cloth; spec. denoting women’s
cloth, but also of general use;
cf. Yor. ibantɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ].
abe [ ˩ ˥ ] state of being guilty in a
lawsuit; ɔde y-abe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “he fell
into guilt”: he has been found
guilty at last (seems to imply
“wrongfully”); v. ɽe [ ˥ ].
abɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] razor; cf. Yor. abɛ [ ˧ ˧ ].
abɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a knife used to kill
animals.
abiba [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] edge of mud-couch;
ɔtota y-abiba [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he sat on
the edge of the couch; cf. iba
[ ˥ ˩ ].
Abigɛ̃gɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a praise-name of the
war-chief Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; also Ɛbi
n-uɽoɣo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) branch, in ab-erhã
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] branch (of tree). (2) rank,
social position, in ab-ɔkpa ɔye
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he is equal in rank (to
somebody else); ab-ɔkpa iɽ̃ã
ye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] they are of the same
rank. (3) straightforward deal-
ing, unaided by hidden sup-
port; “ordinary hand”, in abɔ-
kã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; n-uɽu na iɣiɽ-abɔkã
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] what you are doing now
is not “straightforward”, i.e.
you are acting under the in-
fluence of alcohol, or with the
help of charms or witchcraft, or
of some other hidden support;
ɔɽu(ɛe) abɔkã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he did it
unaided by money, or free
from any magic support.
