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abaʋ̃ute [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] triangular under-
    cloth; spec. denoting women’s
    cloth, but also of general use;
    cf. Yor. ibantɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ].
    
abe [ ˩ ˥ ] state of being guilty in a
    lawsuit; ɔde y-abe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “he fell
    into guilt”: he has been found
    guilty at last (seems to imply
    “wrongfully”); v. ɽe [ ˥ ].
    
abɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] razor; cf. Yor. abɛ [ ˧ ˧ ].
    
abɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a knife used to kill
    animals.
    
abiba [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] edge of mud-couch;
    ɔtota y-abiba [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he sat on
    the edge of the couch; cf. iba
    [ ˥ ˩ ].
    
Abigɛ̃gɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a praise-name of the
    war-chief Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; also Ɛbi
    n-uɽoɣo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
    
abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) branch, in ab-erhã
    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] branch (of tree). (2) rank,
    social position, in ab-ɔkpa ɔye
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he is equal in rank (to
    somebody else); ab-ɔkpa iɽ̃ã
    ye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] they are of the same
    rank. (3) straightforward deal-
    ing, unaided by hidden sup-
    port; “ordinary hand”, in abɔ-
    kã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; n-uɽu na iɣiɽ-abɔkã
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] what you are doing now
    is not “straightforward”, i.e.
    you are acting under the in-
    fluence of alcohol, or with the
    help of charms or witchcraft, or
    of some other hidden support;
    ɔɽu(ɛe) abɔkã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he did it
    unaided by money, or free
    from any magic support.