[ ˩ ˥ ]. (2) wax; v. also ipapa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
(3) honey.
onwɔnwɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] toucan.
onyaɣã [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] trouble; cf. nyaɣã [ ˩ ˥ ].
onyɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) slice; piece, e.g. of
fruit like kola when broken into
parts; onyɔʋ̃-ɔ̃kpa [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˦ ] one
piece. (2) (one) side e.g. of the
road, or of a piece of cloth.
ope [ ˥ ˩ ] calabash used for drinking
palm wine; oval iron arrow-
head.
ora [ ˥ ˩ ] stain; spot.
ore [ ˥ ˩ ] (1) acquaintances (all the
people a man knows); ɔʋ̃ɔ̃‿ore
gbe (ʋ̃ɛ [ / ]) [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he has many
acquaintances. (This meaning
given by A. was contested by
Ed., who wanted to translate
“acquaintances” by iho [ ˥ ˩ ]
only. He gave the following
meaning for ore.) (2) the present
generation; ore na‿iɽu‿eʋ̃i ɛsɛ
fo [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ‿ ˩ ] “this generation
never does anything well”.
orɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] pillar.
oriaɽa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] bile; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ].
oriema [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a shrub; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ],
ema [ ˩ ˩ ].
oriɛʋɛ(e) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] kola-nut holder;
v. L.R. p. 243.
oriɔxɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] an old expression for
okpɛhoho [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ], efi [ ˩ ˩ ]; not
much in use nowadays.
oriri [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] electric eel; its head is
used as a “medicine” in wrest-
ling: makes the wrestler in-
vulnerable and untouchable.
oruaɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] (1) (any) relative-in-
law; (2) both parties of an agree-
ment for taking care of a cow,
goat, or fowl, call each other
oruaɛ̃; v. nwaniɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
orhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) the living strength
of a man; it is said to sit on
