[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]-poles; cf. fi [ ˥ ], ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].
ifieto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl.) a band of people
dancing naked at various ugies
[ ˩ ˩ ]; they wear their hair in
small plaits; cf. fi [ ˥ ], eto [ ˩ ˥ ].
ifuɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) wing (of any flying
animal). (2) ifũ-ehɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] fin of
a fish. (3) ifũ-ãɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] eye-
lash(es).
igã [ ˩ ˩ ] feather; ig-õɣohɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
(with a ŋ-like glide after the g-)
an eagle-feather.
igaɽawa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] bucket; cf. Yor.
garawa [ ˧ ˧ ˧ ].
igaɽi [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] cassava as plant and
(sifted) as food, v. ebɔbɔzi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
The more modern kind is
cassava-fufu (may be mixed
with yam): the cassava is kept
in water for a fortnight, then
thoroughly washed, pounded in
a mortar, rolled in balls and
dried near a fire. The black crust
is then scraped off, whereupon
it is cooked and pounded once
more; cf. Hausa gaɽi [ ˩ ˥ ]; Yor.
gari [ ˩ / ].
igaza [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] fetters (for the feet).
igɛdu [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (any) timber-tree;
timber; igɛdu n-ohɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a big
timber-tree, Entandrophragma
(septentrionale, macrophyllum,
and, rederi); cf. Yor. gɛdu [ ˧ ˥ ];
v. ohɔ [ ˥ ˩ ].
igɛ̃gɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] small branch; igɛ̃g-erhã
na nya fua [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ / ] a branch of
this tree has split off.
igiãgiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] excited singing, cry-
ing, and clapping hands as
encouragement of masquerade-
dancing and wrestling; v. gbe 1
[ ˥ ], yagbe [ ˩ ˥ ].
igie [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) main, principal (part of
something). (2) corner (v. ɛxoxo
[ ˦ ˦ ˦ ]); igi-owa [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] corner of a
