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*igbanja [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a kind of kola (with



*    broad leaves) introduced by the



*    Hausa people; also ɛʋɛ-igabaɽi



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. The j shows that the



*    word is of foreign origin. v. ɛʋɛe



*    [ ˩ \ ].



*igbaɽoɣɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “looking after



*    the country”: administration



*    (in modern use); cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ], aɽo



*    [ ˩ ˩ ], ɣe [ / ], ɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ].



*igbe [ ˩ ˥ ] ten; igbe nya‿iy-isɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] 110.



*igbedia [ ˩ ˩ / ] staying at one



*    place, being motionless, seden-



*    tary; cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ], dia 1 [ ˥ ].



*igbegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a kind of material:



*    velvet.



*igbehɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) fishing; mar-igbehɛ̃



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ] we are going a-fishing;



*    (2) pl. of ɔgbehɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. gbe 1



*    [ ˥ ], ehɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ], ɔgbehɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*igbemaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] band of “cala-



*    bash-drummers” (v. emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ])



*    serving the Ɔba or a chief; cf.



*    gbe 1 [ ˥ ].



*igbeɽagia [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] prostitute.



*igbesa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl.) supporters of a



*    party in a palaver; partisans;



*    cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ], esa [ ˩ ˥ ].



*igbesaʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a working gang of



*    the Ɔba’s: wood- and bone-



*    carvers; cf. gbɛ̃ [ ˥ ], esaʋ̃a [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*igbĩ [ ˩ ˥ ] second yam, grown when



*    the first fruit has been cut off;



*    it is mostly small and uneven,



*    and is used for seed-yam only;



*    is called igbĩ before sowing; cf.



*    Yor. gbĩ [ ˩ ] (?); v. ivu [ ˩ ˩ ],



*    ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ], kpɛ̃ [ ˥ ].



*Igbiha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] an Ishan-speaking



*    village twelve miles from Igbãkɛ.



*igbĩna [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] fighting; fight, strug-



*    gle; cf. gbĩna 1 [ ˩ ˥ ].



*igbo [ ˥ ˩ ] a top (toy); it is mostly



*    played with during the dry



*    season.