of purification. eb-odɔ̃dɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] a
small plant, Talinum triangu-
lare; used in preparing a soup
(v. afɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]) with a taste similar
to that of ocro-soup; eb-odɔ̃dɔ̃
n-ule na ɽu amaamɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ]
this ɔdɔ̃dɔ̃-soup you have made
is watery. eb-uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] “salt-
leaf”: a creeper, Manniophyton
africanum; it causes itching when
touched, hence the name. ebe n-
ɔy-ɔba [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ] (yɛ [ / ]) “the leaf
that pleases the Ɔba”: a tree,
Monodoramyristica, same as ikp-
osa; it is sald that somebody
once showed its leaf to the Ɔba
and that the Ɔba was pleased with
it and gave the man a wife and
a servant; the flower of this
tree, called iyɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], “pawn”,
is used in a game. Redupl. ebebe
[ ˩ \ ˥ ] or [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] green; ɔɽu‿ebebe
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] it is green. (2) paper;
also: ebe n-agb-ẽbe (or n-aya-
[ ˩ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] lit. “leaf that is
used for writing”. (3) book; also:
ebe n-atie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] “leaf that is
read” or, eb-ebo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “Euro-
pean leaf”; eb-imu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] warrant
of arrest.
ebɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] wine-tapping; cf. bɛ [ / ].
ebɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] boundary between farms
of owners sharing the same plot;
cf. ebɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (?); v. sɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
ebɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] pointed iron rods or
broken glass (covered) serving
to keep people off from farm-
land; cf. ebɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] (?)
ebi [ ˩ ˥ ] darkness; mostly redu-
plicated: ebiebi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]; ebiebi so
gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ] “darkness has dark-
ened much”: it is very dark;
ebiebi so [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “darkness is
darkening”: it is getting dark;
cf. bi 1 [ ˥ ]; ʋiɽiʋiɽi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
