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*ikpo 1 [ ˥ ˥ ] the big red-headed



*    lizard; ikpo na waviɛ̃ ʋ-uhuʋ̃u



*    fo nɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] this lizard has



*    already become red on (its) head



*    (said to be a sign of age); v.



*    ozikpalɔ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*ikpo 2 [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) a palm rooted for



*    the preparation of palm-wine.



*    (2) a variety of exwɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    palm-wine obtained from a root-



*    ed palm.



*ikpo 3 [ ˥ ˥ ] very hard dry mud.



*Ikpoba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of a river.



*ikpolo [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) sweeping; ikpol-



*    eɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ] refuse, rubbish of the



*    preceding day that is swept



*    away in the morning; ikpol-eɣo



*    yer-owa na-ɽɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) / ˥ ˦ / ˩ ] the



*    refuse of yesterday is still in the



*    house to-day; v. amahekpol-



*    ikpol-eɣo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ]. (2) a certain



*    ceremony in the Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]



*    cult; distinct from this is ikpol-



*    ɛki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] annual festival of the



*    god Ɔxwahɛ, corresponding to



*    the ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] of other gods;



*    wɛ ɣay-ikpol-ɛki n-ukpo na yi



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˥ ] shall you go to the



*    Ɔxwahɛ festival this year? cf.



*    kpolo [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ikporhu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl.) a band of people



*    in the Ɔba’s service, blowing



*    tusks (ak-ɔ̃hɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ \ ] and orhu



*    [ ˩ ˥ ]) at ugies [ ˩ ˩ ]; bands blowing



*    horns also follow the Ezɔmɔ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and a few (four or five)



*    other chiefs; otu ikporhu ʋo



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] where is the band of



*    tusk- (or trumpet-) blowers?



*    cf. kpe 1 [ / ], orhu [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ikposa [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree the flower of



*    which is called iyɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; the



*    seed (ikposa) is used as an



*    ingredient in pepper-soup, to



*    “open appetite” during the



*    new yam season (new yam is