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*abɔkpɔ 1 [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) “woof” made

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*    of wood, used in weaving;

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*    strikes the threads down in

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*    order to fasten them. (2) a stick

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*    held by women at a burial or

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*    second burial, representing a

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*    matchet; it is supposed to keep

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*    evil spirits away from the

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*    deceased’s children.

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*abɔkpɔ 2 [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Diospyros

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*    crassiflora, used in building

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*    houses and also (by the Jɛkri

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*    and Ijɔ people) for paddles

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*    (abɔkpɔ 1 is not made from

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*    it).

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*abutete [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (high) edge of a road;

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*    v. azɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*ada [ ˥ ˥ ] state-sword, worn by the

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*    Ɔba, some big chiefs, and the

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*    priests of Osa [ ˩ ˩ ] and Ɔxwahɛ

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*    [ ˩ / ˩ ]; cf. Yor. ada [ ˩ / ].

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*adã [ ˩ ˥ ] family-representatives at

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*    a burial.

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*ada [ ˩ ˩ ] junction; crossroads.

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*Adabi [ ˩ / ˩ ] a deity supposed to

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*    stand on the boundary between

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*    the world and ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], on

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*    Ad-agb-ãd-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]: there

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*    the dead people rest awhile. An

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*    Adabi is also made and wor-

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*    shipped by the priestesses of

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*    Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]; cf. ada [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*adekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] female of ɔsɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (?);

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*    it carries many eggs; looks like

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*    the male ogoɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], but has

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*    shining stripes; cf. ekɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ].

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*adesɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (1) middle; ades-ɔɽ-

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*    ɔye [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] it is in the middle

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*    (of it); ades-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] crown

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*    of head. (2) adesɛ n-eva

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the middle of two”: be-

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*    tween; ɣɛl-adesɛ n-ev-iɽ̃ã (la [ ˥ ])

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*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] don’t pass between

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*    them! (3) adesɛ n-eva: “in

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*    two”; fiã‿ɛ̃ l-adesɛ n-eva

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*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] cut it in two!

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