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*    em-uxuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] palm-husk ashes;



*    when burning they are called



*    uxuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*erhe 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] a copper stool sent by



*    the Portuguese, v. L.R. p. 112



*    (on p. 111 there is a brass copy



*    of it, made by the Ɔba Eɽesɔnyɛ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]).



*erhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] fire; kok-erhɛ̃ ni mɛ



*    [ ˩ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] build up (lit. “collect,



*    join”, viz. the firewood) that



*    fire for me. erhɛ̃baʋogo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]



*    “fire is flaming on an old farm”; a



*    shrub, Enantia affinis; the wood



*    is yellow inside, a feature which



*    probably explains the tree being



*    called “fire” (but it is not clear



*    why “on an old farm”); wood



*    is used for building purposes.



*erhɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a plant similar to



*    ikpogi [ ˩ \ ˩ ] with small fruit con-



*    taining seeds; it is said to taste



*    very pleasant when fried, and



*    to cause indigestion when eaten



*    much.



*erhɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] craw-craw; erh-ãbɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]



*    “craw-craw of razor”: barber’s



*    rash.



*erhuã [ ˩ ˥ ] tying one’s cloth;



*    cf. rhuã [ / ].



*erhũmohi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] the Dark-heeled



*    Cuckoo, or, Senegal Coucal.



*erhuɽu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a kind of yam, red



*    and white; fruit a little bitter;



*    is eaten a good deal by the



*    Yoruba people; a medicine is



*    obtained from it ensuring quick



*    conception; v. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].



*erhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) prayer, Christian



*    and pagan. (2) blessing; v.



*    isɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*erhuʋ̃uriaria [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] butterfly; v.



*    oʋi [ ˩ ˥ ].



*eɽe [ ˥ ˩ ] a white bean (not from a



*    shrub, like ikpexie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) of



*    which the Yorubas make eka