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ẹ [`][ɛ̀] {SS::} pro. 3rd per. sgl. pronoun in the
negative: Ọ maa ra ẹ i maa? “He is
good or he is not good? i.e. is he good
or not?”.

ẹbae [' ` ][ɛ́bàe] {SS:fo:} n. a meal made from pro-
cessed cassava and eaten with soup.

ẹbee [` '`][ɛ̀béè] {SS:st:} n. danger; adversity.

ẹbete [' ' `][ɛ́bétè] {SS:an:} n. a variety of brown
bush rat (also ekuọmọ).

ẹbẹe [` '`][ɛ̀bɛ́è] {SS:int:} int. used to express de-
light at somebody’s mishap, especially
if the mishap had been planned by
the sufferer to befall someone else;
it is the equivalent of “serves you
right!” and is used mainly by children
and women.

ẹbẹn¹ [` `][ɛ̀bɛ̃̀] {SS:to:} n. a ceremonial sword
carried by chiefs as part of their status
symbols; it ranks lower than the
sceptre, ada.

ẹbẹn² [` `][ɛ̀bɛ̃̀] {SS:pl:} n. a tree, found near
water, (Mitragyna macrophylla), from
which ceiling planks are obtained.
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ẹbi [` '`][ɛ̀bíì] {SS::} n. a force that draws one
into danger or peril.

ẹbibi [` ` `][ɛ̀bìbì] {SM:act:} n. 1^.^ (used with the verb
zẹ), bustle; excited activity: ẹbibi zẹ
vbe ore ― “there is a lot of bustle
in town”^; 2. publicity; news of a
person’s reputation: ebibi ẹre sẹ ehe
hia nẹ ― “his publicity had reached
everywhere”.

ẹbo¹ [' `][ɛ́bò] {SS:pl:} n. a variety of sedge, whose
stems are used for weaving mats and
bags.

ẹboo [` '`][ɛ̀bóò] {SS::} n. charm, medicine.

Ẹbomisi [` ' ` '][ɛ̀bómìsí] {SS:pn:} n. name of an
Ẹdo deity who is said to have trans-
formed himself into the hill now
known as Oke Ẹbomisi along the
Benin ― Agbor road.

ẹbọ [` `][ɛ̀bɔ̀] {SM:pe:} n. 1. a god; deity; 2.
symbolic objects instituted to re-
present particular gods and deities.

ẹbu [' '][ɛ́bú] {SS:pe:} n. a group of many in-
dividual objects or persons; a crowd:
Ghẹ rhie ẹre laọ uwu ẹbu ― “Don’t
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take him into the crowd”.

ẹbubule [` ` ` '][ɛ̀bùbùlé] {SS:pl:} n. a herb used as
vegetable in soups.

Ẹbue [` `][ɛ̀buè] {SS:pn:} n. name of Bini village.

ẹda [` `][ɛ̀dà] {SS:bs:} n. leucorrhoea.

ẹde [' '][ɛ́dé] {SS:cl:} n. crown.

ẹdekita [` ' ' `][ɛ̀dékítà] {SS:pr:} n. doctor, physician
(cf. Engl.).

ẹdẹ [` '][ɛ̀dɛ́] {SS:time:} n. day.

ẹdẹbiri [` ' ][ɛ̀dɛ́biɽi] {SS:time:} adv. all day: ẹdẹ
biri ẹre ọ wa ya vbe odọ ― “It was
the entire day that he spent over
there; i.e. He stayed there all day.”

ẹdẹdẹmwẹndẹ [` ' ' ` `][ɛ̀dɛ́dɛ́ɱɛ̃̀dɛ̀] {SS:time:} adv. for-
ever; ever. Ghẹ rha ẹdẹdẹmwẹndẹ ―
“don’t steal ever.”

ẹ̀dẹgbe [` ' `][ɛ̀dɛ́gbè] {SM:time:} adv. 1. daybreak; 2.
overnight.

ẹ́dẹgbe [' ` '][ɛ́dɛ̀gbé] {SS:time:} adv. ten days dura-
tion.

ẹdẹgbedẹgbe [` ' ' `][ɛ̀dɛ́gbedɛ́gbè] {SS:time:} adv.
everyday; daily (also ẹdẹdẹgbe; and
ẹdẹgbegbe).

