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*    reminding a debtor of his debt;



*    dunning.



*ukɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) act of planting.



*    (2) act of erecting the shrine of



*    a god, or of Erha [ ˥ ˥ ] (at the



*    “second burial”, on the day



*    when the arha [ ˩ ˩ ]-ceremony is



*    finished); cf. kɔ [ ˥ ].



*ukɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ 1 [ ˩ \ ˩ ] being foolish;



*    foolishness; cf. kɔ̃ 1 [ ˥ ].



*ukɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ 2 [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) grazing, of cattle;



*    cf. kɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ]. (2) wandering of a



*    doctor in search of practice.



*uku [ ˥ ˥ ] a praise-name of the Ɔba;



*    cf. Ibo uku [ ˥ ˥ ]+; v. Ɔba [ ˥ ˥ ].



*ukuãʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of injuring one-



*    self; ukuãʋ̃-ɛ̃nyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] snake-



*    bite; cf. kuã [ / ].



*ukugba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] belt; ukugb-oʋi‿a-



*    ɽueɽue [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “belt of small



*    pulsing boils”: probably chronic



*    inflammation of groin glands,



*    e.g. due to syphilis.



*ukuoki [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a piece of cloth or



*    some leaves forming a round



*    pad which one puts on the head



*    when carrying loads. (2) pad for



*    silencing doors.



*ukusɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] calabash rattle mostly



*    used by women when dancing,



*    by men, e.g. at the ohoɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],



*    ugba [ ˥ ˩ ], and emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]



*    dance.



*ukuʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of playing; cf.



*    ku [ / ], iku [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ukwɛbɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “ɛbɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] folder, or,



*    lowerer”: title of a chief who



*    carries the Ɔba’s ɛbɛ̃ (sword)



*    when the Ɔba goes out; he also



*    hands the ada [ ˥ ˥ ] (sword) to



*    the ɔmada [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] who is going to



*    carry it in front of the Ɔba



*    (when ɛbɛ̃ is used, ada is left



*    behind). So he is in charge of



*    both the ceremonial swords.



*    Ɛbɛ̃ is raised only in presence