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*ukobozo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] also ukoɣobozo,



*    Latham’s or Forest Francolin



*    (or bush-fowl).



*ukohuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “head-supporter”:



*    pillow; cf. ke 1 [ / ], uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].



*ukoko [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] pipe.



*ukoko [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) swelling, e.g. ukok-



*    od-iyeke [ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˩ ] swelling on



*    the back. (2) Something bulg-



*    ing out, in ukok-owɛ [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ]



*    ankle; ukoko-bɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] can be



*    used instead of igu-abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]



*    “elbow”; v. igwɛ 1 [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ukokɔɣɔ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] calabash used for



*    storing medicines; cf. uko [ ˥ ˥ ].



*ukoni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] kitchen, at the women’s



*    side of the Bini house.



*ukotĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] hair-pin; cf. Yor.



*    ikoti [ ˩ / ˥ ].



*ukɔ 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) messenger; uk-ɔba



*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] messenger of the Ɔba; ukw-



*    ekɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] attendant of an Ɔba



*    or chief, going in front of his



*    master; also supposed to be with



*    the ihɛ̃s Olokũ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] and Ɔx-



*    wahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and Igbaɣɔ̃ [ ˥ / ˩ ]



*    when they are “travelling”;



*    uk-ɛbɔ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] (a) (invisible) mes-



*    senger of a god affecting offen-



*    ders against the god with



*    sickness; (b) man employed by



*    a Native Court to lead litigants



*    to a shrine in order to take an



*    oath; (c) man leading a proces-



*    sion of juju masqueraders. He



*    picks up anything that drops



*    out of the masquerade-dress;



*    uk-usuɛbɔ [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ] “messenger of



*    accompanying (or, leading)



*    juju”: same as uk-ɛbɔ. (2)



*    worry; v. kãɛ̃ 4 [ / ].



*ukɔ̃ɣɔ̃ɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (idiomatic) (1) irre-



*    parable damage; ɔna ɽ-ukɔ̃ɣɔ̃ɽ̃ɔ̃



*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (ɽe [ ˥ ]) this damage



*    cannot be recovered; v. also



*    mu [ ˥ ]. (2) action of always