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*  (egi-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]), i.e. those of the
* chiefs representing the Ɔba’s
* eye, head, etc. as well as the
* Ɛhi‿ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ], and the titles of
* the Eɣaɛʋo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] chiefs; cf. ugie
* [ ˩ ˩ ] (?), ogie [ ˩ ˩ ], igie [ ˩ ˩ ] (?).
*Egi-enwa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a clan which is
* said to have originated from
* Akurɛ. Chief Edogũ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ] belongs
* to it; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ] (?); v. ɛgbɛe
* [ ˩ \ ].
*Egi-esã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] a sib to which most
* Ishan (Esã [ ˥ ˩ ]) people belong;
* its head is the Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] who
* is said to have been king of
* Ishan at one time. Chief U^
* nwagwɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] also belongs to this
* sib; cf. ogie [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. ɛgbɛe [ ˩ \ ].
*egilɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] land-snail; v. akeɽekeɽe
* [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ].
*Egɔ [ ˩ ˩ ] a Bini village situated on
* the road leading to Siluko (Is-
* iloko [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]).
*eguɛegbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1) a force serving
* Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ] and represented
* in his shrine; it reminds the god
* of any broken oaths that were
* sworn by him, and it also helps
* to kill a man who has trespassed
* against him: lit. “helper to
* kill”; cf. gu [ ˥ ], ɛɽe [ ˥ ˩ ], gbe [ ˥ ].
* (2) a rope with a noose meant
* to entrap the victim’s foot;
* used in the trap otohio [ ˩ \ ˩ ].
*eguozaa [ ˩ \ ˩ ] cry of onlookers
* used to encourage people who
* are felling trees on a new farm.
*egwi [ ˩ ˥ ] the land-tortoise; it is
* the clever animal in folklore;
* praise-names: eʋ̃i z-okp-owɛ
* [ ˩ ˩ ˩ \ ˩ ] “the thing that swag-
* gers” (proudly); eʋ̃i nyakã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ]
* “the thing that walks like a
* cripple”; v. emosima [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ],
* ɛɽuʋɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], elukeluke [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].
*egba [ ˩ ˥ ] hunter’s hide; v. ɔxɛ 2 [ ˩ ˥ ].