the cloth black; cf. Yor. aro
[ ˧ ˥ ].
aɽo 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) eye; aɽo n-ɔfua [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
the white of the eye; aɽo n-ɔs-
oze (sa [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “eye that is
cast in lead”: cataract; aɽo‿
ɛɽe ɛɣ-ɛse (ɣe [ / ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˩ \ ] he
does not see well; idiom.: aɽo
ʋ-ɔe gbe (ʋɛ [ / ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ‿ ˦ ] “eye
is very broad to him”: he is
very greedy; aɽo ʋ̃ɛ ba [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ]
“my eye is red”: I am angry;
idiom.: aɽ-uɛ‿iri‿otɔ [ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]
“your eye does not come down”:
you are very angry (said when
trying to pacify somebody who
is furious), also: you are wor-
ried; aɽ-uɛ suku [ ˩ / ˩ \ ] “your
eye looks afraid”: you are shy.
(2) face; aɽ-uɛ [ ˩ / ] your face!
(exclamation of surprise when
meeting an acquaintance after
a long absence). (3) surface;
aɽu‿ɛtɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “surface of sore”:
sore; aɽu‿ɔmaɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “surface
of old”: scar. (4) kind, sort;
aɽu‿ɔkpa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] the same sort;
aɽ-ukpɔ̃ ʋ̃-ɔ̃na xĩ [ ˩ \ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ] “sort
of my cloth is this”: this is of
the same kind as my cloth.
aɽo 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) hearth; aɽu‿ewu
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] hearth. (2) shrine of a
god; aɽ-osa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] shrine of Osa
[ ˩ ˩ ]; aɽu‿ɛfae [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] shrine of
Ɛfae [ ˩ \ ]; i.e. a hunters’ Ogũ
[ ˩ ˥ ] at which all their trophies
are kept; cf. Yor. aaro [ ˩ ˩ ].
aɽoiɽofiexɔeweriɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “one
thinks thought throws mind
back (return)”: repentance
(Akugbe).
aɽoʋɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] greed; aɽoʋɛʋ̃ɛ bũ‿ɛ̃
gbe [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ / ˦ ] “greed is much
for you”; you are very greedy
cf. aɽo 1 [ ˩ ˩ ], ʋɛ [ / ].
