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*ubi [ ˥ ˩ ] a slap; cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ].

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*ubidɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a leopard-like animal,

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*    but smaller.

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*ubo [ ˩ ˥ ] a creeper, with a very

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*    thick stem; fruit eaten by

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*    monkeys.

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*ubɔrhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] stockings (the word

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*    is not much used); cf. Yor.

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*    ibɔsɛ [ ˧ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ubɔʋ̃ɛ 1 [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of building;

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*    cf. 1 [ ˥ ].

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*ubɔʋ̃ɛ 2 [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of predicting;

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*    prediction; cf. 2 [ ˥ ].

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*ububã [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a tree, Vitex

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*    rivularis. (2) stocks (for of-

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*    fenders); ɔkã-ɽ̃ɛ̃ y-ububã [ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ˧ ˩ ]

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*    he put (lit. fixed) him in the

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*    stocks.

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*ubũʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] being numerous;

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*    great number; crowd; ubũʋ̃-ɛ̃ʋo

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*    iɽ̃ã ya ɣade [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˦ / ] they were

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*    coming in crowds; cf. bũ [ ˥ ].

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*udahae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] coral-bead strings

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*    (about 6) tied round the fore-

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*    head (worn by the Ɔba and some

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*    big chiefs); cf. ɛhae [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*udasuɛ [ ˥ / ˥ ] a small blue and red

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*    lizard; said to be poisonous (?).

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*Udazi [ ˥ / ˩ ] an attribute of Osa

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ]: Osa n-Udazi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ]: the

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*    meaning is not clear.

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*ude [ ˥ ˩ ] enlarged spleen (mainly as

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*    a babies’ disease) (visible swel-

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*    ling in the abdomen, movable;

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*    a pinching feeling; sleepiness

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*    and lack of appetite); v. oʋa [ ˥ ˩ ]

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*    (name of the organ).

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*ude [ ˩ ˩ ] advice; ude n-ubu ʋ̃ɛ ɽe

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*    ma gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˦ ˩ / ˦ ] the advice

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*    you have given me is very good;

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*    cf. ibude [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v. bu 2 [ / ].

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*udefiagbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] “fallen into the

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*    world”: a man without any

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*    support (“backstay”, v. oseɣe

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*    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]); a full orphan; v. de 1 [ ˥ ],

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*    fi [ ˥ ], agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].

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