lowered; cf. kuɔ [ / ] (here “to
lower”), ɛbɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ukpa [ ˥ ˥ ] (artificial) light; lantern;
cf. urhukpa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
ukpabɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a wooden plate used
to wash hands before eating
fufu; cf. kpe [ ˥ ], abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].
ukpafɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] hollow in the floor of
Bini and Yoruba houses, in the
rooms called ikũ [ ˩ \ ], to which
the rain falling through an
opening in the roof is led, cf. the
Roman piscina at the atrium;
ukpaf-õgboɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] hollow along
the inside of the front part of
odĩ [ ˥ ˥ ], the compound wall; it
goes as far as the gate-part of
odĩ is roofed.
ukpakɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] toothpick, chewing-
stick; ukpak-ẽka [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “tooth-
pick of Eka (Ika) people”: two
trees, viz. Lonchocarpus griffo-
nianus and Hymenostygia afzelia;
cf. kpe [ ˥ ], akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. edia
nukpakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
ukpaɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a dangerous disease
called “black-tongue”, due to
bowel complaints (ezɛgizɛgi‿uw-
ɛko [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] “diarrhoea of
inside of abdomen”); there is a
small swelling over the stomach
and lack of appetite, pain in the
joints, headache, and no stool;
in the beginning there is a slight
fever.
ukpe [ ˥ ˥ ] two trees, used as fire-
wood only; ukpe n-exwi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ],
“black” u., Phialodiscus uni-
jugatus; ukpe n-ɔfua [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ],
“white” u., Blighia sapida.
ukpenwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] visible pulsation of
heart; palpitation.
ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) tip, point; ukp-
aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] tip of the tongue;
ukp-ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] ear-lobe; ukp-
