sisting of many threads.
edɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a grey hair. (2) grey:
ɔfua ʋ-edɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] it is grey (lit.
“white”) like grey hair; v. tɔ [ ˥ ],
emuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
edi [ ˥ ˥ ] civet-cat; v. ɔxɛ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ].
edia n-ukpakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a kind of
white yam with a faint smell; cf.
ukpakɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; v. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].
edigue [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] villager: bushman; cf.
dia 1 [ ˥ ], igue [ ˥ \ ].
edĩɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] here; more vague than
eʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ] “this spot”: this side,
way, part; in this place; edĩɽ̃ã‿
ɔye ɽa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] is it in this place?
Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] title of a war-chief;
Praise-name: v. Abigẽgẽ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ];
cf. Yor. ogũ [ ˦ ˦ ].
edɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ] a large flying insect; it
sheds its wings; edible.
Edɔni [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] name of an Ɔba.
edɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] roof, the whole con-
struction, including the thatch,
but not used for iron sheets, v.
ekpamaku [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]: edɔʋ̃-owa na
mayo gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ / ˥ ˥ \ ] the roof of
this house is not very high.
eduɽava [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] driver (form used
by old people and women;
nowadays, edɽaeva is generally
used).
ee [ ˦ ] answer to the salute koyɔ
[ ˥ ˩ ] ( “yes”); ee-ko [ ˦ ˥ ] “yes,
friend!”
efa [ ˩ ˩ ] a “band” of the Ɔba’s who
purify breaches of taboos (awua
[ ˩ ˩ ]) at the Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ]; they are
relatives of the Ɔba; the sacrifice
to otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ] is also performed by
them; they form a special sib
under the Ogi-efa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
efada [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] missionary, especially a
Roman Catholic father. Engl.
efɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) side (of the body); efɛ̃
xia ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “(my) side aches
