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*    bigger variety of millipede, with



*    a red head; og-ixiʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree,



*    Kigelia africana; ogi-ovu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a



*    tree, Antiaris africana; the bark



*    is used in making a kind of



*    leather bag (ɛkpoki [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]); ogi-



*    uro [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] goal; mainly on the



*    board of the game called isɛ [ ˥ ˩ ],



*    but also in general use. The



*    following examples do not show



*    tones indicating a genitive re-



*    lationship as the preceding ones



*    did: ogiasɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] midnight;



*    ogioha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “king of the bush”:



*    a name for the leopard; ogiukpo



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] dais (of mud) at the Ɛguae



*    (for the Ɔba) as well as at the



*    Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] house, at those of



*    some big chiefs, and at the shrines



*    of gods; ogiuzo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] an antelope,



*    a little bigger than uzo [ ˥ ˩ ]; its



*    skin is similar to that of ɛrhuɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. egie [ ˩ ˩ ], igie [ ˩ ˩ ], ugie



*    [ ˩ ˩ ].



*Ogi-efa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (1) title of a chief.



*    (2) a sib headed by the chief



*    Ogi-efa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; the real name



*    of this sib is probably Iso [ ˩ ˩ ]. Its



*    centre is at Benin City, to the



*    left of Ikpoba Road. The greet-



*    ing in the morning is la‿ɛso



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].



*ogiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] laughter; ogiɛ rhie ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “laughter takes me”: I



*    must laugh; cf. giɛ [ ˥ ].



*ogigbã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] “wild yam” in bush,



*    is not eaten; v. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ogiɔgiɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] goodheartedness.



*ogiɔʋ̃ibi [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] charcoal, used by



*    blacksmiths; mixed with the



*    leaf of ogbigbo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] applied to



*    walls of houses (v. usie [ ˩ ˥ ]); cf.



*    giɛ̃ [ / ], ibi [ ˩ ˥ ].



*Ogi-uwu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “king of Death”:



*    the personified Death; he causes



*    thunder as well.