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*ɔsa [ ˩ ˩ ] a big ape (chimpanzee?);



*    v. alazi [ ˥ \ ˥ ], emɛ [ ˩ \ ].



*ɔsama [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “plaque-caster”;



*    brass-worker; cf. sa [ ˥ ], ama



*    [ ˥ ˩ ].



*ɔse [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) friend; ɔgu‿ɔsi‿ɔɽe guã



*    ʋ-ila-owa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he was



*    chatting with his friend when



*    I entered the house. (2) mis-



*    tress; lover.



*ɔsegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] in ɔsegb-ɔsegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ]



*    turn by turn; cf. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].



*ɔsɛba [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a cloth worn by women



*    when working at home: it goes



*    from the waist to the knees (not



*    identical with oʋi‿ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]



*    which is only an undercloth).



*ɔsɛgba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] pistol.



*ɔsɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (also asɛlɛ) an insect



*    similar to a locust (?) said to



*    appear during the dry season;



*    eaten by children mostly; adekɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] is said to be the female, and



*    ogoɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], the male.



*Ɔsɛʋ̃ɛdɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] name of an Ɔba, said



*    to be represented on R.D.



*    viii, 3.



*ɔsɛxɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] great damage (e.g.



*    such as taking a poor man’s last



*    belongings, or, stealing things,



*    and escaping on the owner’s



*    bicycle); adding insult to injury;



*    ɔɽu ʋ̃-ɔsɛxɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he caused



*    me great damage.



*ɔsierhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “hauling-boy(s)”; a



*    timbermen’s expression; cf. si 1



*    [ ˥ ], erhã [ ˩ ˥ ], isierhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔsiukoko [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) (pipe) smoker.



*    (2) comet: its halo is compared



*    with the smoke of a pipe (but



*    there is no myth about it); cf. si 1



*    [ ˥ ], ukoko [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔsiwu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] cutter of tribal marks;



*    cf. sɛ 2 [ ˥ ], iwu [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔsɔbiɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] shovel; spade; cf.



*    Engl. shovel.