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*    beaten by the Ogbelaka [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]-



*    people during ugies [ ˩ ˩ ] (or at



*    one particular ugie?).



*enya [ ˩ \ ] promise; cf. nya 2 [ / ].



*Enyaɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] name of a Bini village,



*    seat of an Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]-shrine;



*    a market is also held there.



*enyanya [ ˩ \ ˩ ] yawn; cf. nyanya



*    [ ˩ ˥ ].



*enyɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] a round fruit similar to a



*    calabash; edible.



*eomɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] “yes, my son”; used by



*    old men to young men; a short



*    form for e, oʋi ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].



*epiãpiã [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] the Piping Hornbill;



*    same as axwɛxae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*era [ ˥ ˥ ] ganglion; v. ake [ ˥ ˥ ].



*eri [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) knotty part in a piece



*    of wood, or in a creeper;



*    eri‿erhã na igiava [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ] the



*    knotty part of this tree (or,



*    wood) cannot be split; v. mu 1 [ ˥ ].



*    (2) retardation in growth (of a



*    child, e.g.); v. kpɛe [ / ].



*eria [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) grazing; cf. ria [ / ], ɽe



*    [ ˥ ]; v. rie [ / ]. (2) explanation



*    of the code-words in the ogwɛga



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ]-oracle.



*eriaria [ ˩ / ˩ ] sandfly.



*erieriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a bath containing



*    “medicines” taken by a man



*    when about to die: somebody



*    else will then die in his stead,



*    while he himself will recover;



*    this “substitute” may even



*    come from the same family.



*eriɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] so; thus; ʋ-en-uɽu



*    na, eri(ɔ)‿aɣaaɽu lel-ɔsi‿ɔʋ̃a



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] lit. “as you are



*    doing now, so people do follow



*    their friend”: you are acting



*    like a real friend; ʋ-eriɔ [ ˥ / ]



*    thus; like that.



*eriri 1 [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a small white ants’ hill



*    used as a food for chickens and



*    for ɛkose [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; v. ulelefe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].