Page-169-R

ɔsuoleɣã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “leader of prison-     ers”: prison-warder; cf. oleɣã     [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].      ɔta [ ˩ ˥ ] speech; talk; conversa-     tion; cf. ta [ ˥ ].      ɔtã [ ˩ ˩ ] a squirrel.      ɔtɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] a drink obtained by an     infusion of red plantains; cf.     kp-ɔtɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ].      ɔtɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] (pl. e-) (1) relative     (general term, applies to all     persons belonging to the same     ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ]); “brother”. ( “Bro-     ther” is exactly oʋi‿erhã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]     and oʋ-iye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].) ɔtɛ̃ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] my     relative (male and female): ɔt-uɛ̃     [ ˩ ˥ ] your relative; ɔtĩ‿ẽrha ʋ̃ɛ     [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] my paternal uncle (usu-     ally, may also be used for     “cousin”); ɔt-ĩye ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] my     maternal uncle; oʋi ɔtĩ‿ẽrha ʋ̃ɛ     [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] my paternal cousin     (most exact term). (2) “com-     panion” (to non-relatives as     well), used in the greeting koyɔ-     tɛ̃ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ] hallo, my friend!      ɔtɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “word-sayer”; speaker     (not any rank); cf. ta [ ˥ ], ɛʋ̃ɛ     [ ˩ ˩ ], ɔguãɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].      ɔtĩgɛdu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] tree-feller; gang of     tree-fellers (timbermen’s expres-     sion); cf. tɔ̃ 1 [ ˥ ], igɛdu [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].      ɔtiɔʋ̃aɛzɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “calling-man-to-     lawsuit”: plaintiff; cf. tie [ / ],     ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ], ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ].      ɔtõkũ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] man (or men) wielding     the measure lines: “line-men”;     timbermen’s expression; cf. tã 1     [ ˥ ], okũ [ ˥ ˩ ], itõkũ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].      ɔtɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] rust.      ɔtɔmiyɔyɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a praise-name of     the god Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]; its     meaning is unknown; cf. iyɔyɔ     [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (?), yɔyɔyɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (?).      ɔvaɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] butcher; cf. va 1 [ ˥ ],     aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].