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 Akɛ̃zua I, and the present Ɔba;
v. iso [ ˩ ˥ ].
aki- [ ˥ ˩ ] months; only used in
connection with the numerals
from two to twelve, as in akiava
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 2 m.; akia [ ˥ / ] 3 m.; akianɛ
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 4 m.; akiasɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 5 m.;
akiahã [ ˥ / ˩ ] 6 m.; akiahĩɽ̃ɔ̃
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] 7 m.; akiaɽ̃ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] 8 m.;
akiahĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] 9 m.; akiagbe
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] 10 m.; akiawɔɽɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
11 m.; akiaweva [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] 12 m.;
(13 months (native) = ukpo [ ˩ ˥ ],
a year).
ako [ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Dennettia tripetala;
its fruit is hot like pepper.
ako 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] place encircled by
hunters; cf. ibako [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
ako 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a shrine moved through
the streets at second burials
of Ɔba’s, Ihama’s [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] and
Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] family; corre-
sponds to otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] in the case of
commoners.
ako 3 [ ˩ ˥ ] a position in the og-
wɛga [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]-divination (c.c.c.c.);
of Yor. origin?
akobɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] iron trap for animals,
nowadays mostly of European
make.
Akobiɛ [ ˥ / \ ] an idol in human
shape built of mud for the
children in the women’s apart-
ment, who also offer sacrifice to
Akobiɛ and dance. Though not
a “real” god, veneration of it
may have a favourable effect on
the increase of children in the
house. This was explained by
the fact that the existence of an
Akobiɛ attracts many children
into the house, and that “some
spirit” may follow the children,
and see that children like the
house; v. Ekpo [ ˩ ˩ ].
akoribiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a clay figure.