agã [ ˩ ˩ ].
agadaga [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a bandy-legged
person.
agalezi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] young lizard (idio-
matic).
agaʋ̃isoso [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] whitlow; said to
be brought about by isue [ ˥ \ ].
agiɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] corrosive acid; an old
medicine to cure leprosy; a
curse: agĩ-ɔ̃giɛ̃ ɽ̃uɛ̃ mudia
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ \ ] may acid burn you
standing! (i.e. alive; used by big
chiefs); cf. giɛ̃ [ / ].
agiɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] small change; oko,
agiɛɣɛ gu-ɛ ɽa, imami-en-ɔfĩ-
dɔla na mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ]
“friend, have you any small
change, there is (I have) nobody
who (can) change (fiã [ ˥ ]) a
florin for me”.
agobɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] left hand, left side,
mostly used with the latter
meaning.
agukisiʋ̃iogie [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the star
claiming rule from (with) the
moon”: a very bright star, pro
bably the morning or evening
star; cf. gu [ ˥ ], uki [ ˩ ˩ ], siʋ̃i
[ ˩ ˥ ], ogie [ ˩ ˩ ].
agwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] a fast kept at the
Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ] and by some big
chiefs outside it: the participants
must not eat new yam for seven
days; on the seventh day nobody
is allowed to see the Ɔba, and
gun-firing as well as drumming
is forbidden. After the seventh
day the new yam feast is held.
Before the fast begins, each of
the participants (apparently men
only) has to obtain a badge in
cross-form (uma n-agwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ])
from the priest of Osa [ ˩ ˩ ]; this
is worn round the neck, but
“big” chiefs tie it to the edge of
