cf. wia [ / ].
ɛwo [ ˩ ˥ ] calabash funnel, used e.g.
by wine tappers when pouring
wine into demijohns or narrow-
mouthed calabashes.
ɛwobi [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a man who likes to
play jokes on other people;
ɛwobi‿ɔʋ̃a‿uxĩ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] you are
a joker.
ɛwu [ ˥ ˩ ] garment; gown; coat;
shirt (any garment except
trousers, v. utalawɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]); ɛwu
ɽuɛ m-ose gbe [ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˦ ] your
gown is very nice. ɛwu‿ivie
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] bead dress; worn by the
Ɔba; the term does not include
cap, collar (odigba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]), and
udahae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. Yor. ɛwu [ ˩ ˩ ].
Ɛwuakpɛ [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] name of an Ɔba.
Ɛwuaɽe [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] name of an Ɔba under
whom some of the present Bini
gods (e.g. Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and
Akɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]) are said to have lived
as heroes and magicians.
ɛxe [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) quiver. (2) a curved
tooth or bone which, in native
opinion, the viper flings at its
prey, out of the mouth. It is
believed never to miss its ob-
jective, and if the victim runs
away, it must return to the viper;
v. osumaɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
ɛxi [ ˩ ˩ ] a small climbing animal.
ɛxiʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Piptadenia
africana; its fruit has the shape
of a belt, and is used by boys
in play; the bark is used as
medicine for oʋiyabɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
ɛxoxo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) corner (as seen from
inside); ɔlɛɽe y-ɛxoxo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] he
hid in the corner. (2) private
(when used as a genitive after
another noun), e.g. in isum-
ɛxoxo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “conspiracy”.
ɛxoxo [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a big monkey.
