[ ˩ ˩ ], eyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
ihiɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] loofah (used an a sponge);
ɣay-ihiɔ̃ ʋ̃ɛ na xuɛ yi [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˥ ]
who has washed (himself) with
this my loofah?
ihĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] nine.
ihĩɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] seven.
ihĩɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] an age-group at the
Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ] society; next in age to
the ediɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ].
iho [ ˩ ˩ ] companions of the same
otu [ ˩ ˩ ] (age-group); equals; iho
ʋ̃a‿ũxĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] you are of my (lit.
“our”) otu; aʋa-ɽ-iho-a [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ]
who are your company (equals)?
(v. aʋe [ ˥ ˥ ]); ɣa-ɽ-iho-a [ \ ˩ ˩ / ]
(same meaning) would express
contempt and be used to a
junior “boy”; ih-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1)
“body-companion”: companion
or, companions, of the same
otu; equals; ih-egbe maʋ-ɔɽe xĩ
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ] “companions we and he
are”: he and I are of the same
otu; iho‿aʋ-arhuãɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ]
“equals of Arhuãɽ̃ã”: heroes of
the strength of Arhuãɽ̃ã [ ˥ \ ˩ ]
(v. aʋe [ ˥ ˥ ]). (There are seven
of these heroes, among them
Ɔxuɔʋ̃ɔvo N-igwisi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ];
Gbɔʋ̃arhuã N-oxuʋ̃u [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], and
Nekiriɣidi N-ogbelaka [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]).
(2) deputy, in business, office,
family affairs, etc.; iya‿e z-
ihegbe, ikekpaɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ / ] I
(took him and) chose him as
(my) representative before I left;
v. odayi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
Ihogbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] part of the family of
the Ɔba (Umogũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]); their
quarter lies on the right side of
the (old) Siluko-road starting
from iduʋ̃-ĩbiwe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ].
ihoi [ ˩ ˩ ] empty; vain; eʋ̃-ĩhoi‿eʋ̃-
ĩhoi‿uɽu (or eɽ-uɽu [ ˩ \ ˥ ])
