pregnant woman; it is also said
to befall husbands of pregnant
women; a word of abuse when
seeing somebody sitting drow-
sily: ikilukpaf-ɔ̃gb-uɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ‿ \ ]
are you suffering of ikilukpafɛ̃?
cf. ukpafɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (?).
ikiɔxɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] 140.
iko [ ˩ ˥ ] meeting; iko na gbae-ɽɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] this meeting is full to-
day; cf. Yor. ko [ ˥ ].
ikolo [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] an earth-worm; used as
a bait in fishing; cf. Yor. ekolo
[ ˧ ˩ / ]; v. ikpɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ikoɽo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a broad brass armlet
worn by chiefs at ugies; it covers
part of the lower arm.
ikoɽoba [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] pail for drawing
water; cf. Yor. koroba [ ˧ ˧ ˥ ].
ikɔ [ ˥ ˩ ] (open) opponent; enemy;
adversary; ik-ɔʋ̃a [ ˥ \ ˩ ] one’s
enemy; v. ɛrɛe [ ˩ \ ]; xiã [ / ];
oɣiã [ ˥ ˩ ].
ikɔbɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] penny; cf. Engl. copper;
Yor. kɔbɔ [ ˥ ˩ ].
iku 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) rubbish; dead leaves;
dirt; iku‿inya [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] yam-peel-
ings; iku‿erhã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] young
trees (and shrubs). (2) pus; iku
r-ɔɽ-ɛtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] pus is in his
sore; iku ye tiɣitiɣi y-ɔɽ-aɽu‿ɛtɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] pus is “twisted”
(spread) over the surface of his
sore.
iku 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (general term for)
games, including dances; cf.
ku [ / ].
ikũ [ ˩ ˩ ] bundle (always followed
by a genitive); mu ikũ‿ĩnya ni
lele ʋ̃ɛ ɣade [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ] take that
bundle of yams (and) follow me
along (“coming”); ikũ‿oɽ̃iʋ̃i
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] corpse tied up for burial,
also ikũ‿ɔ̃kɛɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ]; cf. kũ
[ / ].
