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*orhu 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] an ugie [ ˩ ˩ ] at which



*    those dead people who had no



*    children, or whose children are



*    still too young, are “given



*    food”, i.e. a sacrifice, by the



*    Ɔba. The food has been prepared



*    by the Ɔba’s mother (Iyɔba



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]), and after the sacrifice



*    everybody comes to eat from



*    the food. The igbãniherhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    perform their feat at this ugie.



*    It takes place when everybody



*    has finished ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], the annual



*    ancestral sacrifice.



*Orhua [ ˩ ˩ ] a village on the Bini-



*    Ɔra boundary, near the source



*    of the river Orhiɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*orhue [ ˩ ˩ ] chalk found at the



*    river side; symbol of luck; also



*    symbol of the Ɔba in the



*    following idioms: orhue bũɽ̃ũ



*    [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] “the chalk is broken”:



*    the Ɔba is dead (used at the



*    official announcement of his



*    death by the Iyasɛ, three years



*    after the actual death; wu may



*    not be used); otɔ ri‿orhue



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] “the earth has eaten



*    chalk”: the Ɔba has been buried



*    (after three years). At every



*    god’s shrine there is chalk to be



*    found, and it is widely used for



*    making marks on face, chest,



*    and arms as a sign of luck, as



*    well as for “rubbing” shrines of



*    gods, and for drawing patterns



*    on every shrine before sacri-



*    ficing (wuo [ / ], wu-orhue [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]).



*    Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ], the god of the sea



*    and of wealth, is supposed to



*    have brought it. The Ɔba is



*    believed to eat chalk. Chalk



*    is used in sacrifices and at



*    burials.



*orhuʋ̃unyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] guest; “stranger



*    in the house”.