Iba̯iku, I miss (something).
C:
Iba̯irie, seat under eaves in oderie.
C:
Ibe͉kbe͉, middle, bekwiye͉ke, in the middle of the back.
C:
Ibi͉bi, dark (of day).
C:
I͉bie, I bear (a child).
C:
Ibiedo, son of a slave (may be sold).
C:
Ibiegbe, I shut (a door).
C:
Ibieka, boy; ibiekeha, ibiekaneha, three boys. Ibie͉kada
enaxi, these are bad boys.
C:
Ibiluha, I lose myself.
C:
Ibiroga, an Ibiwe, Iwegwa or Iwe̲bo, who attended the
palace daily.
C:
Ibobehę, scale (fish).
C:
Ibohie, I settle a case.
C:
Ibowa, I build a house.
C:
Ibie͉le, I prick, pierce.
C:
Ibuluku, small cloth reaching to the knees.
C:
Ibwe, I break. §EDO DICTIONARY. 207
C:
Ibwefe, I break a bone.
C:
Ixaime, I curse, abuse.
C:
Ixa̯imi, I help (in a caso).
C:
Ixalo, man’s forehead marks.
C:
Ixamale, I tell ; Iyaxamale, I [go] tell.
C:
Ixa͉riesoye̲ma, I am waiting for some one here.
C:
Ixialele, I go with him, her.
C:
Ixiegbe, I dry myself.
C:
Ixieno͉wale, I am a big man.
C:
Ixo, forehead marks, man’s.
C:
Ixo͉de, I lie in ambush.
C:
Ixwe, I wash ; I swim.
C:
Ixwexwe, palm wine (from tree cut down).
C:
Ixwefwa, I drive away.
C:
Ixwerie, king’s women’s house.
C:
Ixwewowa, I bath ; wash at home.
C:
Ida, hour glass drum with strings.
C:
Idá͜i, I drink (wine) ; Ida̯inyoͅ, I drink palm wine. §208 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
Ida̯iho͉, I listen ; give ear.
C:
Idamihǫ, I understand.
C:
Idatie, I shout for ; call.
C:
Ide, I tie ; Imáde, I don’t tie.
C:
Idé͉, I fall; Imade͉, I don’t fall.
C:
Idè͉, I buy; Imadè͉, I don’t buy.
C:
Idé, I come ; íde, I am not coming.
C:
Ide͉ṅwe, I come for you; I buy for you.
C:
I͉di, grave (for corpse).
C:
Idyogbo, idion of the farm.
C:
Idobo̯ii, I rest ; I hold my hand.
C:
Idoxwai, I make baskets.
C:
Idói, I get a dry skin.
C:
Idoleyi, I make better ; I mend.
C:
Idolegbelue, I do it again.
C:
Idóloͅ, I sew ; I rub.
C:
Idoͅloͅ, I sacrifice (to Otǫ).
C:
Idolo̯i, I look after.
C:
Iduakp̠akp̠a, spider’s web.
C:
Ie͉rio, I turn (yams on the fire).
C:
Ife, I am safe. §EDO DICTIONARY. 209
C:
Ifie͉limi, I flog, I strike.
C:
Ifieto, hair in thrums.
C:
Ifięzera, I cross a river.
C:
Ifiha, I foretell, I throw ifa.
C:
Ifiiguhumu, I shake my head.
C:
Ifio͉ka, I reap (cut) corn.
C:
I͉gá, I divide; Igale, I divide it.
C:
Igayi, I send (my daughter to her husband).
C:
Igale, I am going to eat.
C:
Igano͉me, I marry; inome, I don’t marry.
C:
Igariemi, I want food; iriemi, I don’t want food.
C:
Igba, authority to speak to king’s wives.
C:
Igbé, I kill, I beat, I dance. §210 EDO DICTIONARY
C:
Igbehio͉li, I take and rub it.
C:
Igbe͉loze͉lo, sickness.
C:
Igbimine͉limi, I sacrifice.
C:
I͉gbo, igbukmo͉ñ, cover cloth (man’s).
C:
Ige͉de, doctor’s drum.
C:
Ige͉ga, bell worn by pregnant woman.
C:
Igegosun, branches of Osun.
C:
I̽gęle, grown men ; second of the three divisions of men.
C:
Igeno̲wa, I devastate.
C:
Igeyareodalu, I send on (a person).
C:
Igiè, I send. Igigiowe, heel. Igilasǫ, I am near.
Igi͉mie͉koͅ, bell worn by pregnant woman. Igio͉ma-
buele, I sent a man to him.
C:
Igivie͉ko, cord worn round the neck in pregnancy.
C:
Igi͉ze͉lue, I keep on doing.
