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*  ɛhi”: echo; there seems to have
* been a belief that the ɛhi n-oha
* actually was a spirit that re-
* peated one’s words. (4) ɛhi
* n-axɔe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] region at the back
* of the head; the hole is explained
* by the belief that during his
* stay in ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˩ ] a man has to
* pay something for his food, and
* that a part of his skull is cut
* out in order to serve as a
* payment; cf. hi [ ˥ ].
*ɛhiɛ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) native pepper; ɛhiɛ̃
* nexwa [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] “big pepper” (pl.):
* a special sort, see also ikpoʋuxɔ
* [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] and akpɔkɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ]; ɛhĩ-ɛ̃do
* [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ] lit. “pepper of Benin”:
* the so-called “alligator-pepper”;
* ɛhĩ-ɛ̃gbo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] “pepper of for-
* est”, a tree, Lonchocarpus grif-
* fonianus, only used for build-
* ing oxogbo [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ]. (2) pepper-
* soup; ɛhiɛ̃ sãʋ̃ɛ y-ɔʋ̃-ãɽo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]
* pepper-soup has splashed into
* my eye.
*ɛhihi [ ˩ \ ˩ ] a very small black ant,
* found in the house.
*ɛho [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) throat. (2) voice; ɛho
* ɛɽe la gbe [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] his voice
* sounds much (i.e carries far;
* said of a falsetto voice).
*ɛhohaʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] (cold) scales of iron
* beaten off by the smith; enwa^
* nanwan-erhɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] sparks.
*ɛhoho [ ˩ \ ˩ ] wind; ɛhoh-ɛziza [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˩ ]
* whirlwind.
*ɛhũ [ ˩ ˥ ] hollow spaces in trees
* (caused by insects) that are still
* covered with bark; ɛhũ-ogo [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]
* (ogo [ ˩ ˩ ] old farm) a tree, Trema
* guineense, mostly found on old
* farms; it has very soft wood,
* which is perhaps the reason of
* its being called ɛhũ, and is not
* used for any purpose.
*ɛka [ ˩ ˥ ] a position in ule ogwɛga