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*inyi [ ˥ ˩ ] the sasswood tree, Ery-



*    throphloem macranthum; bark



*    used in the (sasswood) ordeal for



*    witches, as medicine for healing



*    wounds, and tied over house



*    doors, in order to prevent



*    witches from entering (inyi is



*    a taboo for witches). Occurs in



*    Ibo as well.



*ipapa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] something flat: e.g.



*    food fried in form of a flat cake,



*    or, ipap-onwɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] and [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]



*    wax. This seems also to denote



*    a beehive in a tree.



*iri [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) rope; ir-ifi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] rope as



*    part of a trap. (2) creeper



*    (general term); v. alɛlɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ],



*    alɛkɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ubo [ ˩ ˥ ]; iri ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “creeper (or, rope) of



*    underworld”, also: iri n-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i ri



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / \ ] “creeper that the



*    underworld has tied”: any



*    creeper in the bush that has



*    made a natural knot (which is



*    rather rare); it is used as a



*    medicine for “tying” people,



*    e.g. for making women stay



*    with their husbands; cf. ri 2 [ ˥ ].



*iriaɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] envy; cf. ria [ / ],



*    ɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*iriaɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a “gang” of people



*    at the Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ] who are in care



*    of a captured leopard (part of



*    the Ɔba’s sacrifice to his head);



*    cf. ria [ / ], ɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. gwɛ [ / ],



*    oɣohɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], enibokũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*iriaixi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] revenge; cf. ria [ / ],



*    ixi [ ˩ ˩ ].



*iriokodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “eating the parcel



*    of the way”: embezzlement;



*    misappropriation of property



*    entrusted; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ], oko [ ˩ ˩ ],



*    odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*irioya [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] state of disgrace



*    (Akugbe); cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ], oya [ ˩ ˩ ].



*iro 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] riddle.