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*ubi [ ˥ ˩ ] a slap; cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ].



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



*    but smaller.



*ubo [ ˩ ˥ ] a creeper, with a very



*    thick stem; fruit eaten by



*    monkeys.



*ubɔrhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] stockings (the word



*    is not much used); cf. Yor.



*    ibɔsɛ [ ˧ ˩ ˩ ].



*ubɔʋ̃ɛ 1 [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of building;



*    cf. bɔ 1 [ ˥ ].



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



*    prediction; cf. bɔ 2 [ ˥ ].



*ububã [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a tree, Vitex



*    rivularis. (2) stocks (for of-



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



*    he put (lit. fixed) him in the



*    stocks.



*ubũʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] being numerous;



*    great number; crowd; ubũʋ̃-ɛ̃ʋo



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



*    coming in crowds; cf. bũ [ ˥ ].



*udahae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] coral-bead strings



*    (about 6) tied round the fore-



*    head (worn by the Ɔba and some



*    big chiefs); cf. ɛhae [ ˩ ˩ ].



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



*    lizard; said to be poisonous (?).



*Udazi [ ˥ / ˩ ] an attribute of Osa



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



*    meaning is not clear.



*ude [ ˥ ˩ ] enlarged spleen (mainly as



*    a babies’ disease) (visible swel-



*    ling in the abdomen, movable;



*    a pinching feeling; sleepiness



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



*    (name of the organ).



*ude [ ˩ ˩ ] advice; ude n-ubu ʋ̃ɛ ɽe



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



*    you have given me is very good;



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



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



*    world”: a man without any



*    support (“backstay”, v. oseɣe



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



*    fi [ ˥ ], agbɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].