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*    house (outside corner), also: igi-



*    ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. ugie [ ˩ ˩ ], ogie [ ˩ ˩ ];



*    v. kpataki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*igiedudu [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] a tree, Diospyros



*    piscatorius; the ashes of the



*    wood are used as ingredients in



*    eʋariɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], “native butter”.



*igieʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) “comparing things”:



*    comparison; ʋ-igieʋ̃i [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] in



*    comparison (Akugbe). The thing



*    with which the comparison is



*    made stands in the genitive.



*    (2) notice; reminder; y-ɔna



*    ɽu‿igieʋ̃i ɛ̃ʋ̃ɛ n-ima gba ta ni



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˥ ˦ / ] lit. “take this to



*    make comparison of that matter



*    (about) which we spoke to-



*    gether”: take this as a reminder



*    xxxxx



*    of what we spoke about; cf.



*    gie 1 [ / ], eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ], ugieʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ];



*    v. ɽu [ ˥ ].



*igiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] stamping with feet (in



*    dancing, stronger than uke



*    [ ˥ ˩ ]); igi-awɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] footstep (not



*    stamp!).



*igiɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] chest (part of body),



*    not so common as ɛwɛe [ ˩ \ ];



*    ɔgb-ekpa y-ɔʋ̃-ĩgiɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] he



*    struck my chest in boxing.



*igiodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] guidance; cf. gie 1 [ / ],



*    odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*igioɽua [ ˥ ˩ / ] water-yam (a kind



*    of white yam); v. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].



*igiɔdu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] authorization; ɔrh-



*    igiɔdu nɛ ya ɽu‿ɛe [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ \ ]



*    he authorized him to do it; cf.



*    gie [ ˥ ] (?), udu [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).



*Igo [ ˩ \ ] a village situated on the



*    road leading to Uɣɔtɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], about



*    ten miles from Benin; there the



*    Portuguese entered; an Olokũ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] priest lives there, and there



*    is a market as well.



*igobele [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tall glass (or



*    glass jug) for wine or water



*    (about twice as tall as ekalaka