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*ɛ [ / ] 3rd pers. sgl. in negative



*    imperfect.



*ɛ̃ [ ˦ ] yes (as reply to a question).



*ɛbe [ ˩ \ ] (1) danger. (2) harm.



*ɛbete [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a very fat, brown bush-



*    rat, living mostly in dust-heaps



*    near the town; same as ekwɛmɔ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]; also called esi-oha [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “bush-hog”. It is sacrificed to



*    Ɔɽ̃ɔ̃mila [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], together with fish.



*ɛbɛ̃ 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] a ceremonial sword worn



*    by chiefs; it does not show as



*    high a rank as the ada [ ˥ ˥ ]; cf.



*    gb-ɛbɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ].



*ɛbɛ̃ 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, found near water,



*    Mitragyna macrophylla; planks



*    are used to build ceilings.



*Ɛbi n-uɽoɣo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a praise-name



*    of the war-chief Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; v.



*    Abigɛ̃gɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].



*ɛbo [ ˥ ˩ ] a kind of sedge growing on



*    river banks; the leaves have



*    saw-like edges; used by women



*    to make a kind of mat (atɛrhu



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]) and bags.



*ɛbo [ ˩ \ ] any charm of powdery



*    substance with which people



*    wash themselves (kpe [ ˥ ]) or rub



*    their foreheads or chests. The



*    substance is fried and ground



*    when being prepared. Mostly of



*    noxious character, but also for



*    preventing diseases and bad



*    luck; ɛb-ɛrhia [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “spoiling



*    charm”: harmful charm; ɛb-



*    iloʋe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] charm enabling a man



*    to have intercourse with a



*    woman without her knowledge;



*    ɛb-ɔziʋiɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] charm used by



*    thieves; it makes the place



*    where they are going to steal



*    deserted; v. asua [ ˩ ˥ ], eɽ̃uã [ ˩ ˥ ].



*Ɛbomisi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] name of a Bini deity



*    (an ihɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ]) who transformed



*    himself into a hill after Ɔxwahɛ



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ] had become a river.