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    Akɛ̃zua I, and the present Ɔba;
    v. iso [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
aki- [ ˥ ˩ ] months; only used in
    connection with the numerals
    from two to twelve, as in akiava
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 2 m.; akia [ ˥ / ] 3 m.; akianɛ
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 4 m.; akiasɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 5 m.;
    akiahã [ ˥ / ˩ ] 6 m.; akiahĩɽ̃ɔ̃
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] 7 m.; akiaɽ̃ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] 8 m.;
    akiahĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] 9 m.; akiagbe
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 10 m.; akiawɔɽɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
    11 m.; akiaweva [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] 12 m.;
    (13 months (native) = ukpo [ ˩ ˥ ],
    a year).
    
ako [ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Dennettia tripetala;
    its fruit is hot like pepper.
    
ako 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] place encircled by
    hunters; cf. ibako [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ako 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a shrine moved through
    the streets at second burials
    of Ɔba’s, Ihama’s [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] and
    Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] family; corre-
    sponds to otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] in the case of
    commoners.
    
ako 3 [ ˩ ˥ ] a position in the og-
    wɛga [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]-divination (c.c.c.c.);
    of Yor. origin?
    
akobɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] iron trap for animals,
    nowadays mostly of European
    make.
    
Akobiɛ [ ˥ / \ ] an idol in human
    shape built of mud for the
    children in the women’s apart-
    ment, who also offer sacrifice to
    Akobiɛ and dance. Though not
    a “real” god, veneration of it
    may have a favourable effect on
    the increase of children in the
    house. This was explained by
    the fact that the existence of an
    Akobiɛ attracts many children
    into the house, and that “some
    spirit” may follow the children,
    and see that children like the
    house; v. Ekpo [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
akoribiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a clay figure.