courage boxers.
ɛlu [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a tree, the leaves and
root of which contain a dark-
blue dye. (2) the dye; it is used
by boys to imitate the tribal
body marks; the dye obtained
from the burnt roots is used to
dye the real tribal marks.
ɛlubɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] flour.
Ɛma [ ˩ \ ] name of a Bini village.
ɛmila [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] cow; ɛmil-ogiso [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
a green caterpillar; ɛmil-ɔvia
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] practice of twirling the bull
roarer at the Ɔvia-society, in
order to warn passers-by that
secret things are going on; the
bull roaring was believed to be
the voice of the god himself.
ɛmunɔmuerhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “catcher
who catches trees”: a creeper
Begonia manii, found on trees.
ɛnwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] wound.
ɛnwinwa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) dog-tick. (2)
same as ekaikai [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a disease.
(3) a tree, Larmea acidissima.
ɛnyaɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] albino; ɔɣaɽu rhurhurhu
ʋ-ɛnyaɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] he is staggering
like an albino (who cannot see
well during the day).
ɛnyaɛ [ ˩ \ ] neck; used of men and
animals; in the case of things,
urhu [ ˩ ˩ ] is used.
ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] snake; ɛnyɛ n-ɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ]
“river-snake”, a snake said to
be living in muddy places at the
bottom of rivers; it never bites;
v. aka [ ˥ ˩ ], arhuʋ̃otɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], aɽ̃ɛ̃kɛ̃
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], asiɔ̃hũ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], ataikpĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
idodia [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], ikpĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], iʋiɛkpo
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], obiɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], olose [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ], omu^
mu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], otiɣiɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], oʋiʋiɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
ɛo [ (5-3) ] no.
ɛpipa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] keg, barrel; ɛpip-exae
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a keg of powder; cf. Port.
pipa.