ẹdẹgbegbe [` ' ' `][ɛ̀dɛ́gbégbè] {SS:time:} adv. every-
day; daily (also ẹdẹdẹgbe; and
ẹdẹgbedẹgbe).

ẹdẹha [' ` '][ɛ́dɛ̀há] {SS:time:} adv. three days dura-
tion: ẹdẹha ọ ya ru ẹre foo ― “He
took three days to complete it.”

ẹdẹhan [' `][ɛ́dɛhã̀] {SS:time:} adv. six days dura-
tion.

ẹdẹhanrẹ [` ` ' `][ɛ̀dɛ̀hã́rɛ̀] {SS:time:} adv. six days
hence; in six days’ time.
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ẹdẹhinrin [' ` ` '][ɛ́dɛ̀hĩ̀rĩ́] {SS:time:} adv. nine days
duration.

ẹdẹhinrọn [' ` ' `][ɛ́dɛ̀hĩ́ɽɔ̃̀] {SS:time:} adv. seven days
duration.

ẹdẹhinrọnrẹ [` ` ` ' `][ɛ̀dɛ̀hĩ̀ɽɔ̃́ɽɛ̀] {SS:time:} adv. seven days
hence; in a week’s time.

ẹdẹikẹdẹ [` ' ` '][ɛ̀dɛíkɛ̀dɛ́] {SS:time:} adv. any day;
whatever day: ẹdẹikẹdẹ ne ọ rhirhi
nọọ, u ghi rhie nẹẹ ― “any day he
asks at all, give it to him.”

ẹdẹki [` ' `][ɛ̀dɛ́kì] {SS:time:} n. market day.

ẹdẹnẹ [' ` '][ɛ́dɛ̀nɛ́] {SS:time:} adv. four days dura-
tion.

ẹdẹrẹnrẹn [' ` ` '][ɛ́dɛ̀ɽɛ̃̀ɽɛ̃́] {SS:time:} adv. eight days
duration.

ẹdẹruanrẹ [ ][ɛdɛɽ̃wãɽɛ] {SS:time:} adv. eight days
hence; in eight days time.

ẹdẹrriọ [' ' `][ɛ́dɛ́ryɔ̀] {SS:time:} adv. the other day;
that day. Ẹdẹ ne i miọẹn, ẹdẹrriọ
ẹre ọ sẹ Ẹdo ― “The day I saw him,
that day he arrived in Benin: That
day I saw him was when he arrived
in Benin.”

ẹdẹsẹn [' ` '][ɛ́dɛ̀sɛ̃́] {SS:time:} adv. five days duration.

ẹdẹva [' ` '][ɛ́dɛ̀vá] {SS:time:} adv. two days duration.

ẹdiangbọn [` ' `][ɛ̀dyã́gbɔ̃̀] {SS:hh:} n. processed
coconut oil, used as body cream.

ẹdienbo [` ' `][ɛ̀dyẽ́bò] {SS:pl:} n. “European palm-
nuts”: pineapple.

ẹdienhiagha [` ` `][ɛ̀dyĩẽhyàɣà] {SS:pl:} n. palm
kernel.

ẹdikẹtin [` ` '][ɛ̀dikɛ̀tĩ́] {SS:time:} n. “day of rest”;
Sunday (in the Christian sense) (also
ẹduzọla; ẹdizọla).
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ẹdizọla [` ' ` '][ɛ̀dízɔ̀lá] {SS:time:} n. Sunday (also
ẹduzọla; ẹdikẹtin).

Ẹdo [` '][ɛ̀dó] {SM:pn:} n. 1. the native name for
Benin City, as well as for the language
of its inhabitants and environs; 2.
the classificatory name for the group
of related languages spoken in most
of Bendel State, and which is a sub-
group of the Kwa branch of the
Niger ― Congo family; 3. the ethnic
label for the speakers of the Central-
Edo group of languages.

ẹdogbo [` ' `][ɛ̀dógbò] {SS:loc:} n. neighbourhood;
immediate environment.

ẹdọọ [' ``][ɛ́dɔ̀ɔ̀] {SS::} n. cf. ẹdẹrriọ.

