a tree, Swartzia fistuloides; pro-
duces a seed which is used as
soap by poor people, v. eʋ-axuɛ
[ ˩ / / ]. (2) a long hanging
coral necklace; cf. de 1 [ ˥ ],
gwɔɣɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].
udegbotɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a kind of palm-
wine; v. exwɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ]; cf. de 1
[ ˥ ], gbe 1 [ ˥ ], otɔ [ ˩ ˩ ].
uderhu [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “fall-upon”: (1) a big
kind of hawk with white wing-
tips, “gives a whistling sound”.
(2) a man who has committed a
rape; cf. de 1 [ ˩ ], rhu 2 [ ˥ ].
udɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] oil from fried palm-
kernels, grease; cf. Ibo udɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].
Udɛni [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] name of a Bini village,
seat of an Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] shrine.
udĩ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) the oil palm, Elaesis
guineensis; udĩ‿uxuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a
drink obtained from the oil
palm; the cut starts from the
spot where the palm bunch
begins, no other part of the tree
suffers (lit. “palm of the top-
side”); this is the best kind of
drink to be given as an offering
to a god. (2) a kind of white
water-yam which is very long
(hence the appellation).
udiã [ ˩ ˥ ] tsetse-fly; udĩ-eni [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
“elephant-fly”: a big stinging
fly.
udĩʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] courage: cf. dĩ 1 [ ˥ ].
udiʋ̃iʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ] being deep; depth;
cf. diʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ].
udɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] thinness; leanness;
cf. dɔ̃ [ ˥ ].
udu [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) liver; in udu n-ɛko
[ ˩ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] “udu of the abdomen”.
(2) lungs; in udu n-ohoɣa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
the “empty udu”. (3) heart;
v. ɛkokodu [ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ], ɔkãdi [ ˩ / ˥ ].
ududu [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] lump: udud-ugbe
[ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (note the tone!) “a lump
