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*    iɽoɣae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] age-classes, but also



*    by women; Yor.? v. ema 1 [ ˩ ˩ ].



*izaxwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a ceremony that is



*    part of the “second burial”: it



*    takes place two days before the



*    isotɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (procession with the



*    otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]); a goat is killed at the



*    gate of the deceased’s house,



*    and afterwards there is a dance



*    through the town during which



*    the arms of the deceased’s oldest



*    son are supported by men. The



*    emotã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] tree on ɛki‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]



*    is visited and given chalk and



*    cowries; v. ikpɔwia [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ukɔʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ], arha [ ˩ ˩ ].



*izazako [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a red antelope said



*    to be as fast as a hare; it is



*    believed to run continuously on



*    some days, and only to walk on



*    others.



*ize n-ɔfua [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “white ize”: a



*    kind of small crawfish found in



*    rivers; it is used in soups; cf.



*    Jekri ide [ ˩ ˥ ].



*izeʋudu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “being hard in the



*    heart (or entrails)”: obstinacy;



*    ɔʋ̃-ĩzeʋudu nɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] he is an



*    obstinate man; cf. ze [ ˥ ], ʋ-udu



*    [ ˥ ˩ ].



*izɛ [ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Treculia africana;



*    the fruit is big and round, and



*    contains big seeds (“rice”), v.



*    eʋoxo [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; iz-ebo [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “Euro-



*    pean izɛ”: rice; iz-eni [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “elephant-izɛ”: a tree, Allan-



*    blackia floribunda; the fruit is



*    long and similar to a cucumber;



*    eaten by porcupines which,



*    therefore, can be killed near



*    these trees at night; the wood



*    is used as firewood only. The



*    tree is also called iz-ɔxaɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ]



*    “porcupine-izɛ”; cf. ɔmizɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*izɛɣede [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] open shelter con-



*    sisting of four poles and a roof,