahumid
zɨm1zɨ̄mpossmy (for nouns of cl. 4, 5)Ndàʼ fɛ̂ zɨm.Pay for my machete.zɨmzezɨme
zɨm2zɨ̄mpronmine (for nouns of cl. 4, 5)zɨmzezɨme
zɨm3zɨ᷆mpossmy (for nouns of cl. 9)zɨmzezɨme
zɨ̂mzɨ᷆mpronmine (for nouns of cl. 9)zɨ̂mzèzɨ̂mè
zɨŋsezɨ́ŋsêvabandonÈ və njì ngəʼ ə̀ vəyn ə pə̀ zɨŋsə ə gho tu.He has brought his trouble an abandoned on you.Syn.kyiynne
zɨŋsəzɨ́ŋsə̂advinsteadÈ zɨŋse ko pfɨə pɨà.He instead caught but his fathers goat.
zɨnezɨ́nêvhear about sth. in many placesƏ ò tàʼa ndù ə nə zɨnə ghasègho ndàyn.If do not go, everyone will hear us today.
zɨ̀nə̀zɨ̀nə̀demthis (for nouns of cl. 9)
zɨ̂nə̀zɨ̂nə̀demthis (for nouns of cl. 5)
zɨnəməzɨ́nə̄mə́demthis (for nouns of cl. 5)
zɨ̀nəməzɨ̀nə̄mə́demthis (for nouns of cl. 9)
zɨnənizɨ́nə̄nîdemthis (for nouns of cl. 5)
zɨ̀nə̀nîzɨ̀nə̀nîdemthis (for nouns of cl. 9)
zɨsezɨ́sêvspend the dayGhàs ndù zɨse saʼ ke əghɛ ndàyn.We spent the whole day arguing.
zɨ̀sè ətəmzɨ̀sèə̄tə́mv.pappease, pacifyGhàyn tɔŋɔ wùtsə̀mə ə e pəyn zɨ̂sè ətəm əghənə ghe.Call a clergy to come and appease them.
zɨtezɨ́têv1listenZɨte ghɛ zɛ m kyi se tsàyn sê ghò zoyn.Listen to waht I have to tell you now.Syn.vɨte2waitZɨte ke za ə fe nə è kyiŋə se gha ghe.Just wait let's see what he wants to do.3incubate, sitMbvɨ ə̀təyn zɨtə ə̀ghom əshàʼa?How many eggs is the fowl sitting on?
zɨ̀tèzɨ̀tèv1restÈ fe ngɛ è nyiŋ esas ə̀fekàʼ zîtə.He saw an antelope lying under a tree resting.2skin lightlyGhənə kwuʼ zɨtè ke əsiə sɔ̀fə̀ nyi ə ndò.They husked only a small quantity of maize and left.
zɨte ewuszɨ́te᷇:wu᷇sv.pwarm (fire)Ə kwulə ndàyn, ghənə ezɨtə ewus Ə kwulə ndàyn, ghənə ezɨtə ewûs mə ghənə tsɨs pâʼse əndɛ sènyàm.Then came a day when they were warming themselves by the fireside together with the animals in their den.
zɨte ə fezɨ́téə̄fēv.pwait; hesitateGhàyn za ə zɨte fe chi nə ə̀ pə̀ ghè.Let's wait and see what is coming.
zɨ̀tə̀zɨ̀tə̀afresh, cold
zɨyn1zɨ̄ɲqwwhen
zɨyn2zɨ́ɲqwwhich (for nouns of cl 5)
zɨ̀ynzɨ̀ɲdemthis (for nouns of cl. 9)zɨ̀nə̀