(N.W.Th.: baboon).
uhiʋ̃iaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ \ ˩ ] swelling (of a
whole limb); uhiʋ̃iaʋ̃-obɔ ʋ̃ɛ na
mu ʋ̃-ohã gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] lit.
“the swelling of this my hand
makes me afraid much”; cf.
hiʋ̃ia [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. hue [ / ].
uho [ ˩ ˥ ] a trap for birds: lime
obtained from a creeper.
uhobo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] the Sobo people;
uhoboriahe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] lit. “the Sobos
are guilty”: a kind of red yam
that is said to have come from
the Sobo country comparatively
recently; its surface is “hairy ”,
and it ripens within five months.
uhoho [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] the space between
two main poles (utɔ̃yotɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ])
of a yam stack (eru [ ˩ ˥ ]); equals
2 ɛkp-ɔxɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]; 2 uhoho equal
1 ɛwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].
uhoɽo [ ˥ \ ˩ ] pawpaw; uhoɽ-ebo
rhiɛ̃rhiɛ̃ gbe [ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “Euro-
pean pawpaw” (a special kind
of p.) is very good.
uhosa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a kind of leaf covered
with pimples; also called eb-
uhosa [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] and uhosa n-ofi fi
[ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ \ ]; cf. osa [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).
uhueʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] swelling (not a whole
limb); uhueʋ̃-eke n-ɔxia ɽuɛ so
fua gɔgɔɔgɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˦ / ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “the
swelling at the place that pains
you bulges out”; cf. hue [ / ];
v. hiʋ̃ia [ ˩ ˥ ].
uhuki [ ˥ / ˩ ] an influence or power
(spirit?) which causes people to
do things that are to their dis-
advantage, and seem to be
senseless. Uhuki is said to be
caused by ill-treatment of, or
lack of consideration for, one’s
wife or husband in the preceding
reincarnation. The actual cause
seems to be the “swearing”
