obtained from the oil-palm; the
tree must be cut down in order
to obtain it; exwɛxwɛ‿ɔgb-uɛ ɽa
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / ˩ ] are you drunk from
exwɛxwɛ? (to somebody who
acts foolishly, or, like a drunken
man); v. udegbotɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], ɔgɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].
exwi [ ˩ ˩ ] the Scaly Ant-eater.
exwɔrhɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] swamp; cf. Yor.
kpɔtɔ-kpɔtɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] slush.
eyaɣa 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] nonsense; ɔt-ɛʋ̃-
ẽyaɣa (ta [ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] he talked
nonsense.
eyaɣa 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] gaɽi or ulɔka [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
while unmixed with liquids.
eyaɣa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] disregard; lack of
respect toward senior people; cf.
yaɣa [ ˩ ˥ ].
Eyedɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a sib (that of the Iyasɛ
n-ɔhɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ˩ ]); the morning
greeting is la-yedɛ o [ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˧ ];
v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].
eyeye [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] praising appellation of
a woman who has many chil-
dren; v. iyeye [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
eyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] grandchild; eyɛ n-okpia
[ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] grandson; eyɛ n oxuo
[ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] granddaughter; v. iwu
[ ˩ ˩ ], ihiɛ̃hiɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], sakpaɽ̃ɛ̃-ɣodĩ
[ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ], ɣabiɔna [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
ezɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] a chisel-like blade used
by wine-tappers.
ezɛgizɛgi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] dysentery; v. ɛko
[ ˩ \ ]; of Yor. origin.
ezikɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a musical instrument
made of a long, thin calabash
(a flute); it is played by the
Ikpezikɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] during ugies [ ˩ ˩ ]
for the Ɔba and a few chiefs.
Ezima [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] the senior chief at
Uhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; he is said to have been
the first Bini man to grow oil
palms, and therefore he is the
“owner” of all the oil palms of
the country though this pro-
