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    of a stone”; udud-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] a
    lump of salt, v. ukp-uʋ̃ɛdugie
    [ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˩ ] (the better expression);
    udud-uʋ̃ɛ̃-bo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] a lump of
    sugar; ududu‿eʋaxuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ / / ]
    a ball of soap (native soap is
    sold in balls); v. oso [ ˩ ˥ ], osɔʋ̃ɛ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
    
uduohoɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, with light
    wood, Sterculia tragacantha.
    
uduʋ̃udĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (also udeʋ̃udi)
    suddenly; ɔde kũ ʋ̃ɔ̃-duʋ̃udĩ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] he dashed against me
    all of a sudden (unintention-
    ally).
    
ufeɽe [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] any instrument blown
    from one end; fife, bugle, whistle
    (the player is olufeɽe [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]),
    (for whistle, enwiso [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (Engl.)
    may be used); cf. Yor. fere [ ˩ ˩ ];
    v. ɛkpeɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] flute, i.e. an in-
    strument played from the side.
    
ufieʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of “clearing” the
    bush; cf. fie [ / ]; v. ifie [ ˩ ˥ ].
    
ufoʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] end: eʋ̃i re‿ɔmaʋ̃ɔ-
    foʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] “things do not
    happen that have (ʋ̃ɛ [ / ]) no
    end”: everything has an end;
    cf. fo [ ˥ ].
    
ufɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], also ɔfɔe [ ˩ \ ] the mes-
    senger of Ogi-uwu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ], the
    King of Death; its head is in the
    middle of the body, hands and
    feet issuing immediately from the
    head (feet up, and hands down-
    ward); it seizes sick people and
    carries them to ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], and it
    becomes visible to a man who
    is about to die; if the patient is
    delirious, it means that he is
    going to be seized by it. This is
    invariably regarded as fatal;
    consequently when this is likely
    to happen the witch doctor is
    called in at once; he dances in
    order to please ufɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] and