ẹdun [' `][ɛ́dũ̀] {SS:pl:} n. “bitter cola”, the fruit
of the tree, Garcinia Kola.

ẹduzọla [` ' ` '][ɛ̀dúzɔ̀lá] {SS:time:} n. “day of the
week”: Sunday (also ẹduzọla nọkhua;
edikẹtin; esọnde; ẹdizọla).

ẹẹn [''][ɛ̃́ɛ̃́] {SS:int:} int. “yes”; positive response
to a question requiring Yes/No answer.

ẹfe [` `][ɛ̀fè] {SS:hh:} n. wealth; property.

ẹfọ [` '][ɛ̀fɔ́] {SS::} n. same as afọ.^

ẹfotọ [` ' `][ɛ̀fótɔ̀] {SS:ob:} n. (< ẹfe + otọ) “riches
of the earth”: mineral.

ẹfua [' `][ɛ́fuà] {SS:st:} n. whiteness; light com-
plexion: ovbi-ere nekherhe mwẹn
efua ― “His smaller child has light
complexion”.

ẹgiẹgiẹ [` ' `][ɛ̀gyɛ́gyɛ̀] {SS:act:} n. haste; hurry; ya
ẹgiẹgiẹ gha dee ― “use haste to come:
Come with haste.”

ẹgiọn [' '][ɛ́gyɔ̃́] {SS:mu:} n. a single-stringed native
musical instrument fashioned like a
bow. It is put in the mouth and
played with two sticks.
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ẹgogo [' ' '][ɛ́gógó] {SM:to:} n. 1. bell: iran kpe
ẹgogo owiẹ nẹ ― “They have rung
the morning bell.”; 2. clock; watch:
ọ gba ẹgogo ye obọ ― “He straps
a watch on his wrist: He is wearing
a wristwatch.”; 3. hour; time: inu
ẹgogo ọ tu? ― “How many hours have
struck: what time is it?”.

ẹguae [` ` ][ɛ̀gwàe] {SM:loc:} n. 1. the Oba’s palace
in Benin City; 2. the residence of a
ruler.

ẹguẹ [` '][ɛ̀gwɛ́] {SS::} n. hoe.

ẹguẹn [' '][ɛ́gwɛ̃́] {SS:in:} n. the variety of bat
that lives in house ceilings.

ẹgun [' `][ɛ́gũ̀] {SM:ho:} n. 1. the bathroom in the
traditional Edo house; 2. an area in
the traditional house for storing
foodstuff such as yams and plantains.

ẹgba [' `][ɛ́g͡bà] {SS:hh:} n. armlet.

ẹgbe [` `][ɛ̀g͡bè] {SS:act:} n. a quick dancing step.

ẹgbenọgbifie [` ` ` ` '][ɛ̀gbènɔ̀g͡bìfyé] {SS::} n.
“Killer that kills the cleared bush”:
harmattan wind (also ekhuakhua).

ẹgbẹdin [` ` '][ɛ̀g͡bɛ̀dĩ́] {SS:mu:} n. cylindrical drum;
large barrel.

ẹgbẹ̀e [` ` ][ɛ̀g͡bɛ̀e] {SS:pe:} n. widow.

ẹgbẹ́e [` '`][ɛ̀gbɛ́è] {SS:pe:} n. family; sib.

ẹgbẹle¹ [` ` '][ɛ̀gbɛ̀lé] {SS:cl:} n. a small piece of
embroidered cloth wrapped around
the waist by people attending ugie.

ẹgbẹle² [` ` '][ɛ̀gbɛ̀lé] {SS:act:} n. an idiomatic word
for suicide.

ẹgbo [' '][ɛ́gbó] {SS:loc:} n. forest; jungle.

ẹghele [' ` `][ɛ́ɣèlè] {SS:pe:} n. a man belonging to
the ighele age-group; i.e. from 21 to
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42 years. They were responsible for
fighting during wars, and doing other
community chores such as house
building and tree felling.

ẹghẹ́ [` '][ɛ̀ɣɛ́] {SS::} n. small yam-pole.

ẹghẹ̀ [` `][ɛ̀ɣɛ̀] {SS:time:} n. time; period; ẹghẹ̀ hia
― “at all times;” “always”; ẹghẹ̀
naa ― “at this time”; “nowadays”;
“now”; ẹghẹ̀ nii ― “at that time”;
“then”; “in those days”.

