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*    (2) a general term for “an-

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*    cestors”, the “dead”, and even

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*    the “gods”. (3) masquerade-

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*    dancer (also oʋi‿ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ]);

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*    he is addressed as the god

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*    whom he represents, and he

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*    carries an uxurhɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ]; he only

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*    speaks in sounds like mmm [ ˩ ]

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*    or gbrr [ ˩ ]; curses uttered in his

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*    presence and confirmed by his

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*    knocking the uxurhɛ to the

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*    ground are believed to be

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*    effective; v. Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ]; ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i‿odo-

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*    dua [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ / \ ] is a masquerade-

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*    dance performed during the

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*    agwɛ‿ɔɣɛnɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], possibly for

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*    Osa [ ˩ ˩ ]. (4) ɛɽ̃iʋ̃-ĩdu [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] shrine

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*    of the Ɔba’s father at the Ɛguae

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ]. (5) the Christian Heaven.

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*ɛɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ] (1) brass. (2) brass-brace-

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*    let; v. sa 1 [ ˥ ], Igũ‿ɛ̃ɽ̃ɔʋ̃ɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ ].

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*ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ] well, properly; ɔɽu‿ɛe-se

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he did it well: redupl.

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*    ɛsɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] very well; ɔɽu‿ɛe-sɛse

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] he is doing it very well;

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*    cf. ɛsɛsɛʋ̃ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], ɛse [ ˩ \ ].

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*ɛse [ ˩ \ ] goodness, favour; ɔɽu

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*    ʋ̃-ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ] he did me a favour.

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*    ɛseʋ̃ɛse [ ˩ \ ˩ ˩ ] excessive kindness

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*    (occurs in a proverb).

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*ɛsete [ ˩ \ ˩ ] (also e-) plate. Of Port.

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*    origin?

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*ɛsɛsɛʋ̃ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] very much; cf.

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*    ɛse [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*ɛsĩ [ ˥ ˥ ] horse; cf. Yor. ɛʃi [ ˧ ˧ ].

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*Ɛsigie [ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] name of an Ɔba, son of

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*    Ɔzɔlua [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] and brother of

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*    Arhuãɽ̃ã [ ˥ \ ˩ ].

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*ɛsɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ] suffering; poverty; ɛsɔ̃

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*    gb-ɛe gbe (gbe 1) [ ˩ ˩ \ ˥ ] he is very

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*    poor; ɔ̃ʋ̃-ɛsɔ̃ nɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] he is a poor

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*    man; cf. sɔ̃ 2 [ ˥ ] v. oʋi [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*ɛte [ ˥ ˥ ] shooting contest held with

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*    bows. The target is an orange or

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*    a branch thrown to the ground,

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*    or an agberhie [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ].

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