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*    me”; ɔgb-eʋ̃i y-ɔʋ̃-efɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] he



*    hit me (something) in the side.



*    (2) efɛ̃-so [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] some parts (not a



*    good expression, considered as



*    “boyish” speech, v. ihe [ ˥ ˩ ]);



*    efɛ̃-so yema ʋ-ɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ \ ] some



*    parts are still good in it.



*efɛ̃rhinyɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a dish made from



*    unsifted cassava: the cassava is



*    ground, and the starch (usi [ ˩ ˥ ])



*    pressed out; the remaining pow-



*    der is left for two days to



*    ferment, and is then fried. This



*    dish has been given up by the



*    Binis, but it is still the stock



*    food of the Jekris and Sobos; cf.



*    Port. farinha; v. ebɔbɔzi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ],



*    igaɽi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], ekpukpu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].



*efi [ ˩ ˩ ] violent storm.



*efu [ ˩ ˩ ] bullet; v. igele [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (shot),



*    uke [ ˩ ˥ ].



*efũ [ ˩ \ ] fleshy parts, flesh, of



*    animals and human beings.



*ega 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] main part of the cult of



*    Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] known to adult



*    men only; cf. ga 1 [ ˥ ], ugaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*ega 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a fence across the bush on



*    which traps are set; also: ega‿ifi



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] (ifi [ ˩ ˥ ] trap); cf. ga [ / ].



*egalahi [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] small drinking-glass;



*    liqueur glass; cf. Engl.



*egedege [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] a double-storey



*    house; v. kpɛtɛsi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*egie [ ˩ ˩ ] title (of a chief) egi-



*    asegbeɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] hereditary title;



*    short for egie n-aɽe ɔsegbe‿ɔsegbe



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “title that is taken



*    (‘eaten’) turn by turn”; here-



*    ditary titles are those of the



*    Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], Oliha [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], Ɛɽo [ ˩ ˥ ],



*    Edɔhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], Ɔlɔtɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], Ehɔlɔ



*    N-iɽe [ ˥ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] and Elogbosɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    (also called Ologboshere); also



*    Ogiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], Ɛlema [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], and



*    those of the Ogies; not here-



*    ditary are the “body-titles”