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*itue [ ˥ \ ] a tree, Harungana mada-



*    gascariensis; said to be found on



*    old farms (i.e. spots where there



*    was once a farm: ogo [ ˩ ˩ ]) only;



*    contains a red latex.



*ive [ ˩ ˥ ] promise (to give some-



*    thing); cf. ve [ ˥ ].



*ivĩ [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) palm-kernels. (2) coco-



*    nuts. (3) ivĩ eva [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “two



*    kernels”: twins (dreaded at



*    Usɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] only); us-ivĩ eva ɽa



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] (sɛ 2 [ ˥ ]) have you born



*    (“reached”) twins? ivĩ eha [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    triplets.



*ivie [ ˩ ˥ ] beads; ivi-ebo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “European beads”: coral beads;



*    much used in the Ɔba’s dress; v.



*    ɛde [ ˥ ˥ ], ɛwu [ ˥ ˩ ], ɛrhu [ ˩ ˥ ];



*    ivie n-egiɛɽɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] small beads;



*    ivie n-ikɔ̃kɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (sgl. n-ɔk.)



*    large beads; ivi-awɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] coral



*    anklet (worn by the Ɔba and



*    chiefs). L.R. p. 19.



*ivu [ ˩ ˩ ] seed-yam (when sown and



*    in the ground); cf. d-ivu [ ˥ ˩ ];



*    v. igbĩ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*iʋe [ ˩ ˩ ] a proverb given as a hint



*    in conversation; allusion; ɔf-itã



*    f-iʋe mɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] he dropped me



*    a hint with a proverb (itã [ ˥ ˥ ]);



*    cf. Yor. owe [ ˩ ˧ ].



*iʋi [ ˩ ˩ ] scrotum.



*Iʋi‿eze [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a sib the founder of



*    which was a man named Ogbɛ-



*    doyo [ ˩ / ˥ / ] clan. Chief Ɔbasɛki



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] belongs to it. The clans



*    morning greeting is la-ʋi‿eze‿o!



*    [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ˧ ]. The clan is said to have



*    come from Osokwa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] in the



*    present Agbor Division of Benin



*    Province, i.e. from Eka-Ibo terri-



*    tory during the reign of the Ɔba



*    Ɔsɛʋ̃ɛdɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]. Probably the name



*    means “sons of the ɛzɛ [ ˥ ˩ ]” (the



*    Ibo-word for “ruler”); cf. oʋi



*    [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].