[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], iɽ̃ɛʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
igwɛ 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] knee; igwɛ tɔlɔ ʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (my) knee is itching
( “me” in Bini); ɔy-ɔɽ-igwɛ (yi
[ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] it brought him to his
knees (e.g. said of an offence for
which the wrongdoer must beg
forgiveness on his knees). igu-
abɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “knee of arm”: elbow.
igw-ɛwe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “goat’s knee”:
a shrub; its leaves are used
(N.W.Th.) to smooth newly
made clay-pots; cf. ɛwe [ ˩ ˥ ].
igwɛ 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] the time when the
annual sacrifices to the head
(uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]) are made; between
September and November (there
is no special word for the
Ɔba’s igwɛ); ɛɣɛ n-agbɔ̃ hia
ya ɽ-uhuʋ̃-ɔ̃ɣ-ukpo eɽ-ati-ɛɽ-igwɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the time every-
body (all the world) takes to
sacrifice (ɽu [ ˥ ]) to the head
annually (ɔɣ-ukpo [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]) it is
what is called igwɛ”; cf. gwɛ [ / ].
igwɔmɔre [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] first servants of
a newly crowned Ɔba; the
servants he had as Edaikɛ̃ [ ˩ / ˥ ]
were formerly banished from
the country or killed in the
supposition that they would not
respect him sufficiently as king,
having seen him as a boy or
young man; cf. ɔmɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], re 2 [ ˥ ].
igba [ ˥ ˩ ] time; in connection with
numerals only, and with the
particular meaning of “time”
found in this connection; igba-
va [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] twice; igba-ha [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
thrice; igba-nɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] four times;
igba-sɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] five times; igba-gbe
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] ten times; igba‿ugie [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
twenty times; igba-y-isɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
hundred times; ilu-gba [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] how
often? cf. Yor. igba [ ˩ ˩ ].