C:
Igma, small bone, fish bone.
C:
Igmoͅ, parts round the knee.
C:
Igmo, I mark. §EDO DICTIONARY. 211
C:
Igmo̯i, I clean, I carve, I write.
C:
Igo, horn, cowries, money.
C:
Igoͅgoͅ, I am pleased.
C:
Igogoñ, white feathers.
C:
I̽gwaxa, I don’t know how to say.
C:
Igwa͉̽laxa, I know how to give a message.
C:
Igwame, I ferry across.
C:
Igwe, month for sacrifice.
C:
Igwé, I sacrifice (to my head).
C:
Igwe͉de͉, I buy from you.
C:
Igwewe, long leaf used in making pots.
C:
Igwi, I make palaver, quarrel.
C:
Igwomo͉ri, king’s servants.
C:
Igye, corner; igyowa, corner of the house; igyeme, posterior
border of armpit.
C:
Igyoko͉, king’s trader with Europeans.
C:
Igyuhumu, I send a message.
C:
Igyumuyerigbe, I send back.
C:
Ĩha, pit for criminal. §212 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
Ihage͉, dried meat in mats.
C:
Ihame, I become pregnant.
C:
Ihasa, I pay ; ihale, I pay for it.
C:
Ihegilue, I have done it, (gone on) till I am tired
C:
Ihe͉me͉ku, kidney (?).
C:
Iheweriotoͅ, I exhale.
C:
Ihiehie, son’s son’s son.
C:
Ihioke, I climb a hill.
C:
Ihiuhumirha, I climb a tree.
C:
Iho, company ; people of same age.
C:
Iho̯i, I hear it ; I understand.
C:
Ihonimio̯i, I don’t want to die.
C:
Ihwã, song. §EDO DICTIONARY. 213
C:
Ihumu, millipede, centipede.
C:
Ihwe, I take you, I copulate.
C:
Ikunogole, father’s room.
C:
Ika, tie-tie, bush rope.
C:
Ikalo, lower part of forehead.
C:
Ikba, I come out, rise, go.
C:
Ikba̯ihiagbede, I leave Agbede ; Ikba̯ihiedo, I leave
Benin city.
C:
Ikbe, I stay (in a house).
C:
Ikbe͉si, stick for training yams.
C:
Ikboge, I shake water (in a vessel).
C:
Ikboleki, I sweep the market.
C:
Ikbotoͅ, I sweep the ground.
C:
Ikbuko, calabash seed.
C:
Ike͉dode, I come from Edo.
C:
Ike͉dore, I come from Edo ; I come out from there.
C:
Ikeso͉gma, twenty-five (not used in counting).
C:
Ikenawie, sleeping place (on march). §214 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
Ike͉ni, elephant hairs for stringing beads.
C:
Ike͉vare, I come from there.
C:
Ikiere, I bring (otu).
C:
Ikimualuhumu, master’s room (room of shrine of head).
C:
Iki͉re, I lean my head on his hands.
C:
Ikmalefu, I cause abortion.
C:
Ikodo͉re, I come out from there.
C:
Ikoko, pipe (tobacco).
C:
Ikolo, I gather fruit.
C:
Ikpogi, or isegegwe, a bean.
C:
Ikpakpwegbe, skin (human).
C:
Ikpale, I help (with a load).
C:
Ikparemudia, I stand up.
C:
Ikpawa, I come out from there.
C:
Ikpevene, four unbroken kola.
C:
Ikpiame, rainbow (lit. water snake). §EDO DICTIONARY. 215
C:
Ikpihaboͅ logyeloka or no̲walo̲ka, first finger.
C:
Ikpihabo͉ logye, thumb.
C:
Ikpihaboͅ nokadige, second finger.
C:
Ikpihabo͉nexere, little finger.
C:
Ikpihabo͉ nodiake ne͉xe͉re͉, third finger.
C:
Ikpo, lizard (red headed).
C:
Íku, peelings (of yams, etc.).
C:
Ikù, I dance, I play; I copulate.
C:
Iku, Ekbo (secret society for boys) ; small dirt.
C:
Ikunaluiye, mother’s room.
C:
Ikwé, I permit, agree ; I can.
C:
Íkwe, I can’t, I don’t agree.
C:
Ikwe͉kwe͉, palm wine; wrinkles.
C:
Ikwe͉le, ominous bird.
C:
Ikwele, I set a bone, reduce a joint.
C:
Ikwixai, I play a game.
C:
Ikwifi, I make a trap.
C:
Ikwihi, I pack, make up loads.
C:
Ilaxwe, day after to-morrow. §216 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
Ila̯iyanovie, I go to sleep.
C:
Ilame, black ant (with nest in tree).
