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*    a man can live to see); v. iwu



*    [ ˩ ˩ ], eyɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].



*ihiɔ̃ [ ˥ ˥ ] loofah (used an a sponge);



*    ɣay-ihiɔ̃ ʋ̃ɛ na xuɛ yi [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ / ˥ ]



*    who has washed (himself) with



*    this my loofah?



*ihĩɽ̃ĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] nine.



*ihĩɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] seven.



*ihĩɽ̃ɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] an age-group at the



*    Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ] society; next in age to



*    the ediɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ]; v. Ɔvia [ ˩ ˥ ].



*iho [ ˩ ˩ ] companions of the same



*    otu [ ˩ ˩ ] (age-group); equals; iho



*    ʋ̃a‿ũxĩ [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ] you are of my (lit.



*    “our”) otu; aʋa-ɽ-iho-a [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ˩ / ]



*    who are your company (equals)?



*    (v. aʋe [ ˥ ˥ ]); ɣa-ɽ-iho-a [ \ ˩ ˩ / ]



*    (same meaning) would express



*    contempt and be used to a



*    junior “boy”; ih-egbe [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] (1)



*    “body-companion”: companion



*    or, companions, of the same



*    otu; equals; ih-egbe maʋ-ɔɽe xĩ



*    [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ ˩ ˥ ] “companions we and he



*    are”: he and I are of the same



*    otu; iho‿aʋ-arhuãɽ̃ã [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˥ \ ˩ ]



*    “equals of Arhuãɽ̃ã”: heroes of



*    the strength of Arhuãɽ̃ã [ ˥ \ ˩ ]



*    (v. aʋe [ ˥ ˥ ]). (There are seven



*    of these heroes, among them



*    Ɔxuɔʋ̃ɔvo N-igwisi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ];



*    Gbɔʋ̃arhuã N-oxuʋ̃u [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ], and



*    Nekiriɣidi N-ogbelaka [ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]).



*    (2) deputy, in business, office,



*    family affairs, etc.; iya‿e z-



*    ihegbe, ikekpaɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ ˥ ˦ ˩ \ / ] I



*    (took him and) chose him as



*    (my) representative before I left;



*    v. odayi [ ˩ ˩ ˥ ].



*Ihogbe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] part of the family of



*    the Ɔba (Umogũ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ]); their



*    quarter lies on the right side of



*    the (old) Siluko-road starting



*    from iduʋ̃-ĩbiwe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ \ ˩ ].



*ihoi [ ˩ ˩ ] empty; vain; eʋ̃-ĩhoi‿eʋ̃-



*    ĩhoi‿uɽu (or eɽ-uɽu [ ˩ \ ˥ ])