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odĩ [ ˥ ˩ ] deaf and dumb person; cf.
    Yor. odĩ [ ˥ ˥ ].
    
odibo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] favourite servant who
    knows all the secrets of his
    master.
    
odigba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) broad coral collar
    worn by the Ɔba and some
    chiefs; often seen in brass-
    work; e.g. L.R. p. 23. (2) ap-
    pellative for a pig’s neck.
    
odiɣi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) natural pond or lake
    as caused by a river (e.g. at
    Ɔbajere, Iyanɔmɔ, Udo and Aɽi^
    nya [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]); v. ɔɣɔdɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. (2) an
    ihɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] near Udo [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
odĩɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] sacrificial killer (be-
    heading at human sacrifices in
    the old days); cf. ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ].
    
odo [ ˥ ˥ ] (wooden) mortar; cf.
    Yor. odo [ ˧ ˥ ].
    
odo 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) mangrove, Afzelia
    bipindensis; also called odo n-
    inia [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “the root mangrove”,
    from its many long roots; odo
    n-ɔwɛe [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “the male man-
    grove” is Rhizophora racemosa,
    with stronger wood. (2) sort of
    potash (stronger than ikaũ [ ˩ ˥ ]);
    obtained from the wood of the
    mangrove by cooking it and
    leaving the water to evaporate
    on the fire; used to thicken soups
    (owo [ ˩ ˥ ]), and also in the pre-
    paration of medicines.
    
odo 2 [ ˥ ˩ ] a disease: probably
    ascites.
    
ododo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] scarlet-cloth; cf. Yor.
    ododo [ ˩ ˩ / ].
    
Ododua [ ˥ / \ ] name of a mas-
    querade held during agwɛ‿ɔɣɛnɛ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; the masquerade is also
    called ɛɽiʋ̃i‿ododua [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / \ ];
    cf. Yor. Odudua [ ˧ / ˥ ˩ ] and Bini
    Oɣodua [ ˥ ˩ \ ].
    
odɔ [ ˩ \ ] there (further away than
    eʋa [ ˩ \ ], and less distinct); iɽ̃ã