ehọnmwẹn [èhɔ̃́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
purification.
ekagha [èkàɣà] n.
muzzle; gag.
ekha [èxá] n.
a declaration; an authoritative statement:
Ekha gue Osa ― “Declarations are with god; i.e. god proposes.”
ekpọnmwẹn [èk͡pɔ̃́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
1. thanksgiving performed by a newly-made chief in the form of a procession to the palace and various shrines.
2. (in the Christian context) a special service of thanksgiving in which special offerings are made to the church in gratitude to God for some special goodwill recently experienced by donor ― such as the birth of a child; successful completion of education, etc.
emwionrhọ [èɱỹṍřɔ̀] n.
harvest.
erria1 [èryá] n.
grazing.
eta [ètá] n.
talk; speech (also pl. of ọta ― speech).
etalọ [ètálɔ̀] n.
1. utterances;
2. talkativeness.
evẹn [èvɛ̃́ɛ̃̀] n.
wrestle.
ewanniẹn [èwã́nỹɛ̃̀] n.
response; reply; answer.
ewinso [èwĩ́sò] n.
whistle (cf. Engl.).
éwọe1 [éwɔ́è] n.
whistling (by mouth).
eyan [èỹã́] n.
pledge; promise (cf. yan).
eyanyan [èỹã́ỹã̀] n.
yawn (cf. yanyan); yawning.
ẹbibi [ɛ̀bìbì] n.
1^.^ (used with the verb zẹ), bustle; excited activity:
ẹbibi zẹ vbe ore ― “there is a lot of bustle in town”^
;
2. publicity; news of a person’s reputation:
ebibi ẹre sẹ ehe hia nẹ ― “his publicity had reached everywhere”
.
ẹgiẹgiẹ [ɛ̀gyɛ́gyɛ̀] n.
haste; hurry;
ya ẹgiẹgiẹ gha dee ― “use haste to come: Come with haste.”
ẹgbe [ɛ̀g͡bè] n.
a quick dancing step.
ẹgbẹle2 [ɛ̀gbɛ̀lé] n.
an idiomatic word for suicide.
ẹkẹ [ɛ̀kɛ́] n.
cunning; deception.
ẹzọ [ɛ́zɔ́] n.
case; quarrel; law-suit.
ibá [íbá] n.
mischief:
Ọvbọkhan na zẹ iba gbe ― “This child makes mischief excessively: This child is extremely mischievous.”
ibu [ìbú] n.
meeting; assembly, gathering.
ibude [ìbùdè] n.
1. giving advice;
2. advice.
ibuemwin [ìbwèɱĩ̀] n.
founding; establishing.
ibun [ìbùn] n.
confession of adultery by a woman.
ibuohiẹn [ìbwòhyɛ̃̀] n.
judgement.
idabọ [ìdàbɔ̀] n.
(< i-daa -obo) begging for alms; 2. inviting a baby to one’s arms.
idaehọ [ìdaèhɔ̀] n.
cf. idamwenho.
idanmwenhọ [ĩ̀dã̀ɱẽ̀hɔ̀] ?.
1. listening;
2. expectation; anticipation.
idase [ìdásé] n.
rascality (of young children); daring acts of playfulness.
ifaegbua [ìfaeg͡bwá] n.
(< i-faa-egbe-rua) “the act of disgracing one’s self”: disgrace; embarrassment.
ifie [ìfyé] n.
clearing a plot as the first stage to preparing it for farming purposes. Next stage is burning the grass cleared, and followed by the felling of trees.
ifiẹzọ [ìfiɛ́zɔ́] n.
a formal accusation; a court case.
igiẹ [ìgyɛ́] n.
the stamping of the feet.
igogo [igógó] n.
(with the vb. kpe) an unsteady walk:
Ọ kpe igogo dee vbe urria ― He is approaching unsteadily in the distance
.
iguẹnguẹn [ígwɛ̃́gwɛ̃́] n.
stabbing with needle-like points:
Ọ solo ẹre iguẹnguẹn ― He stabbed it with pointed objects
. iguẹnguẹn-uwegbe (idiom): secret malicious molestation that may take various forms.
igunma [ìgṹmã̀] n.
a grunt; a low guttural sound which may express fatigue, distress, or weakness.
igbinna [ìgbĩ̀nà] n.
a fight; lighting; a struggle.
igbogiẹ [ìg͡bògyɛ̀] n.