ẹghẹikẹghẹ [` `' ' `][ɛ̀ɣɛ̀íkɛ́ɣɛ̀] {SS:time:} adv. any time;
whenever.

ẹghẹnẹdẹ [` ` ' `][ɛ̀ɣɛ̀nɛ́dɛ̀] {SS:time:} adv. in the olden
days; in the past.

ẹghẹso [` ` '][ɛ̀ɣɛ̀só] {SS:time:} adv. sometimes; oc-
casionally.

ẹghodin [' ` `][ɛ́ɣòdĩ̀] {SS:an:} n. African black kite.

ẹghodo [' ` `][ɛ́ɣòdò] {SM:ho:} n. 1. courtyard; 2.
an unroofed and enclosed courtyard
within the traditional Edo house into
which rain water flows; ẹghodo-ẹrriẹ
― “courtyard in the harem”. ẹghodo-
ikun ― “courtyard in the ikun”.

ẹghorhọ [` ' `][ɛ̀ɣóřɔ̀] {SS:time:} n. (< ẹghẹ ― orhọ):
“time of rains”: rainy season.

ẹghọẹn [ ][ɛɣɔ̃ɛ̃] {SS:pl:} n. a tree Terminalia
superba, used as firewood only.

ẹghughu [` ' `][ɛ̀ɣúɣù] {SS:an:} n. alligator.

ẹghute [` ` '][ɛ̀ɣùté] {SS:mu:} n. a kind of dance.

ẹghuyunmwun [` ' ` `][ɛ̀ɣúỹũ̀ɱũ̀] {SS:time:} n. (< ẹghẹ
― uyunmwun) “time of dryness”:
dry season.

ẹhae [` `][ɛ̀haè] {SS:be:} n. forehead (also uharo).

ẹhan [' `][ɛ́hã̀] {SS:an:} n. buffalo (also ede).
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ẹhi [` `][ɛ̀hì] {SS::} n. one’s guardian spirit.

ẹhiẹn [` '][ɛ̀hiɛ̃́] {SS:fo:} n. a general name for
different varieties of native pepper.

ẹhiẹndo [` ' `][ɛ̀hĩɛ̃́dò] {SS:fo:} n. (< ehiẹn ― Ẹdo)
“Benin pepper”: a variety of spice
known as “alligator pepper”.

ẹhihi [` ' `][ɛ̀híhì] {SS:in:} n. a very small variety
of black ants usually found around
sweet substances.

ẹhinakhọe [` ` ' `][ɛ̀hìnáxɔè] {SS:be:} n. region at
the back of the head.

ẹhiunhobo [` ' ` `][ɛ̀hyúhòbò] {SS:fo:} n. (< ẹhien ―
Uhobo) “Urhobo pepper”; pepper
soup ― a variety of soup prepared
with much pepper and without oil,
usually for convalescing people, or
for women after childbirth. It is
also prepared as an appetizer with
choice meat or fish.

ẹho [` '`][ɛ̀hóò] {SM:be:} n. 1. throat; 2. voice.

ẹhohẹziza [` ' ` `][ɛ̀hóhɛzìzà] {SS::} n. (< ẹhoho ―
ẹziza) “the wind of ẹziza” ― whirlwind.

ẹhoho [` ' `][ɛ̀hóhò] {SS::} n. wind; breeze;
ẹhohoni ― n. (< ẹhoho ― oni) “breeze
of fever”: cool breeze (believed to
cause a cold if exposed to it).

ẹhuan [' `][ɛ́hwã̀] {SM:st:} n. 1. lightness; bright-
ness; light complexioned. (cf. efua).
2. light coloured kola-nut.

ẹhue [' `][ɛ́hwè] {SS:pe:} n. somebody/something
with a large capacity for consumption;
thing/person with big appetite.

ẹ́hun [' `][ɛ́hũ̀] {SS:bf:} n. fart (used with the
verb nẹ).

ẹ̀hun [` '][ɛ̀hṹ] {SS::} n. decayed parts of tree
stems; effect of insect contamination
in grain and other foodstuff; worm-
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dust.

