Aa

Urhobo. English.

Aa
án excl. exclamation of
disbelief, shock or surprise, also used
for questioning.
abaka n. grasshopper
abavo a. equal
abé n. guilt (in a case or
law-suit)
abémuó n. wrestling
abérha adv. thrice
abẹrẹn n. sword
abívẹ adv. twice
áda1 n. forked stick
ada2 n. outing
adérha n. three-way junction
ádié n. position/part
adján n. bat
adjaóghẹné n. swallow
ádjeghwọghwọ n. camphor
adjené n. self acclaimed
witch or wizard
ádjọkrótẹgba n. pants
adjudju n. fan
adjugẹ n. wheel
áfe n. menstruation
áfiéha n. stadium, playground
áfiédjọ n. masquerade
playground
afiotọ n. rabbit
afọrhe n. brain
agada n. crotch, area
between the legs
ágógó n. gong, bell
agọ n. camp, temporary
settlement
aguare n. court
agbá (ogba) n. oil bean seed
agbada n. bridge
agbadarizobo n. altar
agbagba n. cross
agbakara n. raffia and oil-
palm beetle
(ahwarihwa)
agbara (aga) n. chair
agbogu n. dagger
agboro n. echo
agbótọ n. chin
agbọn (iride) n. placenta
agbuna n. matches
agbrara n. thunder
aghán n. broom
aghighọn n. chain of coral
beads worn round the neck by chiefs
aghọghọ n. joy/happiness
ághwá n. bush
aghwaghwa n. bush dog
aghware n. wisdom
aghwọn n. ‘hamster’ [N.B.
there are no hamsters in Nigeria.
Perhaps a bush-rat?]
aghwoghwo n. announcement
áhe n. owl-like bird
ahọnre n. sound of snoring
ahwa n. pliers
ahworhẹ n. sponge
aka1 n. Urhobo name for
the Edo (Bini) people and their language
ákán2 n. bitter kola
akaba n. specie of gong
akaínọrọ n. snake monitor
akara n. bean-cake
akikó n. water-snail
akobẹ n. metal trap used
for catching small animals such as rats
akoríruo n. office
akuakua n. wooden slit-gong
akpakpasímagha n. scorpion
akpan n. baldness, bald
head
ákpánurhé n. stool
ákpátá n. mouth-organ,
organ
akpéyéré n. way of life
akpérẹ n. elephant tusk horn
akpériọ n. enjoyment
akpérusiavwrẹ n. padlock
ákpẹvwẹ n. thanksgiving
akpóno n. very flat bead
made from rubber or palm kernel shells
akpọ1 n. world
akpọ2 n. life
akrẹ n. small lizard