(< i-gbe-ogiẹ) making fun; jesting.
igbolighi [ìgbòlìì] n.
“making confusion”: causing confusion; disrupting.
igboo [íg͡bòó] n.
1. echo;
2. interference.
ihẹnhunnu [ìhɛ̃̀hũ̀nũ̀] n.
(< i-hẹnhẹn-unu) “levelling of mouth”: a consensus; a unanimous decision.
ikawẹ [ìkàwɛ̀] n.
footstep:
Ọ lele ẹre ikawẹ ikawẹ ― “He followed his footsteps one after the other.”
ikiewua [ìkyèwuà] n.
waking the Ọba ceremonially by imitating the crow of the cock.
ikho [ìxò] n.
the traditional tribal mark made on the forehead of both men and women.
ikpolo [ìk͡pólò] n.
sweeping (mainly done in the morning, during which the entire house and premises are swept.)
ikporhu [ìk͡pòřù] n.
1. sermon-preaching (in the Christian worship as a part of the Sunday service);
2. evangelism.
ikpọwia [ìk͡pɔ̀wyà] n.
the ceremonies performed on the sixth night of a “second burial.”
ilele [ìlélè] n.
procedure; established rules of doing things (also alele).
ilovbiẹ [ìlóʋiɛ̀] n.
lying down.
imaru [ìmàɽú] n.
pretending; feigning.
imina [ìmĩ́nã̀] n.
dream.
imudia [ìmúdià] n.
standing.
imuegbe [ìmw̃ẽ̀gbè] n.
(< i-muegbe) “preparing”: preparation; planning.
imuohan [ìmw̃õ̀hã̀] n.
gift-offering; presentation of gifts.
inọta [ìnɔ̀tà] n.
1. question, interrogation;
2. interrogating.
irorinmwin [ìɽòɽ̃ĩ̀ɱĩ̀] n.
burial ceremony.
irueken [ìɽwèkɛ̃̀] n.
preparing the mud for building purposes.
iruẹmwin [ìrwɛ̀ɱĩ̀] n.
(< i-ruẹ-emwin) “learning something”:
1. training; apprenticeship;
2. a lesson.
irhiokhuo [ìřiòxwò] n.
“taking of a woman”: marriage (also irhiọha).
irriaikhi [ìryàixì] n.
revenge; vengeance.
irriovbe [ìryóʋè] n.
deep sleep.
irrioya [ìryòyà] n.
punishment.
isotọn [ìsòtɔ̃̀] n.
a part of the second burial ceremony at which a procession dances through the streets with otọn and okun. It takes place on the fifth day.
ìtan [ìtàn] n.
the feather-ordeal, which was used to detect the culprit in a theft, or to determine whether somebody was guilty or not of adultery.
itiẹzọ [ìtyɛ̀zɔ̀] n.
“calling of a case”: summoning to court; serving with summons.
iwaniẹmwẹn [ìwã̀nyɛ̃̀ɱɛ̃̀] n.
response; reply.
iyẹn [ìyɛ̃̀] n.
news; gossip.
izozo [ìzózò] n.
wandering; roaming.
izọmọ [ìzɔ̀mɔ̀] n.
naming ceremony of an infant; it was traditionally performed on the seventh day of birth, but the timing is no longer rigid in practice.
ka1 [ká] aux.
1. indicates that “the subject” of the clause was first to perform the action in the verb:
mẹ ọ ka rre ― “I came first”
;
2. that the action had been performed before in the past:
Ma ka rri ẹvbo naa yi ― “We had come to this town before.”
obodo [òbòdò] n.
a kind of agile dance that entails spinning around several times.
odekun [òdèkṹ] n.
accident (esp. road accident).
Okuo odekun ghi bun gbe vbe ẹghẹ na ― “The incidence of accidents is too much these days.”
oguo [ógwò] n.
rioting; mass fighting.
oghagha [òɣáɣá] n.
brag, boast, swaggering.
oghẹ [òɣɛ̀] n.
prostitution; adultery.
oghoroko [óɣóɽóko] n.
hopping; springing along on one foot.
