abọ [àbɔ́] n.
1. branch, extension:
aberhan (< abọ-erhan) “tree branch”
.
2. edge, corner:
abiba (< abọ-iba) “edge of a slab”
;
abukpọn (< abọ-ukpọn) “corner of a large cloth”
. Other compounds derived from abọ include
abutete (< abọ-utete) ― “edge of a hill”
;
abukpo (< abọ-ukpo) ― “edge of the road”, “curb”
;
abuhae (< abọ-uhae) ― “edge of a well”
;
abẹvbo (< abọ-ẹvbo) ― “corners of the town”
, etc.
3. strap:
abẹkpo (abọ-ẹkpo) ― “straps of a bag.”
4. sleeves (of a garment).
agobọ [àgóbɔ̀] n.
left hand side; left hand.
agbanmwẹn [àg͡bã̀ɱɛ̃̀] n.
chin; lower jaw.
akọn [àkɔ̃̀] n.
tooth; akingho (akọnighó) “milk teeth”.
akharha [àxàřà] n.
crutch; also a euphemism for the genitals.
akhuarhamwunnu [áxwáráɱũ̀nṹ] n.
lips.
áranmwẹn [áɽ̃ã́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
tongue.
àro [àɽò] n.
1. eye;
2. face:
ọ gbe orhue ye àro ― She rubbed chalk on her face
.
3. front or right side:
Ọ mu ukpọn aro daa iyeke ― She turned the front side of the cloth to the back
.
4. variety; kind:
àro ughughan ― “different kinds”
.
asefẹn [àsèfɛ̃̀] n.
the sides of the human body.
aviẹn [àvỹɛ̃́] n.
clitoris.
edẹ [èdɛ́] n.
grey hair.
efẹn [èfɛ̃̀] n.
1. side of the body.
egbe1 [èg͡bé] n.
1. body;
egbe hia khia mwẹn ― “all my body hurts me”
;
2. bulk:
ẹkpẹtin na mwẹn egbe ― “This box has bulk.”
ehẹankọn [èhɛ̃́ã̀kɔ̃̀] n.
plaque on teeth.
ehiẹn [éhỹɛ̃́] n.
nails (of human); claws (of birds) (also ihiẹn).
ehionbọ [éhyṍbɔ̀] n.
(< ehiẹn-obọ) finger-nails (also ihionbọ).
ehionwẹ [éhyṍwẹ̀] n.
(< ehiẹn-owe) toe-nails (also ihionwẹ).
ehọ1 [èhɔ́] n.
1. ear.
2. edge.
ekia [ékyá] n.
penis.
ekuabọ [ékwábɔ̀] n.
upper arm.
ekuawẹ [ékwáwɛ̀] n.
thigh.
ékpa [ék͡pà] n.
1. fist:
ọ kuun ékpa da mwẹn ― “He clenched his fist at me”
;
2. hitting with the fist; boxing:
ọ fi mwẹn ékpa ― “He boxed me”
.
etaro [ètáɽò] n.
(< eto ― aro) “hair of the eyesbrows”: eyebrows.
etekia [ètékyá] n.
(< eto ― ekia) “hair of the penis”: male pubic hair.
etifuanro [ètífũã́ɽò] n.
(< eto ― ifuẹn ― aro): “hair of the wings of the eyes”: eyelashes.
eto [ètó] n.
hair;
eto nakiin ― “hair plaited with thread”
;
eto namẹn ― “braided hair”
;
etonukẹn ― “kinky hair”
.
etuhe [ètúhè] n.
(< eto ― uhe) “hair of the vagina”: female pubic hair.
ewẹn [èwɛ̃́ɛ̃̀] n.
1. breast;
2. milk:
ya ewẹn nẹrẹn wẹn ― “breast-feed it.”
ẹhae [ɛ̀haè] n.
forehead (also uharo).
ẹhinakhọe [ɛ̀hìnáxɔè] n.
region at the back of the head.
ẹho [ɛ̀hóò] n.
1. throat;
2. voice.
ẹko [ɛ̀kóò] n.
1. belly;
2. capacity:
Akhe na mwẹn ẹko ― “This pot has capacity i.e. it is large”
.
ẹkun [ɛ̀kṹ] n.
waist.
ẹkpẹtin [ɛ́k͡pɛ̀tĩ̀] n.
box; chest.
ẹkpiyeke [ɛ́k͡píyèkè] n.
“space of the back”: middle of the back; region between shoulder blades.
ẹtu [ɛ̀tù] n.
beard.
ẹwẹe [ɛ̀wɛ́è] n.
chest (part of the body).
idanwẹ [ídã̀wɛ̀] n.
heel.
ifuanro [íf̃w̃ã́ɽò] n.
(< ifuẹn-aro) “wing of the eye”: eyelashes.
igiẹmwẹn [ìgyɛ́ɱɛ̃̀] n.
(< igie ― ẹmwẹn) “the base of speech”: the chest. (part of the body). (also ẹwẹe).
iguabọ [ìgwábɔ̀] n.
elbow.
iguẹ1 [ìgwɛ̀] n.
knee.
igbọn1 [íg͡bɔ̃́] n.
knee.
ighehe [ìɣèhè] n.
molar teeth.
ígho2 [íɣó] n.
milk-teeth.
Ọmọmọ zẹ ígho nẹ: “The baby has started to have some milk-teeth.”
iherhe [ìhèřè] n.
the toothless gums (of infants or the aged) (also irriorrio).
ihiẹn [íhyɛ̃́] n.