ẹkan [` '][ɛ̀kã́] {SS:cl:} n. agate beads.

ẹkete [' ' '][ɛ́kété] {SM:hh:} n. 1. a ruler’s throne;
2. the throne of the Oba.

ẹkẹ [` '][ɛ̀kɛ́] {SS:act:} n. cunning; deception.

Ẹkẹhuan [` ' '][ɛ̀kɛ́hwã́] {SS:pn:} n. name of an
Edo village.

ẹki [` `][ɛ̀kì] {SM:ec:} n. 1. market; 2. trade;
Eki-Ọba ― “Oba market”; Ẹki-agbado
― “Agbado market”.

ẹkirẹ [' ` '][ɛ́kìrɛ́] {SS:an:} n. frog.

ẹkiudu [` ' `][ɛ̀kyúdù] {SS::} n. force: ọ ya
ekiudu miẹ ẹre re ― “He used force
to take it from him: He took it from
him by force”.

ẹko [` '`][ɛ̀kóò] {SM:be:} n. 1. belly; 2. capacity:
Akhe na mwẹn ẹko ― “This pot
has capacity i.e. it is large”.

ẹkobalọmwẹn [` ` ' ' `][ɛ̀kòbálɔ́ɱɛ̃̀] {SS:bs:} n. “hurt-
ing of the belly”: grief; sadness;
distress.

ẹkohihiẹmwẹn [` ` ' ' `][ɛ̀kòhíhyɛ́ɱɛ̃̀] {SS:bs:} n.
“pouring of the belly”: diarrhoea.

ẹkokodu [' ' ' `][ɛ́kókódù] {SS:bi:} n. “apex of the
chest”: heart.

ẹkokhọmwẹn [` ` ' `][ɛ̀kòxɔ́ɱɛ̃̀] {SS:bs:} n. “badness
of the belly”: displeasure; irritation.

ẹkorhiẹnrhienmwẹn [` ` ' ' `][ɛ̀kòryɛ̃́ryɛ̃́ɱɛ̃̀] {SS:bs:} n.
“sweetness of the belly”: happiness;
joy; pleasure.

ẹkorriaramwẹn [` ` ' ' `][ɛ̀kòráɽáɱɛ̃̀] {SS:bs:} n.
“bitterness of the belly”: unhappiness;
sorrow.

ẹkọ [` '][ɛ̀kɔ́] {SS:fo:} n. hot cereal made from
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corn.

ẹkuẹ [` '][ɛ̀kwɛ́] {SM:loc:} n. 1. the Edo name for
the town of Akure and its natives;
2. a general name for the Yoruba
people.

ẹkun [` '][ɛ̀kṹ] {SS:be:} n. waist.

ẹkuonkhuo [` ' `][ɛ̀kṍxwò] {SS:cl:} n. (< ekun ―
okhuo) “woman’s waist”: a large
piece of cloth, usually four yards
wide, wrapped by women as part of
their traditional outfit.

ẹkhókho [' ' '][ɛ́xóxó] {SM:loc:} n. 1. dark corner;
2^.^ any place characterized by secrecy.

ẹkhòkho [' ` `][ɛ́xòxò] {SS:an:} n. a variety of large
monkey.

ẹkhu [` `][ɛ̀xù] {SS:loc:ho:} n. door; entrance.

ẹkhun [ `][`xũ̀] {SS:pe:} n. a person who is
unable to work due to weakness or
illness; a cripple.

ekhunkhun [` ` '][ɛ̀xũ̀xṹ] {SS:in:} n. “sweat fly”:
gnat.

ẹkhuia [` '][ɛ̀xwyá] {SS:an:} n. bull.

ẹkpahiọ [' ' `][ɛ́k͡páhɔ̀] {SS:bi:} n. “urine bag”:
bladder.

ẹkperọkhuẹ [` ' ` `][ɛ̀k͡péɽɔ̀xwɛ̀] {SS:bird:} n. a shin-
ing black bird, the size of a pigeon.

ẹkpẹho [' ' `][ɛ́kpɛ́hò] {SS::} n. deep and re-
sonating voice quality.

ẹkpẹn [` `][ɛ̀kpɛ̃̀] {SS:an:} n. leopard.

