(espec. ants); rhɔ‿iherhe n-ɔr-
ihɛʋ̃ɛ na kua [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ˩ / ] pick
the empty husks which are
among these beans, and throw
them away! (2) empty gums
of infants; ɔʋoxã na y-iherhe wɔ
ʋ̃-enwɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ] “this child
has taken its gums and pressed
my breasts”: i.e. sucked at my
breasts.
ihɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] load; ihɛ xuaa ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] the
load is (too) heavy for me; ih-aɣ-
ẽmiowo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ] “load of mat
(aɣɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]) of meat”: dried meat
wrapped in a mat; up to a short
time ago, meat was carried in
this way to the Ɔba and to chiefs
by hunters making a present of
part of their kill (v. imuohã
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); this is said to be done
still “in the bush” (the nasalisa-
tion-mark on the ẽ indicates a
nasalised glide only); ih-ɔka [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
a load of corn (maize); cf. hɛ
[ / ].
ihɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] (1) a deity whose shrines
are believed to have been in-
stituted by the deity itself; the
ihɛ̃s mostly correspond to rivers
and are believed to have been
human beings who transformed
themselves into those rivers;
(contrast: ɛbɔ [ ˩ ˩ ], any “juju
constructed by men”); cf. ohɛ̃
[ ˩ \ ]. (2) oath; v. vɛ̃ [ ˥ ]. (3) curse;
v. tie [ / ].
ihɛ̃hũnu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] unanimous de-
cision; cf. hɛ̃hɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ], unu [ ˩ ˥ ].
ihɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] (1) beans; aɣam-inya
kpalɔ y-ihɛʋ̃ɛ ni-ɽɛ yi (miɛ [ ˥ ])
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / / / ˥ ] “can we get yam
to peel for those beans to-day?”
i.e. to eat together with the
beans; v. bie [ / ]. (2) kidneys
(probably because of their
