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*aɽowa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] superior; master;



*    cf. ɽe [ ˥ ] (?), owa [ ˩ ˥ ].



*aɽɔe [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a fish “with a



*    moustache”; its meat is good.



*    (2) idiom.: same as eb-eʋariɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. Yor. arɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*aɽɔe [ ˩ ˩ ] cripple; with legs bent



*    outward; cf. Yor. arɔ [ ˧ ˧ ].



*aɽugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “farm-doer”: far-



*    mer (idiomatic); cf. ɽu [ ˥ ],



*    ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ].



*aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] tongue; idiom.: aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ



*    ɽ̃uɛ̃ tã gbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] “your



*    tongue is very long”: you twist



*    a man’s words in his mouth.



*aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (1) animal; aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ bũ



*    (or kpɔ) gbe ʋ-oha na [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]



*    there are many animals in this



*    bush; aɽ̃aʋ̃-oha [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] bush-



*    animal; aɽ̃aʋ̃-ɛ̃zɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] river-



*    animal; aɽ̃aʋ̃-ãto [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] animal



*    of the grassy plains. (2) meat;



*    aɽ̃aʋ̃-ũzo rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    antelope-meat is very tasty.



*aɽ̃ɛ̃kɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a snake similar to



*    oʋiʋiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; it has a liking for



*    eggs; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*aɽ̃ĩnya [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Afzelia (afri-



*    cana, bella, and bipidensis).



*asã [ ˥ ˥ ] whip; v. gbe 1 [ ˥ ].



*asa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) shield; nowadays a



*    small shield carried in front of



*    the Ɔba, Iyasɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] and some



*    chiefs (also called esa [ ˩ ˥ ]); v.



*    L.R., fig. 108. (2) wing-covert of



*    beetle or cricket; cf. Yor. asa [ ˧ ˩ ].



*asaka [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] a black road-ant which



*    smells bad and stings; going in



*    groups of 10―12; asaka n-oxĩ-



*    ɔ̃kpa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “single-going ant”:



*    another sort of road-ant that



*    stings badly.



*asakã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] soup without meat.



*asaʋ̃otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] black driver ants



*    moving in large numbers;



*    smaller than asaka [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ].