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    “power escaped (lit. ‘capsized’?)
    him”: he is tired (also ɛtĩ fu‿ɛe
    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ] “power was finished in
    him”); orhiɔ̃-ɽ̃ɛ̃ tĩ fua [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ / ]
    “his power has flown away”:
    he has lost heart (when faced
    with a big task to be done; also
    orhiɔ̃ ni‿ɛ̃). (3) soul (in the
    Christian sense); ɔmi-orhiɔ̃-ɽ̃ɛ̃ fã
    ʋ-ob-oɽuxɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ] he saved
    his soul from sin. (4) Orhiɔ̃
    N-ɔhuã-ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] (Bibl.) the
    Holy Ghost.
    
orhiɔ̃ni [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] laziness; ɔʋ̃-õrhiɔ̃ni
    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] a lazy man; cf. orhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ],
    ni 1 [ ˥ ].
    
Orhiɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a river, usually called
    Ossiomo.
    
orhoʋiɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] insult.
    
orhoxwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a staff ca. 6 feet
    high used by old men when
    walking; igb-orhoxwa y-ɔɽ-igbɔ̃
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] I hit his leg ( “calf”)
    with my stick; v. ukpokpo [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
    
orhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) rainy season. (2)
    harvest time; orha‿aye na, inya‿
    iɣiɣã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ‿ ˩ ] we are in the
    harvest time now, yams are not
    dear. (3) new (of field fruits);
    cf. rhɔ [ / ].
    
orhɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] (1) star; orhɔʋ̃ɛ
    n-uxuʋ̃u [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] star of the sky;
    ubaʋ̃-orhɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ˩ ] light of stars.
    xxxxx
    (2) a big brown beetle flying at
    night; has a black head with
    white markings; it is believed to
    be a fallen star expelled from
    the sky.
    
orhɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] the Grey-breasted
    Helmet-Guinea-Fowl (or Bush-
    Fowl); orhɔʋ̃ɛ n-ɔkpɔlɔ [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
    a big guinea-fowl.
    
orhu 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] a musical instrument,
    probably some kind of horn,
    with a big mouth; bass; v.
    kpe [ / ].