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*  Akɛ̃zua I, and the present Ɔba;
* v. iso [ ˩ ˥ ].
*aki- [ ˥ ˩ ] months; only used in
* connection with the numerals
* from two to twelve, as in akiava
* [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 2 m.; akia [ ˥ / ] 3 m.; akianɛ
* [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 4 m.; akiasɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 5 m.;
* akiahã [ ˥ / ˩ ] 6 m.; akiahĩɽ̃ɔ̃
* [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] 7 m.; akiaɽ̃ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] 8 m.;
* akiahĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] 9 m.; akiagbe
* [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 10 m.; akiawɔɽɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
* 11 m.; akiaweva [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] 12 m.;
* (13 months (native) = ukpo [ ˩ ˥ ],
* a year).
*ako [ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Dennettia tripetala;
* its fruit is hot like pepper.
*ako 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] place encircled by
* hunters; cf. ibako [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
*ako 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a shrine moved through
* the streets at second burials
* of Ɔba’s, Ihama’s [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] and
* Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] family; corre-
* sponds to otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] in the case of
* commoners.
*ako 3 [ ˩ ˥ ] a position in the og-
* wɛga [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]-divination (c.c.c.c.);
* of Yor. origin?
*akobɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] iron trap for animals,
* nowadays mostly of European
* make.
*Akobiɛ [ ˥ / \ ] an idol in human
* shape built of mud for the
* children in the women’s apart-
* ment, who also offer sacrifice to
* Akobiɛ and dance. Though not
* a “real” god, veneration of it
* may have a favourable effect on
* the increase of children in the
* house. This was explained by
* the fact that the existence of an
* Akobiɛ attracts many children
* into the house, and that “some
* spirit” may follow the children,
* and see that children like the
* house; v. Ekpo [ ˩ ˩ ].
*akoribiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a clay figure.