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*    head of some birds, e.g. awɛ [ ˥ ˥ ]



*    and esikpoɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]. (The latter



*    meaning was disputed by A.



*    who said that osusu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] should



*    be used for a tuft of feathers).



*    (3) shade.



*ugwowɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] “does-not-fit-foot”:



*    natural cutting or hollow (with-



*    out water), so narrow that both



*    feet cannot be placed together



*    in it; there is one near the



*    village of Ɔgba [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. gwa 3 [ ˥ ],



*    owɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] (the “not” is contained



*    in the high u- [ ˥ ]); v. iya [ ˩ ˩ ],



*    ɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ugba [ ˥ ˩ ] a dance performed e.g.



*    at second burials; the dancers,



*    with rattles round their feet,



*    move in revolving circles, side-



*    ways; cf. d-ugba [ ˥ ˩ ].



*ugbadiyɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “killer of fowls”,



*    a disease of chickens: the



*    victims are sleepy first, then



*    giddy; they spread their wings,



*    gasp, and knock their heads on



*    the ground; watery discharge



*    from the beak; same as luku^



*    luku [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ], adiyɛ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]; v. okuku [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (dull, cold



*    weather is said to be mainly re-



*    sponsible for this disease).



*ugbaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ] (1) eye-brow; fore-



*    head. (2) face; cf. aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v.



*    uhaɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ].



*ugbe [ ˥ ˥ ] missile; stone (that is



*    thrown).



*ugbe [ ˩ ˥ ] swelling of lower abdo-



*    men, probably due to distended



*    bladder.



*ugbẽbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] writing utensils; cf.



*    gbɛ̃ [ ˥ ], ebe [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ukeke [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].



*ugbefɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] side of body; cf.



*    efɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ugbeto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “hair-clipper”: scis-



*    sors; this is the native Bini



*    expression, but v. alumagazi