of Benin City? (2) district;
country (in contrast to town);
cf. the tribal name of the Isoko.
isotɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] procession accompany-
ing okũ [ ˩ ˥ ] and otɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] through
the streets as part of the cere-
mony of the second burial.
isɔkɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] contentment; isɔkɛ̃‿ɔɽ-
eɽe n-ɔxwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] content-
ment is a great gain.
isɔtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] rebellion; cf. sɔtɛ [ ˥ ˩ ];
Yor. iʃɔtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; ɔtɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
isu [ ˩ ˥ ] in: iɣ-isu [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] interest (v.
iɣo [ ˥ ˥ ]). The word is derived
from the verb su [ ˥ ] “to lead”
because some additional money
is “led” back to the giver of a
loan on interest.
isue [ ˥ ˥ ] (1) a black hairy worm
or caterpillar, bigger than ara
[ ˩ ˥ ], about an inch long; it causes
whitlow on feet and fingers when
touched. (2) whitlow brought
forth by the preceding; if not
attended to, it develops into
a more serious affection called
agaʋ̃isoso [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] when on a foot,
or atɔwɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], when on the
fingers.
isuma [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a secret, or private,
talk or agreement; isum-ɛxoxo
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “holding a private, secret
council”: conspiracy (Akugbe);
cf. sɛ [ ˥ ], uma [ ˩ ˩ ].
isusu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) trouble, mainly
from spirits, but also trouble
arising from people, if it is
very serious; ɔʋ̃-ĩsusu [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] a
troublesome and wicked man
who offends everybody and does
not fear anything (he is thought
to be driven by evil spirits).
(2) evil spirits; also ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i dã
[ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ]. They are kept away
from a village by means of a
