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*ɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] leopard; ɛkpɛ̃ n-owa

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “leopard of the house” is

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*    a title used by chiefs in ad-

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*    dressing the Ɔba.

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*ɛkpiro [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Chrysophyllum

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*    africanum, its fruit is edible and

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*    a kind of otiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ].

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*ɛkpo [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) space; ɛkpo na ʋɛ

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*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] this space is wide enough;

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*    ɛkp-iyeke [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ] middle space

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*    between shoulder-blades; ɛkp-

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*    ɔxɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] hall space between two

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*    main poles (utɔ̃yotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) of

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*    eru [ ˩ ˥ ]. (2) time; ɛkpo ni

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*    [ ˥ ˥ / ], ɛkpo riɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (at) that

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*    time.

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*ɛkpo [ ˥ ˩ ] bag; ɛkp-urhu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] air-

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*    pipe; ɛkp-ahiɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] bladder;

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*    ɛkp-ekia [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] region of pubic

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*    hair (male); ɛkp-ofi [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “a bag

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*    of yaws”: a sufferer from yaws;

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*    “yaws-daddy”; ɛkp-uhe [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]

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*    region of pubic hair (female).

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*ɛkpohuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] headache; cf.

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*    kpe [ / ], uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].

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*ɛkpoki [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] leather-box; cf. ɛkpo

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*    [ ˥ ˩ ].

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*ɛkponiyɛkɛ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] a woman with

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*    child.

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*ɛkpowa [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] gecko.

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*ɛkpoxurhu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] stomach; cf.

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*    ɛkpo [ ˥ ˩ ] (?).

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*ɛkpɔɣɔe [ ˥ ˩ \ ] a tree, Berlinia

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*    heudelotiana; the bark is used as

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*    a medicine, but if not well pre-

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*    pared it is a deadly poison. It

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*    was also used in the Ɔba’s ordeal,

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*    mixed with sasswood (inyi [ ˥ ˩ ]).

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*    The name also corresponds to

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*    Berlinia auriculata on the F.D.

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*    list; ɛkpɔɣɔ-ɛzɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] Macro-

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*    lobium limba.

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*ɛlɛdɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] (also e-) house-pig; not

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*    known in ancient times; also:

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*    esi-ebo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “European pig”;

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*    cf. Yor. ɛlɛdɛ [ ˧ ˥ ˩ ].

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