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[ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ]); cf. Engl. goblet; v.     egalahi [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].      igogo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] outstanding vein-like     parts of tree-buttress.      igɔgɔ [ ˥ / ˩ ] corner; ɔtulɛ mu l-     igɔgɔ ni [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ / / / ] he ran     round (passed, la [ ˥ ]) that     corner; v. ɛxoxo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].      Igũ [ ˩ ˥ ] a sib to which all     the brass-smiths belong; its     morning greeting is la ni! [ ˥ ˥ ],     and la‿igũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] was also given;     its head is chief Ɔbasogie [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ],     and its centre, the brass-smiths’     quarter at Benin City; cf. ogũ     [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].      igue [ ˥ \ ] (bush-) village; igue     n-uwa ye ni ɛmose [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˩ \ ]     the village where you live (are)     is not nice (-looking).      iguɛ̃guɛ̃ [ ˥ / ˩ ] (1) tickling. (2)     idiom.: iguɛ̃g-ũw-egbe [ ˥ / ˥ ˥ ˦ ]     “tickling of inside of body”:     secret enmity manifested by     intrigues; telling lies about one’s     enemy, etc.; v. so 1 [ ˥ ].      iguma [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a grunt; panting; v.     gbe 1 [ ˥ ].      Igunwagwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “village (igue     [ ˥ \ ]) of chief Unwagwɛ”: name     of a Bini village, seat of an     Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] shrine.      igwabɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] manual skill, espec.     in wrestling and games (but not     in manual work); ʋ-ɛɽ-igwab-     ɔɽe, ɔɣamu‿ɛ̃ gb-otɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]     if it had not been (for) his     skill, he would have knocked     him down; cf. gwɛ [ ˥ ], obɔ     [ ˩ ˥ ].      igweʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) knowledge; igweʋ̃i     ɔɽ-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] knowledge is power.     (2) skill in working, e.g. in     carving, carpentering, etc.; but     not only manual skill, e.g. it     is used of a teacher as well;