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*    ɔzukpogieva [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɔzukpogieha



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], and ɔzukpogienɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*    The ɔdiɔ̃-weɽe gives his orders



*    after consultation with his col-



*    leagues and may impose fines in



*    cases of disobedience, consisting



*    of the seizure of a chicken or a



*    goat. His power has been much



*    weakened with the young gene-



*    ration. He is given a special



*    share of the percentage of tax



*    refunded to the village, of killed



*    animals, and of any royalty that



*    may be paid to the village, e.g.



*    by a timber company, and the



*    other members of the ediɔ̃ n-enɛ



*    also receive a share in proportion



*    to their seniority, before the



*    general distribution of the bene-



*    fits begins; v. aɣik-ɔdiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ],



*    ɔweɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. The oldest age-



*    group in the Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-society is



*    also called ediɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]. (4) the



*    spirits of the departed elders



*    of a village, worshipped at the



*    ɔgw-ediɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]. (5) in edĩ-ebo



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “seniors of doctors”: term



*    for the exwae [ ˥ ˩ ] and oko [ ˥ ˩ ]



*    of a doctor when taken to a



*    place where he wants to feed



*    the witches. The reason for this



*    term seems to be that the exwae



*    and oko belong to the doctor’s



*    Osũ at his home but that they



*    represent the witches in the



*    case referred to, because they



*    are supposed to “send” the food



*    to the witches. “The ones senior



*    to doctors” would, then, refer to



*    the witches; cf. diɔ̃ [ / ].



*ɔdɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] husband; ɔdɔ ʋ̃ɛ‿ir-owa



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] my husband is not at



*    home; ɔdɔ‿ɔ ʋo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] where is



*    your husband? (also ɔdɔ ɽuɛ



*    [ ˩ ˩ / ] and ɔd-uɛ [ ˩ / ] in quick



*    speech); cf. ɔdafɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].