hit me (something) in the side.
(2) efɛ̃-so [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] some parts (not a
good expression, considered as
“boyish” speech, v. ihe [ ˥ ˩ ]);
efɛ̃-so yema ʋ-ɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ \ ] some
parts are still good in it.
efɛ̃rhinyɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a dish made from
unsifted cassava: the cassava is
ground, and the starch (usi [ ˩ ˥ ])
pressed out; the remaining pow-
der is left for two days to
ferment, and is then fried. This
dish has been given up by the
Binis, but it is still the stock
food of the Jekris and Sobos; cf.
Port. farinha; v. ebɔbɔzi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ],
igaɽi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], ekpukpu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
efi [ ˩ ˩ ] violent storm.
efu [ ˩ ˩ ] bullet; v. igele [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (shot),
uke [ ˩ ˥ ].
efũ [ ˩ \ ] fleshy parts, flesh, of
animals and human beings.
ega 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] main part of the cult of
Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] known to adult
men only; cf. ga 1 [ ˥ ], ugaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
ega 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] a fence across the bush on
which traps are set; also: ega‿ifi
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] (ifi [ ˩ ˥ ] trap); cf. ga [ / ].
egalahi [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] small drinking-glass;
liqueur glass; cf. Engl.
egedege [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] a double-storey
house; v. kpɛtɛsi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
egie [ ˩ ˩ ] title (of a chief) egi-
asegbeɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] hereditary title;
short for egie n-aɽe ɔsegbe‿ɔsegbe
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “title that is taken
(‘eaten’) turn by turn”; here-
ditary titles are those of the
Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], Oliha [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], Ɛɽo [ ˩ ˥ ],
Edɔhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], Ɔlɔtɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], Ehɔlɔ
N-iɽe [ ˥ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] and Elogbosɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
(also called Ologboshere); also
Ogiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], Ɛlema [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], and
those of the Ogies; not here-
ditary are the “body-titles”
