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* word besides ɛgogo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]; cf.

* ta [ ˥ ], ɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. umuɛɣɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],

* uɣɛdɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

*Uti [ ˥ ˩ ] a praise-name of the

* Ezɔmɔ: Ezɔmɔ n-Uti [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; v.

* Ɔnya [ ˩ ˥ ].

*utieʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of calling; call;

* cf. tie [ / ], itie [ ˩ ˥ ].

*uto [ ˥ ˥ ] iron arrow-head; uto-pe

* [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] oval iron arrow-head; v.

* ope [ ˥ ˩ ].

*utɔ̃yotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “dug-in-ground”:

* (1) main pole in eru [ ˩ ˥ ] (rack

* where yams are kept). (2) a big

* clay pot sunk into the ground

* so that its mouth is at a level

* with it, in order to keep water

* cool; cooler; cf. tɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ], yi 1 [ ˥ ],

* otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].

*utũ [ ˩ ˥ ] mushroom.

*utu [ ˥ ˩ ] a sacred symbol erected

* on farms, corresponding to the

* inyatɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] in villages, i.e. it is

* the ground that is thus wor-

* shipped; it has no shrine, but is

* only an ixiʋ̃i [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] tree; part of

* every meal is given to it; with-

* out utu being planted nobody

* may have intercourse with his

* wife on the farm.

*utukpuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] stump of a felled

* tree; v. uɣũɣuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ɛzi [ ˩ ˩ ],

* isi [ ˩ ˥ ].

*utuʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] shouting; cf. tu [ ˥ ].

*uvaɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] spine with adhering

* ribs; backbone; cf. va [ ˥ ], aɽaʋ̃ɛ

* [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (because butchering starts

* at the backbone).

*uvɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] bone; cf. ahũvɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; v.

* ugbodoko [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

*uviamɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Tetrorchidium

* didynostemon.

*uviɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) line, row, rank, file;

* iɽ̃ã xiã ʋ-uviɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] they are

* walking in single file; ya‿e y-

* uviɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] put it in a row; uv-
