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    up, or becomes quite shallow, in
    the dry season; cf. re [ ˥ ],
    orhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].

ariukpa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “lamp-goer”: night-
    moth; cf. rie [ / ], ukpa [ ˥ ˥ ].

arɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] a disease of animals;
    affects goats, sheep, cattle, etc.;
    skin eruptions, like craw-craw.

arha [ ˩ ˩ ] part of the ceremonies
    at the second burial; takes
    place at night; a person selected
    by the deceased acts as his
    representative during the night,
    and on the following morning
    it is determined whether the
    sacrifice made to the deceased
    has been accepted; arha pre-
    cedes the institution of a shrine
    for the deceased; v. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].

arhɛrhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] gentle treatment.

arhĩ- [ ˥ ˩ ] v. arhuʋ̃- [ ˥ ˩ ].

arhiɔkpaegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “walking and
    standing up”: resurrection
    (Akugbe).

Arhuãɽ̃a [ ˥ \ ˩ ], also Aruãɽ̃a, a war-
    like giant, brother of the Ɔba
    Ɛsigie [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ], said to have lived at
    Udo [ ˩ ˥ ]; carvings and casts of
    the fighting A. show snakes
    coming out of his helmet.

arhuaɽo [ ˩ \ ˩ ] blind man; cf.
    rhu [ / ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ].

arhuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] circumcision (at no
    definite age); cf. rhuɛ [ / ].

arhuʋ̃-, also arhĩ- [ ˥ ˩ ] man, person
    (in connection with numerals
    only); arhuʋ̃-ɔ̃kpa, arhĩ-ɔ̃kpa
    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] one man; arhuʋ̃-eva, arhĩ-
    eva [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] two men; arhuʋ̃-eha,
    arhĩ-eha [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] three men; arhuʋ̃-
    enɛ, arhĩ-enɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] four men;
    arhuʋ̃-ĩsɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], arhĩ-sɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] five
    men; arhuʋ̃-ehã [ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ], arhĩ-ehã
    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] six men; arhuʋ̃-ĩhĩɽ̃ɔ̃
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], arh-ĩhĩɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] seven
    men; arhuʋ̃-eɽ̃ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], arhĩ-