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*ɛtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] sore (of long duration).

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*ɛtɛbɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] heap of mud collected

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*    for building purposes.

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*ɛti [ ˥ ˩ ] place in forest where

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*    passage is barred by creepers.

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*ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ] strength; power (physical

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*    as well as magical); ɛtĩ fo ʋ̃ɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “strength has finished

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*    me”: I am tired.

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*ɛtu 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] beard (chin beard and

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*    moustache).

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

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

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*    are you suffering from sore

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*    gums? (xia [ / ] to pain).

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*ɛʋɛe [ ˩ \ ] kola; Cola acuminata

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

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*    kola”, a wild kola, Cola hetero-

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*    phylla; children suck the juice

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*    out of the husk; ɛʋ-oh-ɔb-itã

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

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*    doctor’s bush”: a wild kola,

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*    Cola caricifolia, used in an

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*    ordeal, and as a medicine for

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

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*    “Hausa kola”, the kola intro-

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*    duced by the Hausa people.

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*    Kola is given to guests as a sign

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*    of courtesy and friendship; v.

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*    ikpɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].

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

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*    fat, lard.

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*Ɛʋiɛkoi [ ˩ ˥ / ] name of a Bini

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*    village; seat of an Ɔxwahɛ

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*    [ ˩ / ˩ ] shrine.

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

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*    Yor. ɛbiti [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

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

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*    cluding, possibly, several quar-

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

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*    everybody. (3) language (fol-

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*    lowed by name of country);

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

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

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

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*    guage; v. urhu [ ˩ ˩ ], (e)d-.

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