[ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] lock this door! bi‿ɛxu na
gbe [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ] close this door!
ɛxu‿ogboɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], ɛxu‿ɔgw-oɽe
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] gate in odĩ [ ˥ ˥ ] leading
from street to compound.
ɛxũ [ ˩ ˩ ] a person who is infirm,
unable to walk; cf. kũ 2 [ / ].
ɛxũxũ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a small fly, “sweat-
fly”.
ɛxwia [ ˩ ˥ ] bull; cf. okpia [ ˩ / ].
ɛyotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] foundation of house:
first layer of mud; cf. otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɛzɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] stream, river; ɛzɛ n-awaɽe
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] a bridged river; a bridge;
redupl. ɛzɛzɛ [ ˩ \ ˥ ] swampy,
watery; ɛzɛzɛ eʋ̃a na xĩ [ ˩ \ ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ]
this place is swampy; v. oke [ ˩ ˥ ],
ugboɣodo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
ɛzi [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) tree-stump (when
several feet out of the ground).
(2) space round the base of a
tree; v. uɣũɣuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
ɛziza [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a spirit in the shape of
a man; it roams about in the
bush and catches people whom
it may keep for years; it is
believed to be “a great doctor”,
and its hair, et-ɛziza [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (a
plant?) is used by “doctors” in
every kind of medicine in order
to ensure quick action; cf. Yor.
aaja [ ˩ ˩ ], ɛhoh-ɛziza [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ].
ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ] case (in court); cf. Yor.
ɛjɔ [ ˧ ˥ ].
fã [ ˥ ] to cut loose, in (1) to cut
palm nuts (and let them drop);
yaf-ɛ̃dĩ na [ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ] go and cut
these palm nuts! (2) to remove
the thatch of a house in order to
replace it by new leaves (or, to
remove old leaves from the
thatch?); fã‿owa na mɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
remove (the thatch of) this
house for me! (the ã represents
