him”: he is tired (also ɛtĩ fu‿ɛe
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ / ] “power was finished in
him”); orhiɔ̃-ɽ̃ɛ̃ tĩ fua [ ˩ / ˩ ˥ / ]
“his power has flown away”:
he has lost heart (when faced
with a big task to be done; also
orhiɔ̃ ni‿ɛ̃). (3) soul (in the
Christian sense); ɔmi-orhiɔ̃-ɽ̃ɛ̃ fã
ʋ-ob-oɽuxɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ] he saved
his soul from sin. (4) Orhiɔ̃
N-ɔhuã-ɽ̃ɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ / ˩ ] (Bibl.) the
Holy Ghost.
orhiɔ̃ni [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] laziness; ɔʋ̃-õrhiɔ̃ni
[ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] a lazy man; cf. orhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ],
ni 1 [ ˥ ].
Orhiɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a river, usually called
Ossiomo.
orhoʋiɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] insult.
orhoxwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a staff ca. 6 feet
high used by old men when
walking; igb-orhoxwa y-ɔɽ-igbɔ̃
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] I hit his leg ( “calf”)
with my stick; v. ukpokpo [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
orhɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) rainy season. (2)
harvest time; orha‿aye na, inya‿
iɣiɣã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ‿ ˩ ] we are in the
harvest time now, yams are not
dear. (3) new (of field fruits);
cf. rhɔ [ / ].
orhɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] (1) star; orhɔʋ̃ɛ
n-uxuʋ̃u [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] star of the sky;
ubaʋ̃-orhɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ˩ ] light of stars.
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(2) a big brown beetle flying at
night; has a black head with
white markings; it is believed to
be a fallen star expelled from
the sky.
orhɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ \ ˩ ] the Grey-breasted
Helmet-Guinea-Fowl (or Bush-
Fowl); orhɔʋ̃ɛ n-ɔkpɔlɔ [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
a big guinea-fowl.
orhu 1 [ ˩ ˥ ] a musical instrument,
probably some kind of horn,
with a big mouth; bass; v.
kpe [ / ].
