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*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] lit. “let that of the Ɔba



*    pass”: let the will of the Ɔba be



*    done! em-iɣã [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] a drum for



*    chiefs; it is put on the ground



*    and beaten with two sticks,



*    especially in chiefs’ houses during



*    the ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] and during ugies



*    when they are “tossing” the ɛbɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ], i.e. performing a sword-



*    play; priests of Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]



*    have it as well. em-izaduma



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a war-drum. em-izagbɛdɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a drum played when the



*    young men (iɽoɣae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and



*    iɣele [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]) are dancing the



*    izagbɛdɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]-dance. em-uɣo



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a small drum covered with



*    hide on one side only, beaten by



*    hand; a dance-drum (v. uɣo [ ˩ ˩ ])



*    mostly used by women. For



*    other drums v. iɣede [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],



*    emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) yam (plant and fruit



*    while on the farm); inu‿ema



*    ũkpɛ̃-ɽɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] how many yams



*    did you dig to-day? v. ba 2 [ / ],



*    fã [ ˥ ], kpɛ̃ [ ˥ ], viɔ [ / ], inya



*    [ ˩ ˥ ], isã [ ˩ ˩ ], eka [ ˥ ˩ ], eru [ ˩ ˥ ],



*    igbĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], ivu [ ˩ ˩ ]; red yam



*    (ikpɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]): emilɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], olimɛhi



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], uhoboriabe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ], ugo



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] (wild); white yam (emɔwɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]): edia n-ukpakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ],



*    ogigbã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (wild); red and white



*    yam: erhuɽu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; other varieties



*    are: aɽebũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], olusɛe [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ],



*    udĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], igioɽua [ ˥ ˩ / ], ukpu [ ˥ ˩ ].



*    (2) fufu made from yam.



*emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a drum made from



*    a calabash, with a rattle fastened



*    to it; used during ugies [ ˩ ˩ ], and



*    by some chiefs. (2) a dance at



*    which the dancers hold this



*    drum and drum on it, while



*    moving forward and backward;



*    cf. ema 1 [ ˩ ˩ ].