walls only; “parlour”; ɔgu-osũ
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “parlour” of Osũ [ ˩ ˥ ];
a private ɔgwa [ ˩ ˥ ] where
the Osũ shrine is kept; this
is situated in the bath-room
(ɛgũ [ ˥ ˩ ]). Native “doctors”
cure their patients there; the
patients enter by means of a
back entrance in order to ensure
the privacy of the house. In the
case of other people, Osũ is kept
secret from the eyes of visitors.
(2) ɔgu-ogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] smithy (Bini
smithies are open to the road).
(3) ɔgu-ediɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] meeting place
of the elders in Bini villages; it
is likewise open towards the
street; discussions and sacrifices
to the Ediɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] are held there.
ɔgwagwa [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] a trap for animals.
ɔgwaɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a trap for animals,
similar to ɛʋirhi [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔgwalerhã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “tree-finder”:
man (or men) who searches for
timber trees in the forest (a
timbermen’s expression); cf.
gwalɔ [ ˩ ˥ ], erhã [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔgwemɔto [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “motor-puller”:
not so much used as edɽaeva [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
“driver”; cf. gwa 1, emɔto
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
ɔgweva [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “knowing-two”:
double-faced people; men who
foster trouble by backing both
parties; ɔgweva n-ɛitɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] “a
double-faced man that cannot
be despised” because nobody
knows his real intentions, and,
therefore, his power is con-
siderable; cf. gwɛ [ ˥ ], eva [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔgwiɛzɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] litigant; cf. gwi [ ˥ ],
ɛzɔ [ ˥ ˥ ].
ɔgwotɔ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] slow time in dancing;
v. ɛgbe [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔgbã [ ˥ ˩ ] thirty; cf. Yor. ɔgbɔ̃ [ ˧ ˩ ].
