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*ifiema [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] planting of ikpɛsi



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]-poles; cf. fi [ ˥ ], ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ifieto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl.) a band of people



*    dancing naked at various ugies



*    [ ˩ ˩ ]; they wear their hair in



*    small plaits; cf. fi [ ˥ ], eto [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ifuɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) wing (of any flying



*    animal). (2) ifũ-ehɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] fin of



*    a fish. (3) ifũ-ãɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] eye-



*    lash(es).



*igã [ ˩ ˩ ] feather; ig-õɣohɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    (with a ŋ-like glide after the g-)



*    an eagle-feather.



*igaɽawa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] bucket; cf. Yor.



*    garawa [ ˧ ˧ ˧ ].



*igaɽi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] cassava as plant and



*    (sifted) as food, v. ebɔbɔzi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].



*    The more modern kind is



*    cassava-fufu (may be mixed



*    with yam): the cassava is kept



*    in water for a fortnight, then



*    thoroughly washed, pounded in



*    a mortar, rolled in balls and



*    dried near a fire. The black crust



*    is then scraped off, whereupon



*    it is cooked and pounded once



*    more; cf. Hausa gaɽi [ ˩ ˥ ]; Yor.



*    gari [ ˩ / ].



*igaza [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] fetters (for the feet).



*igɛdu [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (any) timber-tree;



*    timber; igɛdu n-ohɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a big



*    timber-tree, Entandrophragma



*    (septentrionale, macrophyllum,



*    and, rederi); cf. Yor. gɛdu [ ˧ ˥ ];



*    v. ohɔ [ ˥ ˩ ].



*igɛ̃gɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] small branch; igɛ̃g-erhã



*    na nya fua [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ / ] a branch of



*    this tree has split off.



*igiãgiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] excited singing, cry-



*    ing, and clapping hands as



*    encouragement of masquerade-



*    dancing and wrestling; v. gbe 1



*    [ ˥ ], yagbe [ ˩ ˥ ].



*igie [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) main, principal (part of



*    something). (2) corner (v. ɛxoxo



*    [ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]); igi-owa [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] corner of a