Ɔba by a shout similar to a cock’s
crow. (2) name of the “gang”
(band) whose task it is to wake
the Ɔba. The office was created
by the Ɔba Ɛsigie [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ], therefore
all the members of the ewua
[ ˥ \ ] wear a cross. Their leader
is the Ohu-ɔba [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ], and “to
wake the Ɔba” is ki-ewua [ ˩ ˥ \ ]
(kie [ / ]).
exae [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) sand. (2) powder;
exa-osisi [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] gun-powder; re-
dupl.: exexae [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ], e.g. in
odɛ na ɽu‿exexae [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] this
road is sandy, lit. “makes sand-
sand”; v. ebubɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].
exarha [ ˩ \ ˩ ] repetition; exarh-
uxuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] (or exarh-ɛbo
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ]) “repetition of medicines,
charms”: magic formula; spell;
cf. xarha [ ˩ ˥ ].
exarha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] umbrella, also
ugbĩnamɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
exerhe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] (1) small; little; owa
n-exerhe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] the small house;
owa na y-exerhe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] this
house is a small one. (2) a little;
v. e.g. the Bini title of Egh.
Hist. “Ekherhe vbe ebe itan
Ɛdo” “a little from the book of
stories of Benin”: a little about
the history of Benin; cf. xerhe
[ ˩ ˥ ].
Exirhi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] Bini-name for the
Ekiti country.
exɔe 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) mind; character;
k-exɔek-exɔe [ ˥ / ˥ ˩ ] with all
one’s mind (Akugbe); uʋ̃ɛ-xɔe dã
[ ˩ / / ˩ ] you have a bad cha-
racter. (2) will; v. egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].
exɔe 2 [ ˥ ˩ ] palm-branch with its
leaves removed; used for tying
yams; v. enwaʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
exue [ ˩ ˩ ] shame; exue mu ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
I am ashamed.
