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*    shape); if there is a need for



*    differentiation, ihɛʋ̃-ãɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ]



*    “animal-kidney” is used.



*ihi [ ˥ ˩ ] actions forbidden to women



*    as indecent (and thus forming



*    part of awua [ ˩ ˩ ]), e.g. omission



*    of washing the feet after re-



*    turning from the “backyard”



*    (i.e. latrine). After a breach of



*    this rule e.g., the house as well



*    as the offender must be purified



*    with a chicken (v. ihɔʋ̃egbe



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) and a sacrifice of kola-



*    nuts be made to the father-



*    shrine (erha [ ˥ ˥ ]); cf. uhi [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).



*ihĩ [ ˩ \ ] mucus (from nose); cf.



*    t-ihĩ [ ˩ \ ]; v. zɛ [ ˥ ].



*ihiaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (also ehiaɣa) (1) ear of



*    corn. (2) small things (such as



*    ɛɽoɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]), cowries, etc. worn on



*    the head by women priests; (as



*    soon as they are possessed by



*    their juju, these things are tied



*    in their hair, and from that time



*    they always wear them, and no



*    longer carry loads on their head,



*    but on their shoulders); some



*    (male) Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] priests also



*    wear ihiaɣa.



*ihieɣe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Myrianthus



*    arboreus; tips of the leaves are



*    used as ingredients of a soup.



*ihiehie [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a black bean; it grows



*    very slowly until the creeper



*    has side branches, after which



*    it grows more quickly; it is



*    among the Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] taboos.



*ihiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] (pl. ehiɛ̃) finger-nail;



*    ihĩ-ãɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] claw.



*ihiɛ̃hiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] third generation of



*    children (grand-grand-children);



*    a praise-word: ihiɛ̃hiɛ̃ n-ogi-ɔmɔ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “the third generation,



*    the principal (one) of children”



*    (because it is the last generation



*    of children and grand-children