ɛtɛbɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] heap of mud collected
for building purposes.
ɛti [ ˥ ˩ ] place in forest where
passage is barred by creepers.
ɛtĩ [ ˩ ˥ ] strength; power (physical
as well as magical); ɛtĩ fo ʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] “strength has finished
me”: I am tired.
ɛtu 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] beard (chin beard and
moustache).
ɛtu 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) cellulitis. (2) sore
gums; ɛtu xia ɽuɛ ɽa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ‿ ˩ ˩ ]
are you suffering from sore
gums? (xia [ / ] to pain).
ɛʋɛe [ ˩ \ ] kola; Cola acuminata ＋
verticilata; ɛʋ-oha [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “bush-
kola”, a wild kola, Cola hetero-
phylla; children suck the juice
out of the husk; ɛʋ-oh-ɔb-itã
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ] “kola of the ordeal
doctor’s bush”: a wild kola,
Cola caricifolia, used in an
ordeal, and as a medicine for
the bladder; ɛʋɛe-gabaɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
“Hausa kola”, the kola intro-
duced by the Hausa people.
Kola is given to guests as a sign
of courtesy and friendship; v.
ikpɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɛʋi [ ˩ \ ] palm-oil; ɛʋi‿egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
fat, lard.
Ɛʋiɛkoi [ ˩ ˥ / ] name of a Bini
village; seat of an Ɔxwahɛ
[ ˩ / ˩ ] shrine.
ɛʋirhi [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a trap for animals; cf.
Yor. ɛbiti [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
ɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) country; village (in-
cluding, possibly, several quar-
ters). (2) people; ɛʋo hia [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
everybody. (3) language (fol-
lowed by name of country);
ɛʋu‿ɛdo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] Bini language;
ɛʋ-uhobo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] Sobo language;
ɛʋu‿igabaɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] Hausa lan-
guage; v. urhu [ ˩ ˩ ], (e)d-.
