the noise made by the emada’s
anklets (aba [ ˥ ˩ ] or ɛɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]).
dʒɔdʒɔdʒɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the noise
made by lubasere [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
eba [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a timber-tree, Lophira
procera; leaves are red at first,
and become green later on.
(2) red tail feather of the grey
West African parrot; same as
ebaxuɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; cf. ba 1 [ / ].
ebã [ ˩ ˥ ] nakedness; cf. bã [ ˥ ].
ebã [ ˩ \ ] now; same as enwa [ ˩ \ ]
and nia [ / ]; ebã‿ure [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] now
you have come! ɔd-ebã [ ˩ ˩ \ ]
he is coming now; ebã niã [ ˩ ˥ / ],
same as ebã; ebãbã [ ˩ \ \ ] just
now.
ebaɣa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] restiveness; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
ebe [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) leaf; herb; special
herbs (and other plants called
ebe): eb-aɣad-eha [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “three-
pointed leaf” (cf. eha [ ˩ ˥ ]):
a shrub, Allophyllus africanus.
eb-ahãhi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a shrub, Piper
umbellatum; fruit used as a
medicine against dysentery; leaf
as substitute for toilet-paper
(cf. hã [ / ] (?); ɛhi [ ˩ ˩ ] (?)).
eb-ahɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] fern; there are two
sorts distinguished by A.: eb-ahɛ
n-oɣĩ-ɔ̃ba [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (meaning?),
the larger sort, said to be “use-
less”, and eb-ahɛ ne giɛɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
“the small fern”, used for
closing both ends of present-
parcels sent to the Ɔba; it is also
tied (in bunches) to omɛ [ ˥ ˥ ],
the palm-leaf fringes, at every
juju-shrine; it is an auspicious
plant, and without it as a sign
of friendship the juju will not
accept any sacrifice; its seed is
difficult to be seen, and there-
fore it brings prosperity in life
