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*    called ibiɛɽuɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], like those



*    in the Iw-ebo and Ib-iwe;



*    senior chiefs of this society are



*    Eseɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and Ɔbazenu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*    (5) iwoki [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a gang of people



*    living on the right side of Ik-



*    poba Road; they sew leather



*    boxes (v. isɛkpokĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); during



*    eclipses of the moon they per-



*    form some sacrifices which were



*    believed (only some old people



*    believe in it nowadays) to have



*    the effect of restoring the moon,



*    for eclipses were believed to fore-



*    stall evil. This performance is



*    called dɔl-uki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] yi [ ˥ ] “to



*    repair the moon”. For the



*    missing vowel in iw- cf. Ibiwe



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; perhaps the heading



*    should be iwe [ ˩ ˩ ].



*iwakɔ̃, iwaakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] greed, covetous-



*    ness; cf. wo [ ˥ ], akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. iwaɽo



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*iwaɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] greedy snatching away



*    what does not really belong to



*    one; taking food that is not on



*    one’s own side of the plate;



*    Pidgin: fitĩhae [ ˩ ˩ \ ] (fitting eye)



*    or trɔngahae [ ˩ ˩ \ ] “strong



*    eye”; cf. wo [ ˥ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v.



*    iwakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*iwe [ ˩ \ ] anything changing



*    periodically, e.g. (1) shedding



*    leaves (of deciduous trees; most



*    trees, except oʋiaxɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and udĩ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ], shed their leaves). (2) phase



*    of the moon. (3) occasional lean-



*    ness of human beings. v. r-iwe



*    [ ˩ \ ]; iw-oki [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*Iwɛɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] another name for the



*    Jekri people; v. Isɛkiɽi [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*iwɛɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) sense, e.g. in



*    knowing one’s duties; common



*    sense; iwɛɽ-ɔmɔ na mahesɛ n-



*    iɣayarhi-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the



*    sense of this child is not yet