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*ɔdɔlagbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a “mend-the-



*    world”: a reformer; a man who



*    wants to better the world



*    (Amad. Biogr.); cf. dɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ],



*    agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔduɛki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (no pl.) trader; cf.



*    do2 [ ˥ ], ɛki [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɔxɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ], ɔdɛkuɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], ɔkpatɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɔdado [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔdukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] weaver; cf. do 1 [ ˥ ],



*    ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔfɛ̃dĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] palm-nut cutter; cf.



*    fiã [ ˥ ], ɛdĩ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔfĩ‿otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a bush-rat (the



*    biggest kind of rat); cf. ofɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ],



*    otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔfitã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “proverb-thrower”: a



*    man who says, or has said, a



*    proverb (the word is used in



*    a proverb); cf. fi [ ˥ ], itã [ ˥ ˥ ].



*ɔfɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] sweat; perspiration; ɔfɔ fɔ



*    ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] I am perspiring; cf. fɔ [ ˥ ].



*ɔfɔe [ ˩ \ ] a variant of ufɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔfuʋ̃egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “body coolness”:



*    peace; cf. fu [ ˥ ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔfuʋ̃egbe [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] name of a pond at



*    Benin City; cf. ɔfuʋ̃egbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ];



*    v. ɔɣɔdɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔga [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) head-man of a working



*    gang (esp. in a timber camp).



*    (2) (modern usage, said not to be



*    approved by the old people)



*    master; women call their hus-



*    bands ɔga [ ˩ ˥ ] (formerly ɔdɔ ʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “my husband”); cf. Yor.



*    ɔga [ ˩ / ].



*ɔgã [ ˩ ˥ ] a long and straight spear;



*    v. L.R. fig. 68 (the attendant to



*    the left).



*ɔga [ ˥ ˩ ] net; ɔga n-aya kũ‿ãxe



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] net for packing pots



*    (used by potters); ɔdu‿ɔga [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]



*    he is making ( “weaving”) a net;



*    cf. Jekri ɔga [ ˥ ˩ ].



*ɔgãgã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] man with continuous



*    erection of penis; cf. gɔ̃gɔ̃ɔgɔ̃



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].