A, indefinite personal pronoun. Agbirabiyue, may some
one kill your father and mother. Awedo, greeting!
Amegwi, catch the tortoise.
Abà, iron staple for making medicine.
Abekwe, small knife for killing cattle.
C:
A0-11 abẹkpẹn [àbɛ̀kpɛ̃̀]
M1-12 abɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
Abeṅwali, herring bone pattern.
C: ?
Abe͉re, stomach marks.
C: ?
A̽bode, an Ebọ ; keep watch on the road.
C: ?
Abo͉kpa̯ii, they are both the same.
C: àbọ́kpá
Abo͉mo͉te, loin cloth (man’s); triangular.
C: ?
Axowa, house slave (cannot be sold).
Axwagaxwaga, dassia, dendro hylax.
C: ?
Axwaramunu, lip.
C:
A0-140 akhuarhamwunnu [áxwáráɱũ̀nṹ]
M1-296 axwarhaʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]
Axwe, a climbing plant ; joint ; wash !
Axwe͉, to-morrow. §190 EDO DICTIONARY.
Axwoboͅ, joint (upper limb).
C: akhuẹn obọ
Axwo͉ramohe, labia majora.
Adá, Ihogbwe who attended burials as representative of Ihama.
Ada, fork of road ; sword.
Adaneha, where three roads meet.
C: àdà nè èhá
Adanine, four cross roads.
C: àdà nè ènẹ́
Ade͉se, middle ; adesowa, middle of house.
Ade͉se͉neva, middle.
C: àdèsẹ̀ nè èvá
Ade͉se͉nevirha, between two trees.
C: àdèsẹ̀ nè èvá èrhán
Ade͉sukpafoñ, uncovered open space in middle of room.
C: àdèsẹ̀ ùkpàfẹ̀n
Afi̽ama, nervous, afraid.
C:
A0-37 afianma [àfyã́mà]
M1-36 afiãma [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
Afofo͉mi, I sweat.
C: ọ̀fọ́ mwẹ̀n
A͉gba, chin.
C:
A0-67 agbanmwẹn [àg͡bã̀ɱɛ̃̀]
M1-62 agbaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
Agba, together.
C: à gbá = to be complete
Agbaguda, woman’s cheek mark.
Agbakma, bald.
C:
A0-65 agbakpan [àg͡bákpã̀]
M1-61 agbakpã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
A͉gbe͉na, battle.
C: à gbìnná = to fight
Agboxo͉xo͉, hornet.
C:
A0-77 agbọkhokho [àgbùxòxò]
M1-74 agbuxoxo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
Agboxumu, day for pregnant woman.
C: ?
Agbodoviñ, shade.
C: àgbọ̀n dìnmwín ?
Agbwa, basket in which food is put when Olokum is
worshipped.
A͉gma, man’s basket.
C: idem Agbwa
Agme, bamboo, or cord to make patterns on pots ; decorative
marks. §EDO DICTIONARY. 191
C: ?
Agogo, shadow.
C:
A0-83 aghọnghọn [áɣ̃ɔ̃ɣ̃ɔ̃̀]
M1-80 aɣɔ̃ɣɔ̃ [ ˥ / ˩ ]
Agukise͉mogye, evening star ; star that tries to take king-
ship from the moon.
C:
A0-57 agukisinmwiongie [àgúkísĩ́myṍgye]
M1-49 agukisiʋ̃iogie [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
Ahiame, bird.
C:
A0-88 ahianmwẹn [áhyã́ɱɛ̃̀]
M1-88 ahĩaʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ]
Ahiamoͅlo, bird on Osune͉mato͉n.
C: ?
Ahiamosa, wagtail ; bird of Osa.
Ahuo͉nawo͉na, no moon.
C: ?
a̯igyeke, corner of the house.
C: ?
a̯ihe, gonorrhea or gleet.
a̯ile, I don’t know.
C: à í rẹ̀ẹ́n = not to know (í = negation, ì = I)
a̯inyoͅ, rubber ; latex ; palm wine.
a̯isse, a form of salutation.
C: ?
a̯iubo̯iilalua, early morning (= take hand rub eyes).
C: ?
a̯iyaluomanukbo, sacrifice to the year.
C: ?
a̯iyawomame, sacrifice to rain.
C: ?
a̯iyę, still ; yet.
C: ?
a̯iyomanoviñ, sacrifice to sun.
C: ?
Akba̽siko, musical sticks.
C: ?
Ake, burning ashes of wood.
C: ?
Akia, three months.
C:
A0-111 akia [ákià]
M1-117 aki- [ ˥ ˩ ] ákiàhá - akia [ ˥ / ] - ; ákià = month; ákià èhá = three month;
Akiase, five months.
