a red head; og-ixiʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree,
Kigelia africana; ogi-ovu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a
tree, Antiaris africana; the bark
is used in making a kind of
leather bag (ɛkpoki [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]); ogi-
uro [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] goal; mainly on the
board of the game called isɛ [ ˥ ˩ ],
but also in general use. The
following examples do not show
tones indicating a genitive re-
lationship as the preceding ones
did: ogiasɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] midnight;
ogioha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “king of the bush”:
a name for the leopard; ogiukpo
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] dais (of mud) at the Ɛguae
(for the Ɔba) as well as at the
Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] house, at those of
some big chiefs, and at the shrines
of gods; ogiuzo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] an antelope,
a little bigger than uzo [ ˥ ˩ ]; its
skin is similar to that of ɛrhuɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. egie [ ˩ ˩ ], igie [ ˩ ˩ ], ugie
[ ˩ ˩ ].
Ogi-efa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (1) title of a chief.
(2) a sib headed by the chief
Ogi-efa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; the real name
of this sib is probably Iso [ ˩ ˩ ]. Its
centre is at Benin City, to the
left of Ikpoba Road. The greet-
ing in the morning is la‿ɛso
[ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].
ogiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] laughter; ogiɛ rhie ʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “laughter takes me”: I
must laugh; cf. giɛ [ ˥ ].
ogigbã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] “wild yam” in bush,
is not eaten; v. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].
ogiɔgiɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] goodheartedness.
ogiɔʋ̃ibi [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] charcoal, used by
blacksmiths; mixed with the
leaf of ogbigbo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] applied to
walls of houses (v. usie [ ˩ ˥ ]); cf.
giɛ̃ [ / ], ibi [ ˩ ˥ ].
Ogi-uwu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “king of Death”:
the personified Death; he causes
thunder as well.
