temporary settlement, e.g. for farming purposes, “camp”;

cf. Yor. agɔ [ ˩ / ].

mat for carrying things;

v. eko [ ˩ ˥ ], oko 1 [ ˩ ˥ ].

clerk;

cf. Yor. akɔwe [ ˧ ˩ / ];

v. ɔgbẽbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

one of the Ɔba’s titles;

cf. kpɔlɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] (?).

one of the gods at the Ɛguae;

v. ugie [ ˩ ˩ ].

“the rubbish has not yet been swept (away)”: early morning.

a very small bird.

to be bent;

cf. gɔ [ ˥ ].

imperfect form of re [ ˥ ] “to come”.

to become naught.

loin-cloth.

a chief belonging to the Uzama [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].

name of part of the ceremony called isiokuo [ ˩ \ ˩ ].

act of dividing;

cf. ɣae [ / ].

a chief belonging to the Uzama [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].

carpenter;

cf. Engl.;

v. onwina [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].

a disease of chickens;

v. ugbadiyɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

eagerness;

cf. orhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ];

v. ʋ̃ɛ [ / ].

the Ishan country.

cf. ɔwaisɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

sign;

v. gbe 1 [ ˥ ].

(also ezĩ) gin;

cf. ugbizin [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

a Bini village on the Ɔha [ ˩ ˩ ] River.

box;

cf. Yor. akpoti [ ˩ / ˥ ].

an antelope;

v. ɛɽu [ ˩ ˩ ].

to smear;

v. ɔyara [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].

occurs in ne giɛ(ɛ)ɽɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] the small one.

bulging out, of a swelling;

v. uhueʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].

“don’t touch me”: trigger, of a trap;

v. uɽ̃ã [ ˥ ˥ ].

Hausa man, -men;

cf. Yor. Gambari [ ˩ ˩ / ].

(also a-) shot;

cf. isagele [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ];

v. uke [ ˩ ˥ ].

cf. ɛɣele [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].

eye-balls.

sticks used in the masquerade-dances of Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ];

v. ukeke [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].

row of people, performing an ugie [ ˩ ˩ ].

act of tying yam-branches to poles;

cf. na 3 [ ˥ ], ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].

name of ugies devoted to the Ɔba’s ancestors;

cf. ɔɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] (?)

to be big;

v. ivie [ ˩ ˥ ].

to set fire (to something);

v. oʋi [ ˩ ˥ ].

to trouble, to worry;

cf. ukpokpo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

to thank;

cf. ekpɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].

combined, used of positions in the ogwɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ]-oracle.

young man functioning as representative of the senior of his ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].

a certain monkey;

v. emɛ [ ˩ \ ].

name of the Ɔba who built the wall and ditch of Benin City.

name of a river, also known as “Ogwena”.

a fallen tree.

rumour;

cf. gbigbi [ ˩ ˥ ].

a certain plant (tree?).

joy, gladness;

cf. ɣɔɣɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].

a god connected with the art of divination.

a bird, also called muegbɛdoo [ ˥ ˦ ˧ ‿ / ].

praise-name.

slander;

cf. zã [ / ].

end;

in nɛ(i)ʋ̃ɔfo [ ˥ ˩ \ ] “without end, eternal”, usually ufoʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ];

cf. fo [ ˥ ].

name of a village and river near Benin City.

a chief belonging to the Uzama [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].

cow herd;

cf. ria [ / ], ɛmila [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].

name of a Bini village not far from the Ika-Ibo area;

the inhabitants speak a particular dialect of Bini;

v. ukpo [ ˩ ˥ ].

to shed leaves, of deciduous trees.

cf. rhie [ / ].

to wash with charms (things only);

v. gua 2 [ / ], kpe [ ˥ ].

to boast.

to splash (kui [ / ] on ...).

to cower;

v. ki [ / ].

some time ago;

cf. usĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], naʋ̃usĩ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ].

to lead, to accompany;

cf. isu [ ˩ ˥ ].

to perform usa [ ˥ ˩ ], the secret ceremonies of the cult of Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ].

a Bini village of historical importance;

said to have been the residence of Aruãɽ̃a [ ˥ \ ˩ ].

always, same as ugbugbɛ hia [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ].

umbrella;

cf. gbĩna 2 [ ˩ ˥ ], amɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].

valley.

pride;

cf. hio [ ˥ ].

yam-pole.

second;

also: ukpogieha, ukpogienɛ, etc., with the same tones;

cf. ɔzukpogieva [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

badges in the form of a cross, worn at agwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ]-time;

v. also isixwiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

smell (pleasant);

cf. nwihĩ [ ˩ ˥ ].

(or [ ˩ ˥ ] ?) fame;

v. otiti [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].

an object used in the ogwɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ]-divination, possibly a boar’s tooth;

also called uk-iha [ ˥ \ ˩ ] “messenger (ukɔ [ ˥ ˩ ] ) of oracle”.

to be taboo;

cf. awua [ ˩ ˩ ].

v. mu 1 [ ˥ ].

to disrespect;

cf. eyaɣa [ ˩ \ ˩ ].