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    at one side, thus having three
    walls only; “parlour”; ɔgu-osũ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “parlour” of Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ];
    a private ɔgwa [ ˩ ˥ ] where
    the Osũ shrine is kept; this
    is situated in the bath-room
    (ɛgũ [ ˥ ˩ ]). Native “doctors”
    cure their patients there; the
    patients enter by means of a
    back entrance in order to ensure
    the privacy of the house. In the
    case of other people, Osũ is kept
    secret from the eyes of visitors.
    (2) ɔgu-ogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] smithy (Bini
    smithies are open to the road).
    (3) ɔgu-ediɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] meeting place
    of the elders in Bini villages; it
    is likewise open towards the
    street; discussions and sacrifices
    to the Ediɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] are held there.
    
ɔgwagwa [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a trap for animals.
    
ɔgwaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a trap for animals,
    similar to ɛʋirhi [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɔgwalerhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “tree-finder”:
    man (or men) who searches for
    timber trees in the forest (a
    timbermen’s expression); cf.
    gwalɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], erhã [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ɔgwemɔto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “motor-puller”:
    not so much used as edɽaeva [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
    “driver”; cf. gwa 1, emɔto
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
    
ɔgweva [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “knowing-two”:
    double-faced people; men who
    foster trouble by backing both
    parties; ɔgweva n-ɛitɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “a
    double-faced man that cannot
    be despised” because nobody
    knows his real intentions, and,
    therefore, his power is con-
    siderable+; cf. gwɛ [ ˥ ], eva [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ɔgwiɛzɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] litigant; cf. gwi [ ˥ ],
    ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ].
    
ɔgwotɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] slow time in dancing;
    v. ɛgbe [ ˩ ˩ ].
    
ɔgbã [ ˥ ˩ ] thirty; cf. Yor. ɔgbɔ̃ [ ˧ ˩ ].