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*    ok-iɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ] ants’ nest;



*    ok-ahiaʋ̃ɛ ni ye zaɣazaɣa



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] that (bird’s) nest,



*    is rough(ly built). (2) shelter



*    in ok-aɣɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a shelter made



*    of mats; ok-enwaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (also



*    e-, only as plural?) shelter of



*    palm branches; v. eko [ ˩ ˥ ].



*oko 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] mate, companion (very



*    common as a general address to



*    equals); koyɔ-ko [ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] usual



*    greeting; something like Hullo,



*    mate! oko, lare n-aɣaxiã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]



*    mate, (come and) let’s go!



*oko [ ˥ ˩ ] a horn (buffalo-, antelope-,



*    or ivory-horn) used by witch-



*    doctors to call witches when



*    going to give them food.



*oko [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) parcel wrapped in a



*    large leaf, used for certain pur-



*    poses, e.g. sending kola as a



*    present. (2) bag, in ok-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ]



*    salt-bag woven by the Jekri



*    people out of ɛbo [ ˥ ˩ ], a reed.



*    Salt was formerly sold in these



*    bags. They are now obsolete.



*okoɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] (1) new-born baby.



*    (2) prince; name of sons and



*    grandsons (iwu [ ˩ ˩ ] and eyɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ]) of Ɔba, Ihama [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ],



*    Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], Ɛhiɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and



*    some chiefs.



*okɔ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) mould made of mud



*    where palm kernels are mashed



*    (by treading on them). (2)



*    canoe; ok-erhɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] “fire-canoe”,



*    steamer; cf. Yor. ɔkɔ [ ˧ ˩ ].



*okɔ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a tree, Fagara kennedyi.



*okũ 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] sea; cf. Yor. okũ [ ˩ ˧ ],



*    Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ].



*okũ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a box covered with cloth



*    carried in isotɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*okũ [ ˥ ˩ ] measuring rope; cf. Yor.



*    okũ [ ˧ ˩ ].



*okuku [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a method of hair-



*    dressing with women: a high