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*abɔkpɔ 1 [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) “woof” made
* of wood, used in weaving;
* strikes the threads down in
* order to fasten them. (2) a stick
* held by women at a burial or
* second burial, representing a
* matchet; it is supposed to keep
* evil spirits away from the
* deceased’s children.
*abɔkpɔ 2 [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Diospyros
* crassiflora, used in building
* houses and also (by the Jɛkri
* and Ijɔ people) for paddles
* (abɔkpɔ 1 is not made from
* it).
*abutete [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (high) edge of a road;
* v. azɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].
*ada [ ˥ ˥ ] state-sword, worn by the
* Ɔba, some big chiefs, and the
* priests of Osa [ ˩ ˩ ] and Ɔxwahɛ
* [ ˩ / ˩ ]; cf. Yor. ada [ ˩ / ].
*adã [ ˩ ˥ ] family-representatives at
* a burial.
*ada [ ˩ ˩ ] junction; crossroads.
*Adabi [ ˩ / ˩ ] a deity supposed to
* stand on the boundary between
* the world and ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], on
* Ad-agb-ãd-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]: there
* the dead people rest awhile. An
* Adabi is also made and wor-
* shipped by the priestesses of
* Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]; cf. ada [ ˩ ˩ ].
*adekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] female of ɔsɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (?);
* it carries many eggs; looks like
* the male ogoɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], but has
* shining stripes; cf. ekɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ].
*adesɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (1) middle; ades-ɔɽ-
* ɔye [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] it is in the middle
* (of it); ades-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] crown
* of head. (2) adesɛ n-eva
* [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the middle of two”: be-
* tween; ɣɛl-adesɛ n-ev-iɽ̃ã (la [ ˥ ])
* [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] don’t pass between
* them! (3) adesɛ n-eva: “in
* two”; fiã‿ɛ̃ l-adesɛ n-eva
* [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] cut it in two!