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*    well as the Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and



*    many other families when sacri-



*    ficing to their ɛhi [ ˩ ˩ ] and



*    ancestors; also called osugb-



*    ema [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ].



*osuɣu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] trouble, worry, caused



*    e.g. by magic or by intrigues.



*Osuma [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a chief, fourth in rank



*    of the Eɣaɛʋo N-ogbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*osumaɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] fabulous shining



*    stone said to be spit out at



*    night time by pythons and vipers



*    in order to attract animals by



*    its light. It is believed to



*    multiply the power of charms;



*    cf. Yor. oʃumare [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*osuɔ̃bɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ / ] a tree, Kigelia



*    africana (?); farmers obtain from



*    it a charm which promotes the



*    growth of yams; cf. fɔ [ / ].



*osuɽu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (preceded by ʋ-) at



*    once; immediately; mostly used



*    of knocking down in a wrestling



*    match, or of drinking; ɣɛd-ehia



*    ʋ-osuɽu (da [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] do not



*    drink all at once! ɔma-ɽ̃ɛ̃ osuɽu



*    (ma [ / ]) [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] he knocked



*    him down in a moment.



*osusu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] pointed hair-tuft (with



*    a round base) worn by common-



*    ers serving the Ɔba. If not done



*    correctly, it is called akegbe



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] (e.g. if beginning too high



*    on the head and providing too



*    small a circle as base); v.



*    ugw-akpata [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*ota [ ˩ ˩ ] evening; ota n-ɛɽɛ ɣade



*    [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ / ] come tonight!



*oti [ ˩ ˥ ] leprosy; oti n-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ]



*    “salt-leprosy”: “melts like



*    salt”; attacks nose, fingers, and



*    toes; incurable; exudes liquid



*    matter.



*otiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] a fruit tree, Chryso-



*    phyllum albidum. The F.D. list



*    also knows otiɛ̃ ogi-oriɔ “otiɛ̃ of