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*emosima [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a kind of tortoise



*    said to have been charmed by



*    Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and put in the bush



*    surrounding his shrines. They



*    are sacred and must not be



*    caught and are even given food



*    (v. eɣo [ ˩ ˩ ]). It is believed that



*    in farm fires they remain unhurt



*    because they are under a charm.



*emotã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] an uɽuhe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] tree



*    standing on ɛki‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] in



*    Benin City which is the seat of



*    a god (?) that is worshipped.



*    The Ɔba makes sacrifices to it,



*    and any burial must pass under



*    it. Cowries and chalk are then



*    thrown to it as a sign of notice



*    to the tree or the power mani-



*    fested by it.



*emɔmɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] loan; cf. mɔmɔ [ ˩ ˥ ],



*    iɣo 1 [ ˥ ˥ ].



*emɔwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] one variety of white



*    yam; cf. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].



*emuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) ashes. (2) grey: ɔfua



*    ʋ-emuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] it is grey (lit.



*    “white”) like ashes; v. edɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*emunɛmunɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] fire-fly.



*enɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] four; ma enɛ nɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] we



*    were four of us. enɛ(i)r-ɔʋ-ugie



*    [ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ] lit. “four are not in



*    twenty”: sixteen; enɛ(i)r-ɔʋ-iy-



*    eva [ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “four are not in



*    forty”: thirty-six; redupl. enenɛ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] all the four; enenɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]



*    four by four; in groups of four.



*eni [ ˩ ˥ ] elephant; elephant tusks



*    are kept on the Ɔba’s erha



*    [ ˥ ˥ ]-shrine (v. also akɔ̃hɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ],



*    oko [ ˥ ˩ ]); eni amɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] hippo-



*    potamus (oɽoboto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] is more



*    in use); v. udiã [ ˩ ˥ ], ebe [ ˩ ˥ ].



*eni [ ˩ ˩ ] name; eni ɽ̃uɛ̃ ʋo [ ˩ ˩ / / ]



*    what is your name? ʋ-ati-eni ɽ̃uɛ̃



*    [ / ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] “what do they call



*    your name?” is more usual; cf.



*    iheni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].