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*ase [ ˩ ˥ ] state of being not guilty;

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*    iri-ase ʋ-ɛʋ̃ɛ na (ɽe [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˩ ]

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*    I am not guilty in this affair.

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*aseza [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] soldier; cf. Engl.

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*    soldier.

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*asɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) spot; yaɣ-asɛ ni, uɣa^

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*    mi-ɔɛ̃-ʋa [ ˥ / ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] go and look

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*    at that spot, you will see it

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*    there! (2) period, space of time;

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*    asɛ ni ɔnaɽu‿ɛe [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ˧ (3-1) ] during

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*    that time he did it.

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*asɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) command. (2) the

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*    grant of one’s words coming

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*    true; it is dangerous to utter

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*    anything detrimental to some-

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*    body else: Osa may make it

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*    come true; cf. Yor. aʃɛ [ ˩ ˧ ].

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*asɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] saliva.

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*asɛgiɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] iron rod for digging

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*    yams; one side of it is broad

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*    (some are also pointed).

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*asɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a white yam; v. ema 2

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*asɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a cricket.

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*asiɔ̃hũ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a poisonous snake

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*    with a pointed head, longer than

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*    oʋiʋiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], of the same colour

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*    as ataikpĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*asivĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “the one with nuts”: a

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*    tree, Phyllanthus discoideus;

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*    takes its name from the nut-

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*    like, round knolls in its wood,

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*    which make it difficult to cut.

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*    It is similar to a akẽsi [ ˩ \ ˩ ], though

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*    not as durable; the wood is also

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*    used to make poles supporting

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*    the ceiling in native houses;

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*    cf. s-ivĩ [ ˥ ˩ ].

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*asologũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] xylophone.

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*asoɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a spear; cf. Yor.

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*    aʃoro [ ˧ ˥ ˥ ].

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*asoso [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] fruit of ebiɛba [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ];

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*    very sweet; found at the base

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*    of the plant. Given in the F.D.

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*    list as Dioscoreophyllum lobatum.

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*    Refers perhaps to ebiɛba.

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