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*ɛɣute [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] a dance, danced at
* an ugie [ ˩ ˩ ].
*ɛhã [ ˥ ˩ ] buffalo; cf. Yor. ɛfɔ̃ [ ˧ ˩ ].
*ɛhae [ ˩ ˩ ] forehead.
*ɛhexue [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] green pigeon, Vinago
* calvus.
*ɛhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] yam-heap.
*ɛhɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] yes (as reply to a
* question).
*ɛhi [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) one’s personal guardian
* spirit; ɛhi is believed to live in
* the ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; it “prays in ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i
* for our long life”, and it is also
* responsible for any lucky or
* unlucky happenings. It is be-
* lieved to be “with a man all the
* day”, and at night it gives
* account to Osa [ ˩ ˩ ]. The ɛhi is
* represented by an object near a
* man’s sleeping-place; the com-
* position of this substitute seems
* to vary according to the sib to
* which the owner belongs. The
* ɛhi does not want any blood
* sacrifices. Uhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ], the head,
* is believed to be the ɛhi’s helper
* and to render account of the
* happenings during the day to
* it; ob-ɛhi nɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] it is the ɛhi’s
* work (lit. “hand”): this is said
* whenever a man has achieved
* anything extraordinary, or has
* had outstanding luck. (2) Ɛhi‿
* ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] title of a chief, lit.
* “the Ɔba’s ɛhi”; he is chosen
* by divination to be the repre-
* sentative of the Ɔba’s ɛhi, and
* his main qualification is that the
* oracle must have pronounced
* him to grow very old. He has
* great privileges, e.g. he can say
* anything he likes to the Ɔba
* without committing any offence.
* Formerly, he had to die when
* the Ɔba died; v. egi-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ].
* (3) ɛhi n-oha [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] lit. “bush-