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ny-unu [ ˩ ˥ ]; cf. nya 1 [ ˥ ].
    
nyuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) to shine (of the
    sun); ovɛ̃ nyuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] the sun
    shone. (2) to become glazed, of
    eyes in death, or in a faint;
    followed by ɽua which is also
    shortened to ua, oa; ɔnyuʋ̃-ãɽo-a
    ʋ-ɔɽawu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “he changed
    his eye” when he was about
    to die.
    
o [ ˦ ] (or [ ˧ ], according to the pre-
    ceding tone) an emphatic par-
    ticle, added e.g. to greetings;
    koyɔ o [ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] hullo! (as reply, or
    used when at a distance from
    the addressed).
    
oba [ ˩ ˥ ] a pattern similar to a
    chain; oba n-uɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “two
    hundred oba”: two chains in-
    terwoven.
    
obele [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] paddle.
    
obɛko [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] side of abdomen; cf.
    ɛko [ ˩ \ ].
    
obɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] track cut through the
    bush with a matchet, not
    cleaned; mostly a casual track
    not destined to be used as a
    path. Once a track is cleared, it
    is an odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
obi [ ˥ ˩ ] poison.
    
obiɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a snake; striped and
    shining like velvet, very beau-
    tiful; harmless; v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
obiɽiki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] throwing-net (for
    fish); cf. Jekri obiriki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
    
obobo 1 [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a timber tree, two
    kinds: the white Obobo: obobo
    nɔfua [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]: Guarea Kennedyi;
    and the black: obobo nexwi
    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] G. thompsonii.
    
obobo 2 [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a food: cooked yam,
    mashed with oil.
    
obobo [ ˥ / ˩ ] flower.
    
obodo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] turning rapidly round
    in dancing, pirouette; v. gbe 1 [ ˥ ].