viz. with me, on a certain enter-
prise. (2) wisdom (in judging a
palaver); iwɛɽo seems mainly to
refer to the sense of justice.
(3) (pl.) wise, sensible people;
cf. wo [ ˥ ].
iwowo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] thin planks used in
building the walls of a shack;
v. owa [ ˩ ˥ ].
iwu 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] tribal marks; men have
seven iwu, not including the
face-marks on the forehead, v.
ixaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ], viz. iwu ades-ɛwɛe
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ] “marks of the middle
of the chest” (one on each
side?); iw-ugbefɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] “rib-
marks” (one on each side):
a long mark stretching from
under the shoulder along the
ribs to the loins; more side-
wards than oʋ-iwu [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; iwu
iyeke [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “back-marks” (one
on each side); starts from the
beginning of the upper arm, and
goes along the back to the thigh;
v. oʋ-iwu [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (v. oʋi [ ˩ ˥ ]) (one)
mark along the left side of the
body; abɛrhɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] mark on the
abdomen. Women are said to
have all these marks doubled, so
that they have fourteen marks
altogether; at Usɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] only
the women are said to have the
same marks as the men. Here,
as well, the marks on the fore-
head (urɛbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) are not in-
cluded; v. ur-ɛɣele [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] (not
tribal marks!).
iwu 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] progeny of the first
generation: child, children; also:
ɔm-iwu [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; v. eyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], ihiɛ̃hiɛ̃
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], sakpaɽ̃ɛ̃ɣodĩ [ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ], ɣabi-
ɔna [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
iwuyɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] nice appearance;
iwuyɛʋ̃ɛ ɽ̃uɛ̃ yɛ ʋ̃ɛ gbe [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ˨ ]