C:
Ilawele, I stay alive.
C:
Ilawowa, I go inside the house.
C:
Ile͉gwá, I do . . . in spite of all.
C:
Ile͉mi, I cook something.
C:
Ilole, I go round the town.
C:
Ilomo͉do͉, ilomoxwo, I marry (husband or wife).
C:
Ilovie, I lie down (to sleep).
C:
Iloviesotoͅ, I lie down.
C:
Ilue͉fo, I finish. §EDO DICTIONARY. 217
C:
Ilue͉limi, I sacrifice (to my ancestors).
C:
Iluiguhumu, I nod my head (backwards).
C:
Ilukoisa, I am not Oisa’s messenger.
C:
Ilumiesi, kind (adj.).
C:
Imale, I measure ; I don’t know.
C:
Imanọle, I don’t know it.
C:
Ima̯iya̯iyi, I disbelieve.
C:
Imavale, I do not meet, I miss.
C:
Imie͉ze, I have money.
C:
Imihenaxia, in order to go.
C:
Imio̯i, I find it ; I see it.
C:
Imoha, tribute to king.
C:
Imoͅlosa, I owe money.
C:
Imomo͉gbera̯ize, I ferry across.
C:
Imudia, I stand; I stay; I stop.
C:
Imue, I carry (in one hand).
C:
Imune, I (take and) give. §218 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
Imwexa̯ifẹ, I carry on my hip.
C:
Imwefwa, I throw away; I lose.
C:
Imwegbele, imwegbe, I am ready, I prepare.
C:
Imwegbene͉, I am ready.
C:
Imweniuhumu, I carry on my head.
C:
Imwe͉mobo, I carry in my hands.
C:
Imwewo̲wo͉, I carry on my back.
C:
Imwegbina, I make peace between people.
C:
Imwe͉kpa, I put off a cloth.
C:
Ina, they, their, them.
C:
Inafia̯i, I am ready to cut.
C:
Inatobina, themselves.
C:
Inaneva, both, they two.
C:
Inaweva, both ; they two.
C:
Ine͉le, I understand ; I know it.
C:
Íne, I am constipated.
C:
Iṅwa, I grow up. Iṅwale, I grow. §EDO DICTIONARY. 219
C:
Iniele, I make profits.
C:
I̽nii, fashion, custom.
C:
Ininye, I deliver a message.
C:
Iniunuyigbe, I am silent.
C:
Inoͅlota, I ask a question.
C:
Inoͅle͉mi, I ask for a thing.
C:
Ino̽xwome, how many wives have you ?
C:
Inokare, I came first.
C:
Iṅwe, I catch ; I suckle.
C:
Inwo͉nixi, how much is that ?
C:
Inyako͉mohu, yam used as “ pillow.”
C:
Inyigbe, I strain (in passing fæces).
C:
Irenewekere, I came before you.
C:
Irhale, I am a thief. §220 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
Irhalewowa, I pillage a house.
C:
Irhialua, I destroy; I spoil.
C:
Irhie, I take ; I carry (in two hands).
C:
Irhiegbotǫ, I put on the ground.
C:
Irhieyotǫ, I take down.
C:
Irhie͉li, I pick it up.
C:
Irhiene, I give ; irhiniyane, I give yams.
C:
Irhiene, I am surprised.
C:
Irhio͉le, irhioi, I wake up (trans.).
C:
Irhoͅli, I pick it up.
C:
I̽rhue, I circumcise a boy ; I cut a girl ; I put on cloth.
C:
I͉rhúe, I bend ; set a trap.
C:
Irhukmo͉ñ, I put on a cloth.
C:
Irhure͉kua, I throw out water.
C:
Irie, I eat ; irinya, I eat yams.
C:
Irinelimiri, part of Osun ; rope in which Elimi is tied.
C:
Irio͉, I take (several things).
C:
Iriuxumu, I take medicine.
C:
Iroͅ, I live. §EDO DICTIONARY. 221
C:
Irigbe͉de, I live in Agbede ; ire͉do, I live in Edo.
C:
Irualefwa, I push away ; I upset.
C:
Isadà, I give to drink.
C:
Isa̯iyo, I put (liquid).
C:
Isapame͉logodi, son’s son’s son’s son.
C:
Isa͉vañ, long stone axe.
C:
Isé, flat musical stick.
C:
Ise͉, mancala, a game.
C:
Isè, rattle (calabash).
C:
I͉sè͉, I am ; I get ; I reach.
C:
Iselai, I permit, allow.
C:
Isenyogie, twenty-five (in counting).
C:
Ise͉riǫ, I bless ; take off curse.
C:
Isiekotǫ, I extinguish.
