name: agbakpã n-iloɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a
bald man who has a shining
head.
agbaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] chin, lower jaw;
agbaʋ̃-ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ ye gɔ̃gɔ̃ɔgɔ̃ (or gɔ̃ɔɽ̃ɔ̃
[ ˦ ˦ ]) [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] his chin is
pointed; cf. Yor. agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].
agbe [ ˥ ˩ ] water-bottle, of Euro-
pean make, as worn by soldiers.
agbegĩnotɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] vulva (idio-
matic, indecent); cf. gbe gĩn-
otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
agbekãmezi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] elderly people
(with plural meaning); people
from ca. 60 years (Egh. Hist.;
Egh. says ɔ- or e-gbakãmezi,
the e- stressing the plurality).
exaɛʋ̃ɛ n-ɔgbekãmezi hia v-ɛ̃ʋa
(vɔ̃ [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ] elderly
chiefs were there in full strength.
(Here the word is used as a
verb gb-ekãmezi.) Probably of
Yoruba origin; cf. Yor. meji
[ ˥ ˩ ].
agberhie [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] shooting contest,
like ɛte [ ˥ ˥ ]; in agberhie, an
arrow is lost to the opponent
every time one misses the mark.
agbeva [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] double; cf. gba [ ˥ ],
eva [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. osisi [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
agbɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) ripples on house-
walls; only chiefs are allowed to
have them. (2) a pattern. (3) a
kind of chisel for carving patterns
in coco-nuts or planks; it has a
narrower blade than aɣa [ ˩ ˥ ].
agbɛtɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a man suffering from
a sore; cf. gbe [ ˥ ], ɛtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
agbo [ ˩ ˥ ] a Yoruba herb-tea, used
as purgative medicine; cf. Yor.
agbo [ ˩ ˧ ].
agbo [ ˩ ˩ ] ram; agbo n-iyɔyɔ
[ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] “bearded ram”, a praise-
name for the ram; cf. Yor.
agbo [ ˩ ˩ ].
