streets, or, in a village that is
very populated they carry refuse
away; eʋ̃i r-unu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] toothache
(not when cutting teeth); v. (e)d-.
eʋ̃idaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] stinginess (Akugbe);
cf. eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ], da 1 [ ˥ ].
ewa 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] sleeping-mat made out
of the sticks of ebi‿ɛba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ].
ewa 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] act of giving food to
witches as done by witch-
doctors at a witches’ meeting-
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place; slaughtering included; cf.
wa 1 [ / ]; v. izobo [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
ewawa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a method of divina-
tion practised by the Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ]
priests: small images of human
beings and animals, cowries,
chalk, charcoal, and a model of
a canoe are put on a drum. A
chewed kolanut is spat on to it,
whereupon the images are put
into a cup and thrown on the
drum again. The resulting ar-
rangements of images are then
analysed. If e.g. the image of a
sick man falls into the “canoe”,
somebody will die. The image
of a goat e.g. resting in the
“canoe” points to the sacrifice
of a goat required for some pur-
pose, e.g. for curing an illness.
v. ɔbo [ ˩ ˥ ].
ewi [ ˥ ˥ ] a fish yielding much meat;
v. ekpalakpala [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
(e)windo, (e)winda [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] window;
Engl.
ewisiki, enwisiki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] whisky.
ewɔe 1 [ ˥ \ ] whistling (with
mouth).
ewɔe 2 [ ˥ \ ] larva of a fly found
on mud-couches; produces itch-
ing and craw-craw; it is believed
to be attracted by the urine of
children who sleep there; v.
ahiewɔe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