C:
A0-111 akia [ákià]
M1-117 aki- [ ˥ ˩ ] - akiasɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] - ; ákià ìsẹ́n
Akiane, four months.
C:
A0-111 akia [ákià]
M1-117 aki- [ ˥ ˩ ] - akianɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] - ; ákià ènẹ́
Aki͉ne͉le, there. §192 EDO DICTIONARY.
C: ?
Ako, a figurine used in Ihama’s family for Oton
A͉koneto, toothache.
C: ?
Akpakpa, butterfly, spider.
Akpakpwava, street where dead were exposed.
C:
A0-149 Akpakpava [àk͡pàk͡pávà]
M1-142 akpakpava [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ]
Akpakugumaga, scorpion.
C:
A3-705 ekpakpahunmwangan [èk͡pàk͡pàhṹɱã̀gã̀]
M4-577 ekpakpahuʋ̃agã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
Akpa̽lakpala, kind of fish.
C: ?
Akpalode, medicine girdle.
Akpata, musical instrument (of any sort).
Akpioñpioñ, hornbill.
C:
A3-814 epianpian [èpyã́pyã̀]
M4-629 epiãpiã [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ]
Akwę, feathers (for arrow).
Akwe, akwo͉moͅ, uterus.
C: ?
Ala̯ito, shrub used in medicine.
C: ?
Alame, tongue ; animal ; meat.
Alame͉ze, river animal.
C:
A0-0 M1-217 aɽ̃aʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] àránmwẹ̀n ẹ̀zẹ̀
Alamezi, kind of bird.
C: ?
Alè, cooked.
C: à lé (past)
Ale͉bu, a white yam.
C: arebun [àɽébũ̀] - aɽebũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] -
Aloi, cripple unable to walk.
A̽loi, kind of fish.
C: ?
Alono͉sozi, eyes open ; not blind.
Alowa, master or mistress.
Alu, face ; eye ; shrine of an Ebọ.
Alue͉fa̯i, idion of hunter.
Aluno͉fwa, cornea (white eye). §EDO DICTIONARY. 193
C: ?
Ama, wound ; bronze plaque.
Amaihe͉kbolohe͉kbole͉go, early morning (never sweep in
morning yet).
C: ?
Amavaliwowa, virgin.
C: ?
Ame, water ; amemake, there is no water left ; ameke,
water remains ; there is some water left.
Ame͉boͅ, mistress; lover.
Ame͉bosa, wife of Osa ; woman with atresia vaginae.
Amegbalo, cap (rain does not beat face).
Ameṅwe, milk (of a woman).
Ameno͉rho, rain (water which falls).
Ame͉rha, stepmother (wife of father).
C: ?
Amerhiehie, drizzle (rain eats pepper).
Ame͉ti, water boils.
C: ?
Amenafofe͉le, the water is all finished.
C: ?
Amo͉ba, king’s mother’s “wife.”
Amogewaise, chief of the Ewaise.
C: ?
Animio͉lo, salamander.
C: ?
Ape͉le, chessboard pattern.
C: ?
Arexwe, don’t drive (it) away.
C: ?
Arhie, man. Arhieva, two men. Arhio͉kpa, one man.
C: ?
Asá, shield, whip of elephant’s tail.
Asa, wand of iluerie.
C: ?
Asaka, stink ant, road ant.
Asamoto͉, driver ant. §194 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
A0-247 asanmwonto [àsã̀ɱõ̀tò]
M1-224 asaʋ̃otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
A͉soko, a white yam.
C: ?
Asolo, throwing spear ; small cuts made to cure a boil.
Asũ, black paint (for body).
Ata͉tabo͉, palm of the hand.
C:
A0-275 atata- [átátá]
M1-248 atat- in atat-abɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
Atatawe, sole of the foot ; footprint.
C:
A0-275 atata- [átátá]
M1-248 atat- in atat-abɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
Atele, (?) one said.
C: ?
Atetugwe, basket for hair.
C: ?
Awa͉, prohibition ; ban ; prohibited food.
Awa̯igbe, family prohibition, totem.
Awailimi, prohibition imposed by priest.
Awava͉noxumu, stone axe (lit. thunder dog).
C: ?
Awe͉, plantain eater, African pheasant.
Awehame, instep (?).
C: ?
Avalaka, a pattern (No. 10 in N. and Q.), (lit. hammer).
C: ?
A͉vañ, flying squirrel.
C: ?
Avie͉li, idle, asleep.
C: ?
Avihue, vein near anus.
C: ?
Aze, witch. §EDO DICTIONARY. 195
Azua, man who asks (? sponges).
C: ?
