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*    of a stone”; udud-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] a



*    lump of salt, v. ukp-uʋ̃ɛdugie



*    [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˩ ] (the better expression);



*    udud-uʋ̃ɛ̃-bo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] a lump of



*    sugar; ududu‿eʋaxuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / / ]



*    a ball of soap (native soap is



*    sold in balls); v. oso [ ˩ ˥ ], osɔʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*uduohoɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, with light



*    wood, Sterculia tragacantha.



*uduʋ̃udĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (also udeʋ̃udi)



*    suddenly; ɔde kũ ʋ̃ɔ̃-duʋ̃udĩ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he dashed against me



*    all of a sudden (unintention-



*    ally).



*ufeɽe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] any instrument blown



*    from one end; fife, bugle, whistle



*    (the player is olufeɽe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]),



*    (for whistle, enwiso [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (Engl.)



*    may be used); cf. Yor. fere [ ˩ ˩ ];



*    v. ɛkpeɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] flute, i.e. an in-



*    strument played from the side.



*ufieʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of “clearing” the



*    bush; cf. fie [ / ]; v. ifie [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ufoʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] end; eʋ̃i re‿ɔmaʋ̃ɔ-



*    foʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “things do not



*    happen that have (ʋ̃ɛ [ / ]) no



*    end”: everything has an end;



*    cf. fo [ ˥ ].



*ufɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], also ɔfɔe [ ˩ \ ] the mes-



*    senger of Ogi-uwu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ], the



*    King of Death; its head is in the



*    middle of the body, hands and



*    feet issuing immediately from the



*    head (feet up, and hands down-



*    ward); it seizes sick people and



*    carries them to ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], and it



*    becomes visible to a man who



*    is about to die; if the patient is



*    delirious, it means that he is



*    going to be seized by it. This is



*    invariably regarded as fatal;



*    consequently when this is likely



*    to happen the witch doctor is



*    called in at once; he dances in



*    order to please ufɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] and