chiefs representing the Ɔba’s
eye, head, etc. as well as the
Ɛhi‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], and the titles of
the Eɣaɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] chiefs; cf. ugie
[ ˩ ˩ ] (?), ogie [ ˩ ˩ ], igie [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).
Egi-enwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a clan which is
said to have originated from
Akurɛ. Chief Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] belongs
to it; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ] (?); v. ɛgbɛe
[ ˩ \ ].
Egi-esã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a sib to which most
Ishan (Esã [ ˥ ˩ ]) people belong;
its head is the Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] who
is said to have been king of
Ishan at one time. Chief U^
nwagwɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] also belongs to this
sib; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].
egilɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] land-snail; v. akeɽekeɽe
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].
Egɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] a Bini village situated on
the road leading to Siluko (Is-
iloko [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]).
eguɛegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1) a force serving
Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and represented
in his shrine; it reminds the god
of any broken oaths that were
sworn by him, and it also helps
to kill a man who has trespassed
against him: lit. “helper to
kill”; cf. gu [ ˥ ], ɛɽe [ ˥ ˩ ], gbe [ ˥ ].
(2) a rope with a noose meant
to entrap the victim’s foot;
used in the trap otohio [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
eguozaa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] cry of onlookers
used to encourage people who
are felling trees on a new farm.
egwi [ ˩ ˥ ] the land-tortoise; it is
the clever animal in folklore;
praise-names: eʋ̃i z-okp-owɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] “the thing that swag-
gers” (proudly); eʋ̃i nyakã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
“the thing that walks like a
cripple”; v. emosima [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ],
ɛɽuʋɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], elukeluke [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
egba [ ˩ ˥ ] hunter’s hide; v. ɔxɛ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ].
