this rule. Round the ikũs, ɔgwas
and uɣuɣas [ ˥ \ ˩ ] are grouped
which open into the ikũs. Rich
people have an ikũ n-aɽu ogũ
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˧ ˨ ] ikũ of the Ogũ-shrine (a
narrow one between the first and
the second ikũ). Poorer people
have their Ogũ-shrine opposite
the mother’s shrine, and the
“arm” (Obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]) above Ogũ. For
Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ], v. ɔgwa [ ˩ ˥ ] and ɛgũ [ ˥ ˩ ].
Uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], the head, is wor-
shipped either in a niche (iba
[ ˥ ˥ ]) in one’s sleeping-room, or
(by. chiefs) at a special shrine
near the house-owner’s private
rooms. This is then called ikũ
n-aɽ-uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩ ]; v. ɛhi [ ˩ ˩ ],
iba [ ˥ ˥ ].
ikũegbemu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “tying body
(oneself) and taking”: contrition
(Akugbe); cf. kũ 1 [ / ].
ikuɛ̃kuɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] wrinkles; aɽu‿ɔɽe
bũn-ikuɛ̃kuɛ̃ (bũnɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
his face is wrinkeled (lit. “broken
(in) wrinkles”).
ikpakpa [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] skin (a thicker one
than ibobo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); ikpakp-egbe
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] skin (of body); ikpakp-
erhã [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] bark (of tree); ikpakp-
ɔɣɛdɛ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] plantain-peel; ikp-
akp-ehɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] scales of fish.
ikpakpalɔ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] a wild bean,
edible.
ikpata [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) evil spirits living
on (or near) the roads believed
to be able to “seize” one’s wife
or children by means of a fatal
disease or an accident; sacrifices
are given to them at uprooted
trees where they are supposed
to live: the sacrifice is put in a
bag, together with a viper’s
skin, and suspended from a root
of the tree. (2) way-layers.
