(such as are used e.g. in stores);
y-uɽu ni yak-ɔgɔ re [ ˩ / ˦ / ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
“take that demijohn, go (and)
buy (ka [ ˥ ]) palm-wine (and)
come!”: fetch some palm-wine
in that demijohn! (2) a pot dug
into the earth at every juju
shrine, containing water mixed
with chalk and charms; this
mixture is said to drive evil
spirits away; the priest splashes
it (instead of chalk, v. orhue
[ ˩ ˩ ]) over supplicants, e.g. sick
people, men wanting an ordeal,
or pregnant women.
uɽua [ ˩ ˩ ] the Borassus palm,
Borassus flabellifera; a rattle is
made from its leaves (v. ɛgwɛ̃
[ ˥ ˥ ]).
uɽubu [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] (1) hook; barb; ifɛʋ̃-
uɽubu [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] barbed arrow.
(2) a trap made of pointed iron
rods.
uɽubu [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] a smooth-skinned
lizard, bigger than alimiɔ̃ɣɔ̃
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]: it is said fo be able to
kill snakes.
uɽuhe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a tree, Pterocarpus
mildbraedii; an example of it is
to be found near ɛki‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ],
the central market of Benin
City, where it is given sacrifices
under the name of emotã [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
(It stands now in front of the
C.M.S. bookshop, opposite the
entrance of the market.)
uɽuʋa [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] boil; cf. Jekri urubɛ
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] or [ ˧ ˩ ˧ ].
uɽ̃ã [ ˥ ˥ ] a trap for climbing
animals: across a long path cut
through the forest, sticks or
ropes are fixed by means of
which climbing animals, e.g.
monkeys, try to cross to the
other side of the forest; in the
