European drinks; any-ezin
[ ˩ \ \ ] gin; any-ɔ̃ka [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] maize-
wine; any-exwɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ]; cf.
exwɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]; any-ɔ̃gɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]
raphia-wine (collected by cut-
ting a furrow along the stem,
after having removed the top of
the tree); anyɔ‿abalɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] strong
liquor; rum.
anyɔ [ ˥ ˩ ] black rubber, Funtumia
elastica = aɽaba n-exwi [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ].
Idiom.: ɔviɛ ʋɔɽɔʋɔɽɔ ʋ-anyɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he weeps with his tears
flowing like the rubber-tree, i.e.
as the latex runs down from the
rubber-tree.
apopo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a tree, Lovoa klaineana;
used for timber.
ara [ ˩ ˥ ] a very small worm (cater-
pillar?), living on leaves; affects
hunters; very irritating to the
skin; ara rhie ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] ara has
attacked me.
arale [ ˥ / ˩ ] (1) interference with
other people’s talk, etc. (2)
name of a deity, also called Arale
n-ɛbɔ n-ɔr-iɽo [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “A. the
deity who is in the open-place”;
it always does things without
being asked to do them, where-
upon people must make sacri-
fices to it; witches report to it
what they have seen.
ari- [ ˩ ˥ ] next reincarnation; only
used with following aʋehe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
“other, next”. It is not certain
whether the a- of aʋehe does not
really belong to ari-; cf. re [ ˥ ].
ariɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] (1) reign. (2) king-
dom. (3) government; cf. ɽe
[ ˥ ], ɔba [ ˥ ˥ ].
ari-ɔkpa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] tail feather of a
cock.
ariorhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “come in wet season”:
any flowing water that dries
