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
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does not give it up.
