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ebo [ ˥ ˦ ] European; white man;
    ebo n-ɔxwa [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the great
    white man”: the Governor; eb-
    igɛdu [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] manager of a timber-
    camp; cf. Yor. oyĩbo [ ˩ ˩ / ].
    
ebɔbɔzi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (ɔ- seems also to be
    used as a prefix) a dish prepared
    from cassava: unground cassava
    is cooked, then cut in slices, and
    kept in water until daybreak.
    It is eaten during farmwork
    because it is easy to prepare and
    can be kept; it is considered to
    be rather inferior, and it is
    mostly eaten by poor people;
    ebɔbɔzi is said to have been the
    original way of preparing cas-
    sava (together with efɛ̃rhinyɛ
    [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]) before ekpukpu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ], usi
    [ ˩ ˥ ], and igaɽi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] were intro-
    duced, which are the most usual
    cassava dishes now.
    
ebubɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] dust; fine sand; v.
    exae [ ˥ ˩ ].
    
ebubule [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a herb used as an
    ingredient for soups by the
    Akure people (Yorubas); it is
    said to be able to cure elapurhu
    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ], fugitive swellings.
    
eda [ ˩ ˥ ] rain-water; cf. da [ / ].
    
edae [ ˩ / ] a “tying”-charm used
    to ward off death, in cases of
    fainting, unconsciousness, or
    approaching death; agb-edae y-
    ɔɽ-uhuʋ̃u ʋ-ɔkuɔɽe [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ]
    edae was tied to his head when
    he had fainted.
    
Edaikɛ̃ [ ˩ / ˥ ] title of the heir to
    the throne in Benin; he has a
    court of his own at Uselu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ],
    and is a member of the Uzama
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
    
edaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] examination; cf.
    daʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ede 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] buffalo; bush-cow; cf.
    Yor. ede [ ˩ / ].