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*ɛbɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) any sacred object that



*    has been instituted by man and



*    not by a god himself, in contrast



*    to ihɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ]. (2) a general term



*    for “god, deity”; cf. Yor. bɔ [ ˧ ];



*    v. ɽu [ ˥ ], vɛ̃ 2 [ ˥ ].



*Ɛbɔhɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] an ɔkakuo [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ]:



*    warrior-chief, with Elogbosɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    under Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*ɛbu [ ˥ ˥ ] temporary resting-place,



*    e.g. in travelling, or for hunters,



*    the place whence one sets out



*    and returns to roast one’s meal;



*    for farmers, the rest-place during



*    the period when the farm is



*    cleared and no oxogbo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] has



*    yet been put up.



*ɛbubu [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a depression in the



*    roofs of Bini houses, intended



*    for leading the rain-water to the



*    ground.



*Ɛbue [ ˩ ˩ ] name of a Bini village.



*ɛda [ ˩ ˩ ] leucorrhoea; cf. Yor. ɛda



*    [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɛde [ ˥ ˥ ] native crown; ɛd-ivie [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]



*    bead-cap; same as ɛrhu‿ivie



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]; cf. Yor. ade [ ˧ ˥ ].



*ɛdɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) day; ɛdɛ ni [ ˥ ˥ / ] that



*    day; then; refers to the past



*    only. With numbers, e.g. ɛdɛ-hã-



*    ɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] six days from to-day;



*    ɛdɛ-hĩɽ̃ɔ̃-ɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] a week from



*    to-day; ɛdɛ-ɽ̃uʋ̃aɽ̃ɛ̃-ɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ]



*    eight days from to-day; ɛdɛ-



*    kiasugi-ɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] fifteen days



*    hence; but with a different tone



*    in the prefix: ɛdɛ-ha [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] three



*    days’ time; ɛd-ɛnɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] four



*    days’ time; ɛdɛ-hã [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] six



*    days’ time; ɛdɛ-hĩɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a



*    week’s time; ɛdɛ-ɽ̃uʋ̃aɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    eight days’ time; ɛdɛ-gbe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    ten days’ time; ɛdɛ-kiasugie



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] fifteen days’ time, with



*    the exception of ɛd-eva [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “two days’ time” and the form