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    you farm in the neighbourhood
    of Benin City? (2) district;
    country (in contrast to town);
    cf. the tribal name of the Isoko.
    
isotɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] procession accompany-
    ing okũ [ ˩ ˥ ] and otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] through
    the streets as part of the cere-
    mony of the second burial.
    
isɔkɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] contentment; isɔkɛ̃‿ɔɽ-
    eɽe n-ɔxwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] content-
    ment is a great gain.
    
isɔtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] rebellion; cf. sɔtɛ [ ˥ ˩ ];
    Yor. iʃɔtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; ɔtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
isu [ ˩ ˥ ] in: iɣ-isu [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] interest (v.
    iɣo [ ˥ ˥ ]). The word is derived
    from the verb su [ ˥ ] “to lead”
    because some additional money
    is “led” back to the giver of a
    loan on interest.
    
isue [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) a black hairy worm
    or caterpillar, bigger than ara
    [ ˩ ˥ ], about an inch long; it causes
    whitlow on feet and fingers when
    touched. (2) whitlow brought
    forth by the preceding; if not
    attended to, it develops into
    a more serious affection called
    agaʋ̃isoso [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] when on a foot,
    or atɔwɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], when on the
    fingers.
    
isuma [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a secret, or private,
    talk or agreement; isum-ɛxoxo
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “holding a private, secret
    council”: conspiracy (Akugbe);
    cf. sɛ [ ˥ ], uma [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
isusu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) trouble, mainly
    from spirits, but also trouble
    arising from people, if it is
    very serious; ɔʋ̃-ĩsusu [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] a
    troublesome and wicked man
    who offends everybody and does
    not fear anything (he is thought
    to be driven by evil spirits).
    (2) evil spirits; also ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i dã
    [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ]. They are kept away
    from a village by means of a