òha2 [òhá] n.
a mission of search (for something):
Ọ rrie oha-erhan ― “He is going in search of firewood.”
ohan2 [òhã́] n.
gift:
ọ ya ẹwe ẹre mu ohan guẹ ― “He made a gift of his goat to you.”
ohiẹn [òhyɛ̃́] n.
judgement.
okan [òkã́] n.
1. blame; censure:
vbe ne ọ gae sẹ, okan ọ miẹ vbọ ― “In spite of how much service she rendered to him, it was censure that she got out of it.”
;
2. what one is lacking in; one’s deficiency:
gbe okan ― “to hit (on) one’s deficiency: to taunt with”^
:
ọ ya ígho gbe mwẹn okan ― “He taunted me with money (which I lack).”
okeke [òkékè] n.
false pretences, designed to cover up misdemeanours committed.
okin [ókĩ̀] n.
1. spinning continuously;
2. giddiness:
Ọ ghi ze gbe ọkin, okin na mu ẹnrẹn ― “After spinning continuously for a while, he became giddy.”
okiogho [ókyòɣó] n.
disturbance; noise; fighting:
Okiogho bun iran gbe vbe owa na ― “There is too much fighting and rioting among them in this house.”
okitikiti [òkìtíkìtì] n.
a state of rush; stampede:
Iran gha vẹ khian okitikiti ― “They are stampeding along.”
okhokho [óxoxò] n.
a knock on the head made with the knuckles:
Ọ gbe okhokho yọ mwẹn uhunmwun ― “He hit me on the head with his knuckles.”
okpovbiẹ [òk͡pòʋiɛ́] n.
wake-keeping; overnight vigil (usually involves dancing and singing).
okpowẹ [òk͡pówɛ̀] n.
(< okpe ― owẹ) “big leg”: long, confident strides.:
Ọ ghaze okpowe dee ― “He is approaching with confident strides.”
okpọta [òk͡pɔ́tà] n.
(< okpe- ― ọta) “big talk”: talking big; boasting.
oleghere [óléɣèɽé] n.
1. a swing;
2. swaying on a swing.
onioni [ónyónĩ̀] n.
doing things with excessive force and strength but with little evidence of rationality:
Ọ gha kun ẹnrẹn onioni ― “He is packing them with a lot of show of strength.”
oregbe [òɽègbé] n.
over-feeding.
oro [óɽò] n.
secret practices; usually associated with witchcraft and juju cults; confidential communication; secret meeting.
orueghe [òɽẁèɣè] n.
bother; disturbance; nuisance.
oruoru [óɽwóɽù] n.
reckless action; rash deeds, heedless of consequences:
Oruoru ne ọ ya ru vbe odọ ẹre iran na iyẹn ọnrẹn ma mwẹn ― “It is the rash deeds which he went to perform over there that they are narrating to me.”
orhikhan [òřìxã̀] n.
struggle; worry; effort; exertion:
Ọ si orhikhan lele ivbi-ẹre gbe ― “She takes too much trouble over her children: She exerts herself much over her children.”
orhuọ [òřẁɔ̀] n.
bragging; boasting.
orriamugho [órẏámúɣò] n.
wandering; perambulating:
Ọ gha gbe orriamugho khian ― “He is wandering about.”
oseghe [òsèɣè] n.
(with sinmwin) defence, support:
ọ sinmwin oseghe ne ọtẹn ọnrẹn ― “He provided defence for his relative: He defended his relative.”
osiba [òsìbà] n.
a gesture, in the form of bowing and extending folded hands to a skilled dancer, as a mark of acknowledgement of or admiration for his/her dancing ability:
Ọ mu osiba mẹ ― “She gestured to acknowledge my dancing ability.”
osuan [ósw̃ã̀] n.
contest; competition.
otiegba [òtiègbá] n.
full assembly:
Iran na tie iko otiegba ― “They summoned a full assembly.”
otiku [òtĩ́kù] n.
