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    it is supposed to be caused by a
    spider which, when wounded by
    a man, comes at night and licks
    his body; cf. elalɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
    
alama [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] interference with other
    people’s work, e.g. by uncalled-
    for help or gossipping; cf.
    igbalama [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. gbe 1 [ ˥ ].
    
alazi [ ˥ \ ˥ ] a big monkey or ape.
    
aleɣe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a dance performed by
    old men, where everyone dances
    as he likes; it is considered to be
    very funny.
    
alemɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] a dark-blue bird
    with long plumage, grey head;
    cf. ɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
alɛfe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] or [ ˩ / ˦ ] an escape; cf.
    lɛ [ / ], fe [ ˥ ].
    
alɛkɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a creeper that has a
    tendency to coil.
    
alɛlɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a creeper that can grow
    very long, mostly used to tie yam.
    
alɛʋɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a night bird, the
    Standard-wing Nightjar; it
    moves only a short way when
    stirred up.
    
alimiɔ̃ɣɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] smooth lizard,
    = uriɣɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. miɔ̃ɣɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
alimoi [ ˩ ˩ \ ] (1) orange, in alimo(i)
    n-exwa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] orange. (2) lemon,
    in alimo(i) ne giɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ]
    lemon; cf. Port. limões.
    
alubarha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] onion; cf. Hausa
    albasa; Yor. alubɔsa [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ].
    
alumagazi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] scissors; cf.
    Hausa almakaʃi; Yor. alumɔgaji
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ].
    
am am am [ \ \ \ ] describes the cry
    of monkeys (except that of ogĩ
    [ ˩ ˥ ]); ɔtu am am am [ ˩ ˥ \ \ \ ] it is
    crying.
    
ama [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) sign, mark (e.g. in-
    dicating property); ama n-ɔr-
    inya na luɣaɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] the mark
    which is on this yam is different.
    (2) omen; ama fiã ʋ̃e ɽe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]