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*    and ugie); cf. lɛ [ / ], ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ \ ];



*    v. ɛmila [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], usa [ ˥ ˩ ], unwɛ^



*    rhiɔ̃tã [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*Uma 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] name of a Bini village,



*    seat of an Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] shrine.



*uma 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) private council or



*    discussion held before reaching



*    a decision as e.g. that of the



*    court chiefs, or a council of war.



*    (2) um-aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “council of



*    animals”: fable, story; um-aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ



*    de wu [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ˥ ] “the story has



*    fallen and died” (formula denot-



*    ing the end of a story); um-aɽ̃aʋ̃-



*    ɔ̃kpa siɛ̃siɛ̃siɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “a story



*    is threading along” (formula



*    beginning a story). (3) um-



*    ɛnwaɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a wise, intelligent



*    man; v. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ], oxa [ ˩ ˥ ], itã [ ˥ ˥ ].



*umaza [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Standtia



*    stipitata.



*Umaza [ ˩ \ ˩ ] name of a Bini village



*    on the Siluko Road.



*umɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] the camwood tree,



*    Pterocarpus osun; a red dye is



*    obtained from it which is used



*    for dyeing mats, and by women



*    to paint their faces (as a sign of



*    the gods Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and



*    Akɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]).



*umɛlu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] Fulani cattle; cf. Yor.



*    malu [ ˩ \ ].



*Umodu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] name of a sib; the



*    senior is chief Ɛɽiyo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] at



*    Benin City; the sib comes from



*    Uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; its morning salutation



*    is la‿umodu [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].



*Umogũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] royal family of Benin;



*    its head is the Ɔba; descended



*    from Ile Ifɛ [ ˧ ˥ ˧ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].



*Umosũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a sib; the chief Ɛɽo



*    [ ˩ ˥ ] belongs to it; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].



*umozo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] sword.



*umɔbiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a woman who bears



*    many children; a fertile woman;



*    cf. biɛ [ ˥ ], ɔmɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. agã [ ˩ ˩ ].