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*    ok-iɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ] ants’ nest;

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*    ok-ahiaʋ̃ɛ ni ye zaɣazaɣa

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] that (bird’s) nest,

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*    is rough(ly built). (2) shelter

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*    in ok-aɣɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a shelter made

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*    of mats; ok-enwaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (also

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*    e-, only as plural?) shelter of

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*    palm branches; v. eko [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*oko 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] mate, companion (very

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*    common as a general address to

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*    equals); koyɔ-ko [ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] usual

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*    greeting; something like Hullo,

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*    mate! oko, lare n-aɣaxiã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]

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*    mate, (come and) let’s go!

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*oko [ ˥ ˩ ] a horn (buffalo-, antelope-,

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*    or ivory-horn) used by witch-

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*    doctors to call witches when

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*    going to give them food.

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*oko [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) parcel wrapped in a

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*    large leaf, used for certain pur-

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*    poses, e.g. sending kola as a

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*    present. (2) bag, in ok-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ]

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*    salt-bag woven by the Jekri

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*    people out of ɛbo [ ˥ ˩ ], a reed.

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*    Salt was formerly sold in these

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*    bags. They are now obsolete.

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*okoɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] (1) new-born baby.

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*    (2) prince; name of sons and

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*    grandsons (iwu [ ˩ ˩ ] and eyɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ]) of Ɔba, Ihama [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ],

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*    Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], Ɛhiɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and

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*    some chiefs.

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*okɔ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) mould made of mud

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*    where palm kernels are mashed

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*    (by treading on them). (2)

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*    canoe; ok-erhɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] “fire-canoe”,

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*    steamer; cf. Yor. ɔkɔ [ ˧ ˩ ].

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*okɔ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a tree, Fagara kennedyi.

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*okũ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] sea; cf. Yor. okũ [ ˩ ˧ ],

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*    Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ].

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*okũ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a box covered with cloth

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*    carried in isotɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*okũ [ ˥ ˩ ] measuring rope; cf. Yor.

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*    okũ [ ˧ ˩ ].

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*okuku [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a method of hair-

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*    dressing with women: a high

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