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*    it is supposed to be caused by a



*    spider which, when wounded by



*    a man, comes at night and licks



*    his body; cf. elalɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*alama [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] interference with other



*    people’s work, e.g. by uncalled-



*    for help or gossipping; cf.



*    igbalama [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. gbe 1 [ ˥ ].



*alazi [ ˥ \ ˥ ] a big monkey or ape.



*aleɣe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a dance performed by



*    old men, where everyone dances



*    as he likes; it is considered to be



*    very funny.



*alemɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] a dark-blue bird



*    with long plumage, grey head;



*    cf. ɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*alɛfe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] or [ ˩ / ˦ ] an escape; cf.



*    lɛ [ / ], fe [ ˥ ].



*alɛkɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a creeper that has a



*    tendency to coil.



*alɛlɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a creeper that can grow



*    very long, mostly used to tie yam.



*alɛʋɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a night bird, the



*    Standard-wing Nightjar; it



*    moves only a short way when



*    stirred up.



*alimiɔ̃ɣɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] smooth lizard,



*    = uriɣɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. miɔ̃ɣɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*alimoi [ ˩ ˩ \ ] (1) orange, in alimo(i)



*    n-exwa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] orange. (2) lemon,



*    in alimo(i) ne giɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ]



*    lemon; cf. Port. limões.



*alubarha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] onion; cf. Hausa



*    albasa; Yor. alubɔsa [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ].



*alumagazi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] scissors; cf.



*    Hausa almakaʃi; Yor. alumɔgaji



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ].



*am am am [ (4-1) (4-1) (4-1) ] describes the cry



*    of monkeys (except that of ogĩ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ]); ɔtu am am am [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) (4-1) (4-1) ] it is



*    crying.



*ama [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) sign, mark (e.g. in-



*    dicating property); ama n-ɔr-



*    inya na luɣaɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] the mark



*    which is on this yam is different.



*    (2) omen; ama fiã ʋ̃e ɽe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]