witches, hence rhɔ [ / ] mu [ ˥ ]
ze [ ˥ ] n-ɛrɛe [ ˩ \ ] means “to
give food to witches”; v. ɛkose
[ ˩ \ ˩ ].
Ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] Ɔba’s harem at Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɛrha [ ˩ ˥ ] bush-cat; a little bigger
than edi [ ˥ ˥ ], smells disagreeably.
ɛrhaɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] blood; v. esagiɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
ɛrherhe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] brain; not regarded
as seat of understanding.
ɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] groin, abdomen below
navel.
ɛrhia [ ˥ ˩ ] wickedness; ɛrhia-ɽe‿ima
[ ˥ / ˩ ˥ / ‿ ˩ ] “his wickedness is not
good”, i.e. is too bad ɔka‿ɛrhia
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], pl. e-, “the first in
wickedness”, of a man: the
evil spirit, the bad example;
ɔna-ɽ-ɔka‿ɛrhia n-ɔr-ɛgbɛe ni
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / / ] “this is the evil
genius of that family”; cf. rhia
[ ˥ ].
ɛrhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] perseverance; ɔʋ̃-ɛ̃rhiɔ̃
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “a man of perseverance”.
ɛrhoxwa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a position in the o^
gwɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ]-divination (c.c.o.c.).
Of Yor. origin?
ɛrhɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] hermaphrodite.
ɛrhu [ ˩ ˥ ] hat, cap; ɛrhu‿ivie [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
“bead hat”, with beads hang-
ing down at both sides of the
face; worn, in different styles,
by the Ɔba, Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and
probably Ɛhi-ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
ɛrhũrhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) tail; ɛrhũ^
rhuʋ̃-ekita [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] dog’s tail.
(2) ɛrhũrhuʋ̃-esi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “tail of
pig”; a tree, Amphimas ptero-
carpioides; its durable wood is
used for poles supporting the
ceiling in native houses. (3)
ɛrhũrhuʋ̃-owa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (sic!) roof
of house (as seen from out-
side).
ɛɽe 1 [ ˩ ˥ ], ɛɽ- [ ˩ ]; cf. ɔɽe [ ˩ ˥ ].
