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*    or, a house the walls of which



*    are not yet built, or, a primitive



*    juju shrine that is open at the



*    sides.



*izĩegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] endurance; cf. zĩ [ / ],



*    egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].



*iziɣa [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] murderer; iziɣa r-odɛ



*    n-uwa rie ni [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ / / ] there



*    is a murderer on that road



*    where you are going; cf. d-iziɣa



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*izobo [ ˩ \ ˩ ] feeding evil spirits,



*    witches, or the Ogũ [ ˩ ˥ ] and Osũ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ], Akɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] or any juju of



*    other people (in case their in-



*    fluence “troubles” the giver of



*    izobo); it is impossible to give



*    this offering to one’s own Ogũ,



*    Osũ, etc. The izobo may be given



*    as a measure of defence as well



*    as in order to injure somebody.



*    It is done at the junction of



*    roads, e.g. at that of the roads



*    leading to Siluko and Ɛkɛhuã,



*    in one’s own backyard, or in



*    still other places. The food



*    is prepared at home and by



*    private individuals; there is no



*    slaughtering as in a real sacrifice;



*    only a chicken may be given,



*    and that is killed at home; v.



*    ewa [ ˩ ˥ ].



*izohu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] anger; provocation



*    (Akugbe); ɔʋ̃-ĩzohu ʋ̃ɛ nɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “he is a man of my provoca-



*    tion”: he is a man that annoys



*    me; cf. zɛ [ ˥ ], ohu [ ˩ ˩ ].



*izɔinyaʋaxe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “taking yam



*    out of the pot”: taking a dead



*    child out of the womb (v.



*    ogida [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]); cf. zɔ [ / ], inya [ ˩ ˥ ],



*    ʋ- [ ˩ ], axe [ ˩ ˥ ].



*izɔla [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (a modern word):



*    European week; same as uzɔla



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*izu [ ˩ ˩ ] even number; v. ɔkpã [ ˥ ˥ ].