with a knot in the middle;
raised by means of an uke [ ˩ ˥ ];
much worn at ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] time.
okuku‿eha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] consists of
three tufts of hair: one in the
middle of the head; and one on
each side.
okuku [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a disease among
fowls, cailed okuku n-ɔgb-ɔxɔxɔ
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “okuku that kills fowls”.
okuo [ ˩ \ ] war; okuegbɔmotɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “war does not kill the
inhabitants”: path only known
to inhabitants of a village and
used as a means of escape in
times of war; cf. gbe [ ˥ ],
ɔm-otɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; v. xɔ̃ [ / ].
okuta [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] stone, rock; okut-osisi
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] flint; cf. Yor. okuta [ ˩ / ˧ ].
okwekwe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Markhamia
tutea.
okpa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) dropping of water, or
any liquid; bleeding from the
nose; okp-ivĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] rain-water
passing along the stem of the
coco-palm; okpa also applies to
the palm leaf tied to the stem
at an angle and destined to
direct the water into a pot on
the earth where it is collected.
This method of collecting rain-
water is practised in places
where water is scarce, e.g. at
Udo [ ˩ ˥ ] and Enyaɛ [ ˩ ˩ ], and the
coco-nut palm gives most and
the best water; ya mu‿eʋ̃i da y-
okp-ivĩ (da [ / ]) [ / ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] go
and take something to direct
(scil. the water) to the drain of
the coco-palm! (2) a worm (?)
living on trees which occasion-
ally emits some liquid.
okpa [ ˥ ˩ ] way where something is
passing: (1) of game; okp-
aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “track of animals”;
