ebọlu [èbɔ́lù] n.
ball (also; ibọlu) (cf. Engl.) (also ibọru/ebọru).
ebubẹ [èbùbɛ̀] n.
fine sand; dust.
eda [èdá] n.
rain water collected from the eaves of a roof. (cf. daa3).
edigun [èdígũ̀] n.
iron.
ekẹkẹrẹbo [èkɛ̀kɛ̀ɽɛ́bò] n.
something of little worth or consequence.
ekonbuẹ [èkõbúɛ] n.
(< ekẹ̀n + obuẹ) clay; soil with a large proportion of clay.
ekhae [éxàe] n.
sand.
emi [émĩ̀] n.
bulk, thickness; weight:
Ọkpan na mwẹn emi ― This plate has bulk
.
emuẹn [èmwɛ̃̀] n.
ashes.
emwin [èɱĩ́ĩ́] n.
thing; object; issue.
emwinkemwin [èɱĩ̀kèɱĩ́] n.
anything; whatever thing.
epẹntiro [èpɛ̃̀tiɽó] n.
petrol (cf. Engl.).
etobatoba [ètòbàtóbá] n.
1. something that has become permanently glued on to something else;
2. a permanent stain. (cf. toba).
eturarri [ètúɽàrí] n.
frankincense.
evbikhọọ [èʋìxɔ̀ɔ́] n.
something of no value; a “no-good”.
éwoe2 [éwɔ́è] n.
lava of a fly found under mats on mud beds that had been urinated on. It causes itching and craw-craw.
ẹfotọ [ɛ̀fótɔ̀] n.
(< ẹfe + otọ) “riches of the earth”: mineral.
ẹrhia [ɛ́řià] n.
1. malefactor;
2. rubbish.
ẹtẹbọ [ɛ̀tɛ̀bɔ́] n.
heap of mud collected for building purposes.
ẹvbii [ɛ̀uíì] n.
1. palm oil;
2^.^ animal fat.
ibà [íbà] n.
mud bench; slab:
iba-orere: “the mud bench on the front veranda”
;
iba-iyekowa: “the mudbench on the back veranda”
, etc.
ibi [ìbí] n.
1. charcoal;
2. soot.
ibiriki [íbíríkì] n.
1. mile; milestone;
2. brick (cf. Engl.).
ifuẹn [íf̃w̃ɛ̃́] n.
wing e.g. of any flying thing.
igolu [ígólù] n.
gold (cf. Engl.).
igbegbe [ìg͡bég͡bé] n.
velvet material.
ighogho [ìɣòɣò] n.
1. smoke.
ihako [ìhàkò] n.
presentation or gift ― giving; gift.
ihẹ [ìhɛ́] n.
load; luggage:
ihẹ ọre bun gbe ― “Her luggage is too much.”
ike [ìkè] n.
log; ikerhan (ike-erhan): a log of wood.
iku1 [ìkù] n.
1. dirt; rubbish garbage;
2. small bits of; crumbs; left-over.
ikpo [ík͡pó] n.
very hard and dry mud.
ipapa [ìpàpà] n.
a sheet of something; a slice. (cf. ibobo).
iruẹn [ìɽw̃ɛ̃́] n.
dirt; filth.
obuẹ [óbwɛ́] n.
clay.
odó [ódó] n.
mortar, used for pounding.
òhoho [òhóhò] n.
a whole or complete thing, as opposed to a part or portion thereof:
Rhie ohoho mẹ; Ii gualọ ukhiọnmwẹn ― “Give me a whole one, I do not want a part.”
oko [òkò] n.
1. a packaged gift;
2. a parcel. (also ako).
òkun2 [òkṹ] n.
the decorated box carried on the head in the funeral procession known as “isotọn”.
okuta [òkútá] n.
rock; stone.
oroviẹ [òɽóvyɛ̀] n.
filth; messy condition or situation:
Sẹrae ye oroviẹ ne ọ yẹ ― “Leave her in the mess that she is in.”
orhiọn [òřyɔ̃́] n.
1. spirit; soul (esp. the religious sense, both traditional and Christian):
Orhiọn Nọhuanrẹn ― “The Holy Spirit”
;
2. strength; power:
Okhuo naa i mwẹn orhiọn ― “This woman has no strength; she is lazy.”
oze [òzé] n.
lead (the metal).
ọrho [ɔ̀řò] n.
mud; slush.
ọwiẹyi [ɔ̀wiɛ̀yí] n.
used item; second-hand.
ududu [ùdùdù] n.
a lump; a piece of compact mass (e.g. of chalk, clay, dough, etc.):
ududu-ugbe ― “a lump of earth thrown as a missile.”
ugbe [úg͡bé] n.
missile; stone e.g. pebble used as a missile.
usi [ùsí] n.
starch; carbohydrate.
usun [ùsṹ] n.
1. things or people arranged in a file or row:
Iran ya usun dee ― “They are coming in files”
;
2. some, from among a crowd; a portion (of a large number of people or things).
Usun vbọ maa; enikẹre i maa ― “Some of them are good, the others are not.”