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*ɔkpãnigiakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (also a-) (1)



*    “what removes the firmness of



*    teeth”: tooth-ache brought



*    about by teething in children.



*    (2) a monster in ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; cf.



*    kpãnɔ (?) [ ˩ ˥ ], igie [ ˩ ˩ ], akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔkpatalɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] gonorrhoea (in a



*    severe form); cf. kpatalɛ (?) [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*ɔkpatɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a trader who buys



*    on full or partial credit and



*    pays when he has sold his



*    goods; v. ɔduɛki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. (2) (pl.



*    only, e-) a gang of beggars



*    privileged by the Ɔba to seize



*    food from the market; they pay



*    an annual tribute for it.



*ɔkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] side; ɔkp-ũgbo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] side,



*    edge of a farm; ɔkp-ɛ̃zɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]



*    bank of a river; ɔkp-õdɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    edge, margin of a road; cf.



*    uɽ-odɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “the passable part



*    of the road”.



*ɔkpɛlobɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “quick in catch-



*    ing”: a name for the leopard;



*    cf. obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔkpɛtu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] mistaken handling of



*    a matter resulting in spoiling it;



*    misfortune caused by a mistake;



*    cf. Jekri ɛkpɛtu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ɔbɔdidi



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].



*ɔkpo [ ˩ ˩ ] piles; haemorrhoids.



*ɔkporhu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “the crier”: a name



*    for the cock; ɔkporhu okao



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “first cock-crow”: early



*    morning; cf. kpe [ / ], urhu [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔkpɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] staff (for walking); ɔkp-



*    adowɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] crutches; v. oʋiʋi



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ].



*ɔkpɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “helper”: servant;



*    employee; cf. kpa [ / ], ɔʋ̃a



*    [ ˩ \ ].



*ɔlema [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “fufu-cooker”: name



*    of a piece of fufu which a man



*    gives to the woman who has



*    cooked it, after his ihãna [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    (sacrifice to his father). He