gang of the Ɔba’s belonging to
the Ibiwe [ ˩ \ ˩ ] society. They
go about the country requisition-
ing food for the Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ]
against payment. Formerly this
payment is said to have been
very small; cf. dɛ [ ˥ ], eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ].
idɛ̃ɣɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a knife used in the
kitchen and in other house-work;
same as eɽɔ [ ˩ ˩ ]; L.R. fig. 141.
idĩ [ ˩ ˩ ] grave; cf. f-ĩdĩ [ ˥ ˩ ].
Idibo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of a Bini village,
seat of an Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] shrine.
ido [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) loom; v. abɔkpɔ 1 [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ].
ihue [ ˩ ˥ ], erhã [ ˩ ˥ ]. (2) cobweb:
akpakpa du‿ido [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˨ ] (do [ ˥ ])
the spider has woven a cobweb.
idobo [ ˩ ˩ / ] (1) hindrance; ob-
stacle. (2) disturbance; ɣɛmu‿
idobo gũ ʋ̃ɛ ʋ-ehe n-iye
[ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] “do not put ob-
stacles to (in front of) me at the
place where I am”: do not
disturb me at my house.
idodia [ ˩ ˥ / ] (or [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] ?) “I stand
secretly”: a very small snake,
blue-black, with a white spot at
each side of the head; it lies
coiled up and does not move
much, and runs away when
touched, bites when trodden
upon; very poisonous; cf. do 2
[ / ], dia 1 [ ˥ ], v. ɛnyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
idɔla [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] florin; cf. English
“dollar”.
idu [ ˥ ˩ ] wild dove; it has a brown
back and shining wing-feathers;
it is believed to use these
feathers as a mirror in order to
see whether anybody is fol-
lowing it (probably because it
pushes its head forward at every
step, looking sideways); a dif-
ferent kind is: idu‿ɛgbo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]
“dove of the forest”; it is bigger
