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*    you farm in the neighbourhood



*    of Benin City? (2) district;



*    country (in contrast to town);



*    cf. the tribal name of the Isoko.



*isotɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] procession accompany-



*    ing okũ [ ˩ ˥ ] and otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] through



*    the streets as part of the cere-



*    mony of the second burial.



*isɔkɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] contentment; isɔkɛ̃‿ɔɽ-



*    eɽe n-ɔxwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] content-



*    ment is a great gain.



*isɔtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] rebellion; cf. sɔtɛ [ ˥ ˩ ];



*    Yor. iʃɔtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; ɔtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*isu [ ˩ ˥ ] in: iɣ-isu [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] interest (v.



*    iɣo [ ˥ ˥ ]). The word is derived



*    from the verb su [ ˥ ] “to lead”



*    because some additional money



*    is “led” back to the giver of a



*    loan on interest.



*isue [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) a black hairy worm



*    or caterpillar, bigger than ara



*    [ ˩ ˥ ], about an inch long; it causes



*    whitlow on feet and fingers when



*    touched. (2) whitlow brought



*    forth by the preceding; if not



*    attended to, it develops into



*    a more serious affection called



*    agaʋ̃isoso [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] when on a foot,



*    or atɔwɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], when on the



*    fingers.



*isuma [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a secret, or private,



*    talk or agreement; isum-ɛxoxo



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “holding a private, secret



*    council”: conspiracy (Akugbe);



*    cf. sɛ [ ˥ ], uma [ ˩ ˩ ].



*isusu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) trouble, mainly



*    from spirits, but also trouble



*    arising from people, if it is



*    very serious; ɔʋ̃-ĩsusu [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] a



*    troublesome and wicked man



*    who offends everybody and does



*    not fear anything (he is thought



*    to be driven by evil spirits).



*    (2) evil spirits; also ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i dã



*    [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ]. They are kept away



*    from a village by means of a