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*    same as doo [ ˥ ]; it is still used



*    by a few old men.



*ɔpaxarha [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] boastful (Egh.



*    Hist.).



*ɔpɛxɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “palm-oil chop”



*    consisting of yam, ground cray-



*    fish, ground pepper, oil and salt;



*    meat may be added, but it is



*    not necessary; it is thus different



*    from what is generally called a



*    “palm-oil chop”; v. eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ].



*ɔpia [ ˥ ˩ ] matchet; “cutlass”; v.



*    ixu [ ˩ \ ]. Occurs also in Ibo.



*ɔpɔrhipɔ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] a tree, Sterculia



*    tragacantha.



*Ɔra [ ˥ ˩ ] the Ɔra country.



*ɔriegie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl. i-) bearer of a



*    title; titled man; uni-ɔriegie



*    eɽ-iɽ̃ã xĩ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] they are a



*    family of title-bearers (many



*    members of this family have



*    titles); cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ], egie [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔriɔʋe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] foreigner; v. orhuʋ̃unyɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔriuxu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “heritage-eater”;



*    heir; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ], uxu [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔrho [ ˩ ˩ ] muddy, swampy soil;



*    wetter than oɽoɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔrhɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] “purification” from



*    state of widowhood, usually



*    effected by sexual intercourse;



*    v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].



*Ɔrhɔgba [ ˥ / ˩ ] name of an Ɔba,



*    probably represented on the



*    brass plate that is reproduced



*    in R.D. xvi, 4.



*ɔrhɔre [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] waterfall; ɛz-ɔrhɔre nɔ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] it is a brook (or river)



*    with a waterfall; cf. rhɔ 1 [ / ],



*    re [ ˥ ].



*ɔrhɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] worry; trouble; v.



*    ukpokpo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔrhu [ ˩ \ ] cluster of yam ropes



*    and branches hanging down



*    from the top of a yam pole



*    (ikpɛsi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] or ɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]).