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*    eʋ̃i‿okao [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] the first thing;



*    cf. ke [ ˥ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ], okieke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*oke [ ˩ ˥ ] hill; ok-uwu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “hill of



*    death” (why?); name of a pond



*    situated in the Ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] at the



*    Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ]; it contains wells (v.



*    uy-egwi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]) providing fresh



*    water for the Ɔba’s people,



*    other water being forbidden to



*    them; cf. Yor. oke [ ˩ ˩ ].



*Oke [ ˩ ˩ ] name of a Bini village.



*Oke n-uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] name of a village



*    situated near Uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; it is



*    famous for its ulɔka [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], corn-



*    cakes.



*okeke [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] false excuses, e.g. to



*    escape punishment; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ],



*    ohoɣe [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*okĩ [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) giddiness, dazzle; okĩ



*    kĩ (or mu [ ˩ ]) ʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “giddiness



*    is dazzling me”: I am giddy.



*    (2) pirouetting continuously, as



*    e.g. in the ohoɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] dance;



*    v. obodo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], gb-okĩ [ ˥ ˩ ], fi okĩ



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].



*oki [ ˩ \ ] a feat said to be per-



*    formed at the festival of Osũ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] (at Urhonigbe and Ugo): a



*    man who has a special charm is



*    struck with matchets without a



*    wound being inflicted; cf. Yor.



*    oki [ ˩ / ].



*okieke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] last; pl. ikieke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]:



*    “the last people, the ones who



*    come last”. ʋ-okieke [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] at



*    last, e.g. in ʋ-okieke ɔkeweri-



*    egbe ɣaxiã [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] at last



*    he went back (ʋ-ok. can also



*    stand at the end of the sen-



*    tence); cf. ke [ ˥ ], iyeke [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],



*    okaɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*okiɽibɔtɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] tinea (rashes) on



*    scrotum.



*oko 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) nest; always with



*    a following genitive as in



*    ok-ahiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] bird’s nest;