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    gamous; liaison other than by
    marriage, if begun without
    knowledge of the relationship of
    the partners, must be purified
    by a sacrifice to erha [ ˥ ˥ ], the
    ancestors. The members of the
    ɛgbɛe have a particular morning
    greeting (v. la 3 [ ˥ ]), also a
    special taboo (v. awua [ ˩ ˩ ]), and
    a senior (ɔka‿ɛgbɛe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ]) who
    must live in Benin City (or have
    a representative there); v. uniɛ
    [ ˥ ˥ ], ɛwae [ ˩ ˩ ], Umogũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ],
    Umosũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], Egi-esã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], Ogi-
    efa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], Igũ [ ˩ ˥ ], Oyeɽu [ ˥ / ˥ ],
    Uhɛ [ ˥ ˩ ], Iso [ ˩ ˩ ], Egi-enwa
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], Eyedɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ], Iduʋ̃-ĩʋi‿otɔ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], Iʋi‿eze [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], Uɣɔtɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ],
    Isĩɛʋ̃ɛɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], Ɔbo [ ˩ ˥ ], Umodu
    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], Ogiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
    
Ɛgbɛka [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] name of an Ɔba.
    
ɛgbɛle 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] small piece of em-
    broidered cloth worn round the
    waist by people attending ugie
    [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɛgbɛle 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] an idiomatic word
    for suicide; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
    
ɛgbima [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] house wall put up in
    the Jekri way, with bundles of
    sticks and canes; may then be
    plastered.
    
ɛgbo [ ˥ ˥ ] (a) forest; thick bush;
    (b) distance; inu‿ɛgb-ɔk-eʋ̃a ya
    s-ɛdo (ke [ ˥ ], sɛ [ ˥ ]) [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ (4-1) / ˩ ˥ ]
    how far (how much distance) is
    it from here to Benin? cf. ugbo
    [ ˥ ˥ ]; Yor. igbo [ ˧ ˥ ].
    
ɛgbosi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] unripe palm-nut bunch
    (not yet containing any kernels).
    
ɛɣele [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a man belonging to
    the iɣele (pl.) age-group, cf. from
    30 to 50 years of age; they
    used to serve during wars and do
    carriers’ work; they still help in
    house building and fell trees on
    the farms of the most important