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*exwɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] palm-wine; drinks



*    obtained from the oil-palm; the



*    tree must be cut down in order



*    to obtain it; exwɛxwɛ‿ɔgb-uɛ ɽa



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˩ ] are you drunk from



*    exwɛxwɛ? (to somebody who



*    acts foolishly, or, like a drunken



*    man); v. udegbotɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], ɔgɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*exwi [ ˩ ˩ ] the Scaly Ant-eater.



*exwɔrhɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] swamp; cf. Yor.



*    kpɔtɔ-kpɔtɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] slush.



*eyaɣa 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] nonsense; ɔt-ɛʋ̃-



*    ẽyaɣa (ta [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] he talked



*    nonsense.



*eyaɣa 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] gaɽi or ulɔka [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],



*    while unmixed with liquids.



*eyaɣa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] disregard; lack of



*    respect toward senior people; cf.



*    yaɣa [ ˩ ˥ ].



*Eyedɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a sib (that of the Iyasɛ



*    n-ɔhɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ˩ ]); the morning



*    greeting is la-yedɛ o [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ];



*    v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].



*eyeye [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] praising appellation of



*    a woman who has many chil-



*    dren; v. iyeye [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*eyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] grandchild; eyɛ n-okpia



*    [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] grandson; eyɛ n oxuo



*    [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] granddaughter; v. iwu



*    [ ˩ ˩ ], ihiɛ̃hiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], sakpaɽ̃ɛ̃-ɣodĩ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ], ɣabiɔna [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].



*ezɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] a chisel-like blade used



*    by wine-tappers.



*ezɛgizɛgi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] dysentery; v. ɛko



*    [ ˩ \ ]; of Yor. origin.



*ezikɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a musical instrument



*    made of a long, thin calabash



*    (a flute); it is played by the



*    Ikpezikɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] during ugies [ ˩ ˩ ]



*    for the Ɔba and a few chiefs.



*Ezima [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] the senior chief at



*    Uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; he is said to have been



*    the first Bini man to grow oil



*    palms, and therefore he is the



*    “owner” of all the oil palms of



*    the country though this pro-