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*    other by the masked dancers of



*    Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ] (there is no drumming



*    at these dances); the correct



*    name is, however, ikpata [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].



*ukelu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a wooden mallet.



*    (2) piece of wood (stuck through



*    an iron cramp behind the door):



*    door-bolt.



*uki [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) moon; uki de ɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “the moon has hidden herself”:



*    the moon is covered by clouds;



*    uki h-em-ota (hɛ [ / ]) [ ˩ ˩ / (4-1) ˩ ]



*    “the moon is carrying the even-



*    ing fufu”: the moon is coming



*    out late in the night, e.g. when it



*    is full moon; uki ota [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “even-



*    ing moon”: early moon (when



*    waxing and still small); uki‿ɔgbɔ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] new moon (i.e. the very



*    small waxing moon); oʋi agb-ɛ̃dɛ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ˥ ] (meaning not clear, it



*    means perhaps: “makes the



*    night bright like the day”):



*    praise-name of the moon when



*    shining brightly; uki ra uki



*    de [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ / ] “moon passes,



*    moon comes”: the period when



*    there is no moon; during this



*    time all the evil forces are be-



*    lieved to be “travelling”; ɣade



*    ʋ-uki n-ɔba [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] come while



*    the moon is shining! (2) month;



*    cf. aki- [ ˥ ˩ ]; v. hɔ‿uro [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], ko-ro



*    [ / ˩ ], hĩ [ / ], bɛlɛ [ ˩ ˥ ], vɛwae [ ˥ \ ].



*uko [ ˥ ˥ ] calabash; uk-edɔlɔ [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ]



*    a pot or calabash where some



*    itaxuɛ̃ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] is kept with water



*    and red mud, for the purpose of



*    rubbing (dɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]) the walls of



*    a house. uk-ɛgbo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] calabash



*    for holding water and other



*    liquids; uk-axuɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] calabash



*    used in taking a bath (also uk-



*    ɛgb-axuɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]), v. uwawa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ];



*    uk-eʋ-axuɛ [ ˥ ˥ / / ] calabash for



*    holding soap.