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    to the man who sees it; it is as
    much worth as osumaɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
    the fruit of uɽuhe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], and the
    placenta of a cow; eb-akpɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
    a plant, Millettia thonningii; the
    leaf is used against dysentery.
    eb-eni [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (eni [ ˩ ˥ ]) a kind of leaf
    (not the one called “elephant-
    grass”) used as thatch; it lasts for
    about five years, and if there is
    a fire in the house, for seven or
    more years (v. ebi‿ɛba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]).
    (eb-eʋariɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] another name for
    the fish aɽɔe [ ˥ ˩ ]; when dried, its
    skin is oily like the leaf wrapped
    around eʋariɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]). eb-ɛgogo
    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a tree (F.D. list: ebogogo),
    Carapa procera; leaves are used
    to cover the ridge of thatched
    roofs; they are tied to ɛkwe [ ˩ ˥ ]
    (palm branches that are woven
    together). ebi‿ɛba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] an in-
    ferior sort of eb-eni [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]; used
    for parcelling food-stuff. eb-iɣ-
    ɛdo ɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “leaf of the money
    the Binis are eating”: a small
    plant, Ageratum conyzoides; it
    has a white “cotton”-tuft at its
    top; used in the following
    symbolic way: if somebody
    comes with a request to an
    influential clerk or a man in an
    important position, he will be
    shown this leaf as a veiled
    question for a bribe or a pre-
    sent, hence the name. eb-is-ũgu
    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ] (isã [ ˩ ˩ ]) “leaf of vul-
    ture-faeces”: a leaf used for
    rubbing house-walls; it is mixed
    with charcoal and gives the walls
    a black colour (v. usie [ ˩ ˥ ]); its
    name probably comes from some
    similarity of its quickly growing
    patches with the splashed faeces
    of vultures. eb-itɛtɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] an afɔ
    [ ˩ ˥ ]-leaf used for a soup (v.