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*ewua [ ˥ \ ] (1) act of waking the



*    Ɔba by a shout similar to a cock’s



*    crow. (2) name of the “gang”



*    (band) whose task it is to wake



*    the Ɔba. The office was created



*    by the Ɔba Ɛsigie [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ], therefore



*    all the members of the ewua



*    [ ˥ \ ] wear a cross. Their leader



*    is the Ohu-ɔba [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ], and “to



*    wake the Ɔba” is ki-ewua [ ˩ ˥ \ ]



*    (kie [ / ]).



*exae [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) sand. (2) powder;



*    exa-osisi [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] gun-powder; re-



*    dupl.: exexae [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ], e.g. in



*    odɛ na ɽu‿exexae [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] this



*    road is sandy, lit. “makes sand-



*    sand”; v. ebubɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*exarha [ ˩ \ ˩ ] repetition; exarh-



*    uxuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] (or exarh-ɛbo



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ]) “repetition of medicines,



*    charms”: magic formula; spell;



*    cf. xarha [ ˩ ˥ ].



*exarha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] umbrella, also



*    ugbĩnamɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*exerhe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] (1) small; little; owa



*    n-exerhe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] the small house;



*    owa na y-exerhe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] this



*    house is a small one. (2) a little;



*    v. e.g. the Bini title of Egh.



*    Hist. “Ekherhe vbe ebe itan



*    Ɛdo” “a little from the book of



*    stories of Benin”: a little about



*    the history of Benin; cf. xerhe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ].



*Exirhi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] Bini-name for the



*    Ekiti country.



*exɔe 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) mind; character;



*    k-exɔek-exɔe [ ˥ / ˥ ˩ ] with all



*    one’s mind (Akugbe); uʋ̃ɛ-xɔe dã



*    [ ˩ / / ˩ ] you have a bad cha-



*    racter. (2) will; v. egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].



*exɔe 2 [ ˥ ˩ ] palm-branch with its



*    leaves removed; used for tying



*    yams; v. enwaʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*exue [ ˩ ˩ ] shame; exue mu ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    I am ashamed.