lizard; ikpo na waviɛ̃ ʋ-uhuʋ̃u
fo nɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] this lizard has
already become red on (its) head
(said to be a sign of age); v.
ozikpalɔ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ].
ikpo 2 [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) a palm rooted for
the preparation of palm-wine.
(2) a variety of exwɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
palm-wine obtained from a root-
ed palm.
ikpo 3 [ ˥ ˥ ] very hard dry mud.
Ikpoba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of a river.
ikpolo [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) sweeping; ikpol-
eɣo [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ] refuse, rubbish of the
preceding day that is swept
away in the morning; ikpol-eɣo
yer-owa na-ɽɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) / ˥ ˦ / ˩ ] the
refuse of yesterday is still in the
house to-day; v. amahekpol-
ikpol-eɣo [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ]. (2) a certain
ceremony in the Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]
cult; distinct from this is ikpol-
ɛki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] annual festival of the
god Ɔxwahɛ, corresponding to
the ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] of other gods;
wɛ ɣay-ikpol-ɛki n-ukpo na yi
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ˥ ] shall you go to the
Ɔxwahɛ festival this year? cf.
kpolo [ ˩ ˥ ].
ikporhu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (pl.) a band of people
in the Ɔba’s service, blowing
tusks (ak-ɔ̃hɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ \ ] and orhu
[ ˩ ˥ ]) at ugies [ ˩ ˩ ]; bands blowing
horns also follow the Ezɔmɔ
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and a few (four or five)
other chiefs; otu ikporhu ʋo
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] where is the band of
tusk- (or trumpet-) blowers?
cf. kpe 1 [ / ], orhu [ ˩ ˥ ].
ikposa [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a tree the flower of
which is called iyɔha [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; the
seed (ikposa) is used as an
ingredient in pepper-soup, to
“open appetite” during the
new yam season (new yam is
