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*ɔkãhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “touch-heads”: a



*    catch of two rats in one trap



*    (from both entries, so that their



*    heads touch, counted as trophy at



*    Ɛfae [ ˩ \ ]); cf. kã [ / ], uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*ɔkaɽuosa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (pl. e-) debtor;



*    more used than ɔɽuosa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and



*    ɔriosa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. ɽu [ ˥ ], osa [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔkeʋ̃iokɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “seed-planter”:



*    planter; plantation-owner (in



*    contrast to the ordinary farmer);



*    cf. kɔ [ ˥ ], eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ].



*ɔkikũ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tall cap worn by



*    warriors; cf. L.R. figs. 108, 136.



*ɔkotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] the undermost; cf. ke 1



*    [ ˥ ], otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. Eɣaɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔkɔdu [ ˩ \ ˩ ] big “dane-gun”, i.e.



*    muzzle loader, used by hunters



*    for big game such as pig and



*    bush-cow.



*ɔku [ ˩ \ ] damage; mischief caused



*    to one’s self and others; ɔɽu ɔku



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] he has done some damage;



*    a curse: uɽu ɔku [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] may you



*    cause damage! cf. ku 1 [ ˥ ].



*ɔkuiku [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] player; cf. ku [ / ],



*    iku [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔkpa [ ˥ ˥ ] one (but in counting:



*    owo [ ˩ ˥ ]); ow-ɔkpa [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] one



*    house; ɔkpa kɛkã [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] one



*    only; ɔkpa‿irɔ ʋ-ugie [ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “one is not in twenty”: nine-



*    teen; ɔkpa nya‿ugie [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ]



*    “one is on twenty”: twenty-one;



*    ɔkpa nya‿uɽi [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ] 201: this



*    is a holy number, or denotes a



*    very high number, the maximum



*    that can be reached; there are



*    e.g. 201 dances at the Ɔba’s



*    coronation (apparently the exact



*    number is controlled), or v. e.g.



*    Egh. Hist. p. 10, where the Ɔba



*    Ɛwuaɽe [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] is said to have



*    conquered 201 towns (but v.



*    p. 17, where Ɔzɔlua [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] con-



*    quers 200). This is probably due