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*iro 2 [ ˥ ˩ ] a shining stone said to be



*    spat out by vipers, pythons, and



*    a variety of crocodile at night



*    in order to attract animals by



*    its light; it has magical powers



*    to make a man rich; ir-ikpĩ



*    [ ˥ \ ˥ ] shining stone of a boa; v.



*    osumaɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], arhuʋ̃otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ],



*    ɛxe [ ˥ ˩ ].



*iru [ ˩ ˩ ] louse.



*irhãɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] civilisation, lit. “un-



*    folding the eyes”; cf. rhã [ / ],



*    aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ].



*Irheʋu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of (1) a river,



*    (2) a Bini deity (an ihɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ])



*    that seems to be linked with



*    Akɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*irhiaɛko [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) “spoiling sto-



*    mach”: (slight) displeasure;



*    annoyance; ɣɛʋ̃ɛ‿ĩrhiaɛko da(a)



*    ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] “do not have dis-



*    pleasure towards me”: do not



*    be annoyed with me, or, look at



*    me with ill feeling (used e.g.



*    by somebody who tries to re-



*    concile a man whom he has



*    annoyed) (irhiaɛko is said to be



*    a word that is more in use now-



*    adays than before.) (2) jealousy



*    (same as igbɔvo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); cf. rhi‿a



*    [ ˥ / ], ɛko [ ˩ \ ].



*irhioxuo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “taking a woman”:



*    marriage (v. irhiɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); cf.



*    rhie [ / ], oxuo [ ˩ ˩ ].



*irhiɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “taking a bride”:



*    marriage (same as irhioxuo



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); cf. rhie [ / ], ɔha [ ˩ ˥ ].



*irhirhã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] numbness; there is a



*    belief that if a man falls on



*    account of it, he will die in the



*    same year, or, at least, fall ill;



*    v. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ].



*irhiso [ ˥ / ˩ ], [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] locust. Some old



*    people are said to use isiso [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]



*    in quick speech; cf. iso [ ˩ ˥ ].



*irho [ ˩ ˩ ] cheek.