Ugo n-iyek-ikpoba [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “the
Ugo behind Ikpoba” (lying on
the road to Agbor).
ugoʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) act of shouting.
(2) songs accompanying the
akaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] dances of the
Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] cult; sung by the
head-dancers while the women
dancers clap hands. When the
head-dancers pause, the women
sing uke [ ˥ ˩ ] songs, and both
groups stamp their feet as
accompaniment (gb-uke [ ˥ ˩ ]);
cf. go [ ˥ ].
ugɔ̃gie [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] worship (Akugbe): cf.
gɔ̃ [ / ], ugie [ ˩ ˩ ].
ugɔ̃gɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (1) Bini name for the
Sobo tribal marks: a straight
line leading from the middle of
the forehead to the tip of the
nose. (2) ugɔ̃g-ĩyeke [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ]
spine (same as uv-ĩyeke [ ˥ \ ˩ ˩ ],
v. uviɛ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ]); cf. gɔ̃gɔ̃ɔ̃gɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].
ugu [ ˥ ˩ ] a tree, Saccoglottis gabo-
nensis; its bark is pounded and
mixed with palm wine in order
to make it red; ugu mu‿anyɔ
na‿ɛsɛse [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] the ugu has
changed this wine very much.
ugu [ ˩ \ ] vulture, Common or
Hooded V.; cf. Yor. igũ [ ˧ ˥ ].
uguɔmaifiã [ ˥ ˩ / ˥ ] lit. “you do not
help an old man to cut it”: a
tree with very soft wood, Disco-
glypremna coloneura.
ugwe [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) lid, cover (e.g. of a
pot); ugw-ɛkpokĩ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] “cover
of leather box”: a tree, Hannoa
klaineana. (2) ugw-akpata [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]
“cover of native harp”: (besides
the literal meaning) a curved
tuft of hair above the forehead,
worn by the Ɔba and by all the
chiefs as a sign of their rank;
also: tuft of feathers on the
