ob-erha [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “father-hand”:
right-hand side; ob-erh-ɔʋ̃a
[ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ] a man’s right-hand side,
v. odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ]; ob-iye [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “mother-
hand”: left-hand side; hence
also: ob-ɔkpa [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] one way.
(3) from (with eʋ- 1), e.g. ɔd-ɔe
ʋ-obɔ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “he bought it
in my hand”: from me. (4)
handle, in ob-ikɛkɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] handle
of a bicycle. (5) “the hand”
as a force that is worshipped;
v. ikɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; (6) title of a
chief who represents the Ɔba’s
Obɔ (in the sense described
under 5); one of the “body-
titles” (egi-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]); cf. abɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ].
obɔkɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] quickness; alert-
ness; obɔkɛʋ̃-ɔ̃ɽ̃ɛ̃ ʋ-eʋ̃i n-aɽu yɛ
ʋ̃ɛ nɛ gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˦ (3-1) ˥ ] “his
quickness in doing things pleases
me much in him (nɛ [ \ ])”; cf.
obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], kɛe 2 [ / ].
obwɛ [ ˥ ˥ ] clay from river bank,
used by potters, and by black-
smiths to build funnels for their
bellows.
odã [ ˥ ˥ ]; v. gbe 1 [ ˥ ] odã [ ˥ ˥ ], and
idãw-ɛsĩ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ]. The original
meaning seems to be “heel”.
odede [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] senior; grand-, in
names of relationship, v. iye [ ˥ ˥ ]
and erha [ ˥ ˥ ]; oded-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
senior of the Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-society;
v. ekeze [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], iye [ ˥ ˥ ].
odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) general term for way,
road. (2) a cleared bushpath:
od-abɔtɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] a short-cut not
known to the public; od-ɔfiãmu
[ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ] short way (general term);
cf. fiã [ ˥ ], mu [ ˥ ]; v. okuo [ ˩ \ ];
od-oɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] entrance to the
compound (from the street);
v. obɛlɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], ukpo [ ˥ ˩ ], fiã [ ˥ ].
