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ahia [ ˩ ˥ ] scraper; cf. hia [ / ].
    
ahĩaʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] bird; ahĩaʋ̃ɛ n-ukioya
    [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (or n-utioya [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]) a red
    bird the cry of which is said to
    be prophetic; if it cries oya o,
    oya o [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˦ ], danger or disaster
    is ahead, if oliguɛguɛ, oliguɛguɛ
    [ ˥ ˥ / / ˥ ˥ / / ], one’s errand will
    be lucky. If it cries persistently
    oya o in front of a man, he will
    return rather than continue his
    way. It is believed to be a
    messenger of the god Ɔxwahɛ
    [ ˩ / ˩ ] to his worshippers. ahĩaʋ̃-
    ɔɽɔ [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ] small brass figure
    of the above carried by chiefs
    when dancing at ugi-ɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
    (v. ugie [ ˩ ˩ ]) and continuously
    beaten on the beak; this is done
    in commemoration of an oc-
    currence during the reign of the
    Ɔba Ɛsigie [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]: when he went
    to war with his brother Aɽuãɽ̃ã
    [ ˥ \ ˩ ], the ahĩaʋ̃ɛ n-ukioya cried
    oya o on the road, but the Ɔba
    killed the bird and did not give
    heed to its cry. After his
    victorious return he instituted
    the custom of the ahĩaʋ̃-ɔɽɔ.
    ahĩaʋ̃-osa [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] “bird of Osa”,
    the African Pied Wagtail (and
    perhaps the Blue-headed Wag-
    tail). Appears during the dry
    season only.
    
ahiewɔe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a fly; its larva (?) is
    called ewɔe [ ˥ \ ]; cf. hiɔ [ / ].
    
ahiɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] urine; ahiɔ-ɽe ba ʋ-ɔʋ̃a
    n-eʋ̃iraɽo ɽu [ ˩ / ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] his
    urine is dark like (that of) a man
    who has blackwater fever; cf.
    hiɔ [ / ].
    
aho [ ˩ ˥ ] a hoe for collecting mud,
    broader than ɛgwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. Engl.
    hoe.
    
ahobɛkũ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] want of some-
    thing; cf. ho [ / ].