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exuɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] the remnants, ashes, of
    a farm-fire; they must be burnt
    once again; cf. xuɛ̃ [ / ].
    
exuɔxuɔ, exwɔxwɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a rat trap.
    
exwae [ ˥ ˩ ] a group of charms of
    oval shape, made of a pounded
    “medicine” that has been mixed
    with water or, when making a
    “stronger” exwae, with coco-
    nut milk or blood. Those
    “stronger” exwaes must not be
    made in one’s house (in the
    ɛgũ [ ˥ ˩ ]) but in the bush. The
    exwae is usually kept in the ɛgũ,
    i.e. the apartment where one’s
    Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ] stands; in that case it is
    used to “push” one’s enemies
    into danger (v. sua [ / ]), and
    also in cursing and blessing. In
    other cases it stands under a
    small thatched shelter outside
    the wall of the compound; those
    exwaes are of a “stronger”
    nature: they are called exwae
    n-odĩɔʋ̃a [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “main exwae”,
    lit. “exwae that is senior to
    man”, and they give strength to
    the particular god whom the
    owner of the exwae follows.
    Others are found in the shrines
    of gods; they are given the
    blood of sacrifices (v. wa [ / ];
    ɔwaisɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]). Possibly the
    exwaes always have some rela-
    tion to the Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ]; they are
    also said to be “moving with
    witches”, and, therefore, the
    witch-doctor holds an exwae
    when “giving chop to witch-
    craft” in order that it may com-
    municate with the witches and
    tell them that they are given
    food. A curse is: exwaa (exwae
    ɔ-) sua ɽuɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ‿ ˩ ] “may exwae
    push you”: v. asua [ ˩ ˥ ], ɛbo [ ˩ \ ].
    
exwe [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) tomato. (2) garden-egg.