ẹkpẹtin [' ` `][ɛ́k͡pɛ̀tĩ̀] {SS:be:} n. box; chest.

ẹkpiku [' ' `][ɛ́k͡píkù] {SS::} n. rubbish heap.

ẹkpirro [' ' `][ɛ́k͡pírò] {SS:fo:} n. an edible fruit
with velvety brown skin of the tree
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Chrysophyllum africanum.

ẹkpiyeke [' ' ` `][ɛ́k͡píyèkè] {SS:be:} n. “space of
the back”: middle of the back; region
between shoulder blades.

ẹkpó [' '][ɛ́k͡pó] {SM:loc:} n. 1. space between two
objects; gap: rhie ẹkpó ne iran ― “give
them gaps.”; 2. time period: ekpó
nii ― “during that time”; ẹkpó rriọ ―
in those days; that period.

ẹkpò [' `][ɛ́k͡pò] {SM:unit:} n. 1. bag; 2. N200.00,
or the equivalent of one hundred
pounds sterling.

ẹkpofi [' ' `][ɛ́k͡pófì] {SS:pe:} n. “bag of yaws” ―
a yaws-ridden person.

ẹkpoghò [' ' `][ɛ́k͡póɣò] {SS:to:} n. a pint-sized
bottle used for measuring palm-oil
for sale.

ẹkpoghó [' ' '][ɛ́k͡póɣó] {SS:pl:} n. a variety of
bamboo plant, used for building
houses and sheds.

ẹkpohian [' ' `][ɛ́k͡póhyã̀] {SS:hh:} n. leather bag.

ẹkpohunmwun [` ` ` `][ɛ̀kapòhũ̀ɱũ̀] {SS:bs:} n.
headache.

ẹkpoki [' ' `][ɛ́k͡pókì] {SS:hh:} n. a cylindrical
leather bag.

ẹkpokhurhu [' ' ` `][ɛ́k͡póxùřù] {SS:bi:} n. stomach.

ẹkpoliyẹkẹ [' ` ' ` `][ɛ́k͡pòlíyɛ̀kɛ̀] {SS:pe:} n. pregnant
woman (also ẹkponiyẹkẹ).

ẹkpowa [' ' `][ɛ́k͡pówà] {SS:an:} n. wall gecko.

ẹlẹdẹ [' ' `][ɛ́lɛ́dɛ̀] {SS:an:} n. domestic pig (also
elẹdẹ).

ẹlu [` '][ɛ̀lú] {SS:to:} n. purple dye, obtained from
the leaves and roots of a local plant.
(also elaali).
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ẹlubọ [` ` '][ɛ̀lùbɔ́] {SS:fo:} n. yam or plantain flour
used for preparing the meal by the
same name.

ẹmila [' ` '][ɛ́mìlá] {SS:an:} n. cow.

ẹmwanta [` ' `][ɛ̀ɱã́tà] {SS::} n. truth.

ẹmwẹn [` `][ɛ̀ɱɛ̃̀] {SM::} n. 1. word; speech;
utterance: I họn ẹmwẹn ne u tae ―
“I heard the words you said; i.e. I
heard what you said”. 2. matter;
subject; affair; case: iran si ẹmwẹn
nii sẹ ekọtu ― “They have dragged
that case to court.”

ẹnina [' ' '][ɛ́nĩ́nã́] {SS:em:} n. sensitivity; feeling.

ẹo [ ][ɛo] {SS::} n. no; negative response to
a question.

ẹpipa [' ' '][ɛ́pípá] {SS:hh:} n. keg, barrel.

ẹre¹ [` '][ɛ̀ɽé] {SS::} cop. a variant of the
focalizing copula ọre, which serves
to link the focalized item with the
rest of the sentence: aga ẹre ọ tota
yi. “It is a chair that he sat on”,
as opposed to ọ tota ye aga ― “He
sat on a chair” ― in which no item is
focalized.

ẹre² [` ' ' `][ɛ̀ɽé/ɛ́ɽè] {SS::} pron. one of the forms
of the 3rd person singular pronoun
when it occurs as object or as posses-
sive: Ọzo gbe ẹre ― “Ozo beat him”;
ebe ẹre nọ ― It is his book. Other
forms of this pronoun are: ẹnrẹn;
ọre; ọnrẹn;

ẹrere [' ' '][ɛ́ɽéɽé] {SS:mu:} n. flute.

