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*    than the preceding and brown



*    all over.



*idugba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] dancers with rattles



*    (ekasa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) on their feet,



*    dancing ugba [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. d-ugba [ ˥ ˩ ].



*Iduʋ̃-ĩʋi‿otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] name of a sib,



*    lit. “quarter of the children of



*    the ground”; its headman is



*    chief Edɔhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]; one of the



*    members of the Uzama [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*    This name is also applied to two



*    quarters of Benin City, which



*    they inhabit: (1) on the road



*    leading to Sapele, and (2) be-



*    hind Uzɛbu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] on the road



*    leading to Ɛkɛhuã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]. Their



*    greeting is la‿idu [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. iduʋ̃u



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].



*iduʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] quarter of a “town” (the



*    quarters are usually somewhat



*    separate from each other, and



*    each one is constituted like a



*    separate village); d-iduʋ̃u n-udia



*    ʋ-oɽ-ɛdo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-5) ] at which



*    xxxxx



*    quarter do you live at Benin



*    City? idi-ɔgwa n-ogbe ya [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    I live at Ɔgwa Nogbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (a



*    subdivision of the quarter of



*    Ogbe [ ˥ ˩ ]).



*ifɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (1) arrow; ifɛʋ̃-uhãbɔ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] arrow for a bow (feather-



*    ed); ifɛʋ̃-ɛ̃kpede [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] arrow for



*    a cross-bow (directed by a leaf



*    on the arrow). (2) ifɛʋ̃-ikɛkɛ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] or, ifɛʋ̃-ow-ikɛkɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    spoke of a bicycle wheel. (3)



*    ifɛʋ̃-agwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] rib(s).



*ifi [ ˩ ˥ ] trap (general term).



*ifie [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) act of clearing a spot in



*    the bush (with matchets) from



*    undergrowth, previous to “burn-



*    ing” it and felling the big trees



*    on it; v. gbɔ [ ˥ ]; ifie ni fo nɛ ɽa



*    [ ˩ ˥ / ˦ (3-1) ˩ ] is that clearing finished?



*    (2) a place thus cleared; cf.



*    fie [ / ], ufieʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].