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*ɛlu [ ˥ / ] interjection used to en-



*    courage boxers.



*ɛlu [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a tree, the leaves and



*    root of which contain a dark-



*    blue dye. (2) the dye; it is used



*    by boys to imitate the tribal



*    body marks; the dye obtained



*    from the burnt roots is used to



*    dye the real tribal marks.



*ɛlubɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] flour.



*Ɛma [ ˩ \ ] name of a Bini village.



*ɛmila [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] cow; ɛmil-ogiso [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    a green caterpillar; ɛmil-ɔvia



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] practice of twirling the bull



*    roarer at the Ɔvia-society, in



*    order to warn passers-by that



*    secret things are going on; the



*    bull roaring was believed to be



*    the voice of the god himself.



*ɛmunɔmuerhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “catcher



*    who catches trees”: a creeper



*    Begonia manii, found on trees.



*ɛnwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] wound.



*ɛnwinwa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) dog-tick. (2)



*    same as ekaikai [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a disease.



*    (3) a tree, Larmea acidissima.



*ɛnyaɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] albino; ɔɣaɽu rhurhurhu



*    ʋ-ɛnyaɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] he is staggering



*    like an albino (who cannot see



*    well during the day).



*ɛnyaɛ [ ˩ \ ] neck; used of men and



*    animals; in the case of things,



*    urhu [ ˩ ˩ ] is used.



*ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] snake; ɛnyɛ n-ɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ]



*    “river-snake”, a snake said to



*    be living in muddy places at the



*    bottom of rivers; it never bites;



*    v. aka [ ˥ ˩ ], arhuʋ̃otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], aɽ̃ɛ̃kɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], asiɔ̃hũ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], ataikpĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],



*    idodia [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], ikpĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], iʋiɛkpo



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], obiɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], olose [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ], omu^



*    mu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], otiɣiɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], oʋiʋiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɛo [ (5-3) ] no.



*ɛpipa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] keg, barrel; ɛpip-exae



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a keg of powder; cf. Port.



*    pipa.