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*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ / / (4-1) ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “the tiring which



*    this palaver tires me, is very



*    great”: this matter makes me



*    very tired; cf. xã 2 [ / ].



*uxãxã [ ˥ / ˩ ] a tree, Fagara macro-



*    phylla and xanthoxyloides; the



*    juice from its stem is put on



*    loose teeth to fix them.



*Uxegie [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a village famous for



*    the skill of its inhabitants in



*    setting fractured bones; v. ko 1



*    [ / ].



*uxɛxu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] door-hinge; cf. xɛ [ / ],



*    ɛxu [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ukelu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].



*uxioxio [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a big, blue-black bird



*    with grey feathers on its head



*    and a long tail; its cry is be-



*    lieved to spell evil.



*uxiɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] half; fĩ-ũxiɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ mɛ



*    ʋ-inya ni [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ] “cut me half



*    of that yam”.



*uxɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] navel.



*uxɔrhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a squirrel (bigger



*    than ɔtã [ ˩ ˩ ]); it lives in a



*    hollow tree and comes out once



*    only in the morning to look for



*    food.



*uxu [ ˥ ˥ ] a tree, Alstonia con-



*    gensis; its bitter bark is pre-



*    pared with cold water as a



*    medicine against a certain fever.



*uxu [ ˩ ˥ ] gag put into a man’s



*    mouth and stretched so as to



*    prevent him from crying; ap-



*    plied to victims of human



*    sacrifices in the old times.



*uxu [ ˩ ˩ ] inheritance, heritage; v.



*    ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].



*uxu [ ˩ \ ] seed (the sprouting tip).



*uxuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] remains of palm fruit



*    after the kernels have been



*    removed; they are burnt and



*    the ashes (em-ũxuɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]) used



*    in the preparation of native



*    soap (eʋaxuɛ [ ˩ / / ]); v. erhe 1



*    [ ˩ ˩ ].