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*    ĩyeke [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ] hollow line along



*    the back; ʋ̃aʋ̃a‿ɛ̃ y-uvĩ-ũviɛ̃



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] arrange it line by line,



*    systematically (probably also:



*    group by group). (2) in divining,



*    group of combinations belong-



*    ing together; v. ogwɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*uviɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] weeping; uviɛʋ̃-ɔ̃kpa



*    [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] the cock’s crow.



*uvũ [ ˩ ˥ ] small hole, also of an



*    animal; uvũ‿ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] ear-hole;



*    uvũ‿ĩhue [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] nostril; v. uye



*    [ ˩ ˩ ].



*uvua [ ˩ ˩ ] a small clay pot used



*    for fetching water or preparing



*    “medicine”; idiom.: k-iri k-



*    uvua de‿uhae [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] “rope as



*    well as water pot have fallen



*    into the well”: a woman who



*    was with child has died.



*uʋeʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] scarcity; dearth;



*    uʋeʋ̃-ĩgaɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] scarcity of gari;



*    cf. ʋe 2 [ / ].



*uʋi [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) girl, in ɔʋox-ũʋi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]



*    (besides ɔʋox-õxuo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]) also in



*    uʋi n-esã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the girl of



*    Ishan”: a timber-tree, Entan-



*    drophragma cylindrium; very



*    tall, straight and smooth; other-



*    wise the word is rarely used in



*    that sense, and when standing



*    alone it mostly means (2)



*    daughter of the royal house of



*    Benin and the Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]



*    family; v. okoɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].



*uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ] salt; uʋ̃ɛ mu‿ɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ]



*    “salt has caught it (too) much”:



*    it is salty (food).



*uʋ̃ɔʋ̃uʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] (in quick speech



*    also uʋ̃ɔuʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ]) (1) equal (in



*    height e.g.); iɽ̃ã ya y-uʋ̃ɔuʋ̃ɛ



*    [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ˩ ] they are equal (in height,



*    said of people, trees, etc.). (2)



*    also used in the meaning of ɛrɛe



*    [ ˩ \ ].



*uwa 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] pronoun (disjunctive)