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*    himself takes the first piece,



*    saying: ihãna [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], then he offers



*    the second one to the woman



*    with the words: mi-ɔ̃lema [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]



*    “take the ɔlema”.



*ɔleʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “thing-cooker”: female



*    servants (prospective wives),



*    cooking for a chief; cf. le [ ˥ ],



*    eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ]; v. ibi-ukoni [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔlɛla [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] doorless passage in Bini



*    houses leading from one ikũ



*    [ ˩ \ ] to another; usually oʋi



*    ɔlɛla [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] small passage; cf.



*    la 1 [ ˥ ].



*ɔlɔza [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a kind of dance per-



*    formed at the Ɔba’s coronation;



*    the ɔlɔza [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] people who come



*    from Oka [ ˩ ˥ ] (?), on the road to



*    Sakpoba, are the only men to



*    sing historical songs at the



*    coronation.



*ɔmada [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl. e-) “ada-bearers”



*    a group of small boys living at



*    the Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ] who bear the



*    Ɔba’s ceremonial sword ada [ ˥ ˥ ]



*    (but cf. ukwɛbɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]) in front of



*    him when he goes out; formerly



*    they went about naked, v.



*    rhuã [ / ]; cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ], ada [ ˥ ˥ ];



*    v. ibiɛɽuɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*ɔmaɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] old man (or woman);



*    v. xĩ [ / ].



*ɔma(ɔ)ʋ̃aeʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (no pl.) “show-



*    somebody-things”: teacher; cf.



*    ma 1 [ / ], ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ], eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ];



*    v. ɔɽuɔʋ̃aeʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔmaxe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl. in i- is not always



*    used) potter; pots are made by



*    women only; cf. ma4 [ ˥ ], axe [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔmeto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a yam, the rope of



*    which coils considerably; cf.



*    mɔ [ ˥ ], eto [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔmɔ iho [ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ] “children I want”:



*    an ɛbɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] (human-made idol)



*    constructed by women on a path



*    leading to a river, in order that