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*dyɛyɛŋdyɛyɛŋ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] imitation of



*    the noise made by the emada’s



*    anklets (aba [ ˥ ˩ ] or ɛɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]).



*dʒɔdʒɔdʒɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the noise



*    made by lubasere [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].



*eba [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a timber-tree, Lophira



*    procera; leaves are red at first,



*    and become green later on.



*    (2) red tail feather of the grey



*    West African parrot; same as



*    ebaxuɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; cf. ba 1 [ / ].



*ebã [ ˩ ˥ ] nakedness; cf. bã [ ˥ ].



*ebã [ ˩ \ ] now; same as enwa [ ˩ \ ]



*    and nia [ / ]; ebã‿ure [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] now



*    you have come! ɔd-ebã [ ˩ ˩ \ ]



*    he is coming now; ebã niã [ ˩ ˥ / ],



*    same as ebã; ebãbã [ ˩ \ \ ] just



*    now.



*ebaɣa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] restiveness; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].



*ebe [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) leaf; herb; special



*    herbs (and other plants called



*    ebe): eb-aɣad-eha [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “three-



*    pointed leaf” (cf. eha [ ˩ ˥ ]):



*    a shrub, Allophyllus africanus.



*    eb-ahãhi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a shrub, Piper



*    umbellatum; fruit used as a



*    medicine against dysentery; leaf



*    as substitute for toilet-paper



*    (cf. hã [ / ] (?); ɛhi [ ˩ ˩ ] (?)).



*    eb-ahɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] fern; there are two



*    sorts distinguished by A.: eb-ahɛ



*    n-oɣĩ-ɔ̃ba [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (meaning?),



*    the larger sort, said to be “use-



*    less”, and eb-ahɛ ne giɛɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]



*    “the small fern”, used for



*    closing both ends of present-



*    parcels sent to the Ɔba; it is also



*    tied (in bunches) to omɛ [ ˥ ˥ ],



*    the palm-leaf fringes, at every



*    juju-shrine; it is an auspicious



*    plant, and without it as a sign



*    of friendship the juju will not



*    accept any sacrifice; its seed is



*    difficult to be seen, and there-



*    fore it brings prosperity in life