old age” and in ɔdiɔ̃weɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
owewe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Combretoden-
dron africanum.
owɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) foot, leg. (2) trace;
ɣ-owɛ n-esi ya l-eʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ˩ \ ]
“look at the trace that the
(bush-) pig took to pass here”.
(3) wheel; ow-ikɛkɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] bicycle-
wheel.
owɛe [ ˥ \ ] broom, sweeping brush;
cf. Yor. ɔwɔ [ ˧ ˩ ].
owi [ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Buchholzia; its
fruit is eatable (looks like cooked
liver).
owiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] morning; owiɛ ʋiɽiʋiɽi
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (or ʋiiʋii [ ˩ ˩ ]) early
morning when the mist still
obstructs the wide view, at
about 5 o’clock to 5.30; owiɛwiɛ
ʋ̃-ɔ̃kpa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ] some time after
the preceding, at about 6 o’clock.
Redupl. owi-owiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] every
morning.
owo 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] one (in counting).
owo 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a soup prepared with
pepper ground on uro [ ˩ ˩ ],
crawfish (ize n-ɔfua [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ], also
ground on uro), and potash
(odo [ ˥ ˩ ], also ground) mixed in
oil (ɛʋi [ ˩ \ ]). Boiling water is
poured over it, whereupon it is
left to thicken (ki [ / ]). Poor
people use eʋ-axuɛ [ ˩ / / ] in-
stead of odo.
owoɣo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] noise of a crowd; cf.
woɣo [ ˩ ˥ ].
owowo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) heat. (2) quick
temper; ɔʋ̃-owowo [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] a
fiery, quick tempered man, v.
ibalegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. (3) inflammation
of the lining of the uterus
(endometritis).
owɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] eleven.
oxa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) story; gi-ado xaa-xa
(for xa‿oxa) [ ˩ / / ˩ ˥ ] let us
