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*esia [ ˩ ˥ ] hail; occurs e.g. at the

* time of every heavy rainfall in

* the rainy season (orhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ]), and

* on the whole, three or four times

* in the year.

*esiasio [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] a bird, the Bristlebill;

* it is said to summon all the

* birds to the bath in the morning

* and the evening; the head is

* used as a love-“medicine” by

* young men.

*esiga [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] cigarette; idiomatically

* they are also called ikpĩhiãb-

* emila [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] “Miller’s finger”

* (Miller’s was the first European

* store in Benin City); Engl.

*esikoto [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (also a-), grease (for

* rubbing oneself).

*esikpoɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] the Bulbul; it has

* a curved tuft of feathers on its

* head (ugu-akpata [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]); said to

* have been appointed king of the

* birds (but etitibiti [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] be-

* came king at last).

*eso [ ˩ ˥ ] some; eso r-owa ʋ-iɽ̃ã

* [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] some of (“among”) them

* are at home; redupl. eseso [ ˩ \ ˩ ]

* (with negat. verb) neither; eseso

* mare [ ˩ ˥ / ˥ \ ] neither (of them)

* has come; also: n-ɔre‿ir-eseso

* [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] “who has come is not in

* either”.

*esosomaye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] a charm, having

* the power of predicting, owned

* by the Ɔba. Some powerful

* doctors are said to own this

* charm as well, in which case it is

* not called esosomaye.

*Esɔ̃ [ ˥ / ] a chief, one of the most

* important members of the Eɣa^

* ɛʋo N-oɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].

*Esɔgbã [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a chief; member of the

* Eɣaɛʋo N-oɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; acts for

* the Iyasɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] in his absence.

*esɔkisi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] socks; Engl.

*esɔsi [ ˩ \ ˩ ] church; Engl.
