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*ekaɽasĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] kerosene, also called



*    am-urhukpa [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] “lamp-



*    water”. Engl.



*ekasa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a tree, Omphalo-



*    carpum procerum; husks of its



*    seeds, put on a string, are



*    wrapped in “bamboo” (raffia)



*    leaves and worn round the feet



*    as a rattle. (2) rattle (v. above).



*    (3) a dance performed after the



*    Ɔba’s coronation at which ekasa



*    rattles are worn.



*eke [ ˩ ˥ ] place; eke n-iye [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the



*    place where I live; v. ehe [ ˩ ˥ ],



*    (e)d―.



*Ekegbiã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] title of a chief, the



*    senior of the Isĩɛʋ̃ɛɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] sib.



*ekeze [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a masquerader repre-



*    senting a spirit Ekeze who



*    appears when the Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-



*    society dances, disturbing the



*    masqueraders, and driving them



*    away. The Ɔvia people fight him,



*    but, however numerous, they



*    are always conquered; called



*    ekeze n-iy-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “Ekeze,



*    the mother of the god”.



*ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] rest-day of a god (every



*    fifth day) when the priests stay



*    at home, adorning their juju;



*    whoever works, is supposed to



*    meet with bad luck; cf. ɛdɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) mud (for house-



*    building); ekɛ̃ n-exwi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] black



*    mud, mixed with ulakpa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ],



*    the red and best mud, in house



*    building; ek-ẽxexae [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] sandy



*    mud; formerly used to fill



*    swampy spots in the rain-pit



*    (ukpafɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]) now also for



*    plastering the house-walls; it is



*    used for building when other



*    mud is lacking; ek-õbuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]



*    clay (for pottery), v. obuɛ [ ˥ ˥ ];



*    v. also oɽoɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], orhue [ ˩ ˩ ].



*    (2) wall, ek-ɔ̃gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “wall of