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*    (4) The term is also applied to

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*    witches, hence rhɔ [ / ] mu [ ˥ ]

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*    ze [ ˥ ] n-ɛrɛe [ ˩ \ ] means “to

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*    give food to witches”; v. ɛkose

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*    [ ˩ \ ˩ ].

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*Ɛriɛ [ ˩ ˥ ] Ɔba’s harem at Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ɛrha [ ˩ ˥ ] bush-cat; a little bigger

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*    than edi [ ˥ ˥ ], smells disagreeably.

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*ɛrhaɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ] blood; v. esagiɛ̃ [ ˩ \ ˩ ].

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*ɛrherhe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] brain; not regarded

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*    as seat of understanding.

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*ɛrhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] groin, abdomen below

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*    navel.

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*ɛrhia [ ˥ ˩ ] wickedness; ɛrhia-ɽe‿ima

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*    [ ˥ / ˩ ˥ / ‿ ˩ ] “his wickedness is not

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*    good”, i.e. is too bad ɔka‿ɛrhia

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ], pl. e-, “the first in

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*    wickedness”, of a man: the

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*    evil spirit, the bad example;

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*    ɔna-ɽ-ɔka‿ɛrhia n-ɔr-ɛgbɛe ni

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ / / ] “this is the evil

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*    genius of that family”; cf. rhia

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*    [ ˥ ].

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*ɛrhiɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ] perseverance; ɔʋ̃-ɛ̃rhiɔ̃

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] “a man of perseverance”.

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*ɛrhoxwa [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] a position in the o^

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*    gwɛga [ ˩ \ ˩ ]-divination (c.c.o.c.).

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*    Of Yor. origin?

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*ɛrhɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] hermaphrodite.

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*ɛrhu [ ˩ ˥ ] hat, cap; ɛrhu‿ivie [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ]

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*    “bead hat”, with beads hang-

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*    ing down at both sides of the

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*    face; worn, in different styles,

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*    by the Ɔba, Ezɔmɔ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ] and

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*    probably Ɛhi-ɔba [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ].

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*ɛrhũrhuʋ̃u [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) tail; ɛrhũ^

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*    rhuʋ̃-ekita [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] dog’s tail.

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*    (2) ɛrhũrhuʋ̃-esi [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] “tail of

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*    pig”; a tree, Amphimas ptero-

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*    carpioides; its durable wood is

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*    used for poles supporting the

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*    ceiling in native houses. (3)

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*    ɛrhũrhuʋ̃-owa [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] (sic!) roof

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*    of house (as seen from out-

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*    side).

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*ɛɽe 1 [ ˩ ˥ ], ɛɽ- [ ˩ ]; cf. ɔɽe [ ˩ ˥ ].

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