this palaver tires me, is very
great”: this matter makes me
very tired; cf. xã 2 [ / ].
uxãxã [ ˥ / ˩ ] a tree, Fagara macro-
phylla and xanthoxyloides; the
juice from its stem is put on
loose teeth to fix them.
Uxegie [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a village famous for
the skill of its inhabitants in
setting fractured bones; v. ko 1
[ / ].
uxɛxu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] door-hinge; cf. xɛ [ / ],
ɛxu [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ukelu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
uxioxio [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a big, blue-black bird
with grey feathers on its head
and a long tail; its cry is be-
lieved to spell evil.
uxiɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] half; fĩ-ũxiɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ mɛ
ʋ-inya ni [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] “cut me half
of that yam”.
uxɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] navel.
uxɔrhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a squirrel (bigger
than ɔtã [ ˩ ˩ ]); it lives in a
hollow tree and comes out once
only in the morning to look for
food.
uxu [ ˥ ˥ ] a tree, Alstonia con-
gensis; its bitter bark is pre-
pared with cold water as a
medicine against a certain fever.
uxu [ ˩ ˥ ] gag put into a man’s
mouth and stretched so as to
prevent him from crying; ap-
plied to victims of human
sacrifices in the old times.
uxu [ ˩ ˩ ] inheritance, heritage; v.
ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].
uxu [ ˩ \ ] seed (the sprouting tip).
uxuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] remains of palm fruit
after the kernels have been
removed; they are burnt and
the ashes (em-ũxuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]) used
in the preparation of native
soap (eʋaxuɛ [ ˩ / / ]); v. erhe 1
[ ˩ ˩ ].