ẹrẹ [' `][ɛ́ɽɛ̀] {SS:time:} n. today.

Ẹribo [' ' `][ɛ́ɽíbò] {SS:pn:} n. the title of the second
senior chief of the Iwebo society.

ẹrin [` `][ɛ̀ɽĩ̀] {SS:an:} n. a small variety of squirrel
with bulging eyes.
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ẹrinmwin [` ' `][ɛ̀ɽĩ́ɱĩ̀] {SM:re:} n. 1. the other
world; the life hereafter; in the
Christian sense: heaven; the seat of
God and the other heavenly bodies,
as well as the resting-place of the
saved; in the traditional sense: the
world of the spirits of the dead, as
well as of Osa and the other gods;
2. infants; 3. the spirits of ancestors;
masquerade dancers, who are sym-
bolically linked with the gods they
represent.

ẹrinmwin-Idu [` ' ` '][ɛ̀ɽĩ́ɱĩ̀dú] {SS:re:} n. “god of
Idu” (idu was an old name for Edo,
as well as the name of a past Oba
of Benin); the shrine of the Oba’s
father at the Ẹguae.

ẹriyo [` ` '][ɛ̀rìyó] {SS:pe:} n. the title of a chief.

Ẹro [` '][ɛ̀ɽó] {SS:pn:} n. title of the chief whose
court is at Urubi quarters in Benin
City, and who is a member of the
Uzama.

ẹro [' '][ɛ́ɽó] {SS:to:} n. that part of a rope in
a trap which entraps the victim.

ẹrokhin [' `][ɛ́ɽoxĩ̀] {SS:an:} n. chameleon.

ẹroro [' ' '][ɛ́ɽóɽó] {SS:to:} n. a small bell which
is found in shrines.

ẹrọnmwọn [' ` `][ɛ́rɔ̃̀ɱɔ̃̀] {SS:hh:} n. brass; brass
bracelets and anklets.

ẹru [` `][ɛ̀ɽù] {SS:an:} n. female antelope (cf.
ẹrhuẹ).

ẹruvbọ [` ' `][ɛ̀ɽúʋɔ̀] {SS:an:} n. river-tortoise (also
elukeluke).

ẹrha [` '][ɛ̀řá] {SS:an:} n. bush-cat.

ẹrhaẹn [` '`][ɛ̀řã́ɛ̃̀] {SS:bf:} n. blood. (also esagiẹn).

ẹrherhe [` ` `][ɛ̀řèřè] {SS:bi:} n. brain.
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ẹrhẹ [` `][ɛ̀řɛ̀] {SS:bi:} n. groin; lower abdomen.

ẹrhia [' `][ɛ́řià] {SM:ob:} n. 1. malefactor; 2.
rubbish.

ẹrhọnmwọn [` ` `][ɛ̀řɔ̃̀ɱɔ̃̀] {SS:st:} n. her-
maphrodite.

ẹrhu [` '][ɛ̀řú] {SS:cl:} n. hat; cap.

ẹrhunrhunmwonwa [' ' ' ` '][ɛ́řṹřṹɱõ̀wá] {SS:ho:} n.
the roof of a house.

ẹrhunrhunmwun [` ` ` `][ɛ̀řũ̀řũ̀ɱũ̀] {SS:loc:} n. tail.

ẹrrẹe [` '`][ɛ̀rɛ́è] {SM:pe:} n. 1. someone else, who’s
unknown to speaker, Ghẹ rhie, ighẹ
ọghe ẹrrẹe nọ ― “Don’t take it, for
it belongs to someone else (who I
don’t know)”; 2. some unknown
enemy: ẹrrẹe ọ gha gbuẹ ― “May
you be killed by some unknown
enemy!” ― used as a common curse;
3. peer: ẹrrẹegbe ― “peers of each
other”; matched pair: equals in
strength and resources: Iran vbe ọre
se ẹrrẹegbe ― He and she are matched.

ẹrriẹ [` '][ɛ̀ryɛ́] {SM:ho:} n. 1. harem; 2. the Oba’s
harem in the palace.

