ahĩaʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] bird; ahĩaʋ̃ɛ n-ukioya
[ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (or n-utioya [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]) a red
bird the cry of which is said to
be prophetic; if it cries oya o,
oya o [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˦ ], danger or disaster
is ahead, if oliguɛguɛ, oliguɛguɛ
[ ˥ ˥ / / ˥ ˥ / / ], one’s errand will
be lucky. If it cries persistently
oya o in front of a man, he will
return rather than continue his
way. It is believed to be a
messenger of the god Ɔxwahɛ
[ ˩ / ˩ ] to his worshippers. ahĩaʋ̃-
ɔɽɔ [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ] small brass figure
of the above carried by chiefs
when dancing at ugi-ɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
(v. ugie [ ˩ ˩ ]) and continuously
beaten on the beak; this is done
in commemoration of an oc-
currence during the reign of the
Ɔba Ɛsigie [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]: when he went
to war with his brother Aɽuãɽ̃ã
[ ˥ \ ˩ ], the ahĩaʋ̃ɛ n-ukioya cried
oya o on the road, but the Ɔba
killed the bird and did not give
heed to its cry. After his
victorious return he instituted
the custom of the ahĩaʋ̃-ɔɽɔ.
ahĩaʋ̃-osa [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] “bird of Osa”,
the African Pied Wagtail (and
perhaps the Blue-headed Wag-
tail). Appears during the dry
season only.
ahiewɔe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a fly; its larva (?) is
called ewɔe [ ˥ \ ]; cf. hiɔ [ / ].
ahiɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] urine; ahiɔ-ɽe ba ʋ-ɔʋ̃a
n-eʋ̃iraɽo ɽu [ ˩ / ˩ / ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] his
urine is dark like (that of) a man
who has blackwater fever; cf.
hiɔ [ / ].
aho [ ˩ ˥ ] a hoe for collecting mud,
broader than ɛgwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. Engl.
hoe.
ahobɛkũ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] want of some-
thing; cf. ho [ / ].
