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*ekaɽasĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] kerosene, also called

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*    am-urhukpa [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] “lamp-

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*    water”. Engl.

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*ekasa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a tree, Omphalo-

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*    carpum procerum; husks of its

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*    seeds, put on a string, are

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*    wrapped in “bamboo” (raffia)

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*    leaves and worn round the feet

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*    as a rattle. (2) rattle (v. above).

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*    (3) a dance performed after the

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*    Ɔba’s coronation at which ekasa

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*    rattles are worn.

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*eke [ ˩ ˥ ] place; eke n-iye [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] the

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*    place where I live; v. ehe [ ˩ ˥ ],

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*    (e)d―.

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*Ekegbiã [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] title of a chief, the

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*    senior of the Isĩɛʋ̃ɛɽo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] sib.

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*ekeze [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a masquerader repre-

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*    senting a spirit Ekeze who

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*    appears when the Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]-

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*    society dances, disturbing the

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*    masqueraders, and driving them

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*    away. The Ɔvia people fight him,

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*    but, however numerous, they

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*    are always conquered; called

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*    ekeze n-iy-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “Ekeze,

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*    the mother of the god”.

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*ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] rest-day of a god (every

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*    fifth day) when the priests stay

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*    at home, adorning their juju;

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*    whoever works, is supposed to

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*    meet with bad luck; cf. ɛdɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*ekɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) mud (for house-

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*    building); ekɛ̃ n-exwi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] black

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*    mud, mixed with ulakpa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ],

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*    the red and best mud, in house

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*    building; ek-ɛ̃xexae [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] sandy

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*    mud; formerly used to fill

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*    swampy spots in the rain-pit

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*    (ukpafɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]) now also for

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*    plastering the house-walls; it is

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*    used for building when other

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*    mud is lacking; ek-õbuɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]

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*    clay (for pottery), v. obuɛ [ ˥ ˥ ];

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*    v. also oɽoɣo [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], orhue [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*    (2) wall, ek-ɔ̃gbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “wall of

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