the senior of the iɣele [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
age-group at ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]. Oc-
casionally carved in wood. It is
only considered as a kind of
bogey, and there is no belief in
it. (2) jocular appellation for
somebody who has lost his in-
cisor-teeth; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ], oɽ̃iʋ̃i
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].
ugbore [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] (1) the shea-butter
tree, Parkia biglobosa. (2) shea-
butter (obtained from Hausa
people).
ugbɔ̃gbɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a tree, Kigelia
africana (?); its bark falls off in
patches; v. rhuã [ / ].
ugbɔxa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a tree, Bombax
buonopozense.
ugbudiã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “tsetse-killer”: fly-
killer; cf. gbe 1 [ ˥ ], udiã [ ˩ ˥ ].
ugbugbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1) tree with scaffold
on which victims of certain
Bini sacrifices (to the sun and
the rain) were crucified. (2)
Cross (in the Christian sense).
(3) crosswise; ɔmu‿erhã (u)gbu-
gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he is carrying the
tree (or stick) crosswise (so as to
block the whole breadth of the
path; boys do so to stop their
playmates overtaking them on
the road).
ugbugbɛhia [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] (1) often; ugbu-
gbɛ hia eɽ-iyas-eʋa [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ] “it
is often (that) I go (lit. ‘reach’)
there”. (2) always; imi-ɔ̃(ɛ̃‿
u)-gbugbɛ hia ʋ-i‿aɣari-ugbo
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ / ˥ ˦ ˦ ˦ ] ( “ɛ̃‿u” [ ˩ ˩ ] are
left without tone-marks above;
ri-ugbo is possibly [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] in slow
speech) I see him always when
I am going to the farm; cf. ugbɛ̃
[ ˩ ˩ ] (identical?).
uɣa [ ˩ ˩ ] a quadrangle in the
Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ] where an Ɔba is
