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*dyɛyɛŋdyɛyɛŋ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] imitation of
* the noise made by the emada’s
* anklets (aba [ ˥ ˩ ] or ɛɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]).
*dʒɔdʒɔdʒɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] describes the noise
* made by lubasere [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ].
*eba [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) a timber-tree, Lophira
* procera; leaves are red at first,
* and become green later on.
* (2) red tail feather of the grey
* West African parrot; same as
* ebaxuɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ]; cf. ba 1 [ / ].
*ebã [ ˩ ˥ ] nakedness; cf. bã [ ˥ ].
*ebã [ ˩ \ ] now; same as enwa [ ˩ \ ]
* and nia [ / ]; ebã‿ure [ ˩ ˥ ˥ \ ] now
* you have come! ɔd-ebã [ ˩ ˩ \ ]
* he is coming now; ebã niã [ ˩ ˥ / ],
* same as ebã; ebãbã [ ˩ \ \ ] just
* now.
*ebaɣa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] restiveness; v. zɛ 1 [ ˥ ].
*ebe [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) leaf; herb; special
* herbs (and other plants called
* ebe): eb-aɣad-eha [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] “three-
* pointed leaf” (cf. eha [ ˩ ˥ ]):
* a shrub, Allophyllus africanus.
* eb-ahãhi [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] a shrub, Piper
* umbellatum; fruit used as a
* medicine against dysentery; leaf
* as substitute for toilet-paper
* (cf. hã [ / ] (?); ɛhi [ ˩ ˩ ] (?)).
* eb-ahɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ] fern; there are two
* sorts distinguished by A.: eb-ahɛ
* n-oɣĩ-ɔ̃ba [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] (meaning?),
* the larger sort, said to be “use-
* less”, and eb-ahɛ ne giɛɽɛ [ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
* “the small fern”, used for
* closing both ends of present-
* parcels sent to the Ɔba; it is also
* tied (in bunches) to omɛ [ ˥ ˥ ],
* the palm-leaf fringes, at every
* juju-shrine; it is an auspicious
* plant, and without it as a sign
* of friendship the juju will not
* accept any sacrifice; its seed is
* difficult to be seen, and there-
* fore it brings prosperity in life