than abɛ [ ˥ ˥ ]; cf. Yor. agbori
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], [ ˩ ˩ / ].
agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) in: agb-ɛ̃ʋo [ ˩ \ ˩ ]
district (an old word); ilu‿agb-
ɛ̃ʋo wɛ gbaɽo ɣe? [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ / / ]
how many districts are you
looking after? (2) world, esp.
in contrast to ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; ɛɽ-
agbɔ̃ na [ / ˩ / ˩ ] not in this
world! (for something that cer-
tainly will not happen).
agbuxoxo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] hornet; a curse:
agbuxoxo ɔɽagb-uɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ]
may a hornet sting you!
aɣa [ ˩ ˥ ] a native chisel fixed on a
hooked stick, used by wood-
carvers.
aɣã n-okpe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Mimusops
djave; cf. okpe [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).
aɣako [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a tree, Xylopia villosa;
its hard wood is used for cross-
planks in ceiling; aɣako‿ɛzɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] Isolona campanulata, not
known to be a separate kind by
the informant.
Aɣehi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a title used in ad-
dressing the Ɔba.
aɣik-ɔdiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] elders’ extra share
of a payment made to the
village, or of a killed animal.
aɣɔ̃ɣɔ̃ [ ˥ / ˩ ] shadow.
aha [ ˩ ˥ ] a worm, possibly a leech.
ahaʋ̃anakpa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “conception by
foetus”, i.e. without cause: in-
flammation of breasts; cf. haʋ̃a
[ ˩ ˥ ], akpa [ ˩ ˥ ].
ahɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] sieve; cf. Yor. asɛ [ ˧ ˥ ].
ahɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] a disease: either convul-
sions, or dysentery, or else
gonorrhoea (or other affections
of the penis); used with the
verb ɽu [ ˥ ].
ahɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] chrysops-fly.
ahɛkpĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] another name for
ataikpĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
