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



*    ers”: prison-warder; cf. oleɣã



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].



*ɔta [ ˩ ˥ ] speech; talk; conversa-



*    tion; cf. ta [ ˥ ].



*ɔtã [ ˩ ˩ ] a squirrel.



*ɔtɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] a drink obtained by an



*    infusion of red plantains; cf.



*    kp-ɔtɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ].



*ɔtɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] (pl. e-) (1) relative



*    (general term, applies to all



*    persons belonging to the same



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



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



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



*    relative (male and female): ɔt-uɛ̃



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



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



*    ally, may also be used for



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



*    maternal uncle; oʋi ɔtĩ‿ẽrha ʋ̃ɛ



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



*    (most exact term). (2) “com-



*    panion” (to non-relatives as



*    well), used in the greeting koyɔ-



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



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



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



*    [ ˩ ˩ ], ɔguãɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



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



*    tree-fellers (timbermen’s expres-



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



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



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



*    ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ], ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ].



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



*    the measure lines: “line-men”;



*    timbermen’s expression; cf. tã 1



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



*ɔtɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] rust.



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



*    the god Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]; its



*    meaning is unknown; cf. iyɔyɔ



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



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



*    aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].