game-track is well frequented
(“passed”). (2) of wind; okp-
ɛhoho [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] a windy spot; ab-
owa na y-okp-ɛhoho [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] this
house is built (bɔ [ ˥ ]) on a windy
spot (different from okp-ɛhoho
[ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ], v. okpe [ ˩ ˥ ]).
okpaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Pentaclethra
macrophylla; mortars are made
out of the wood. The F.D. list
has, besides, okpaɣ-ɛzɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
“river-okpaɣa”, Calpocalyx bre-
vibracteatus.
okpe [ ˩ ˥ ] big, large, great; okp-
erhã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] a big tree; okp-ɛhoho
[ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] “great wind”: storm,
tornado; okp-ɛse [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] a big
present; okp-ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] an im-
portant lawsuit matter; okp-ɛzɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a big law-suit; okp-iɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]
a large amount of money, a
heavy fine; okp-owɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] “big
foot”: walking with legs wide
apart; swagger; okp-oxuo [ ˩ \ ˩ ]
a “big”, i.e. rich, woman; okp-
ɔta [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “big talk”: boasting,
hence: okp-ɔtagb-unu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ] a
“big talk kills mouth”: a
boaster who does not consider
his words; okp-ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] a
“big”, i.e. rich, important, man;
okp-unu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “big mouth” (?);
usually translated by “word of
mouth”: an utterance that is
not meant seriously, not out of
one’s own heart; also, boasting.
okpe [ ˥ ˩ ] a flute made from a
calabash played by villagers at
home and when working at the
Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ].
okpe [ ˩ ˩ ] wine-tapper.
okpetuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a secret ceremony
performed every morning and
evening at the Ɛgwae [ ˩ ˩ ], about
the time of ugi-erh-ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ];
