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*abaʋ̃ute [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] triangular under-



*    cloth; spec. denoting women’s



*    cloth, but also of general use;



*    cf. Yor. ibantɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ].



*abe [ ˩ ˥ ] state of being guilty in a



*    lawsuit; ɔde y-abe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “he fell



*    into guilt”: he has been found



*    guilty at last (seems to imply



*    “wrongfully”); v. ɽe [ ˥ ].



*abɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] razor; cf. Yor. abɛ [ ˧ ˧ ].



*abɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a knife used to kill



*    animals.



*abiba [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] edge of mud-couch;



*    ɔtota y-abiba [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he sat on



*    the edge of the couch; cf. iba



*    [ ˥ ˩ ].



*Abigɛ̃gɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a praise-name of the



*    war-chief Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; also Ɛbi



*    n-uɽoɣo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) branch, in ab-erhã



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] branch (of tree). (2) rank,



*    social position, in ab-ɔkpa ɔye



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he is equal in rank (to



*    somebody else); ab-ɔkpa iɽ̃ã



*    ye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] they are of the same



*    rank. (3) straightforward deal-



*    ing, unaided by hidden sup-



*    port; “ordinary hand”, in abɔ-



*    kã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; n-uɽu na iɣiɽ-abɔkã



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] what you are doing now



*    is not “straightforward”, i.e.



*    you are acting under the in-



*    fluence of alcohol, or with the



*    help of charms or witchcraft, or



*    of some other hidden support;



*    ɔɽu(ɛe) abɔkã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he did it



*    unaided by money, or free



*    from any magic support.