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*    nexwi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] I want to dye



*    the cloth black; cf. Yor. aro



*    [ ˧ ˥ ].



*aɽo 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) eye; aɽo n-ɔfua [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    the white of the eye; aɽo n-ɔs-



*    oze (sa [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “eye that is



*    cast in lead”: cataract; aɽo‿



*    ɛɽe ɛɣ-ɛse (ɣe [ / ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˩ \ ] he



*    does not see well; idiom.: aɽo



*    ʋ-ɔe gbe (ʋɛ [ / ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ‿ ˦ ] “eye



*    is very broad to him”: he is



*    very greedy; aɽo ʋ̃ɛ ba [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ]



*    “my eye is red”: I am angry;



*    idiom.: aɽ-uɛ‿iri‿otɔ [ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]



*    “your eye does not come down”:



*    you are very angry (said when



*    trying to pacify somebody who



*    is furious), also: you are wor-



*    ried; aɽ-uɛ suku [ ˩ / ˩ \ ] “your



*    eye looks afraid”: you are shy.



*    (2) face; aɽ-uɛ [ ˩ / ] your face!



*    (exclamation of surprise when



*    meeting an acquaintance after



*    a long absence). (3) surface;



*    aɽu‿ɛtɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “surface of sore”:



*    sore; aɽu‿ɔmaɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “surface



*    of old”: scar. (4) kind, sort;



*    aɽu‿ɔkpa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] the same sort;



*    aɽ-ukpɔ̃ ʋ̃-ɔ̃na xĩ [ ˩ \ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ] “sort



*    of my cloth is this”: this is of



*    the same kind as my cloth.



*aɽo 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) hearth; aɽu‿ewu



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] hearth. (2) shrine of a



*    god; aɽ-osa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] shrine of Osa



*    [ ˩ ˩ ]; aɽu‿ɛfae [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] shrine of



*    Ɛfae [ ˩ \ ]; i.e. a hunters’ Ogũ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] at which all their trophies



*    are kept; cf. Yor. aaro [ ˩ ˩ ].



*aɽoiɽofiexɔeweriɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “one



*    thinks thought throws mind



*    back (return)”: repentance



*    (Akugbe).



*aɽoʋɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] greed; aɽoʋɛʋ̃ɛ bũ‿ɛ̃



*    gbe [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ / ˦ ] “greed is much



*    for you”; you are very greedy



*    cf. aɽo 1 [ ˩ ˩ ], ʋɛ [ / ].