name for it is ukɔ n-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i zɛe
[ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ / \ ] “the messenger which
the underworld has sent”.
ufua [ ˩ ˥ ] a kind of ikpɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ] “red
yam”, but white.
ugã [ ˩ ˩ ] small vertical poles be-
tween the uhoho [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] at eru
[ ˩ ˥ ] (yam stack); the yams are
tied to them by means of
creepers and cane.
ugãgã [ ˥ / ˩ ] two trees, Bridelia
micrantha and Cuviera nigrescens
(F.D. list ogangan).
ugaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) act of serving, e.g.
for a wife, to one’s father-in-law;
e.g. eʋ̃i‿ugaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] gifts made
as part of that service for a wife.
(2) Church-service; cf. ga 1 [ ˥ ].
ugiaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] cowries of the value of
about 6s. 6d. (obsolete).
Ugiãʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] the first Ishan-
speaking village on the Ekpoma
Road; six miles north of Ehɔ
[ ˥ ˩ ].
ugie [ ˩ ˥ ] twenty.
ugie [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) (next) occasion; (next)
time; ugi-ɛki [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] the next
market (ɛki n-ɔgbera [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ / ] the
last market); ɣade ugie n-ɔde
[ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ] “come at the next
occasion!”, i.e. at an indefinite
time (said when there is no time
to attend to a guest). (2) Any of
the Ɔba’s ceremonies. The prin-
cipal ugies are: ugi-ama [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]
(ama [ ˩ ˥ ] is one of the Ɔba’s
gods); ugi-azama [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] (for the
Ɔba’s children); ugi-oʋi‿ozuɔɽe
[ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ / ˥ ] (at which titles are
given); ixurhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (devoted to
Otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ], the ground); ugi-ɔɽɔ
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (a cycle of ugies opened
by ami-ɔɽɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], it consists of
ugies devoted to the Ɔba’s an-
cestors which take place at in-
