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*    up, or becomes quite shallow, in



*    the dry season; cf. re [ ˥ ],



*    orhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ariukpa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “lamp-goer”: night-



*    moth; cf. rie [ / ], ukpa [ ˥ ˥ ].



*arɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] a disease of animals;



*    affects goats, sheep, cattle, etc.;



*    skin eruptions, like craw-craw.



*arha [ ˩ ˩ ] part of the ceremonies



*    at the second burial; takes



*    place at night; a person selected



*    by the deceased acts as his



*    representative during the night,



*    and on the following morning



*    it is determined whether the



*    sacrifice made to the deceased



*    has been accepted; arha pre-



*    cedes the institution of a shrine



*    for the deceased; v. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].



*arhɛrhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] gentle treatment.



*arhĩ- [ ˥ ˩ ] v. arhuʋ̃- [ ˥ ˩ ].



*arhiɔkpaegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “walking and



*    standing up”: resurrection



*    (Akugbe).



*Arhuãɽ̃a [ ˥ \ ˩ ], also Aruãɽ̃a, a war-



*    like giant, brother of the Ɔba



*    Ɛsigie [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ], said to have lived at



*    Udo [ ˩ ˥ ]; carvings and casts of



*    the fighting A. show snakes



*    coming out of his helmet.



*arhuaɽo [ ˩ \ ˩ ] blind man; cf.



*    rhu [ / ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ].



*arhuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] circumcision (at no



*    definite age); cf. rhuɛ [ / ].



*arhuʋ̃-, also arhĩ- [ ˥ ˩ ] man, person



*    (in connection with numerals



*    only); arhuʋ̃-ɔ̃kpa, arhĩ-ɔ̃kpa



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] one man; arhuʋ̃-eva, arhĩ-



*    eva [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] two men; arhuʋ̃-eha,



*    arhĩ-eha [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] three men; arhuʋ̃-



*    enɛ, arhĩ-enɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] four men;



*    arhuʋ̃-ĩsɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], arhĩ-sɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] five



*    men; arhuʋ̃-ehã [ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ], arhĩ-ehã



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] six men; arhuʋ̃-ĩhĩɽ̃ɔ̃



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], arh-ĩhĩɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] seven



*    men; arhuʋ̃-eɽ̃ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], arhĩ-