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*    buried and has his shrine;



*    formerly, each Ɔba had his own



*    quadrangle which was made



*    after his death.



*uɣaɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] difference; uɣa(ɛ̃) ɔna xĩ



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the difference is this;



*    uɣaɛ̃ ni xĩ ɽa [ ˩ / ˩ \ ˩ ] is that



*    different? cf. l-uɣaɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ].



*Uɣaɽa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a village with mixed



*    Jekri-Sobo population, on or near



*    the boundary of Warri Province.



*uɣ-ãvã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1) thunderbolt; be-



*    lieved to be thrown by Ogi-uwu



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “the King of Death”,



*    i.e. the god of Thunder (Yor.



*    ʃãŋgo [ ˩ / ]); it is used in the



*    awasɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] that is kept on



*    the shrine of Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ]. It is



*    obtained by pouring four tins of



*    oil into the hole where it has



*    fallen down: then it comes up



*    and can be exhumed. The uloko



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] tree ( “Iroko”) is believed



*    to withstand the uɣ-ãvã, while



*    other trees are broken to pieces;



*    this is due to its importance for



*    witches. Uɣ-ãvã are, therefore,



*    said to be found if uloko wood



*    is sawed; cf. uɣã- in uɣaʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],



*    avã [ ˩ ˥ ]. (2) the main “pebble”



*    on the shrine of Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ];



*    it is red, and in the shape of an



*    axe (Ɔxw.).



*uɣaʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] axe; uɣaʋ̃-ɔ̃ra [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] an



*    axe with a broad blade; for-



*    merly used for splitting wood;



*    cf. uɣãvã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ].



*uɣãʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) being dear, i.e.



*    expensive; dearness. (2) pride,



*    (in a bad sense); cf. ɣã [ / ].



*uɣaeʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] same an eɣae [ ˩ ˥ ]; act



*    of dividing; cf. ɣa(e) [ / ].



*uɣe [ ˩ ˥ ] dances; any performance;



*    show; cf. ɣe [ / ].



*uɣe [ ˥ ˩ ] entrance of a village; v.



*    agba [ ˩ ˩ ], egbɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ], omɛ [ ˥ ˥ ].