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*    of the Ɔba, otherwise it must be



*    lowered; cf. kuɔ [ / ] (here “to



*    lower”), ɛbɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].



*ukpa [ ˥ ˥ ] (artificial) light; lantern;



*    cf. urhukpa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].



*ukpabɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a wooden plate used



*    to wash hands before eating



*    fufu; cf. kpe [ ˥ ], abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ukpafɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] hollow in the floor of



*    Bini and Yoruba houses, in the



*    rooms called ikũ [ ˩ \ ], to which



*    the rain falling through an



*    opening in the roof is led, cf. the



*    Roman piscina at the atrium;



*    ukpaf-õgboɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] hollow along



*    the inside of the front part of



*    odĩ [ ˥ ˥ ], the compound wall; it



*    goes as far as the gate-part of



*    odĩ is roofed.



*ukpakɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] toothpick, chewing-



*    stick; ukpak-ẽka [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “tooth-



*    pick of Eka (Ika) people”: two



*    trees, viz. Lonchocarpus griffo-



*    nianus and Hymenostygia afzelia;



*    cf. kpe [ ˥ ], akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. edia



*    nukpakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].



*ukpaɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a dangerous disease



*    called “black-tongue”, due to



*    bowel complaints (ezɛgizɛgi‿uw-



*    ɛko [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] “diarrhoea of



*    inside of abdomen”); there is a



*    small swelling over the stomach



*    and lack of appetite, pain in the



*    joints, headache, and no stool;



*    in the beginning there is a slight



*    fever.



*ukpe [ ˥ ˥ ] two trees, used as fire-



*    wood only; ukpe n-exwi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ],



*    “black” u., Phialodiscus uni-



*    jugatus; ukpe n-ɔfua [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ],



*    “white” u., Blighia sapida.



*ukpenwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] visible pulsation of



*    heart; palpitation.



*ukpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) tip, point; ukp-



*    aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] tip of the tongue;



*    ukp-ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] ear-lobe; ukp-