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*ɔsuoleɣã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “leader of prison-

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*    ers”: prison-warder; cf. oleɣã

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*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].

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*ɔta [ ˩ ˥ ] speech; talk; conversa-

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*    tion; cf. ta [ ˥ ].

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*ɔtã [ ˩ ˩ ] a squirrel.

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*ɔtɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] a drink obtained by an

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*    infusion of red plantains; cf.

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*    kp-ɔtɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ].

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*ɔtɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] (pl. e-) (1) relative

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*    (general term, applies to all

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*    persons belonging to the same

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*    ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ]); “brother”. ( “Bro-

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*    ther” is exactly oʋi‿erhã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]

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*    and oʋ-iye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].) ɔtɛ̃ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] my

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*    relative (male and female): ɔt-uɛ̃

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ] your relative; ɔtĩ‿ẽrha ʋ̃ɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] my paternal uncle (usu-

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*    ally, may also be used for

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*    “cousin”); ɔt-ĩye ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] my

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*    maternal uncle; oʋi ɔtĩ‿ẽrha ʋ̃ɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] my paternal cousin

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*    (most exact term). (2) “com-

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*    panion” (to non-relatives as

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*    well), used in the greeting koyɔ-

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*    tɛ̃ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ] hallo, my friend!

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*ɔtɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “word-sayer”; speaker

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*    (not any rank); cf. ta [ ˥ ], ɛʋ̃ɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ], ɔguãɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ɔtĩgɛdu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] tree-feller; gang of

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*    tree-fellers (timbermen’s expres-

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*    sion); cf. tɔ̃ 1 [ ˥ ], igɛdu [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].

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*ɔtiɔʋ̃aɛzɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “calling-man-to-

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*    lawsuit”: plaintiff; cf. tie [ / ],

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*    ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ], ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ].

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*ɔtõkũ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] man (or men) wielding

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*    the measure lines: “line-men”;

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*    timbermen’s expression; cf. tã 1

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*    [ ˥ ], okũ [ ˥ ˩ ], itõkũ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ɔtɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] rust.

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*ɔtɔmiyɔyɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a praise-name of

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*    the god Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]; its

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*    meaning is unknown; cf. iyɔyɔ

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (?), yɔyɔyɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (?).

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*ɔvaɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] butcher; cf. va 1 [ ˥ ],

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*    aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].

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