said to have been charmed by
Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and put in the bush
surrounding his shrines. They
are sacred and must not be
caught and are even given food
(v. eɣo [ ˩ ˩ ]). It is believed that
in farm fires they remain unhurt
because they are under a charm.
emotã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] an uɽuhe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] tree
standing on ɛki‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] in
Benin City which is the seat of
a god (?) that is worshipped.
Ɔba makes sacrifices to it,
and any burial must pass under
it. Cowries and chalk are then
thrown to it as a sign of notice
to the tree or the power mani-
fested by it.
emɔmɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] loan; cf. mɔmɔ [ ˩ ˥ ],
iɣo 1 [ ˥ ˥ ].
emɔwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] one variety of white
yam; cf. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].
emuɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) ashes. (2) grey: ɔfua
ʋ-emuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] it is grey (lit.
“white”) like ashes; v. edɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
emunɛmunɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] fire-fly.
enɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] four; ma enɛ nɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] we
were four of us. enɛ(i)r-ɔʋ-ugie
[ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ] lit. “four are not in
twenty”: sixteen; enɛ(i)r-ɔʋ-iy-
eva [ ˩ ˥ \ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “four are not in
forty”: thirty-six; redupl. enenɛ
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] all the four; enenɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]
four by four; in groups of four.
eni [ ˩ ˥ ] elephant; elephant tusks
are kept on the Ɔba’s erha
[ ˥ ˥ ]-shrine (v. also akɔ̃hɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ],
oko [ ˥ ˩ ]); eni amɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] hippo-
potamus (oɽoboto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] is more
in use); v. udiã [ ˩ ˥ ], ebe [ ˩ ˥ ].
eni [ ˩ ˩ ] name; eni ɽ̃uɛ̃ ʋo [ ˩ ˩ / / ]
what is your name? ʋ-ati-eni ɽ̃uɛ̃
[ / ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] “what do they call
your name?” is more usual; cf.
iheni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
