cf. ke [ ˥ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ], okieke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
oke [ ˩ ˥ ] hill; ok-uwu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “hill of
death” (why?); name of a pond
situated in the Ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] at the
Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ]; it contains wells (v.
uy-egwi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]) providing fresh
water for the Ɔba’s people,
other water being forbidden to
them; cf. Yor. oke [ ˩ ˩ ].
Oke [ ˩ ˩ ] name of a Bini village.
Oke n-uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] name of a village
situated near Uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; it is
famous for its ulɔka [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], corn-
cakes.
okeke [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] false excuses, e.g. to
escape punishment; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ],
ohoɣe [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
okĩ [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) giddiness, dazzle; okĩ
kĩ (or mu [ ˩ ]) ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “giddiness
is dazzling me”: I am giddy.
(2) pirouetting continuously, as
e.g. in the ohoɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] dance;
v. obodo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], gb-okĩ [ ˥ ˩ ], fi okĩ
[ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
oki [ ˩ \ ] a feat said to be per-
formed at the festival of Osũ
[ ˩ ˥ ] (at Urhonigbe and Ugo): a
man who has a special charm is
struck with matchets without a
wound being inflicted; cf. Yor.
oki [ ˩ / ].
okieke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] last; pl. ikieke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]:
“the last people, the ones who
come last”. ʋ-okieke [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] at
last, e.g. in ʋ-okieke ɔkeweri-
egbe ɣaxiã [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] at last
he went back (ʋ-ok. can also
stand at the end of the sen-
tence); cf. ke [ ˥ ], iyeke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
okaɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
okiɽibɔtɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] tinea (rashes) on
scrotum.
oko 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) nest; always with
a following genitive as in
ok-ahiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] bird’s nest;
