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*    god”; it is doubtful whether the



*    expression is generally used by



*    Bini people.



*olizaizai [ ˥ ˥ / / ] smartness, swift-



*    ness; ɔʋ̃-olizaizai nɔ-ɣ-okpia na



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ / / ˦ ˩ / ˩ ] “a smart man he



*    is, (namely) this man”; cf.



*    zaizai [ ˩ ˩ ].



*Olode [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] a women’s idol at ɛriɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ], constructed with a living



*    ixiʋ̃i [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] with a heap of mud



*    round the base like the otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ]



*    and inyatɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; it reveals any-



*    thing forbidden that may hap-



*    pen. Its priest is the senior wife



*    of the household; of Yoruba



*    origin?



*olodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] sewing needle; cf. la [ ˥ ],



*    odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*olodo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] door-frame.



*ologũ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “war-lord”, a praise-



*    name for the Ɔba; cf. Yor.



*    ologũ [ ˧ ˥ ˧ ].



*ologbo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] cat; cf. Yor. ologbo



*    [ ˧ ˥ ˩ ].



*oloi [ ˥ ˥ ] (pl. iloi) Ɔba’s wife; cf.



*    Yor. olori [ ˧ ˧ ˩ ]; v. unuɣisɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ].



*Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] (1) name of the Ethiope



*    River the source of which is



*    near Umutu (Warri Province),



*    and the Benin River. (2) the sea.



*    (3) “owner of the sea”; a god



*    that gives wealth and many



*    children; has many women as



*    his priests and is much wor-



*    shipped by women; cf. Yor.



*    Olokũ [ ˧ ˥ ˧ ]; v. orhue [ ˩ ˩ ].



*olose [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] a snake, mainly of



*    yellow or reddish colour, said to



*    be always accompanied by red



*    ants; said to be very poisonous,



*    but biting seldom; its skin is



*    worn as a belt; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*olotu [ ˥ \ ˩ ] (1) “headman” of a



*    working gang; (2) headman of



*    an age group, such as the iɣele