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*otuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] salutation; otu-owiɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] morning salutation (i.e.



*    the general term, not a formula);



*    cf. tuɛ [ ˥ ].



*ovalɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Trichilia heude-



*    lotii. The F.D. list has ogi-ovalɔ.



*ovɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] sunshine; ovɛ̃ de ɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “sun has fallen hidden itself”:



*    the sun has hidden behind the



*    clouds; ovɛ̃ nya re [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] the sun



*    han risen; v. onwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*oviã [ ˩ ˩ ] grumbling; cf. viã [ / ].



*Ovɔ̃ɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] name of the Ɔba



*    who reigned until the Expedition



*    in 1897.



*oʋa 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] spleen; v. ude [ ˥ ˩ ].



*oʋa 2 [ ˥ ˩ ] a hard swelling found



*    e.g. in cases of oʋ-iy-abɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*oʋamɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] thirst; oʋamɛ gbe ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I am thirsty.



*oʋe [ ˩ ˥ ] sleep; cf. ʋiɛ [ / ].



*oʋe [ ˥ ˩ ] trunk (of elephant); oʋ-



*    eni [ ˥ \ ˥ ] elephant’s trunk; cf.



*    Jekri owere [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*oʋɛʋɛ 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] wooden spade; rhi-



*    oʋɛʋɛ re n-aya z-ekɛ̃ na (zɛ [ ˥ ])



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] “bring a spade come



*    that we may take (it) to collect



*    this mud” (for house-building).



*oʋɛʋɛ 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] centipede; has a



*    forked tail; its sting is very



*    painful.



*oʋɛxɛ [ ˥ / ˩ ] a timber tree, Triplo-



*    chiton scleroxylon; grows quickly;



*    its light wood is used for



*    packing-cases and ceiling-board;



*    “obeke” “white-wood”.



*oʋi [ ˩ ˥ ] pl. i- (1) child (used with



*    genitives and pronouns); oʋi ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] my child; oʋi‿erha [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]



*    brother (or sister) by the same



*    father; oʋ-iye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] brother (or



*    sister) by the same mother;



*    oʋi‿erh-oʋ-iye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] brother



*    (or sister) by the same father



*    and mother; oʋi‿ogie [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a