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[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] lit. “let that of the Ɔba     pass”: let the will of the Ɔba be     done! em-iɣã [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] a drum for     chiefs; it is put on the ground     and beaten with two sticks,     especially in chiefs’ houses during     the ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] and during ugies     when they are “tossing” the ɛbɛ̃     [ ˩ ˩ ], i.e. performing a sword-     play; priests of Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]     have it as well. em-izaduma     [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a war-drum. em-izagbɛdɛ     [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a drum played when the     young men (iɽoɣae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and     iɣele [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]) are dancing the     izagbɛdɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]-dance. em-uɣo     [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a small drum covered with     hide on one side only, beaten by     hand; a dance-drum (v. uɣo [ ˩ ˩ ])     mostly used by women. For     other drums v. iɣede [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],     emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].      ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) yam (plant and fruit     while on the farm); inu‿ema     ũkpɛ̃-ɽɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] how many yams     did you dig to-day? v. ba 2 [ / ],     fã [ ˥ ], kpɛ̃ [ ˥ ], viɔ [ / ], inya     [ ˩ ˥ ], isã [ ˩ ˩ ], eka [ ˥ ˩ ], eru [ ˩ ˥ ],     igbĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], ivu [ ˩ ˩ ]; red yam     (ikpɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]): emilɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], olimɛhi     [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], uhoboriabe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ], ugo     [ ˩ ˥ ] (wild); white yam (emɔwɛ     [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]): edia n-ukpakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ],     ogigbã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (wild); red and white     yam: erhuɽu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; other varieties     are: aɽebũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], olusɛe [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ],     udĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], igioɽua [ ˥ ˩ / ], ukpu [ ˥ ˩ ].     (2) fufu made from yam.      emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a drum made from     a calabash, with a rattle fastened     to it; used during ugies [ ˩ ˩ ], and     by some chiefs. (2) a dance at     which the dancers hold this     drum and drum on it, while     moving forward and backward;     cf. ema 1 [ ˩ ˩ ].