1. nails, claws; ihionbo: (< ihiẹn-obọ): ― finger nails; ihionwẹ: (< ihiẹn-owẹ): toes.
ihue [íhwé] n.
nose.
ikebe [ìkèbè] n.
buttocks (also itotaya).
ikẹga [ìkɛ́gà] n.
1. wrist (also urhuabọ);
2. good-luck charm in the form of a carved hand on a stool (used by men) or as an anklet of cowries (used by women). The idiom:
“khon mu obo yan ikega” ― “to succeed; to be victorious”
probably relates to the latter meaning.
ikpakpa [ík͡pàk͡pá] n.
skin; peel; bark.
ikpanro [ík͡pã́rò] n.
eye-balls.
ikpianbọ [ík͡pĩ́ã́bɔ] n.
cf. ikpihianbọ.
ikpianwẹ [ik͡pĩ́ã́wɛ̀] n.
cf. ikpihianwẹ.
ikpihianbọ [ík͡píhĩãbɔ] n.
Finger: ikpihianbọ-nogie; “the chiefly finger”: the thumb; ikpihianbọ-nusexae: “the finger that points”: the indicator; (also ikpihianbọ-nọwuaoroka ― “the finger that forbids rings”); ikpihianbọ-nadesẹ: middle finger; ikpihianbọ-oroka: ring finger; ikpihianbọ-nekherhe ― little finger.
ikpihianwẹ [ík͡píhyã́wɛ̀] n.
toe; ikpihianwẹ-nogie: big toe.
irere [íɽéɽè] n.
armpit.
irho [ìřò] n.
cheek.
irriorrio [ìryòryò] n.
gums (of the mouth); the toothless gums of infants or the aged.
itotaya [ìtòtàyà] n.
buttocks. (also ikebe).
ivbi [ìuì] n.
scrotum.
iyekabọ [ìyékàbɔ́] n.
“back of the hand”: carelessness; lack of diligence.
iyeke [ìyèkè] n.
back (of the body); hind side (of something).
izabọ [ízábɔ̀] n.
shoulder.
obọ [òbɔ́] n.
1. arm, hand.
Ọ rhie ẹre obọ mwẹẹn ― “He held her by the hand”
;
2. side; direction:
D’obọ ne ọ lae yi ― “What direction did he take”
;
3. prep. with; in the sense of location:
Ọ sẹ iwinna rẹn rae yo omwẹn obọ ― “He left his work in my hand: He left his work with me”
;
4. from (in the sense of source):
Ọ doo rhie ọtẹn onrẹn vbe obọ mwẹn ― “He came to take his relative from me.”
odan [ódã́] n.
1. heel;
2. interruption (in conversation):
Ẹghe hia ẹre ọ ya gbe odan yọ mwẹn ẹmwẹn ― “It is at all times that he causes interruptions in my speech.”
onisan [ònĩ̀sã̀] n.
1. anus; the terminal outlet of the alimentary canal.
orinmwin [òɽĩ́ɱĩ̀] n.
corpse; dead-body.
osuakọn [òswákɔ̃̀] n.
incisors, front teeth.
ovbi-aro [òvyáɽò] n.;
(idiom) pupil (of the eye).
ovbiakhowẹ [òvyáxowɛ̀] n.;
(idiom) (< ovbiakhe ― owẹ): “small pot of the leg”: shin.
owẹ [òwɛ̀] n.
1. foot;
2. leg.
ugbaro [úgbáɽò] n.
1. forehead;
2. face.
ugbefẹn [ùg͡bèfɛ̃́] n.
1. side of the body;
2. a flat side of anything other than the top surface:
Ọ mwanmwaẹn avbe iyan nii lele ugbefẹn ẹkpẹtin: “He arranged those yams along the side of the box.”
uharo [úháɽò] n.
forehead (also ẹhae; ugbaro).
uhe [ùhé] n.
1. vagina; vulva;
2. anus;
3. the lower end of an object (esp. that with a normal vertical stance).
uhunmwun1 [ùhṹɱũ̀] n.
1. head:
Ọ mu ihẹ yan uhunmwun ― “She carried a load on her head”^
;
2. the top of; the upper end of an object:
Ọ tota ye uhunmwun eteburu ― “She sat on top of the table.”^
;
3. the important part of an issue:
uhunmwun ẹmwẹn ― “an important point.”
ukegbe [ùkégbè] n.
lap:
Ọ mu ọmọ yan ukegbe ― “She carried the child on her laps.”
ukẹn [ùkɛ̃́] n.
kinky hair.
ukóko2 [úkókó] n.
1. joint, angle:
ukoko-abọ ― “elbow”
;
ukoko owẹ ― “ankle.”
ukokọghọ [úkokɔ́ɣɔ̀] n.
1. a small calabash used for storing medicine.;
2. a casual term for the young breasts of an adolescent.
ukhọn [ùxɔ̃̀] n.
navel.
ukhuegbe [ùxwégbè] n.
skin.
ùkpewen [ùk͡péwɛ̃̀] n.
tip of the breast; teat; nipple.
unu [ùnṹ] n.
1. mouth;
2. generally entrance (esp. a narrow one) or access route into an enclosed area:
unu-odẹ ― “gate-way: the entrance.”
urhu [ùřù] n.
1. neck;
Ọ se ivie ye urhu ― “He wears a coral necklace around his neck.”
;
2. voice:
Urhu ẹre la gbe ― “His voice is too loud.”
urhuabọ [ùřwábɔ̀] n.
(< urhu ― abọ): “neck of the hand”: wrist.
urhuawẹ [ùřwáwɛ̀] n.
(< urhu ― owẹ) “neck of the leg”: ankle.