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*    uncooked yam; cf. Yor. inya

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*    [ ˧ ˥ ], inyatɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]; v. ema 2 [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*Inyahã [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a mixed population

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*    of Binis and Yorubas, living in

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*    the Ondo and Benin provinces;

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*    part of the Ikalɛ tribe.

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*inyatɔ̃ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ] roasted yam; inyatɔ̃

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*    xɔ̃ ʋ̃ɛ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ˥ ] I want roasted yam;

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*    cf. inya [ ˩ ˥ ], tɔ̃ 3 [ ˥ ].

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*inyatɔ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (also e-) an ixiʋ̃i [ ˥ ˥ ˩ ]

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*    tree planted before founding a

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*    new village or “camp” (v. agɔ

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ]), i.e. before building any

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*    houses; it represents the owner of

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*    the land and is, at the same time,

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*    the place where sacrifices to

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*    otɔe [ ˩ ˩ ], the ground, are made.

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*    Therefore, it is also called

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*    aɽu‿otɔe [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˩ ]: “shrine of the

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*    earth”. There is possibly still an

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*    ixiʋ̃i as sign of the land-owner in

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*    Lagos which is said to have been

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*    founded by Bini people. The

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*    inyatɔ̃ is held holy as being the

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*    oldest and most permanent

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*    thing in any town or village in

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*    the Bini country.

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*inyehɔ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] (1) deafness. (2) ob-

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*    stinacy; cf. ny-ehɔ [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*inyɛ [ ˩ ˩ ] (1) news; inyɛ magi-ana

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*    ʋ-as-owa [ ˩ / ˥ ˩ / ˩ ˥ ˥ (4-1) ] “the news

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*    cannot be told after we have

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*    arrived (at) home” (said after

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*    arrival): something disgraceful

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*    has happened on the road; inyɛ

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*    n-ɔma ɽ-a na (or, ɔʋ̃a [ ˩ ˩ ] instead

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*    of ɽ-a) [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ˦ ˧ ] “good news is

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*    what one tells (ought to tell)”,

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*    said to stop somebody from re-

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*    lating bad news. (2) gossip.

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*    (3) Biblical: inyɛ n-ɔma [ ˩ ˩ ˩ / ]

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*    Gospel; cf. Yor. ihĩ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. na 2

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*    [ ˥ ].

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*inyɛegbe [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] straining in child-

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*    birth; in going to stool; cf. nyɛ

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*    [ / ], egbe [ ˩ ˥ ].

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