world”: a reformer; a man who
wants to better the world
(Amad. Biogr.); cf. dɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ],
agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔduɛki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (no pl.) trader; cf.
do2 [ ˥ ], ɛki [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɔxɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ], ɔdɛkuɛ̃
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], ɔkpatɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɔdado [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔdukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] weaver; cf. do 1 [ ˥ ],
ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔfɛ̃dĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] palm-nut cutter; cf.
fiã [ ˥ ], ɛdĩ [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔfĩ‿otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a bush-rat (the
biggest kind of rat); cf. ofɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ],
otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔfitã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “proverb-thrower”: a
man who says, or has said, a
proverb (the word is used in
a proverb); cf. fi [ ˥ ], itã [ ˥ ˥ ].
ɔfɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] sweat; perspiration; ɔfɔ fɔ
ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] I am perspiring; cf. fɔ [ ˥ ].
ɔfɔe [ ˩ \ ] a variant of ufɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔfuʋ̃egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “body coolness”:
peace; cf. fu [ ˥ ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔfuʋ̃egbe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] name of a pond at
Benin City; cf. ɔfuʋ̃egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ];
v. ɔɣɔdɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔga [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) head-man of a working
gang (esp. in a timber camp).
(2) (modern usage, said not to be
approved by the old people)
master; women call their hus-
bands ɔga [ ˩ ˥ ] (formerly ɔdɔ ʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “my husband”); cf. Yor.
ɔga [ ˩ / ].
ɔgã [ ˩ ˥ ] a long and straight spear;
v. L.R. fig. 68 (the attendant to
the left).
ɔga [ ˥ ˩ ] net; ɔga n-aya kũ‿ãxe
[ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] net for packing pots
(used by potters); ɔdu‿ɔga [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]
he is making ( “weaving”) a net;
cf. Jekri ɔga [ ˥ ˩ ].
ɔgãgã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] man with continuous
erection of penis; cf. gɔ̃gɔ̃ɔgɔ̃
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
