the dry season; cf. re [ ˥ ],
orhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ariukpa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “lamp-goer”: night-
moth; cf. rie [ / ], ukpa [ ˥ ˥ ].
arɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] a disease of animals;
affects goats, sheep, cattle, etc.;
skin eruptions, like craw-craw.
arha [ ˩ ˩ ] part of the ceremonies
at the second burial; takes
place at night; a person selected
by the deceased acts as his
representative during the night,
and on the following morning
it is determined whether the
sacrifice made to the deceased
has been accepted; arha pre-
cedes the institution of a shrine
for the deceased; v. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].
arhɛrhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] gentle treatment.
arhĩ- [ ˥ ˩ ] v. arhuʋ̃- [ ˥ ˩ ].
arhiɔkpaegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “walking and
standing up”: resurrection
(Akugbe).
Arhuãɽ̃a [ ˥ \ ˩ ], also Aruãɽ̃a, a war-
like giant, brother of the Ɔba
Ɛsigie [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ], said to have lived at
Udo [ ˩ ˥ ]; carvings and casts of
the fighting A. show snakes
coming out of his helmet.
arhuaɽo [ ˩ \ ˩ ] blind man; cf.
rhu [ / ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ].
arhuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] circumcision (at no
definite age); cf. rhuɛ [ / ].
arhuʋ̃-, also arhĩ- [ ˥ ˩ ] man, person
(in connection with numerals
only); arhuʋ̃-ɔ̃kpa, arhĩ-ɔ̃kpa
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] one man; arhuʋ̃-eva, arhĩ-
eva [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] two men; arhuʋ̃-eha,
arhĩ-eha [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] three men; arhuʋ̃-
enɛ, arhĩ-enɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] four men;
arhuʋ̃-ĩsɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], arhĩ-sɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] five
men; arhuʋ̃-ehã [ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ], arhĩ-ehã
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] six men; arhuʋ̃-ĩhĩɽ̃ɔ̃
[ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], arh-ĩhĩɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] seven
men; arhuʋ̃-eɽ̃ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], arhĩ-
