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*    in general use. (3) fruit; ɔm-



*    erhã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] fruit of a tree.



*ɔmɔbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “harmful child”;



*    rascal child; never-do-well.



*ɔmuihɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (no pl. form) carrier;



*    cf. mu 1 [ ˥ ], ihɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔna [ ˩ ˩ ] (pl. e-) this (one); these



*    (in nominal use, v. na [ ˩ ]); ɔna



*    nɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] it is this one (ɔna xĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]



*    is used as the end of a whole



*    sentence, such as: odɛ n-aɽu‿ɛe



*    ɔna xĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] lit. “the way it



*    is done is this”); ɔna nɔ [ ˩ ˩ \ ] is



*    it this one? The reduplicated



*    forms, ɔnɔna, and enena [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ],



*    respectively, are used as well



*    (more emphatic).



*ɔnɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] the river crocodile (same



*    as agbaka [ ˩ \ ˩ ]); this is the



*    dangerous kind (v. ɛɣuɣu [ ˩ \ ˩ ]);



*    cf. Yor. ɔni [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔni [ ˥ / ] (pl. e-) that one; those;



*    in nominal use; cf. ni [ / ].



*Ɔnya [ ˩ ˥ ] a praise-name of the



*    Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]; ɔnya n-ogi-uzɛbu



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] Ɔnya, the ruler of



*    Uzɛbu; v. Uti [ ˥ ˩ ].



*ɔnyɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] a tree, Uapaca heude-



*    lotii; its roots stand out of



*    the ground “like a gripping



*    hand”.



*ɔnyɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] happiness; pleasure;



*    ɔnyɛʋ̃ɛ sɛ ʋ̃ɛ ʋ-ihɔ̃ ɣ-ɔʋoxã ʋ̃ɛ biɛe



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] I was happy (lit.



*    happiness reached me) when



*    I heard that my wife had been



*    delivered of a child.



*ɔnyunua [ ˩ ˩ / ] surprise; eʋ̃i‿ɔ̃nyu^



*    nua uwaɽu‿ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ / ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ \ ] it is



*    a surprising thing what you



*    have done to him! (in a bad



*    sense on account of the ɛɽe



*    [ ˩ \ ], v. ɔsɛxɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]: adding



*    insult to injury); cf. nya 1 [ ˥ ],



*    unu [ ˩ ˥ ], ɽua [ ˥ ].



*ɔoo [ ˥ ] an old formula of greeting,