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*abɔkpɔ 1 [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) “woof” made



*    of wood, used in weaving;



*    strikes the threads down in



*    order to fasten them. (2) a stick



*    held by women at a burial or



*    second burial, representing a



*    matchet; it is supposed to keep



*    evil spirits away from the



*    deceased’s children.



*abɔkpɔ 2 [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Diospyros



*    crassiflora, used in building



*    houses and also (by the Jɛkri



*    and Ijɔ people) for paddles



*    (abɔkpɔ 1 is not made from



*    it).



*abutete [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (high) edge of a road;



*    v. azɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ada [ ˥ ˥ ] state-sword, worn by the



*    Ɔba, some big chiefs, and the



*    priests of Osa [ ˩ ˩ ] and Ɔxwahɛ



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ]; cf. Yor. ada [ ˩ / ].



*adã [ ˩ ˥ ] family-representatives at



*    a burial.



*ada [ ˩ ˩ ] junction; crossroads.



*Adabi [ ˩ / ˩ ] a deity supposed to



*    stand on the boundary between



*    the world and ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], on



*    Ad-agb-ãd-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]: there



*    the dead people rest awhile. An



*    Adabi is also made and wor-



*    shipped by the priestesses of



*    Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]; cf. ada [ ˩ ˩ ].



*adekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] female of ɔsɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (?);



*    it carries many eggs; looks like



*    the male ogoɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], but has



*    shining stripes; cf. ekɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ].



*adesɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (1) middle; ades-ɔɽ-



*    ɔye [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] it is in the middle



*    (of it); ades-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] crown



*    of head. (2) adesɛ n-eva



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the middle of two”: be-



*    tween; ɣɛl-adesɛ n-ev-iɽ̃ã (la [ ˥ ])



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] don’t pass between



*    them! (3) adesɛ n-eva: “in



*    two”; fiã‿ɛ̃ l-adesɛ n-eva



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] cut it in two!