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*    tuft (on the crown of the head)



*    with a knot in the middle;



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



*    much worn at ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] time.



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



*    three tufts of hair: one in the



*    middle of the head; and one on



*    each side.



*okuku [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a disease among



*    fowls, cailed okuku n-ɔgb-ɔxɔxɔ



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



*okuo [ ˩ \ ] war; okuegbɔmotɔ



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



*    inhabitants”: path only known



*    to inhabitants of a village and



*    used as a means of escape in



*    times of war; cf. gbe [ ˥ ],



*    ɔm-otɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; v. xɔ̃ [ / ].



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



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



*okwekwe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Markhamia



*    tutea.



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



*    any liquid; bleeding from the



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



*    passing along the stem of the



*    coco-palm; okpa also applies to



*    the palm leaf tied to the stem



*    at an angle and destined to



*    direct the water into a pot on



*    the earth where it is collected.



*    This method of collecting rain-



*    water is practised in places



*    where water is scarce, e.g. at



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



*    coco-nut palm gives most and



*    the best water; ya mu‿eʋ̃i da y-



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



*    and take something to direct



*    (scil. the water) to the drain of



*    the coco-palm! (2) a worm (?)



*    living on trees which occasion-



*    ally emits some liquid.



*okpa [ ˥ ˩ ] way where something is



*    passing: (1) of game; okp-



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