in the Iw-ebo and Ib-iwe;
senior chiefs of this society are
Eseɽe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and Ɔbazenu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
(5) iwoki [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a gang of people
living on the right side of Ik-
poba Road; they sew leather
boxes (v. isɛkpokĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]); during
eclipses of the moon they per-
form some sacrifices which were
believed (only some old people
believe in it nowadays) to have
the effect of restoring the moon,
for eclipses were believed to fore-
stall evil. This performance is
called dɔl-uki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] yi [ ˥ ] “to
repair the moon”. For the
missing vowel in iw- cf. Ibiwe
[ ˩ \ ˩ ]; perhaps the heading
should be iwe [ ˩ ˩ ].
iwakɔ̃, iwaakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] greed, covetous-
ness; cf. wo [ ˥ ], akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. iwaɽo
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
iwaɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] greedy snatching away
what does not really belong to
one; taking food that is not on
one’s own side of the plate;
Pidgin: fitĩhae [ ˩ ˩ \ ] (fitting eye)
or trɔngahae [ ˩ ˩ \ ] “strong
eye”; cf. wo [ ˥ ], aɽo [ ˩ ˩ ]; v.
iwakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
iwe [ ˩ \ ] anything changing
periodically, e.g. (1) shedding
leaves (of deciduous trees; most
trees, except oʋiaxɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and udĩ
[ ˩ ˥ ], shed their leaves). (2) phase
of the moon. (3) occasional lean-
ness of human beings. v. r-iwe
[ ˩ \ ]; iw-oki [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
Iwɛɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] another name for the
Jekri people; v. Isɛkiɽi [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].
iwɛɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) sense, e.g. in
knowing one’s duties; common
sense; iwɛɽ-ɔmɔ na mahesɛ n-
iɣayarhi-ɛɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ / ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the
sense of this child is not yet
