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abɔkpɔ 1 [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) “woof” made
    of wood, used in weaving;
    strikes the threads down in
    order to fasten them. (2) a stick
    held by women at a burial or
    second burial, representing a
    matchet; it is supposed to keep
    evil spirits away from the
    deceased’s children.
    
abɔkpɔ 2 [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Diospyros
    crassiflora, used in building
    houses and also (by the Jɛkri
    and Ijɔ people) for paddles
    (abɔkpɔ 1 is not made from
    it).
    
abutete [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (high) edge of a road;
    v. azɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ada [ ˥ ˥ ] state-sword, worn by the
    Ɔba, some big chiefs, and the
    priests of Osa [ ˩ ˩ ] and Ɔxwahɛ
    [ ˩ / ˩ ]; cf. Yor. ada [ ˩ / ].
    
adã [ ˩ ˥ ] family-representatives at
    a burial.
    
ada [ ˩ ˩ ] junction; crossroads.
    
Adabi [ ˩ / ˩ ] a deity supposed to
    stand on the boundary between
    the world and ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], on
    Ad-agb-ãd-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]: there
    the dead people rest awhile. An
    Adabi is also made and wor-
    shipped by the priestesses of
    Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]; cf. ada [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
adekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] female of ɔsɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (?);
    it carries many eggs; looks like
    the male ogoɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], but has
    shining stripes; cf. ekɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ].
    
adesɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (1) middle; ades-ɔɽ-
    ɔye [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] it is in the middle
    (of it); ades-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] crown
    of head. (2) adesɛ n-eva
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the middle of two”: be-
    tween; ɣɛl-adesɛ n-ev-iɽ̃ã (la [ ˥ ])
    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] don’t pass between
    them! (3) adesɛ n-eva: “in
    two”; fiã‿ɛ̃ l-adesɛ n-eva
    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] cut it in two!