ɣade [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ / ] come to-night!
cf. ota [ ˩ ˩ ].
akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] tooth; ak-ɔ̃hɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ \ ] a tusk
blown whenever the Ɔba is ap-
pearing at a ceremony or in a
big dance, i.e. whenever he is
in full dress; v. L.R. fig. 65.
ak-ẽsi [ ˩ \ ˩ ] “pig’s tooth”: a
tree, Hylodendron gabunense,
used for beams supporting the
ceiling and for verandah-posts.
Called akẽsi because of its
strong wood. ak-ɛ̃hiɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
“tooth of pepper”: a tree,
Albizzia sp.; used for roofing
oxogbo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
akɔsa [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Tetrastemma
dioicum.
akɔsɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a thorny creeper, a
little thicker than a man’s
thumb, Uvaria macrotricha;
akɔsɔ so ʋ̃-owɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] “akɔsɔ
has stung my foot”: I have
been stung by akɔsɔ thorns.
akũerhãkũiri [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a kind of
worm or larva that builds its
house of threads and sticks.
akugbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] community, union;
Akugbe N-ɔhuãɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] Holy
Communion; cf. ku [ ˥ ] gbe [ ˥ ].
akuiɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a dark-brown bird
with soft feathers; edible.
akumɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Pterocarpus
soyauxii; used in building door-
frames (egbaha [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]); the tree
contains camwood, but not a
very good one; it is not used
for dyeing purposes; cf. ke 1 [ ˥ ],
umɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
akuobisi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a big tree.
akuɔmɔ [ ˩ \ ˥ ] womb; akuɔmɔ ɽ̃uɛ̃
xerhe gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “your womb
is very small” (said to a woman
who has several times borne very
small children).
