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aɽowa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] superior; master;
    cf. ɽe [ ˥ ] (?), owa [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
aɽɔe [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a fish “with a
    moustache”; its meat is good.
    (2) idiom.: same as eb-eʋariɛ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. Yor. arɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
aɽɔe [ ˩ ˩ ] cripple; with legs bent
    outward; cf. Yor. arɔ [ ˧ ˧ ].
    
aɽugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “farm-doer”: far-
    mer (idiomatic); cf. ɽu [ ˥ ],
    ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ].
    
aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] tongue; idiom.: aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ
    ɽ̃uɛ̃ tã gbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] “your
    tongue is very long”: you twist
    a man’s words in his mouth.
    
aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (1) animal; aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ bũ
    (or kpɔ) gbe ʋ-oha na [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
    there are many animals in this
    bush; aɽ̃aʋ̃-oha [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] bush-
    animal; aɽ̃aʋ̃-ɛ̃zɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] river-
    animal; aɽ̃aʋ̃-ãto [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] animal
    of the grassy plains. (2) meat;
    aɽ̃aʋ̃-ũzo rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
    antelope-meat is very tasty.
    
aɽ̃ɛ̃kɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a snake similar to
    oʋiʋiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; it has a liking for
    eggs; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
aɽ̃ĩnya [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Afzelia (afri-
    cana, bella, and bipidensis).
    
asã [ ˥ ˥ ] whip; v. gbe 1 [ ˥ ].
    
asa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) shield; nowadays a
    small shield carried in front of
    the Ɔba, Iyasɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] and some
    chiefs (also called esa [ ˩ ˥ ]); v.
    L.R., fig. 108. (2) wing-covert of
    beetle or cricket; cf. Yor. asa [ ˧ ˩ ].
    
asaka [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] a black road-ant which
    smells bad and stings; going in
    groups of 10―12; asaka n-oxĩ-
    ɔ̃kpa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “single-going ant”:
    another sort of road-ant that
    stings badly.
    
asakã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] soup without meat.
    
asaʋ̃otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] black driver ants
    moving in large numbers;
    smaller than asaka [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ].