cf. ɽe [ ˥ ] (?), owa [ ˩ ˥ ].
aɽɔe [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a fish “with a
moustache”; its meat is good.
(2) idiom.: same as eb-eʋariɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. Yor. arɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].
aɽɔe [ ˩ ˩ ] cripple; with legs bent
outward; cf. Yor. arɔ [ ˧ ˧ ].
aɽugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “farm-doer”: far-
mer (idiomatic); cf. ɽu [ ˥ ],
ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ].
aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] tongue; idiom.: aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ
ɽ̃uɛ̃ tã gbe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] “your
tongue is very long”: you twist
a man’s words in his mouth.
aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (1) animal; aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ bũ
(or kpɔ) gbe ʋ-oha na [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
there are many animals in this
bush; aɽ̃aʋ̃-oha [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] bush-
animal; aɽ̃aʋ̃-ɛ̃zɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] river-
animal; aɽ̃aʋ̃-ãto [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] animal
of the grassy plains. (2) meat;
aɽ̃aʋ̃-ũzo rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
antelope-meat is very tasty.
aɽ̃ɛ̃kɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a snake similar to
oʋiʋiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; it has a liking for
eggs; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
aɽ̃ĩnya [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Afzelia (afri-
cana, bella, and bipidensis).
asã [ ˥ ˥ ] whip; v. gbe 1 [ ˥ ].
asa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) shield; nowadays a
small shield carried in front of
the Ɔba, Iyasɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] and some
chiefs (also called esa [ ˩ ˥ ]); v.
L.R., fig. 108. (2) wing-covert of
beetle or cricket; cf. Yor. asa [ ˧ ˩ ].
asaka [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] a black road-ant which
smells bad and stings; going in
groups of 10―12; asaka n-oxĩ-
ɔ̃kpa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “single-going ant”:
another sort of road-ant that
stings badly.
asakã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] soup without meat.
asaʋ̃otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] black driver ants
moving in large numbers;
smaller than asaka [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ].
