seems also possible. Another
form iɽ̃ɔɛ̃ is found e.g. in re-
ported speech ɔw-iɽ̃ɔɛ̃ (wɛ [ / ])
[ ˩ \ ˩ ] he said: he (i.e. himself,
sc. e.g. did it; in an answer);
cf. iɽ̃ã [ ˥ ˩ ]; v. ɔ [ ˩ ].
iɽ̃ɛʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] knowledge; cf. ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ / ],
xxxxx
eʋ̃i [ ˩ \ ]; v. igweʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], igwabɔ
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
iɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) hair of body. (2) fur of
animals; cf. Yor. iɽũ [ ˧ ˧ ].
iɽ̃uɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] dirt; iɽ̃uɛ̃ bũ gbe ʋ-egb-uɛ
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ / ] “dirt is much on your
body”: you are very dirty.
iɽ̃uʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] grass; iɽ̃uʋ̃u sɔ̃ gbe
ʋ-ogba na [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] “grass grows
much in this fenced spot”.
isã [ ˩ ˩ ] faeces; is-ãhiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ]
“faeces of bird”: a tree, Maba
chrysantha; is-ãvã [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “faeces
of thunder”: an oblong stone
(half a foot or a foot long)
found in the earth, on rocky
soil, or in dead trees struck by
lightning (?) (mostly in uloko
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] tree though it has a different
origin there); easily breakable;
cf. avã [ ˩ ˥ ] “thunderbolt”.
N.W.Th. has “long stone-axe”.
It is used for “medical” pur-
poses; is-õgo [ ˩ \ ˩ ] “faeces of old
farm land”: yams growing on
abandoned farm because over-
looked by the farmer; v. uxuʋ̃u
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
isaba [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a style of hair-dressing
worn by women during the
fourth or fifth month of preg-
nancy: consists of many small
plaits, each “about as thick as
a cigarette”; v. eto [ ˩ ˥ ].
isagele [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “bullet-maker”: a
word occurring in a song; the
tones are uncertain; cf. sa [ ˥ ] (?),
agele [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (?).
