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*    to Yoruba influence, in whose



*    pantheon the number also plays



*    an important role; v. ihĩɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ],



*    iwenɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ].



*ɔkpã 1 [ ˥ ˥ ] wooden plate, always



*    in pairs, smaller than uro [ ˩ ˩ ];



*    v. eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ].



*ɔkpã 2 [ ˥ ˥ ] odd number; term



*    used in a game of guessing



*    grains held in one’+s hand, v.



*    isɛ n-ata [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “grain-guessing”;



*    v. izu [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔkpã [ ˩ ˥ ] a blue bird with a long



*    red bill (a kingfisher?); it is



*    considered to be a great achieve-



*    ment to kill an ɔkpã, as it does



*    not go into a trap; that is why



*    the old people say when they



*    hear somebody boasting of his



*    hunting exploits: ugb-ɔkpã ɽa



*    [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] have you killed an ɔkpã?



*ɔkpa [ ˩ ˩ ] cock; if a cock crows at



*    night it is killed because it



*    makes the night appear to be



*    day: inasmuch as sexual inter-



*    course during day-time is for-



*    bidden to women-followers of



*    the gods Akɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] and Ɔxwahɛ



*    [ ˩ / ˩ ], i.e. to most (in former



*    times to all) Bini women, so that



*    they have to make a pacification



*    sacrifice whenever the cry of the



*    cock reaches them during sexual



*    intercourse at night; ɔkp-okao



*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ] “the first cock”: the first



*    crow of the cock: early morning;



*    uɣurhiɔ re ʋ-ɔkp-okao aviɛ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ ] “you should get up



*    and come when the first cock is



*    crowing”, i.e. at dawn; cf.



*    ɔkporhu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔkpakpata [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl. i-) player of



*    the akpata [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (a native string-



*    instrument); the players sing



*    historical ballads; cf. kpe [ / ],



*    akpata [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].