C:
Isiela̯iodyeke, I leave behind.
C:
Isie͉mi, things collected one by one.
C:
Isili, silver. §222 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
Isiolulu, I spin cotton.
C:
Isiwa, I sing; dosiwame, come and sing for me.
C:
Isobo̯io, I begin; I catch him.
C:
Isome͉, I pierce (with wood).
C:
Isono͉ro, ? cloud; sky in the I wet season.
C:
Isuo̯i, I prick, I pierce (with a spear).
C:
I̽susu, evil thing, ? spirit.
C:
Ita͉̽, I guess ; riddle.
C:
Itai, I speak, I say it.
C:
Itegamwe, I try to catch.
C:
Itepe, a kind of snake.
C:
Iterhagbotǫ, I fell a tree.
C:
Itihe͉, I curse, I abuse.
C:
Itiko, I call a meeting.
C:
Itoge, I lie. §EDO DICTIONARY. 223
C:
Ito̯̽i, I roast; o͉norie͉toͅ, she gives to roast ; o͉norie͉to̯i, she
takes and roasts.
C:
Itotasotǫ, I sit down.
C:
Itotoͅ, I dig the ground.
C:
Itwi, smoother for inside of pot.
C:
Itume, I have connection with.
C:
Itu o͉ma, I salute a man.
C:
Iturewoke, I go down the hill.
C:
Iva̯ila, I turn off the road.
C:
Ivale, I catch up ; I break.
C:
I͉vi, iviebo, cocopalm ; palm kernel.
C:
Iviawaneha, belt of Orion.
C:
Iviawe, part of foot above heel.
C:
I͉viekbo, snake. §224 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
Ivio͉kwa, I scatter ; throw away (things).
C:
Ivioludo, short marks on cheek.
C:
I͉wa͉̽, I don’t eat ; I forbid.
C:
Iwé͉le, I answer (a shout).
C:
Iwe͉do, I summon ; Iwedorierinia, I call to turn
yams.
C:
Iwe͉re͉gbe, I turn back.
C:
Iwofiagbe, woman’s mark above navel.
C:
I͉wo̯i, I take sticks from the ground.
C:
Iwoloi, I pluck. §EDO DICTIONARY. 225
C:
Iwo͉mado, I compliment, say “do” to a man.
C:
Iwu, loins, abdomen (of man).
C:
Iyá, I take ; ma̯iya, we take.
C:
Iya̯i o͉mo, I adopt a child.
C:
I̽yalema, I (go) cook fufu.
C:
Iya̽lema, go and cook fufu.
C:
Iyaluegbe, the servant of Ovia.
C:
Iyane͉, I go to stool.
C:
Iyanexweli, I forgive.
C:
Iyé̽, I make ; I go to it.
C:
Iye͉do, I live in Edo.
C:
Iyeha, one hundred and twenty.
C:
Iye͉kikpoba, beyond the Ikpoba.
C:
Iye͉kobo͉, back of the hand.
C:
Iyekogbe, young men’s quarter of house.
C:
Iye͉kowa, back of the house.
C:
Iye͉kowe, top of the foot.
C:
Iyele, I remember (it).
C:
Iyemodede, mother’s mother.
C:
Iyenagmo͉ñ, mother for this world; i.e., female “ friend,”
mistress. §226 EDO DICTIONARY.
C:
Iyenobiye, mother’s mother.
C:
Iye͉re, I set fire to.
C:
Iyerha, father’s mother.
C:
Iyigbena̯ise, one hundred and ten.
C:
Iyiye, mother’s mother.
C:
Iyo͉ba, king’s mother.
C:
Iyobo͉tie͉le, I beckon, call with the hand.
C:
Iyode, assistance in childbirth.
C:
Iyomone, I give in marriage.
C:
Iyo͉lo͉bo͉, I help, assist.
C:
Iyo͉boiyoͅ, I obey, put hand.
C:
Iyowa, mother of the house, mother of the owner of a
house.
C:
Iyowę, I take a broom.
C:
Iyowo͉kpamudia, I stand on one leg.
C:
Iyude͉wo, I oil myself.
C:
Izaba, hair dressing in fifth month of pregnancy.
C:
Izaduma, chief’s drum.
C:
Izagigwa, I spend, waste money.
C:
Ize, I speak (a language).
C:
Izéyoͅ, I care for, mind.
C:
Ize͉dize͉di, abscess, fistula.
C:
Izigala, I fly (of butterfly).
C:
Izigo, I spend, waste money.
C:
Izobo͉, shoulder. §EDO DICTIONARY. 227
C:
Izo̯i, I send; inakegioma, inakezoma, they send a man,
person.
C:
Izuno, I spoil the edge.
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