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*    (egi-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]), i.e. those of the



*    chiefs representing the Ɔba’s



*    eye, head, etc. as well as the



*    Ɛhi‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], and the titles of



*    the Eɣaɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] chiefs; cf. ugie



*    [ ˩ ˩ ] (?), ogie [ ˩ ˩ ], igie [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).



*Egi-enwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a clan which is



*    said to have originated from



*    Akurɛ. Chief Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] belongs



*    to it; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ] (?); v. ɛgbɛe



*    [ ˩ \ ].



*Egi-esã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a sib to which most



*    Ishan (Esã [ ˥ ˩ ]) people belong;



*    its head is the Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] who



*    is said to have been king of



*    Ishan at one time. Chief U^



*    nwagwɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] also belongs to this



*    sib; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].



*egilɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] land-snail; v. akeɽekeɽe



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*Egɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] a Bini village situated on



*    the road leading to Siluko (Is-



*    iloko [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]).



*eguɛegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1) a force serving



*    Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and represented



*    in his shrine; it reminds the god



*    of any broken oaths that were



*    sworn by him, and it also helps



*    to kill a man who has trespassed



*    against him: lit. “helper to



*    kill”; cf. gu [ ˥ ], ɛɽe [ ˥ ˩ ], gbe [ ˥ ].



*    (2) a rope with a noose meant



*    to entrap the victim’s foot;



*    used in the trap otohio [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*eguozaa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] cry of onlookers



*    used to encourage people who



*    are felling trees on a new farm.



*egwi [ ˩ ˥ ] the land-tortoise; it is



*    the clever animal in folklore;



*    praise-names: eʋ̃i z-okp-owɛ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] “the thing that swag-



*    gers” (proudly); eʋ̃i nyakã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    “the thing that walks like a



*    cripple”; v. emosima [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ],



*    ɛɽuʋɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], elukeluke [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*egba [ ˩ ˥ ] hunter’s hide; v. ɔxɛ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ].