dunning.
ukɔʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) act of planting.
(2) act of erecting the shrine of
a god, or of Erha [ ˥ ˥ ] (at the
“second burial”, on the day
when the arha [ ˩ ˩ ]-ceremony is
finished); cf. kɔ [ ˥ ].
ukɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ 1 [ ˩ \ ˩ ] being foolish;
foolishness; cf. kɔ̃ 1 [ ˥ ].
ukɔ̃ʋ̃ɛ 2 [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (1) grazing, of cattle;
cf. kɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ]. (2) wandering of a
doctor in search of practice.
uku [ ˥ ˥ ] a praise-name of the Ɔba;
cf. Ibo uku [ ˥ ˥ ]; v. Ɔba [ ˥ ˥ ].
ukuãʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of injuring one-
self; ukuãʋ̃-ɛ̃nyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ] snake-
bite; cf. kuã [ / ].
ukugba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] belt; ukugb-oʋi‿a-
ɽueɽue [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] “belt of small
pulsing boils”: probably chronic
inflammation of groin glands,
e.g. due to syphilis.
ukuoki [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) a piece of cloth or
some leaves forming a round
pad which one puts on the head
when carrying loads. (2) pad for
silencing doors.
ukusɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] calabash rattle mostly
used by women when dancing,
by men, e.g. at the ohoɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],
ugba [ ˥ ˩ ], and emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]
dance.
ukuʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] act of playing; cf.
ku [ / ], iku [ ˩ ˩ ].
ukwɛbɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “ɛbɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] folder, or,
lowerer”: title of a chief who
carries the Ɔba’s ɛbɛ̃ (sword)
when the Ɔba goes out; he also
hands the ada [ ˥ ˥ ] (sword) to
the ɔmada [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] who is going to
carry it in front of the Ɔba
(when ɛbɛ̃ is used, ada is left
behind). So he is in charge of
both the ceremonial swords.
Ɛbɛ̃ is raised only in presence
