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*ɔyɔ [ ˥ ˥ ] a number upwards of



*    seven; in games, e.g. isɛ n-ata



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔyɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] the small boys (under ten



*    years) at the Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-society; v.



*    ɔdiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔyugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] farmer; cf. yo [ ˥ ],



*    ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ], ɔgbugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔyunugie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “mouth-sender”:



*    employer of people working on



*    a house; the word occurs only



*    in a song accompanying the



*    treading of mud; cf. ya 1 [ ˥ ], unu



*    [ ˩ ˥ ], gie [ ˥ ].



*Ɔza [ ˥ ˥ ] a name; Ɔza was a



*    wicked, but powerful man whose



*    wives did not dare to run away



*    from his ill-treatment during his



*    life-time, but were glad when he



*    died; v. eve [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔza [ ˩ ˥ ] a strip of cloth used to



*    fasten oʋi ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (under-



*    cloth) by women; men either



*    wrap it tightly, or wear ugbɛkũ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (belt).



*ɔzedu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] interpreter; cf. zɛ 4 [ ˥ ],



*    edu [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔzɛta [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (untrue, exaggerating)



*    rumours; “guess-saying”; cf.



*    zɛ 1 [ ˥ ], ta [ ˥ ].



*ɔzɛvu; ɔzɔivu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “seed-yam-



*    picker”: a name for the rat



*    ɔfĩ‿otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. zɔ 1 [ / ], ivu [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ɔzĩegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “endurer”: a name;



*    cf. zĩ [ / ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ɔziʋiɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “lonely-maker”: name



*    of a charm employed by thieves



*    to keep the place where they



*    are going to steal lonely, or at



*    least to effect their not being



*    noticed; cf. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ], iʋiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*Ɔzɔlua, or Ɔzɔloa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of an



*    Ɔba, possibly represented on



*    R.D. xvi, 2, 3; xix, 4.



*ɔzukpogieva [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) the second.



*    (2) the second member of the