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*ɔkãhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “touch-heads”: a

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*    catch of two rats in one trap

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*    (from both entries, so that their

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*    heads touch, counted as trophy at

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*    Ɛfae [ ˩ \ ]); cf. kã [ / ], uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].

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*ɔkaɽuosa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (pl. e-) debtor;

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*    more used than ɔɽuosa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and

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*    ɔriosa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. ɽu [ ˥ ], osa [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*ɔkeʋ̃iokɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “seed-planter”:

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*    planter; plantation-owner (in

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*    contrast to the ordinary farmer);

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*    cf. [ ˥ ], eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ].

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*ɔkikũ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tall cap worn by

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*    warriors; cf. L.R. figs. 108, 136.

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*ɔkotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] the undermost; cf. ke 1

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*    [ ˥ ], otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. Eɣaɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ɔkɔdu [ ˩ \ ˩ ] big “dane-gun”, i.e.

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*    muzzle loader, used by hunters

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*    for big game such as pig and

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*    bush-cow.

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*ɔku [ ˩ \ ] damage; mischief caused

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*    to one’s self and others; ɔɽu ɔku

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] he has done some damage;

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*    a curse; uɽu ɔku [ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] may you

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*    cause damage! cf. ku 1 [ ˥ ].

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*ɔkuiku [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] player; cf. ku [ / ],

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*    iku [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ɔkpa [ ˥ ˥ ] one (but in counting:

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*    owo [ ˩ ˥ ]); ow-ɔkpa [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] one

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*    house; ɔkpa kɛkã [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] one

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*    only; ɔkpa‿irɔ ʋ-ugie [ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ]

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*    “one is not in twenty”: nine-

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*    teen; ɔkpa nya‿ugie [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ]

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*    “one is on twenty”: twenty-one;

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*    ɔkpa nya‿uɽi [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ] 201: this

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*    is a holy number, or denotes a

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*    very high number, the maximum

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*    that can be reached; there are

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*    e.g. 201 dances at the Ɔba’s

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*    coronation (apparently the exact

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*    number is controlled), or v. e.g.

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*    Egh. Hist. p. 10, where the Ɔba

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*    Ɛwuaɽe [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] is said to have

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*    conquered 201 towns (but v.

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*    p. 17, where Ɔzɔlua [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] con-

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*    quers 200). This is probably due

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