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*    is going along”; v. igbuzɛbu



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; a curse: iyek-iyeke ude ɣe



*    (or -k-ude ɣe [ / ˦ / ]) [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ / ˩ ˥ / ]



*    “backward you (may) fall (con-



*    tinuously)”, i.e. may you be-



*    come poorer and poorer, sink



*    lower and lower.



*iyerhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “setting fire”: (time



*    of) burning the undergrowth on



*    a clearing previous to making a



*    farm; iyerhɛ̃ sɛ nɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] has the



*    time for burning the farm-land



*    already come? cf. ya [ ˥ ], erhɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ].



*iyeye [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a rich woman without



*    children; a kind of nickname;



*    cf. iye [ ˥ ˥ ].



*iyɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] an insect found on chickens.



*iyɛgbu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] powdered form of



*    ulɔka [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (corn-cake); care has



*    to be taken in eating it to



*    prevent it getting into the



*    trachea.



*iyi [ ˩ ˥ ] rule, made by some group,



*    e.g. those applying in a “so-



*    ciety”; iyi na ɔɣ-agbɔ̃ hia nɔ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “this rule is of all the



*    world”: this rule applies to



*    everybody.



*iyobɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] help; iyob-esi urhie mɛ



*    na [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] “(it is) good help



*    you have given me (this)”: you



*    have helped me well; iyobɔ n-



*    urhie mɛ na ke gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˦ ˩ / ˦ ]



*    “the help you gave me now (lit.



*    this) is very suitable”: your



*    help is just in time; cf. ya [ ˥ ],



*    obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*iyodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “going road”: help in



*    childbirth; cf. yo [ ˥ ], odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*iyoxo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (1) coco-yam. (2) iyox-



*    otɔ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “coco-yam of the



*    ground”: lily (?); is planted in



*    pots at the shrines of Osũ.



*    (3) iyox-ɛzɛ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “coco-yam of



*    river”: a tree, Rinorea elliottii;