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*ɛtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] sore (of long duration).



*ɛtɛbɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] heap of mud collected



*    for building purposes.



*ɛti [ ˥ ˩ ] place in forest where



*    passage is barred by creepers.



*ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ] strength; power (physical



*    as well as magical); ɛtĩ fo ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “strength has finished



*    me”: I am tired.



*ɛtu 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] beard (chin beard and



*    moustache).



*ɛtu 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) cellulitis. (2) sore



*    gums; ɛtu xia ɽuɛ ɽa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ‿ ˩ ˩ ]



*    are you suffering from sore



*    gums? (xia [ / ] to pain).



*ɛʋɛe [ ˩ \ ] kola; Cola acuminata ＋



*    verticilata; ɛʋ-oha [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “bush-



*    kola”, a wild kola, Cola hetero-



*    phylla; children suck the juice



*    out of the husk; ɛʋ-oh-ɔb-itã



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] “kola of the ordeal



*    doctor’s bush”: a wild kola,



*    Cola caricifolia, used in an



*    ordeal, and as a medicine for



*    the bladder; ɛʋɛe-gabaɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    “Hausa kola”, the kola intro-



*    duced by the Hausa people.



*    Kola is given to guests as a sign



*    of courtesy and friendship; v.



*    ikpɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɛʋi [ ˩ \ ] palm-oil; ɛʋi‿egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]



*    fat, lard.



*Ɛʋiɛkoi [ ˩ ˥ / ] name of a Bini



*    village; seat of an Ɔxwahɛ



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ] shrine.



*ɛʋirhi [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a trap for animals; cf.



*    Yor. ɛbiti [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) country; village (in-



*    cluding, possibly, several quar-



*    ters). (2) people; ɛʋo hia [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    everybody. (3) language (fol-



*    lowed by name of country);



*    ɛʋu‿ɛdo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] Bini language;



*    ɛʋ-uhobo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] Sobo language;



*    ɛʋu‿igabaɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] Hausa lan-



*    guage; v. urhu [ ˩ ˩ ], (e)d-.