“what removes the firmness of
teeth”: tooth-ache brought
about by teething in children.
(2) a monster in ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; cf.
kpãnɔ (?) [ ˩ ˥ ], igie [ ˩ ˩ ], akɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔkpatalɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] gonorrhoea (in a
severe form); cf. kpatalɛ (?) [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
ɔkpatɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a trader who buys
on full or partial credit and
pays when he has sold his
goods; v. ɔduɛki [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]. (2) (pl.
only, e-) a gang of beggars
privileged by the Ɔba to seize
food from the market; they pay
an annual tribute for it.
ɔkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] side; ɔkp-ũgbo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] side,
edge of a farm; ɔkp-ɛ̃zɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]
bank of a river; ɔkp-õdɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]
edge, margin of a road; cf.
uɽ-odɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] “the passable part
of the road”.
ɔkpɛlobɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “quick in catch-
ing”: a name for the leopard;
cf. obɔ [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔkpɛtu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] mistaken handling of
a matter resulting in spoiling it;
misfortune caused by a mistake;
cf. Jekri ɛkpɛtu [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]; v. ɔbɔdidi
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
ɔkpo [ ˩ ˩ ] piles; haemorrhoids.
ɔkporhu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “the crier”: a name
for the cock; ɔkporhu okao
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “first cock-crow”: early
morning; cf. kpe [ / ], urhu [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔkpɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] staff (for walking); ɔkp-
adowɛ [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] crutches; v. oʋiʋi
[ ˩ / ˩ ].
ɔkpɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “helper”: servant;
employee; cf. kpa [ / ], ɔʋ̃a
[ ˩ \ ].
ɔlema [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “fufu-cooker”: name
of a piece of fufu which a man
gives to the woman who has
cooked it, after his ihãna [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
(sacrifice to his father). He
