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*ede 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a strong creeper con-



*    sisting of many threads.



*edɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a grey hair. (2) grey:



*    ɔfua ʋ-edɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] it is grey (lit.



*    “white”) like grey hair; v. tɔ [ ˥ ],



*    emuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*edi [ ˥ ˥ ] civet-cat; v. ɔxɛ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ].



*edia n-ukpakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a kind of



*    white yam with a faint smell; cf.



*    ukpakɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; v. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].



*edigue [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] villager: bushman; cf.



*    dia 1 [ ˥ ], igue [ ˥ \ ].



*edĩɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] here; more vague than



*    eʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ] “this spot”: this side,



*    way, part; in this place; edĩɽ̃ã‿



*    ɔye ɽa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] is it in this place?



*Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] title of a war-chief;



*    Praise-name: v. Abigẽgẽ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ];



*    cf. Yor. ogũ [ ˦ ˦ ].



*edɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ] a large flying insect; it



*    sheds its wings; edible.



*Edɔni [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] name of an Ɔba.



*edɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] roof, the whole con-



*    struction, including the thatch,



*    but not used for iron sheets, v.



*    ekpamaku [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]: edɔʋ̃-owa na



*    mayo gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ / ˥ ˥ \ ] the roof of



*    this house is not very high.



*eduɽava [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] driver (form used



*    by old people and women;



*    nowadays, edɽaeva is generally



*    used).



*ee [ ˦ ] answer to the salute koyɔ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ] ( “yes”); ee-ko [ ˦ ˥ ] “yes,



*    friend!”



*efa [ ˩ ˩ ] a “band” of the Ɔba’s who



*    purify breaches of taboos (awua



*    [ ˩ ˩ ]) at the Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ]; they are



*    relatives of the Ɔba; the sacrifice



*    to otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ] is also performed by



*    them; they form a special sib



*    under the Ogi-efa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*efada [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] missionary, especially a



*    Roman Catholic father. Engl.



*efɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) side (of the body); efɛ̃



*    xia ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “(my) side aches