seven; in games, e.g. isɛ n-ata
[ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔyɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] the small boys (under ten
years) at the Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-society; v.
ɔdiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔyugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] farmer; cf. yo [ ˥ ],
ugbo [ ˥ ˥ ], ɔgbugbo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔyunugie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “mouth-sender”:
employer of people working on
a house; the word occurs only
in a song accompanying the
treading of mud; cf. ya 1 [ ˥ ], unu
[ ˩ ˥ ], gie [ ˥ ].
Ɔza [ ˥ ˥ ] a name; Ɔza was a
wicked, but powerful man whose
wives did not dare to run away
from his ill-treatment during his
life-time, but were glad when he
died; v. eve [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔza [ ˩ ˥ ] a strip of cloth used to
fasten oʋi ukpɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (under-
cloth) by women; men either
wrap it tightly, or wear ugbɛkũ
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (belt).
ɔzedu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] interpreter; cf. zɛ 4 [ ˥ ],
edu [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔzɛta [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] (untrue, exaggerating)
rumours; “guess-saying”; cf.
zɛ 1 [ ˥ ], ta [ ˥ ].
ɔzɛvu; ɔzɔivu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “seed-yam-
picker”: a name for the rat
ɔfĩ‿otɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]; cf. zɔ 1 [ / ], ivu [ ˩ ˩ ].
ɔzĩegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “endurer”: a name;
cf. zĩ [ / ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].
ɔziʋiɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “lonely-maker”: name
of a charm employed by thieves
to keep the place where they
are going to steal lonely, or at
least to effect their not being
noticed; cf. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ], iʋiɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
Ɔzɔlua, or Ɔzɔloa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of an
Ɔba, possibly represented on
R.D. xvi, 2, 3; xix, 4.
ɔzukpogieva [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) the second.
(2) the second member of the
