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*ikɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) wrist (same as



*    urhu‿abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]). (2) an anklet of



*    cowries which is worshipped as



*    Obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (hand, arm); women



*    keep it on their atɛtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (tray



*    for carrying merchandise) in



*    order to prevent things being



*    stolen, and for quick sale; men



*    have a carved stool like uxwerhe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] with a hand carved at one



*    corner and put their ikɛga on



*    this (pointed) hand; the whole is



*    called their Obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], the sacred



*    object representing their hand.



*ikɛkɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] bicycle; ikɛkɛ n-itemu



*    ri-ehe n-owiɛ-ɽɛ, ɔsaɽe ʋ-odɛ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “the bicycle



*    which I was taking to go to



*    (some) place this morning (of



*    to-day), it burst on the way”;



*    cf. Yor. kɛkɛ [ ˩ / ]; v. owɛ [ ˩ ˩ ],



*    ibiɛ [ ˥ ˥ ], urhukpa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ifɛʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], evavu [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*ikɛtĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] rest from work; cf.



*    ke 1 [ / ] (?), ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ikiã 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] conclusion; result; v.



*    ke 2 [ / ].



*ikiã 2 [ ˥ ˩ ] squandering; pro-



*    digality; a curse: ikiã ɽahã-ã



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ] “may squandering seduce



*    you”: may you be a squanderer



*    (used by a “big man” towards



*    a “small” one); v. hã [ / ].



*ikiã [ ˩ ˥ ] fly; an idiom: erha‿a lɛ



*    n-ikiã (na [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˩ / / ˩ ˥ ] “your



*    father has escaped (‘run from’)



*    the flies”: your father has died



*    (used as a euphemism by old



*    people); v. fi ya [ ˥ \ ].



*ikiewua [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] waking the Ɔba



*    ceremonially by imitating the



*    crow of the cock; cf. kie [ / ],



*    ewua [ ˥ \ ].



*ikigɛdu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “planting timber”:



*    afforestation; cf. kɔ [ ˥ ], igɛdu



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].