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    tuft (on the crown of the head)
    with a knot in the middle;
    raised by means of an uke [ ˩ ˥ ];
    much worn at ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] time.
    okuku‿eha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] consists of
    three tufts of hair: one in the
    middle of the head; and one on
    each side.
    
okuku [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a disease among
    fowls, cailed okuku n-ɔgb-ɔxɔxɔ
    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “okuku that kills fowls”.
    
okuo [ ˩ \ ] war; okuegbɔmotɔ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “war does not kill the
    inhabitants”: path only known
    to inhabitants of a village and
    used as a means of escape in
    times of war; cf. gbe [ ˥ ],
    ɔm-otɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; v. xɔ̃ [ / ].
    
okuta [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] stone, rock; okut-osisi
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] flint; cf. Yor. okuta [ ˩ / ˧ ].
    
okwekwe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Markhamia
    tutea.
    
okpa [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) dropping of water, or
    any liquid; bleeding from the
    nose; okp-ivĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] rain-water
    passing along the stem of the
    coco-palm; okpa also applies to
    the palm leaf tied to the stem
    at an angle and destined to
    direct the water into a pot on
    the earth where it is collected.
    This method of collecting rain-
    water is practised in places
    where water is scarce, e.g. at
    Udo [ ˩ ˥ ] and Enyaɛ [ ˩ ˩ ], and the
    coco-nut palm gives most and
    the best water; ya mu‿eʋ̃i da y-
    okp-ivĩ (da [ / ]) [ / ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] go
    and take something to direct
    (scil. the water) to the drain of
    the coco-palm! (2) a worm (?)
    living on trees which occasion-
    ally emits some liquid.
    
okpa [ ˥ ˩ ] way where something is
    passing: (1) of game; okp-
    aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “track of animals”;