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*    tuft (on the crown of the head)

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*    with a knot in the middle;

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*    raised by means of an uke [ ˩ ˥ ];

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*    much worn at ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] time.

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*    okuku‿eha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] consists of

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*    three tufts of hair: one in the

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*    middle of the head; and one on

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*    each side.

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*okuku [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a disease among

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*    fowls, cailed okuku n-ɔgb-ɔxɔxɔ

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “okuku that kills fowls”.

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*okuo [ ˩ \ ] war; okuegbɔmotɔ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “war does not kill the

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*    inhabitants”: path only known

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*    to inhabitants of a village and

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*    used as a means of escape in

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*    times of war; cf. gbe [ ˥ ],

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*    ɔm-otɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; v. xɔ̃ [ / ].

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*okuta [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] stone, rock; okut-osisi

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] flint; cf. Yor. okuta [ ˩ / ˧ ].

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*okwekwe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Markhamia

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*    tutea.

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*okpa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) dropping of water, or

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*    any liquid; bleeding from the

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*    nose; okp-ivĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] rain-water

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*    passing along the stem of the

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*    coco-palm; okpa also applies to

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*    the palm leaf tied to the stem

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*    at an angle and destined to

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*    direct the water into a pot on

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*    the earth where it is collected.

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*    This method of collecting rain-

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*    water is practised in places

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*    where water is scarce, e.g. at

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*    Udo [ ˩ ˥ ] and Enyaɛ [ ˩ ˩ ], and the

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*    coco-nut palm gives most and

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*    the best water; ya mu‿eʋ̃i da y-

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*    okp-ivĩ (da [ / ]) [ / ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] go

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*    and take something to direct

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*    (scil. the water) to the drain of

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*    the coco-palm! (2) a worm (?)

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*    living on trees which occasion-

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*    ally emits some liquid.

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*okpa [ ˥ ˩ ] way where something is

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*    passing: (1) of game; okp-

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*    aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “track of animals”;

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