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*    (4) The term is also applied to



*    witches, hence rhɔ [ / ] mu [ ˥ ]



*    ze [ ˥ ] n-ɛrɛe [ ˩ \ ] means “to



*    give food to witches”; v. ɛkose



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*Ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] Ɔba’s harem at Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɛrha [ ˩ ˥ ] bush-cat; a little bigger



*    than edi [ ˥ ˥ ], smells disagreeably.



*ɛrhaɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] blood; v. esagiɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*ɛrherhe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] brain; not regarded



*    as seat of understanding.



*ɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] groin, abdomen below



*    navel.



*ɛrhia [ ˥ ˩ ] wickedness; ɛrhia-ɽe‿ima



*    [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ / ‿ ˩ ] “his wickedness is not



*    good”, i.e. is too bad ɔka‿ɛrhia



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], pl. e-, “the first in



*    wickedness”, of a man: the



*    evil spirit, the bad example;



*    ɔna-ɽ-ɔka‿ɛrhia n-ɔr-ɛgbɛe ni



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / / ] “this is the evil



*    genius of that family”; cf. rhia



*    [ ˥ ].



*ɛrhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] perseverance; ɔʋ̃-ɛ̃rhiɔ̃



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “a man of perseverance”.



*ɛrhoxwa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a position in the o^



*    gwɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ]-divination (c.c.o.c.).



*    Of Yor. origin?



*ɛrhɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] hermaphrodite.



*ɛrhu [ ˩ ˥ ] hat, cap; ɛrhu‿ivie [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “bead hat”, with beads hang-



*    ing down at both sides of the



*    face; worn, in different styles,



*    by the Ɔba, Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and



*    probably Ɛhi-ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*ɛrhũrhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) tail; ɛrhũ^



*    rhuʋ̃-ekita [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] dog’s tail.



*    (2) ɛrhũrhuʋ̃-esi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “tail of



*    pig”; a tree, Amphimas ptero-



*    carpioides; its durable wood is



*    used for poles supporting the



*    ceiling in native houses. (3)



*    ɛrhũrhuʋ̃-owa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (sic!) roof



*    of house (as seen from out-



*    side).



*ɛɽe 1 [ ˩ ˥ ], ɛɽ- [ ˩ ]; cf. ɔɽe [ ˩ ˥ ].