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*    a brother by the same father,



*    hence ehɔɣae means something



*    like: “a brother by the same



*    father who is, at the same



*    time, one’s enemy”, “hidden



*    enemy among one’s relatives”.



*    It seems, however, that the



*    term can also be used without



*    any connotation of enmity, only



*    to denote paternal relatives. (A



*    brother by the same mother



*    is not usually one’s enemy; this



*    was explained by the fact that



*    he is “of the same blood”, and



*    that he shares one’s properties.)



*    Cf. ɔɣae [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ehɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] purification (general



*    term); cf. hɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ihɔʋ̃egbe



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ihɔʋ̃owa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ihɔʋ̃ɛʋ̃o



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*Eka [ ˩ ˥ ] the Ika-people (and lan-



*    guage) inhabiting the Agbor



*    Division of Benin Province, and



*    Igbãkɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] in the Benin Division;



*    they are a branch of the Ibo-



*    speaking peoples.



*eka [ ˥ ˩ ] “biscuits”; a baked or fried



*    foodstuff consisting of maize:



*    eka‿ɔka [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] of beans eka‿eɽe



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], of yam ek-inya [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] (fried



*    with oil or lard, or baked; may be



*    ground before), or of plantain



*    eka‿ɔɣɛdɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (plantains cut



*    and fried); cf. Yor. akara [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ekaewe [ ˩ \ ˩ ] sgl. ɔ- a band of the



*    Ɔba’s consisting of some of his



*    relatives and performing the



*    sacrifices at the ugies, together



*    with the Ihama [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*ekaɣa (or ikaɣa) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) bridle.



*    (2) gag; v. uxu [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ekaikai [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] measles (?), same as



*    ɛnwinwa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*ekalaka [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] glass tumbler, pro-



*    bably Port. caneca; v. ukpu [ ˥ ˩ ],



*    igobele [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], egalahi [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].