used by masters (ɔka [ ˩ ˥ ]) of
the art of ogwɛga-divination.
omu [ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Entandrophrag-
ma candollei; similar to ɛkpiro
[ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
omuhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ / ] beginning; cf. mu 1
[ ˥ ], hɛ̃ [ / ].
omumu 1 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] soldier-ant.
omumu 2 [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a snake believed to
have two heads.
omunya [ ˩ ˩ / ] (1) somebody or
something put on top. (2) seventh
innings at ayo [ ˥ ˩ ] game; cf.
mu 1 [ ˥ ], nya [ / ].
ona [ ˩ ˥ ] sketch, pattern.
oni [ ˩ ˩ ] cold weather; oni fi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
it is cold; oni fi (or, bũ) gbe
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] it is very cold; oni gbe ʋ̃ɛ
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “cold is killing me”: I am
feeling cold.
onikɛkɛzɛ [ ˥ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ] a headgear of
the Ɔba, without fringes, L.R.
p. 23; v. ɛde [ ˥ ˥ ].
onurho [ ˩ \ ˩ ] gateway, passage of
gate; onurh-oɽe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] outer com-
pound gate leading to street;
gate in house leading to street;
onurh-iyek-owa [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ] gate
leading to the backyard.
onusɛe [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] a kind of white yam
that has many leaves; v. ema 2
[ ˩ ˩ ].
onwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] sun (in the sky); onw-
ota [ ˩ \ ˩ ] evening sun (from the
late afternoon); v. ovɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].
onwi [ ˩ ˩ ] cow (special term for the
female, while ɛmila [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] is a
generic name).
onwina [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] carpenter, nowadays
ekɛbita [ ˩ / ˥ ˩ ] is used generally,
and onwina denotes the Ɔba’s
carpenters only; it also occurs
in the name of the quarter Iduʋ̃-
onwina [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] at Benin City; cf.
nwina [ ˩ ˥ ].
