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*    cialised ihuã n-aya gb-ohoɣo



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] Ohoɣo-song; ihuã n-aya



*    gb-ukpukpɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] Ukpukpɛ-



*    song. There are many songs for



*    every special dance. ihuã n-



*    aya xɔ̃-kuo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] war-song.



*    ihuã n-aya ri‿ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] mud-



*    treading-song. Constructions



*    with a following genitive are



*    also used: ihũ-ĩxɔ̃kuo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] song



*    of warfare; ihũ-ĩyokuo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]



*    warriors’ song.



*ihuã 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] act of making a sacri-



*    fice of new yam to one’s gods,



*    at the end of the agwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]; cf.



*    huã [ / ],



*ihue [ ˥ ˥ ] nose; v. fiã [ ˥ ].



*ihue [ ˩ ˥ ] woof (crossing the warp



*    on a loom).



*ihũhũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a reed which, together



*    with iɽ̃aʋ̃iɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ], forms the



*    “sudd” in the creek-area; ihũhũ



*    muma y-ɛzɛ na, ɔɣakwegi‿ala-ɽɛ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / / ˩ ] “the sudd has



*    become congested in this river,



*    will it enable us to pass to-



*    day?” cf. ohũhũ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ihuɽu [ ˥ \ ˩ ] a worm which boys



*    are liable to be infected with



*    when playing in the mud during



*    the wet season. It makes toes



*    and soles itch, and causes small



*    swellings (guinea-worm?); ɔʋoxã



*    na, k-uw-amɛ la diã n-ihuɽu ɣɛri‿



*    ɔ‿owɛ (ke [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ‿ \ ˥ ˥ / ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]



*    hallo, boy, get out of the rain-



*    water that ihuɽu may not eat



*    your foot!; v. ikolo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*ihuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] millipede; idiom.:



*    ʋ-uagu xiã rhurhurhu ʋ-ihuʋ̃u



*    [ / ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ] why are you groping



*    about like a millipede? v.



*    ogie [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ijake (and izake) [ ˩ ˥ / ] a big fish



*    “with teeth like those of a dog”;



*    of Jekri origin.