broad leaves) introduced by the
Hausa people; also ɛʋɛ-igabaɽi
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]. The j shows that the
word is of foreign origin. v. ɛʋɛe
[ ˩ \ ].
igbaɽoɣɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “looking after
the country”: administration
(in modern use); cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ], aɽo
[ ˩ ˩ ], ɣe [ / ], ɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ].
igbe [ ˩ ˥ ] ten; igbe nya‿iy-isɛ̃
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] 110.
igbedia [ ˩ ˩ / ] staying at one
place, being motionless, seden-
tary; cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ], dia 1 [ ˥ ].
igbegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a kind of material:
velvet.
igbehɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) fishing; mar-igbehɛ̃
[ ˩ / ˩ ˩ ] we are going a-fishing;
(2) pl. of ɔgbehɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. gbe 1
[ ˥ ], ehɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ], ɔgbehɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
igbemaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] band of “cala-
bash-drummers” (v. emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ])
serving the Ɔba or a chief; cf.
gbe 1 [ ˥ ].
igbeɽagia [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] prostitute.
igbesa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl.) supporters of a
party in a palaver; partisans;
cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ], esa [ ˩ ˥ ].
igbesaʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a working gang of
the Ɔba’s: wood- and bone-
carvers; cf. gbɛ̃ [ ˥ ], esaʋ̃a [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
igbĩ [ ˩ ˥ ] second yam, grown when
the first fruit has been cut off;
it is mostly small and uneven,
and is used for seed-yam only;
is called igbĩ before sowing; cf.
Yor. gbĩ [ ˩ ] (?); v. ivu [ ˩ ˩ ],
ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ], kpɛ̃ [ ˥ ].
Igbiha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] an Ishan-speaking
village twelve miles from Igbãkɛ.
igbĩna [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] fighting; fight, strug-
gle; cf. gbĩna 1 [ ˩ ˥ ].
igbo [ ˥ ˩ ] a top (toy); it is mostly
played with during the dry
season.
