ebo n-ɔxwa [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the great
white man”: the Governor; eb-
igɛdu [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] manager of a timber-
camp; cf. Yor. oyĩbo [ ˩ ˩ / ].
ebɔbɔzi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (ɔ- seems also to be
used as a prefix) a dish prepared
from cassava: unground cassava
is cooked, then cut in slices, and
kept in water until daybreak.
It is eaten during farmwork
because it is easy to prepare and
can be kept; it is considered to
be rather inferior, and it is
mostly eaten by poor people;
ebɔbɔzi is said to have been the
original way of preparing cas-
sava (together with efɛ̃rhinyɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]) before ekpukpu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ], usi
[ ˩ ˥ ], and igaɽi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] were intro-
duced, which are the most usual
cassava dishes now.
ebubɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] dust; fine sand; v.
exae [ ˥ ˩ ].
ebubule [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a herb used as an
ingredient for soups by the
Akure people (Yorubas); it is
said to be able to cure elapurhu
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ], fugitive swellings.
eda [ ˩ ˥ ] rain-water; cf. da [ / ].
edae [ ˩ / ] a “tying”-charm used
to ward off death, in cases of
fainting, unconsciousness, or
approaching death; agb-edae y-
ɔɽ-uhuʋ̃u ʋ-ɔkuɔɽe [ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ]
edae was tied to his head when
he had fainted.
Edaikɛ̃ [ ˩ / ˥ ] title of the heir to
the throne in Benin; he has a
court of his own at Uselu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ],
and is a member of the Uzama
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
edaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] examination; cf.
daʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
ede 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] buffalo; bush-cow; cf.
Yor. ede [ ˩ / ].
