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*    [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] lit. “let that of the Ɔba

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*    pass”: let the will of the Ɔba be

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*    done! em-iɣã [ ˩ ˥ (4-1) ] a drum for

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*    chiefs; it is put on the ground

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*    and beaten with two sticks,

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*    especially in chiefs’ houses during

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*    the ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ] and during ugies

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*    when they are “tossing” the ɛbɛ̃

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ], i.e. performing a sword-

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*    play; priests of Ɔxwahɛ [ ˩ / ˩ ]

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*    have it as well. em-izaduma

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a war-drum. em-izagbɛdɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a drum played when the

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*    young men (iɽoɣae [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and

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*    iɣele [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]) are dancing the

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*    izagbɛdɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]-dance. em-uɣo

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*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a small drum covered with

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*    hide on one side only, beaten by

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*    hand; a dance-drum (v. uɣo [ ˩ ˩ ])

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*    mostly used by women. For

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*    other drums v. iɣede [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ],

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*    emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) yam (plant and fruit

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*    while on the farm); inu‿ema

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*    ũkpɛ̃-ɽɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] how many yams

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*    did you dig to-day? v. ba 2 [ / ],

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*    fã [ ˥ ], kpɛ̃ [ ˥ ], viɔ [ / ], inya

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ], isã [ ˩ ˩ ], eka [ ˥ ˩ ], eru [ ˩ ˥ ],

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*    igbĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], ivu [ ˩ ˩ ]; red yam

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*    (ikpɛ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ]): emilɛ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], olimɛhi

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*    [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], uhoboriabe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ], ugo

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ] (wild); white yam (emɔwɛ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]): edia n-ukpakɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ],

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*    ogigbã [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (wild); red and white

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*    yam: erhuɽu [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]; other varieties

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*    are: aɽebũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], olusɛe [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ],

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*    udĩ [ ˩ ˥ ], igioɽua [ ˥ ˩ / ], ukpu [ ˥ ˩ ].

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*    (2) fufu made from yam.

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*emaba [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) a drum made from

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*    a calabash, with a rattle fastened

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*    to it; used during ugies [ ˩ ˩ ], and

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*    by some chiefs. (2) a dance at

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*    which the dancers hold this

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*    drum and drum on it, while

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*    moving forward and backward;

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*    cf. ema 1 [ ˩ ˩ ].

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