the back; ʋ̃aʋ̃a‿ɛ̃ y-uvĩ-ũviɛ̃
[ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] arrange it line by line,
systematically (probably also:
group by group). (2) in divining,
group of combinations belong-
ing together; v. ogwɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
uviɛʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] weeping; uviɛʋ̃-ɔ̃kpa
[ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ] the cock’s crow.
uvũ [ ˩ ˥ ] small hole, also of an
animal; uvũ‿ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] ear-hole;
uvũ‿ĩhue [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] nostril; v. uye
[ ˩ ˩ ].
uvua [ ˩ ˩ ] a small clay pot used
for fetching water or preparing
“medicine”; idiom.: k-iri k-
uvua de‿uhae [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] “rope as
well as water pot have fallen
into the well”: a woman who
was with child has died.
uʋeʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] scarcity; dearth;
uʋeʋ̃-ĩgaɽi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ] scarcity of gari;
cf. ʋe 2 [ / ].
uʋi [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) girl, in ɔʋox-ũʋi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]
(besides ɔʋox-õxuo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]) also in
uʋi n-esã [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “the girl of
Ishan”: a timber-tree, Entan-
drophragma cylindrium; very
tall, straight and smooth; other-
wise the word is rarely used in
that sense, and when standing
alone it mostly means (2)
daughter of the royal house of
Benin and the Ezɔmɔ’s [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]
family; v. okoɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
uʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ \ ] salt; uʋ̃ɛ mu‿ɛ̃ gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ]
“salt has caught it (too) much”:
it is salty (food).
uʋ̃ɔʋ̃uʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ] (in quick speech
also uʋ̃ɔuʋ̃ɛ [ ˥ (4-1) ˩ ]) (1) equal (in
height e.g.); iɽ̃ã ya y-uʋ̃ɔuʋ̃ɛ
[ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ (3-1) ˩ ] they are equal (in height,
said of people, trees, etc.). (2)
also used in the meaning of ɛrɛe
[ ˩ \ ].
uwa 1 [ ˩ ˩ ] pronoun (disjunctive)
