time of every heavy rainfall in
the rainy season (orhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ]), and
on the whole, three or four times
in the year.
esiasio [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] a bird, the Bristlebill;
it is said to summon all the
birds to the bath in the morning
and the evening; the head is
used as a love-“medicine” by
young men.
esiga [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] cigarette; idiomatically
they are also called ikpĩhiãb-
emila [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] “Miller’s finger”
(Miller’s was the first European
store in Benin City); Engl.
esikoto [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (also a-), grease (for
rubbing oneself).
esikpoɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] the Bulbul; it has
a curved tuft of feathers on its
head (ugu-akpata [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]); said to
have been appointed king of the
birds (but etitibiti [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] be-
came king at last).
eso [ ˩ ˥ ] some; eso r-owa ʋ-iɽ̃ã
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] some of (“among”) them
are at home; redupl. eseso [ ˩ \ ˩ ]
(with negat. verb) neither; eseso
mare [ ˩ ˥ / ˥ \ ] neither (of them)
has come; also: n-ɔre‿ir-eseso
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ] “who has come is not in
either”.
esosomaye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] a charm, having
the power of predicting, owned
by the Ɔba. Some powerful
doctors are said to own this
charm as well, in which case it is
not called esosomaye.
Esɔ̃ [ ˥ / ] a chief, one of the most
important members of the Eɣa^
ɛʋo N-oɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
Esɔgbã [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a chief; member of the
Eɣaɛʋo N-oɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; acts for
the Iyasɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] in his absence.
esɔkisi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] socks; Engl.
esɔsi [ ˩ \ ˩ ] church; Engl.
