authorised witness of it was
killed, later heavily fined (v.
ulɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]).
okpia [ ˩ / ] (1) man; okpi-oxuo
[ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] “woman’s man”: hen-
pecked husband. (2) male;
ɔʋox-õkpia [ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ] boy.
okpoto [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] toad.
okpo 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] dog (male).
okpo 2 [ ˩ ˥ ] ridge-beam of roof.
okpoʋiɛ [ ˩ ˩ / ] something like
“drumming while others are
sleeping”, “troubled sleep on
account of dances going on
during the night” (occurs in a
proverb); cf. kpe [ / ], ʋiɛ [ / ].
ola [ ˩ ˩ ] menorrhoea.
oladɔ̃dɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] uncircumcised man.
oleɣã [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] prisoner; cf. la [ ˥ ] (?),
eɣã [ ˥ ˩ ]; cf. Yor. ɛlɛnwɔ [ ˧ ˥ ˩ ].
Oliha [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a chief, first in rank
at the Uzama [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]. (2) a chief
of the Ogiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ], living in his
quarter. Of Yoruba origin.
olika [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (1) a tree (olika n-erhã
[ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]); its bark and roots,
when ground and applied to
the skin cure era [ ˥ ˥ ] “gan-
glion”. (2) a creeper (olika n-iri
[ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]); its roots are used in
curing a disease called “black-
tongue”. (3) condensed, es-
sential, e.g. in olik-ɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ] a
word in which the essentials of
a situation or opinion are con-
densed; essence of a statement
as opposed to unnecessary
details.
olima [ ˩ \ ˩ ] file; cf. Port. lima.
olimɛhi [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a kind of red yam;
swells considerably in cooking.
Olisakeji [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] title used in
addressing the Ɔba when he
wears a certain dress; from Yor.
oriʃa keji [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˩ ] “the second
