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*    [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ]); cf. Engl. goblet; v.



*    egalahi [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*igogo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] outstanding vein-like



*    parts of tree-buttress.



*igɔgɔ [ ˥ / ˩ ] corner; ɔtulɛ mu l-



*    igɔgɔ ni [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ / / / ] he ran



*    round (passed, la [ ˥ ]) that



*    corner; v. ɛxoxo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*Igũ [ ˩ ˥ ] a sib to which all



*    the brass-smiths belong; its



*    morning greeting is la ni! [ ˥ ˥ ],



*    and la‿igũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] was also given;



*    its head is chief Ɔbasogie [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ],



*    and its centre, the brass-smiths’



*    quarter at Benin City; cf. ogũ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].



*igue [ ˥ \ ] (bush-) village; igue



*    n-uwa ye ni ɛmose [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˩ \ ]



*    the village where you live (are)



*    is not nice (-looking).



*iguɛ̃guɛ̃ [ ˥ / ˩ ] (1) tickling. (2)



*    idiom.: iguɛ̃g-ũw-egbe [ ˥ / ˥ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “tickling of inside of body”:



*    secret enmity manifested by



*    intrigues; telling lies about one’s



*    enemy, etc.; v. so 1 [ ˥ ].



*iguma [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a grunt; panting; v.



*    gbe 1 [ ˥ ].



*Igunwagwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “village (igue



*    [ ˥ \ ]) of chief Unwagwɛ”: name



*    of a Bini village, seat of an



*    Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] shrine.



*igwabɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] manual skill, espec.



*    in wrestling and games (but not



*    in manual work); ʋ-ɛɽ-igwab-



*    ɔɽe, ɔɣamu‿ɛ̃ gb-otɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]



*    if it had not been (for) his



*    skill, he would have knocked



*    him down; cf. gwɛ [ ˥ ], obɔ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ].



*igweʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) knowledge; igweʋ̃i



*    ɔɽ-ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] knowledge is power.



*    (2) skill in working, e.g. in



*    carving, carpentering, etc.; but



*    not only manual skill, e.g. it



*    is used of a teacher as well;