to yam-poles, rafters, etc. in house building. ɛgwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] hoe; gũ ʋ̃ɛ hu‿ɛgwɛ n- iɣaya gb-ĩɽ̃uʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ˩ ˩ ] lit. “help me to find a hoe that I shall take to clean the grass”; (hu‿ is a real low tone here, but with a slight fall in hu‿ the sentence would mean “let me find...”). ɛgwɛ̃ 1 [ ˥ ˥ ] a bat, living in houses, smaller than ɔwɔ [ ˩ ˩ ]. ɛgwɛ̃ 2 [ ˥ ˥ ] a rattle, made out of the long leaves of the uɽua [ ˩ ˩ ] palm, which are twisted into a chain of small receptacles con- taining a few esal-ebo [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]- grains each; worn round the ankle by Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-dancers. ɛgũ-abɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] an obsolete, or at least idiomatic word for “bead- armlet” (coral or other beads) as worn by women and children; nowadays ivi-abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] is mostly used. ɛgũ-awɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] an obsolete word for “bead-anklet”; same as ivi-awɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]. ɛgba [ ˥ ˩ ] armlet, of iron or brass; also leather armlet on which charms have been sewn; the charms are intended to give the bearer strength, e.g. to a woman in a difficult case of childbirth; cf. Yor. ɛgba [ ˩ ˩ ]. ɛgbe [ ˩ ˩ ] a quick dancing step, accompanied by quick singing and drumming. ɛgbenɔgbifie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “killer that kills the cleared bush”: a strong harmattan wind blowing from noon until about four o’clock; cold, with clouds of mist. ɛgbɛdĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] large oil barrel, hogs- head. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ ˩ ] widow. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ] sib; patrilineal, exo- |