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*ase [ ˩ ˥ ] state of being not guilty;



*    iri-ase ʋ-ɛʋ̃ɛ na (ɽe [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˩ ]



*    I am not guilty in this affair.



*aseza [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] soldier; cf. Engl.



*    soldier.



*asɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) spot; yaɣ-asɛ ni, uɣa^



*    mi-ɔɛ̃-ʋa [ ˥ / ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] go and look



*    at that spot, you will see it



*    there! (2) period, space of time;



*    asɛ ni ɔnaɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˧ (3-1) ] during



*    that time he did it.



*asɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) command. (2) the



*    grant of one’s words coming



*    true; it is dangerous to utter



*    anything detrimental to some-



*    body else: Osa may make it



*    come true; cf. Yor. aʃɛ [ ˩ ˧ ].



*asɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] saliva.



*asɛgiɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] iron rod for digging



*    yams; one side of it is broad



*    (some are also pointed).



*asɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a white yam; v. ema 2



*    [ ˩ ˩ ].



*asɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a cricket.



*asiɔ̃hũ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a poisonous snake



*    with a pointed head, longer than



*    oʋiʋiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], of the same colour



*    as ataikpĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*asivĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “the one with nuts”: a



*    tree, Phyllanthus discoideus;



*    takes its name from the nut-



*    like, round knolls in its wood,



*    which make it difficult to cut.



*    It is similar to a akẽsi [ ˩ \ ˩ ], though



*    not as durable; the wood is also



*    used to make poles supporting



*    the ceiling in native houses;



*    cf. s-ivĩ [ ˥ ˩ ].



*asologũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] xylophone.



*asoɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a spear; cf. Yor.



*    aʃoro [ ˧ ˥ ˥ ].



*asoso [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] fruit of ebiɛba [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ];



*    very sweet; found at the base



*    of the plant. Given in the F.D.



*    list as Dioscoreophyllum lobatum.



*    Refers perhaps to ebiɛba.