Use WOM, pp. 75-6, to define the following Ewe words: agbe, kor; agbekor, atamuga, atsia [plural atsiawo]
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• agbe = "life," kor = "clear"
• agbekor means "enjoying life" or "clear life" (after a battle was over)
• atamuga = "the great oath," and is the name given to agbekor when played during times of war; warriors vow to obey their commanders and fight bravely.
• atsia (plural atsiawo) often added as a prefix added to agbekor, i. e., atsiagbekor; atsia refers to
(i). stylish self-display, or
(ii). a preset figure of music and dance, or
(iii) Margin note, WOM, p. 76, "Perhaps because the word atsia means ‘stylishness,' many English-speaking Ewe musicians refer to the performed drum and dance compositions as ‘styles.'"
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