Ẹrriẹ [` `][ɛ̀ryɛ̀] {SS:pn:} n. the name of the street
in which the first storey building in
Benin City was constructed.

ẹrru [` '][ɛ̀rú] {SS:fo:} n. yam-stack.

ẹse [` '][ɛ̀sé] {SS:fo:} adv. well, properly: ọ le
evbare na ẹse ― “She cooked this
meal properly”.

ẹsee [` '`][ɛ̀séè] {SS:em:} n. favour; kindness; good
turn: ẹsee Osanobua ― “God’s kind-
ness”.

ẹsẹse [` ' `][ɛ̀sɛ́sè] {SS::} adv. very well; very
much: ọ yẹ mwẹn ẹsẹse ― “It
delights me very much.”
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ẹsẹsẹmwẹnse [` ' ' ` '][ɛ̀sɛ́sɛ́ɱɛ̃̀sé] {SS::} adv. very
much; exceedingly; extremely: Ọ
ghaan ẹsẹsẹmwẹnse ― “It is expen-
sive very much: it is extremely ex-
pensive”^.

Ẹsigie [' `][ɛ́sigyè] {SS:pn:} n. name of a past Oba
of Benin.

ẹsin [' '][ɛ́sĩ́] {SS:an:} n. horse.

ẹsọn [` `][ɛ̀sɔ̃̀] {SS:st:} n. poverty; destitution.

ẹtẹ̀ [` `][ɛ̀tɛ̀] {SS:bs:} n. sore; ulcer.

ẹtẹ́ [` '][ɛ̀tɛ́] {SS:an:} n. monkey.

ẹtẹbọ [` ` '][ɛ̀tɛ̀bɔ́] {SS:ob:} n. heap of mud col-
lected for building purposes.

ẹti [' `][ɛ́tì] {SM:loc:} n. 1. place in the forest which
is rendered impassable by creepers
and climbers; 2. confusion; obstruc-
tion.

ẹtin [` '][ɛ̀tĩ́] {SS::} n. strength; power; force.

ẹtinfomwẹn [` ` ' `][ɛ̀tĩ̀fóɱɛ̃̀] {SS::} n. (< ẹtin ―
fo ― mwen): “the finishing of
strength”: weakness.

ẹtu [` `][ɛ̀tù] {SS:be:} n. beard.

ẹvbẹe [` '`][ɛ̀ʋɛ́è] {SS:fo:} n. kola-nut, presented to
guests as a sign of hospitality and
good will; also used in several tradi-
tional ceremonies.

ẹvbigbagia [` ' ` ][ɛ̀ʋígbàgya] {SS:fo:} n. the variety
of Kola that typically has only two
cotyledons and is found mainly in
Hausaland. It leaves an orange stain
in the mouth. It is also known as
evbigabari ― “Gambari-Kola”. It is
not used in any ceremonial function
in Edo land.

ẹvbii [` '`][ɛ̀uíì] {SM:ob:} n. 1. palm oil; 2^.^ animal fat.
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ẹvbo [` `][ɛ̀ʋò] {SM:loc:} n. 1. country; land: ẹvbo-
Igbo ― “Igbo-land”; 2. people: ẹvbo
ne i rre owa ― “people who are at
home”; 3. language: ẹvbo Uhobo ―
“Urhobo-language”.

ẹwae [` ` ][ɛ̀wàe] {SM:fa:} n. 1. family; sib (also
ẹgbee; uniẹ); 2. empire: ẹwae Edo ―
“Benin empire”.

ẹwe [` '][ɛ̀wé] {SS:an:} n. goat; ẹwe-amwen ―
“female goat”; ẹwe-ọwẹ: “he-goat”;
ẹwe-owa: “castrated goat.”

Ẹwẹdọ [' `][ɛ́wɛdɔ̀] {SS:pn:} n. name of a past
Oba of Benin.

ẹwẹdọ [' `][ɛ́wɛdɔ̀] {SS:bu:} n. prison.

ẹwẹe [` '`][ɛ̀wɛ́è] {SS:be:} n. chest (part of the
body).

Ẹwẹka [ ][ɛwɛka] {SS:pn:} n. name of the first
Oba of Benin in the present dynasty.
The title was also assumed by the
father of Ọba Akẹnzua II as Ẹwẹka
II.