cestors”, the “dead”, and even
the “gods”. (3) masquerade-
dancer (also oʋi‿ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]);
he is addressed as the god
whom he represents, and he
carries an uxurhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; he only
speaks in sounds like mmm [ ˩ ]
or gbrr [ ˩ ]; curses uttered in his
presence and confirmed by his
knocking the uxurhɛ to the
ground are believed to be
effective; v. Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]; ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i‿odo-
dua [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / \ ] is a masquerade-
dance performed during the
agwɛ‿ɔɣɛnɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], possibly for
Osa [ ˩ ˩ ]. (4) ɛɽ̃iʋ̃-ĩdu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] shrine
of the Ɔba’s father at the Ɛguae
[ ˩ ˩ ]. (5) the Christian Heaven.
ɛɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (1) brass. (2) brass-brace-
let; v. sa 1 [ ˥ ], Igũ‿ɛ̃ɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ] well, properly; ɔɽu‿ɛe-se
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he did it well: redupl.
ɛsɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] very well; ɔɽu‿ɛe-sɛse
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he is doing it very well;
cf. ɛsɛsɛʋ̃ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], ɛse [ ˩ \ ].
ɛse [ ˩ \ ] goodness, favour; ɔɽu
ʋ̃-ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] he did me a favour.
ɛseʋ̃ɛse [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] excessive kindness
(occurs in a proverb).
ɛsete [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (also e-) plate. Of Port.
origin?
ɛsɛsɛʋ̃ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] very much; cf.
ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɛsĩ [ ˥ ˥ ] horse; cf. Yor. ɛʃi [ ˧ ˧ ].
Ɛsigie [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] name of an Ɔba, son of
Ɔzɔlua [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and brother of
Arhuãɽ̃ã [ ˥ \ ˩ ].
ɛsɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] suffering; poverty; ɛsɔ̃
gb-ɛe gbe (gbe 1) [ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] he is very
poor; ɔ̃ʋ̃-ɛsɔ̃ nɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he is a poor
man; cf. sɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ] v. oʋi [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɛte [ ˥ ˥ ] shooting contest held with
bows. The target is an orange or
a branch thrown to the ground,
or an agberhie [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
