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    avert it from its prey. Another
    name for it is ukɔ n-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i zɛe
    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / \ ] “the messenger which
    the underworld has sent”.
    
ufua [ ˩ ˥ ] a kind of ikpɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ] “red
    yam”, but white.
    
ugã [ ˩ ˩ ] small vertical poles be-
    tween the uhoho [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] at eru
    [ ˩ ˥ ] (yam stack); the yams are
    tied to them by means of
    creepers and cane.
    
ugãgã [ ˥ / ˩ ] two trees, Bridelia
    micrantha and Cuviera nigrescens
    (F.D. list ogangan).
    
ugaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) act of serving, e.g.
    for a wife, to one’s father-in-law;
    e.g. eʋ̃i‿ugaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] gifts made
    as part of that service for a wife.
    (2) Church-service; cf. ga 1 [ ˥ ].
    
ugiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] cowries of the value of
    about 6s. 6d. (obsolete).
    
Ugiãʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] the first Ishan-
    speaking village on the Ekpoma
    Road; six miles north of Ehɔ
    [ ˥ ˩ ].
    
ugie [ ˩ ˥ ] twenty.
    
ugie [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) (next) occasion; (next)
    time; ugi-ɛki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] the next
    market (ɛki n-ɔgbera [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ] the
    last market); ɣade ugie n-ɔde
    [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] “come at the next
    occasion!”, i.e. at an indefinite
    time (said when there is no time
    to attend to a guest). (2) Any of
    the Ɔba’s ceremonies. The prin-
    cipal ugies are: ugi-ama [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
    (ama [ ˩ ˥ ] is one of the Ɔba’s
    gods); ugi-azama [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] (for the
    Ɔba’s children); ugi-oʋi‿ozuɔɽe
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ˥ ] (at which titles are
    given); ixurhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (devoted to
    Otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ], the ground); ugi-ɔɽɔ
    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (a cycle of ugies opened
    by ami-ɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], it consists of
    ugies devoted to the Ɔba’s an-
    cestors which take place at in-