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*    girl; aʋ̃-iy-ɔba [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] old ex-



*    pression for ibiɛk-iyɔba [ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*    (2) wife; aʋ̃ɛ ʋ̃ɛ ɔna xĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    this is my wife; aʋ̃-ebɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    favourite wife; aʋ̃-eb-osa [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ]



*    “favourite of Osa”: woman



*    with atresia vaginae; aʋ̃-ogie



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “ruler’s wife”: oloi [ ˥ ˥ ];



*    used as address to an oloi by other



*    women, but also aʋ̃-ɔ̃ba [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*awa [ ˩ ˥ ] dog.



*awasɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a charm in the shape



*    of a pebble, used to wish people



*    well, or to bless them.



*awɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] a big purple bird with a



*    tuft on its head; cf. Yor.



*    agbe [ ˦ ˦ ].



*awɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] fasting, a modern Yoruba



*    loan-word; cf. Yor. aawɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]



*    and cf. aguɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*awɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] another expression, not



*    so current, for obobo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    “cooked yam, ground and at



*    times mixed with oil”.



*awua [ ˩ ˩ ] taboo; awua‿ɛgbɛe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] family taboo; awua‿ɛhi



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “taboo of guardian spirit”:



*    personal taboo existing in



*    addition to the above; awua‿



*    ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “taboo of the deity”:



*    special taboo affecting priests;



*    cf. wua [ / ].



*awuekia [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] impotent man; cf.



*    wu [ ˥ ], ekia [ ˥ ˥ ].



*axa [ ˩ ˩ ] weaver-bird; a different



*    kind is axa n-onwina [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “the



*    carpenter weaver-bird”; it has a



*    red collar, and its beautifully



*    woven nest is to be found on



*    the riverside, with the mouth



*    towards the ground.



*axaɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] disobedience.



*axarha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] fork between legs;



*    cf. Yor. akata [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*axarho [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a big monkey; cf.



*    Yor. akato [ ˩ ˧ ˩ ].