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    their waist-cloth by means of
    small strings of fine coral-beads.
    At the actual feast, the new yam
    must not be touched nor must
    the pots and plates used at the
    feast be used for other purposes.
    The fast is said to have been
    instituted by the Ɔba Ɛsigie
    [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]. Three months later there
    is another fast called agwɛ
    ɔɣɛnɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. awɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
agba [ ˥ ˥ ] a tree, Gossweileroden-
    dron balsamiferum; used in
    building doors.
    
agbã [ ˩ ˥ ] a long wooden tray with
    cane sides, for carrying loads;
    used by men only.
    
agba 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] plain space at village-
    entrance (uɣe [ ˥ ˩ ]), behind the
    outer gate; on it stands the
    egbɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]-fence; it is also called
    agba‿uɣe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] and possibly in
    other cases agbagba [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]; cf.
    agba 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (?), gbaa [ ˩ ].
    
agba 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] stool, used by the Ɔba
    and chiefs; a small square,
    carved seat, like a table, with
    four legs, without a backrest;
    mu‿agba gi-ogie n-ɔya tota
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ] bring a stool for the
    ruler to sit on! cf. agba 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).
    
agbada [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a kind of knife with
    two-edged blade.
    
agbadi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] bridge.
    
agbae [ ˩ ˩ ] layer, in building a
    well, each one of a man’s
    height.
    
agbaguda [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] (1) women’s cheek
    marks. (2) a knife used for
    cleaning cooked yam, etc.
    
Agbaɣe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a title used in ad-
    dressing the Ɔba.
    
agbaka [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] crocodile; agbaka
    ɣamu‿eʋ̃i, ɛfã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ / \ ] if a
    crocodile catches something, it
    xxxxx
    does not give it up.