baba, iɽ̃ã keɣilɛ fi ɛko‿asa
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ / / ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “when the war
had been raging (‘hard’) for
some time, they (then) ran into
a place from which there was
no escape”.
ɛkokodu [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ] heart (idiom. for
ɔkãdĩ [ ˩ / ˥ ]).
ɛkose [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) a spirit roaming
about in the bush which causes
bad luck and lack of will-power.
Everybody has a personal ɛkose.
The ɛkose is given sacrifices con-
sisting of a small basket (agbã
[ ˩ ˥ ]) full of small anthills
(ulelefe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]). (2) a man’s
worst enemy, e.g. in a, ɛkos-ɛɽ-
uxĩ ɽa [ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ \ ˩ ] oh, are you
his enemy?
ɛkɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] Yoruba word for Bini
akasã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]; now in general use,
but with a special meaning, de-
noting the food when prepared
quickly for children or sick
people; cf. Yor. ɛkɔ [ ˩ ˧ ].
ɛkũ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) waist. (2) ɛkũ‿oxuo
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] women’s big cloth. (3) base
of a tree.
Ɛkuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) the town of Akure
in Ondo-province; the Akure-
people. (2) a general name for
the Yoruba people; Yoruba [ ˥ ˩ / ]
is also used.
ɛkwe [ ˩ ˥ ] palm-branches, woven
together to serve as ridge (okpo
[ ˩ ˥ ]) of the roof.
ɛkpede [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] cross-bow.
ɛkp- [ ˥ ] huge, big; e.g. in ɛkp-ɛho
[ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] a loud bass voice; ɛkp-iku
[ ˥ \ ˩ ] layers of dry leaves.
ɛkpeɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] amusical instrument,
apparently a horn, producing
high sounds; ɛkpeɽ-ɔxwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]
a blue-black bird, the size of a
pigeon; N.W.Th.: glossy starling.
