iri-ase ʋ-ɛʋ̃ɛ na (ɽe [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˩ ]
I am not guilty in this affair.
aseza [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] soldier; cf. Engl.
soldier.
asɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) spot; yaɣ-asɛ ni, uɣa^
mi-ɔɛ̃-ʋa [ ˥ / ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] go and look
at that spot, you will see it
there! (2) period, space of time;
asɛ ni ɔnaɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˧ (3-1) ] during
that time he did it.
asɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) command. (2) the
grant of one’s words coming
true; it is dangerous to utter
anything detrimental to some-
body else: Osa may make it
come true; cf. Yor. aʃɛ [ ˩ ˧ ].
asɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] saliva.
asɛgiɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] iron rod for digging
yams; one side of it is broad
(some are also pointed).
asɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a white yam; v. ema 2
[ ˩ ˩ ].
asɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a cricket.
asiɔ̃hũ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a poisonous snake
with a pointed head, longer than
oʋiʋiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], of the same colour
as ataikpĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
asivĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “the one with nuts”: a
tree, Phyllanthus discoideus;
takes its name from the nut-
like, round knolls in its wood,
which make it difficult to cut.
It is similar to a akẽsi [ ˩ \ ˩ ], though
not as durable; the wood is also
used to make poles supporting
the ceiling in native houses;
cf. s-ivĩ [ ˥ ˩ ].
asologũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] xylophone.
asoɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a spear; cf. Yor.
aʃoro [ ˧ ˥ ˥ ].
asoso [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] fruit of ebiɛba [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ];
very sweet; found at the base
of the plant. Given in the F.D.
list as Dioscoreophyllum lobatum.
Refers perhaps to ebiɛba.
