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*inyi [ ˥ ˩ ] the sasswood tree, Ery-

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*    throphloem macranthum; bark

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*    used in the (sasswood) ordeal for

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*    witches, as medicine for healing

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*    wounds, and tied over house

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*    doors, in order to prevent

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*    witches from entering (inyi is

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*    a taboo for witches). Occurs in

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*    Ibo as well.

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*ipapa [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] something flat: e.g.

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*    food fried in form of a flat cake,

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*    or, ipap-onwɔ [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˩ ] and [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ˩ ]

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*    wax. This seems also to denote

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*    a beehive in a tree.

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*iri [ ˩ ˥ ] (1) rope; ir-ifi [ ˩ ˥ ˦ ] rope as

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*    part of a trap. (2) creeper

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*    (general term); v. alɛlɛ [ ˥ ˥ ˥ ],

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*    alɛkɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ], ubo [ ˩ ˥ ]; iri ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i

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*    [ ˩ ˥ ˥ ˦ ˩ ] “creeper (or, rope) of

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*    underworld”, also: iri n-ɛɽ̃iʋ̃i ri

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*    [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ / \ ] “creeper that the

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*    underworld has tied”: any

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*    creeper in the bush that has

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*    made a natural knot (which is

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*    rather rare); it is used as a

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*    medicine for “tying” people,

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*    e.g. for making women stay

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*    with their husbands; cf. ri 2 [ ˥ ].

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*iriaɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] envy; cf. ria [ / ],

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*    ɛxwɛ [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*iriaɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] a “gang” of people

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*    at the Ɛguae [ ˩ ˩ ] who are in care

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*    of a captured leopard (part of

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*    the Ɔba’s sacrifice to his head);

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*    cf. ria [ / ], ɛkpɛ̃ [ ˩ ˩ ]; v. gwɛ [ / ],

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*    oɣohɔ̃ [ ˥ ˩ ˥ ], enibokũ [ ˩ ˥ ˩ ˥ ].

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*iriaixi [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] revenge; cf. ria [ / ],

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*    ixi [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*iriokodɛ [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] “eating the parcel

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*    of the way”: embezzlement;

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*    misappropriation of property

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*    entrusted; cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ], oko [ ˩ ˩ ],

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*    odɛ [ ˩ ˥ ].

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*irioya [ ˩ ˩ ˩ ] state of disgrace

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*    (Akugbe); cf. ɽe 1 [ ˥ ], oya [ ˩ ˩ ].

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*iro 1 [ ˥ ˩ ] riddle.

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