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*    but forbidden to strike back, or



*    when bullied by a stronger boy;



*    iya, uʋede [ ˥ ˩ ˩ / / ‿ ˩ ] oh, are you



*    coming again? cf. Yor. iya [ ˩ ˩ ].



*iya [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) ditch; the term in-



*    cludes natural cavities similar



*    to a ditch. (2) the big ditch (and



*    wall) round Benin City said to



*    be built by the Ɔba Oguɔla [ ˥ / ˥ ]



*    (Egh. Hist. pp. 7, 8).



*iyabɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] forgiveness; cf. ya [ ˥ ],



*    obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*iyabɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] bail; security; ɔmi-



*    ɛ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ ʋ-iyabɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] he took him



*    as (lit. “in”) security: he took



*    him to stand bail for him (miɛ



*    [ / ]); ya [ ˥ ] (?), obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*iyama [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) mark of owner-



*    ship or identification (e.g. a



*    mark made on one’s yam, or, a



*    sign by which one knows a



*    certain man). (2) scar; cicatrice;



*    cf. ama [ ˥ ˩ ].



*iyare [ ˩ \ ˩ ] welcome home; said



*    to a warrior returning from



*    war, or to a man returning from



*    a journey; it was interpreted as



*    “safe arrival”; v. gbe [ ˥ ]. Also



*    used as a name; cf re [ ˥ ].



*iyarhaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] slave (idiomatic



*    expression); cf. ya [ ˥ ] (?), rhaʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] (?).



*Iyasɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the “Iyashere”, one of



*    the most important chiefs of the



*    Bini people; head of the Eɣaɛʋo



*    N-oɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] and chief war-lord.



*iyayi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] faith; iyayi‿ɛɽe ma



*    s-ɔʋ̃-ɔ̃kɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] “his faith



*    does not make me content”: his



*    faith does not inspire me with



*    confidence (said, e.g. of a



*    Christian who is still adhering



*    to heathen practices); cf. ya [ ˥ ],



*    yi [ ˥ ].



*iye [ ˥ ˥ ] mother; iy-uɛ [ ˥ / ] your



*    mother (sgl.); iy-ua [ ˥ / ] your