throphloem macranthum; bark
used in the (sasswood) ordeal for
witches, as medicine for healing
wounds, and tied over house
doors, in order to prevent
witches from entering (inyi is
a taboo for witches). Occurs in
Ibo as well.
ipapa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] something flat: e.g.
food fried in form of a flat cake,
or, ipap-onwɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] and [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
wax. This seems also to denote
a beehive in a tree.
iri [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) rope; ir-ifi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] rope as
part of a trap. (2) creeper
(general term); v. alɛlɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ],
alɛkɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ubo [ ˩ ˥ ]; iri ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “creeper (or, rope) of
underworld”, also: iri n-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i ri
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / \ ] “creeper that the
underworld has tied”: any
creeper in the bush that has
made a natural knot (which is
rather rare); it is used as a
medicine for “tying” people,
e.g. for making women stay
with their husbands; cf. ri 2 [ ˥ ].
iriaɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] envy; cf. ria [ / ],
ɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
iriaɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a “gang” of people
at the Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ] who are in care
of a captured leopard (part of
the Ɔba’s sacrifice to his head);
cf. ria [ / ], ɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. gwɛ [ / ],
oɣohɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], enibokũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
iriaixi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] revenge; cf. ria [ / ],
ixi [ ˩ ˩ ].
iriokodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “eating the parcel
of the way”: embezzlement;
misappropriation of property
entrusted; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ], oko [ ˩ ˩ ],
odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
irioya [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] state of disgrace
(Akugbe); cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ], oya [ ˩ ˩ ].
iro 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] riddle.