(< otọ ― iku): refuse dump.
ovian [òryã̀] n.
complaints; expression of regrets; grumbling.
ovbe [òʋé] n.
sleep:
Ovbe hun mwẹn ― “Sleep is affecting me: I am sleepy.”
owogho [ówòɣó] n.
noise (in particular created by loud talk or laughter).
oya [òyà] n.
insult; humiliation:
Ọ ya oya nẹ ― “She gave insult to him: She insulted him.”
oyanghan [òỹã̀ɣã̀] n.
worry; bother; harassment.
ọbafi [ɔ̀bàfí] n.
hunting trip; hunting:
Erhae rrie ọbafi ― “His father is going a-hunting.”
ọdẹn [ɔ́dɛ̃̀] n.
joke; jest.:
Ọ gha gu iran gbe ọden ― “He is having a joke with them.”
ọfuan [ɔ̀fùán] n.
destruction; annihilation (cf. fuan).
ọgbakha [ɔ̀g͡bàxá] n.
conference.
ọhẹ [ɔ̀hɛ́] n.
1. gift;
2. present.
Ọkiẹkiẹ [ɔ̀kyɛ́kyɛ́] n.
fore-play; loveplay.
ọkuẹkuẹ [ɔ̀kùɛ́kwɛ̀] n.
jog; trot.
ọkhẹ [ɔ̀xɛ́] n.
hunter’s ambush in the wild.
ọkhọọ [ɔ̀xɔ̀ɔ́] n.
evil deed; malicious act; mischief:
ọkhọọ bun ibieka na gbe ― “These children are fond of (performing) mischief.”
ọpakharha [ɔ̀páxářá] n.
empty boasts; bluff.
ọta [ɔ̀tá] n.
speech; conversation:
Iran gha gbe ọta vba ― “They are conversing there.”
ọtakhọ [ɔ̀tàxɔ́] n.
back-biting; slander.
ọyunnua [ɔ̀ỹũ̀nw̃ã́] n.
a surprise; amazement.
ubi [úbì] n.
a slap:
Ọ fi ẹre ubi ― “She gave him a slap.”
ubiẹmwẹn [ùbyɛ́mɛ̃̀] n.
delivery; childbirth.
ubọmwẹn [ùbɔ́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
(< u ― bọ ― mwẹn) the act of predicting through oracle.
ùde [ùdè] n.
advice, counsel:
Ọvbokhan na i họn ude ― “This child does not heed advice.”
ugbemwẹn2 [ùg͡béɱɛ̃̀] n.
(< u ― gbe ― mwẹn)
1. flogging;
2. beating.
ukọ2 [úkɔ̀] n.
blame; query:
Ọ kan mwẹn ukọ ígho ne i ma miẹ rhie nẹẹ ― “He blamed me for the money I did not have to give him.”
ulọmwan [ùlɔ́ɱã̀] n.
an order restricting the public from coming near certain locations where secret ceremonies are being performed.
uma [ùmà] n.
1. a secret meeting set up to plot against someone, or to decide on issues disapproved of by speaker:
Iran ya so uma nasọn ― “They held a secret meeting last night.”
umian [ùmyã́] n.
hallucination; illusion.
uremwẹn [ùɽéɱɛ̃̀] n.
burial.
urhomwẹn [ùřóɱɛ̃̀] n.
adulation; worship.
use [ùsé] n.
assistance (mainly in the form of physical labour) which used to be rendered reciprocally and mutually among neighbours.
utianmwẹn [ùtỹã́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
praise; commendation.
utumwẹn [ùtúɱɛ̃̀] n.
1. crying;
2. shouting.
uvianmwẹn [ùvyã́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
1. complaints and regrets (usually about what one lacks or needs); (also ovian);
2^.^ the act of making such complaints.
uviẹmwẹn [ùvyɛ́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
1. crying;
2. lamentation (e.g. for the dead). (also eve).
uyi [úyì] n.
honour; prestige:
Iran rhie uyi ẹre nẹẹn ― “They accorded him the honour that was due to him.”
uyinmwẹn [ùyĩ́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
1. behaviour; conduct; manner:
Uyinmwẹn ọnrẹn i ma ― “Her conduct is not good.”
;
2. custom; tradition:
uyinmwẹn Ẹdo: “Ẹdo custom.”
uza [ùzà] n.
destructive mischief; damage.
uzuanmwẹn [ùzwã́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
displaying (often brazenly) the desire for other people’s food.